2014 Quicken Loans 400

January 2025 NAS Quicken Loans 400 Challenge https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2014 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule ESPN 2014-06-09http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/schedule/tracks/michigan-international-speedway.html Michigan International Speedway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com June 9, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings/results/2014/quicken-loans-400.raceResults.entryList.html Entry List NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 10, 2014 NASCAR.com June 13, 2014http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/06/Quicken-Loans-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx First Practice Results Motor Racing Network June 13, 2014 MRN.com June 13, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140617043425/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/06/Quicken-Loans-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx June 17, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=43&RaceID=6444&StatType=Qualifying+Results Qualifying Results Motor Racing Network June 13, 2014 MRN.com June 13, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140617045638/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=43&RaceID=6444&StatType=Qualifying+Results June 17, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/06/Quicken-Loans-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx Second Practice Results Motor Racing Network June 14, 2014 MRN.com June 14, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140617045633/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/06/Quicken-Loans-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx June 17, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/06/Quicken-Loans-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Final Practice Results Motor Racing Network June 14, 2014 MRN.com June 14, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140617045505/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/06/Quicken-Loans-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx June 17, 2014 deadhttp://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings/results/2014/quicken-loans-400.raceResults.results.html Quicken Loans 400 Results NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 15, 2014 NASCAR.com June 15, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings.html Points Standings NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 15, 2014 NASCAR.com June 15, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/nascar-sprint-cup-series-manufacturer-standings.html Manufacturer Standings Staff Report NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 15, 2014 NASCAR.com June 15, 2014 2014 06 15 2014 15 36 Michigan International Speedway 2024.svg Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan 2 3.2 200 400 643.737 Sunny with a temperature around 76 F; wind out of the SSE at 13 mph. 143.441 mph km/h on Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing 35.198 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing 63 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports TNT & MRN Adam Alexander, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty (Television)Joe Moore, Barney Hall and Jeff Striegle (Booth)Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio) 2.7/74.254 Million viewershttp://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2014/06/sprint-cup-tv-ratings-michigan-race-hits-multi-year-low-on-tnt/ Sprint Cup TV Ratings: Michigan Race Hits Multi