2014 Auto Club 400

February 2025 NAS Auto Club 400 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2014 Sprint Cup Series Schedule ESPN March 18, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/schedule/tracks/auto-club-speedway.html Auto Club Speedway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com December 1, 2014http://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/05acs2014entry.pdf Entry List NASCAR Media Group, LLC. March 17, 2014 jayski.com December 1, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141220081957/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/05acs2014entry.pdf December 20, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/03/Auto-Club-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx First Practice Results Motor Racing Network March 21, 2014 MRN.com December 1, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141213030314/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/03/Auto-Club-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx December 13, 2014 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/05acs2014qualresults.pdf Qualifying Results NASCAR Statistics March 21, 2014 jayski.com December 1, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140324000825/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/05acs2014qualresults.pdf March 24, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/03/Auto-Club-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx Second Practice Results Motor Racing Network March 22, 2014 MRN.com December 1, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141213030302/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/03/Auto-Club-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx December 13, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/03/Auto-Club-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Final Practice Results Motor Racing Network March 22, 2014 MRN.com December 1, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141213031016/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/03/Auto-Club-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx December 13, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=43&RaceID=6455&StatType=Race+Results Auto Club 400 Results Motor Racing Network March 23, 2014 MRN.com December 6, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141213030326/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=43&RaceID=6455&StatType=Race+Results December 13, 2014 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/05acs2014points.pdf Points Standings NASCAR Statistics March 23, 2014 jayski.com December 6, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150314102820/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/05acs2014points.pdf March 14, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/05acs2014racereport.pdf Manufacturer Standings NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications March 23, 2014 jayski.com December 6, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141221224725/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/05acs2014racereport.pdf December 21, 2014 dead 2014 03 23 2014 5 36 Auto Club Speedway (formerly California Speedway) - Speedway.svg Track map of the speedway at Auto Club Speedway AKA California Speedway Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California 2.000 3.219 206 412 663.050 200 400 643.738 Clear with a temperature around 73 F; wind out of the SW at 9 mph. 132.987 mph km/h on Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing 38.438 seconds Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 104 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Fox & MRN Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds (Television)Joe Moore and Jeff Striegle (Booth)Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Dan Hubbard (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio) 4.4/10 (Final)4.2/9 (Overnight)7.1 Million viewershttp://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/NASCAR-Televison-Ratings-2014 Nielsen Ratings Jayski LLC. Jayski.com March 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140402215315/http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/NASCAR-Televison-Ratings-2014 April 2, 2014 dead The 2014 Auto Club 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on March 23, 2014, at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 206 laps on the 2 mi km asphalt D-shaped oval – extended from 200 laps due to a green–white–checker finish – it was the fifth race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Kyle Busch won the race, his first win of the season, while Kyle Larson finished as the highest rookie in second, while Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, and Tony Stewart rounded out the top five. Behind Larson, the top rookies in the race were Austin Dillon in 11th, and Cole Whitt in 18th. Previous week's race Just as the field was being lined up to restart the Food City 500, rain started to fall once again. After 503 laps, a two-hour delay to start the race, a three-hour delay at the quarter mark and multiple rain showers, NASCAR called the end of the race and Carl Edwards took the victory at Bristol Motor Speedway.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Carl-Edwards-Prevails-in-Bristol.aspx Edwards Prevails in Bristol Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network March 16, 2014 MRN.com December 1, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141205180208/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Carl-Edwards-Prevails-in-Bristol.aspx December 5, 2014 dead Edwards described his race as "awesome", after troubles on the previous day, stating that his car was "terrible on Saturday, so I'm just glad we turned it around". Ricky Stenhouse Jr. scored his best career finish with a runner up spot, stating that he had "a lot of fun" and that his team was "just slowly working and getting better and better", as he continued to improve results in his first full season in the Sprint Cup. Aric Almirola also scored his best career finish, at the time of the race, in third place. Report Background thumb|left|Auto Club Speedway, the race track where the race was held. The track, Auto Club Speedway, was a four-turn superspeedway that was 2 mi km long.Auto Club Speedway Track Facts http://www.autoclubspeedway.com/Track-Info/Track-Facts.aspx Auto Club Speedway March 22, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20100924055442/http://www.autoclubspeedway.com/Track-Info/Track-Facts.aspx 2010-09-24 dead The track's turns were banked from fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, was banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the backstraightaway was banked at three degrees. The track had a seating capacity of 92,100 people. The race consisted of 200 laps, equivalent to a race distance of 400 mi. The defending race winner was Kyle Busch. Entry list The entry list for the Auto Club 400 was released on Tuesday, March 18 at 1:49 p.m. Eastern time. Forty-three cars were entered for the race which meant no one would fail to qualify. No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski (PC2) Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 14 Tony Stewart (PC3) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Matt Kenseth (PC5) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 24 Jeff Gordon (PC6) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26 Cole Whitt (R) Swan Racing Toyota 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30 Parker Kligerman (R) Swan Racing Toyota 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Travis Kvapil Go FAS Racing Ford 33 Brian Scott (i) Circle Sport Chevrolet 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 35 David Reutimann Front Row Motorsports Ford 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 40 Landon Cassill (i) Circle Sport Chevrolet 41 Kurt Busch (PC4) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC1) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 66 Joe Nemechek (i) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 83 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing FordOfficial entry list Key Meaning (R) Rookie (i) Ineligible for points (PC#) Past champions provisional Practice First practice Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 38.163 and a speed of 188.664 mph km/h on. Landon Cassill wrecked his primary car during the session and was forced to roll out the backup car. Because this change took place prior to qualifying, he did not have to start from the rear of the field. Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 38.163 188.664 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 38.194 188.511 3 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 38.344 187.774Official first practice results Qualifying thumb|Matt Kenseth scored the pole position. Matt Kenseth won the pole with a time of 38.438 and a speed of 187.315 mph km/h on.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Matt-Kenseth-Captures-Auto-Club-Pole.aspx Kenseth Captures Auto Club Pole Long Dustin Motor Racing Network March 21, 2014 MRN.com December 1, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141230205318/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Matt-Kenseth-Captures-Auto-Club-Pole.aspx December 30, 2014 dead Kenseth praised the performance of his Joe Gibbs Racing team and their qualifying setup, stating that "they gave me the car and really all I did was not mess it up". Joining Kenseth on the front row was Brad Keselowski, who noted a change in tire performance compared to qualifying sessions earlier in the season. He stated that Auto Club Speedway was "probably the first qualifying effort where the cars have gone slower in the last round with the tire fall off playing a factor in that. So, each week is different as far as what it is going to take to make it through all three rounds. I think that is part of the interest and the challenge for us as teams and drivers". He also noted a potential for unpredictability, stating that there was an "infinite amount of variables and teams that can dial that in the best are the ones that will be up front. So far we have been able to do that which I think is a strong statement for our team". Jeff Gordon, who qualified sixth, stated that the tires were unpredictable, adding that "you're having to keep the same set of tires on the car and guess which direction it is going to go". Qualifying results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer R1 Best Time in Round 1 R2 Best Time in Round 2 R3 Best Time in Round 3 1 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 38.418 38.423 38.438 2 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 38.913 38.725 38.481 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 38.306 38.618 38.516 4 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 38.303 38.701 38.523 5 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 38.568 38.625 38.614 6 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 38.426 38.397 38.630 7 22 Joey LoganoJoey Logano and Martin Truex Jr. started from the rear after both drivers switched to a backup car post-qualifying. LogTru "A" Team Penske Ford 38.913 38.725 38.681 8 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 38.824 38.768 38.707 9 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 38.773 38.643 38.735 10 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 38.739 38.723 38.753 11 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 38.839 38.559 38.757 12 78 Martin Truex Jr.LogTru "A" Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 38.602 38.808 38.767 13 11 Denny HamlinDenny Hamlin had qualified the car and was scheduled to compete as such. However, before the race, Hamlin was not medically cleared to drive due to a sinus infection. Sam Hornish Jr. drove in his place, and started from the rear of the field. Hamlin "A" Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 38.825 38.851 – 14 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39.012 38.853 – 15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 38.943 38.858 – 16 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 38.868 38.875 – 17 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 38.685 38.884 – 18 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 38.862 38.979 – 19 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 38.739 39.020 – 20 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 39.001 39.139 – 21 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 38.992 39.140 – 22 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 38.978 39.160 – 23 7 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 38.944 39.239 – 24 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 38.899 0.000Greg Biffle did not complete a lap in round 2 so he started 24th. "A" – 25 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 39.019 – – 26 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39.062 – – 27 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 39.067 – – 28 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 39.134 – – 29 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 39.147 – – 30 27 Matt CraftonMatt Crafton qualified for Paul Menard, who was on paternity leave. Menard returned for the race on the Sunday, and started from the rear of the field. "A" Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 39.207 – – 31 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 39.220 – – 32 30 Parker Kligerman (R) Swan Racing Toyota 39.362 – – 33 35 David Reutimann Front Row Motorsports Toyota 39.513 – – 34 26 Cole Whitt (R) Swan Racing Toyota 39.664 – – 35 32 Travis Kvapil Go FAS Racing Ford 39.668 – – 36 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 39.699 – – 37 33 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 39.725 – – 38 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 39.766 – – 39 83 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota 39.854 – – 40 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 39.854 – – 41 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 39.937 – – 42 66 Joe Nemechek Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 39.998 – – 43 40 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 0.000Landon Cassill did not complete a lap in round 1 so he started 43rd. "A" – –Official qualifying results Practice (post-qualifying) Second practice Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 38.706 and a speed of 186.018 mph km/h on. Martin Truex Jr. hit the wall in turn 1 after his car cut down the left-rear tire, and this necessitated the rolling out of his backup car. Because this was a post-qualifying change, he was forced to start from the rear.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Some-Teams-Have-Tire-Issues.aspx Some Teams Have Tire Issues Long Dustin Motor Racing Network March 22, 2014 MRN.com December 1, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141230214156/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Some-Teams-Have-Tire-Issues.aspx December 30, 2014 dead Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 38.706 186.018 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 38.777 185.677 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 38.789 185.620Official second practice results Final practice Brian Vickers was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 38.725 and a speed of 185.926 mph km/h on. Joey Logano hit the wall in turn 2 after cutting down the left-rear tire. Like Truex, he was forced to start at the rear. Logano put the issue down to a combination of air pressure and car setup. Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 38.725 185.926 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 38.743 185.840 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 38.965 184.781Official final practice results Race Driver change The night before the race, Denny Hamlin went to the infield care center at Auto Club Speedway due to an irritation in his eye. The irritation continued overnight, and it was reported at the time that he had a sinus infection. After being referred to a local hospital, the cause of the irritation was discovered to be a small piece of metal in his eye.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Hamlin-Cleared-to-Race.aspx Hamlin Cleared to Race Long Dustin Motor Racing Network March 26, 2014 MRN.com December 6, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141213022419/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Hamlin-Cleared-to-Race.aspx December 13, 2014 dead J. D. Gibbs, president of Joe Gibbs Racing announced that Hamlin would not start the race less than an hour before the start.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Denny-Hamlin-to-Miss-Auto-Club-400.aspx Hamlin to Miss Auto Club 400 Long Dustin Motor Racing Network March 23, 2014 MRN.com December 6, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141213023934/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Denny-Hamlin-to-Miss-Auto-Club-400.aspx December 13, 2014 dead Sam Hornish Jr., who was on standby for Matt Kenseth in the previous day's Nationwide Series race, drove the No. 11 car in his place. First half Start The race started at 3:16 p.m. Eastern time with Kenseth leading the field to the green flag. He was passed by Brad Keselowski on the first lap. The first caution of the race flew on lap 19 after Kevin Harvick cut down his right-rear tire on the front stretch. Jeff Gordon exited pit road third, but was caught speeding and had to restart from the rear. David Ragan stayed out when Keselowski pitted to lead a lap before pitting. The race restarted on lap 24 with Keselowski leading the way, but Kyle Busch soon passed him for the lead. Keselowski retook the lead on lap 27, and held the lead until the second caution of the race flew on lap 43 after Dale Earnhardt Jr. cut down the left-front tire and scraped the wall in Turn 1. Jimmie Johnson exited pit road first and assumed the lead for the restart on lap 48. The third caution of the race flew on lap 57 after Tony Stewart spun out exiting turn 2. Clint Bowyer stayed out when Johnson pitted, believing that the light at the entrance to pit road to be red. Gordon and Keselowski did likewise, but Bowyer and Gordon pitted the following lap. The race restarted on lap 61 and Johnson had no trouble passing Keselowski for the lead with four new tires. The fourth caution of the race flew on lap 70 after Brian Scott got into Aric Almirola and sent them both spinning into the infield grass just past the entrance of pit road. Almirola had to back off the throttle when his forward progress was interrupted by Hornish. Scott was moving to the top of the race track and was caught by surprise. Upon being released from the infield care center, Almirola frankly stated that Scott was "out there having fun because his daddy gets to pay for it". Ryan Newman stayed out and took the lead. Second half Halfway thumb|Kyle Busch won the race. The race restarted on lap 75 and just like the previous restart, Kenseth had no trouble passing Newman with four new tires. Johnson retook the lead on lap 84, just before the fifth caution of the race flew on lap 86 after Parker Kligerman got loose and backed into the Turn 3 wall. Johnson and Kenseth swapped the lead on pit road, and Kenseth exited the leader. The race restarted on lap 91 and Johnson did not take long to pass Kenseth for the lead. Gordon took the race lead for the first time on lap 106, holding the lead to the sixth caution of the race, which flew on lap 118 after Carl Edwards cut down his left-rear tire and spun out in turn 2. Kenseth won the race off pit road and assumed the lead for the restart on lap 123. Johnson took back the lead on lap 127. Harvick was running third when he had another cut tire, this time the left-rear, with 63 laps to go. Tire blowouts Debris in turn 3 brought out the seventh caution of the race with 60 laps to go; Johnson and Gordon swapped the lead on pit road, but Johnson exited first, and the led the field to the restart, with 52 laps to go. The eighth caution of the race flew with 34 laps to go after David Gilliland rear-ended the wall in turn 4. Just like the previous pit cycle, Johnson and Gordon swapped the lead on pit road, and Johnson once again led off pit road, for the restart with 27 laps to go. With seven laps to go, Johnson cut down his left-front tire and Gordon took the lead. A number of cars started cutting down their tires including points leader Keselowski (right-rear), Marcos Ambrose (left-rear) and Bowyer who cut down his right-front tire; Bowyer spun out and brought out the ninth caution of the race with three laps to go, to cause a green–white–checker finish. Landon Cassill stayed out when Gordon pitted to assume the lead. Finish The race required only one attempt for the green–white–checker finish. Cassill did not put up a fight and Kurt Busch moved to the front. On the final lap, Kyle Busch passed his brother and held off a hard charging Kyle Larson to win the race.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Kyle-Busch-Charges-to-Win.aspx Kyle Busch Charges to the Win Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network March 23, 2014 MRN.com December 6, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141213030251/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Kyle-Busch-Charges-to-Win.aspx December 13, 2014 dead Upon exiting his car, Kyle Busch stated that the finish was exciting, and that "what do you expect when you have a green-white-checkered finish and everyone comes down pit road to put on four tires", believing the finish to be like something out of the movie Days of Thunder. After winning his first Nationwide Series race the previous day, Larson stated that it had "been a really good weekend" and that he had been battling "probably a 12th place car for most of the day". Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 206 47 2 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 206 42 3 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 206 42 4 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 206 41 5 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 206 39 6 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 206 38 7 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 206 38 8 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 206 36 9 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 206 35 10 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 206 34 11 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 206 33 12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 206 32 13 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 206 32 14 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 206 30 15 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 206 29 16 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 206 29 17 11 Sam Hornish Jr.Hamlin "A" Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 206 0 18 26 Cole Whitt (R) Swan Racing Toyota 206 26 19 7 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 206 25 20 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 206 25 21 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 206 24 22 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 206 22 23 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 206 21 24 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 206 22 25 40 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 205 0 26 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 205 19 27 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 205 18 28 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 205 16 29 35 David Reutimann Front Row Motorsports Ford 205 16 30 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 205 14 31 83 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota 205 13 32 66 Joe Nemechek Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 205 0 33 32 Travis Kvapil Go FAS Racing Ford 205 11 34 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 204 10 35 33 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 204 0 36 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 204 8 37 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 204 7 38 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 202 7 39 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 195 5 40 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 193 4 41 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 180 3 42 30 Parker Kligerman (R) Swan Racing Toyota 85 2 43 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 68 1 Race summary Lead changes: 35 among different drivers Cautions/Laps: 8 for 38 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 5 minutes and 53 seconds Average speed: 132.937 mph km/h Media Television Fox SportsBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Larry McReynoldsColor commentator: Darrell Waltrip Matt YocumSteve ByrnesKrista VodaJeff Hammond Radio MRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff Striegle Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Dan Hubbard Winston KellySteve PostAlex HaydenWoody Cain Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 2 1 Carl Edwards 186 10px 2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 185 (−1) 10px 1 3 Jeff Gordon 184 (−2) 10px 3 4 Brad Keselowski 182(−4) 10px 3 5 Matt Kenseth 179 (−7) 10px 1 6 Jimmie Johnson 165 (−21) 10px 7 7 Kyle Busch 158 (−28) 10px 1 8 Ryan Newman 150 (−36) 10px 4 9 Austin Dillon (R) 150 (−36) 10px 4 10 Joey Logano 146 (−40) 10px 4 11 Denny Hamlin 140 (−46) 10px 4 12 Jamie McMurray 138 (−48) 10px 5 13 Brian Vickers 137 (−49) 10px 3 14 Paul Menard 134 (−52) 10px 5 15 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 132 (−54) 10px 6 16 Kyle Larson (R) 131 (−55) Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 221 10px 2 Ford 213 (−8) 10px 3 Toyota 199 (−22) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. Notes "A" References Sprint Cup Series 2014 2014 Food City 500 2014 STP 500 Auto Club 400 Auto Club 400 Auto Club 400 Category:NASCAR races at Auto Club Speedway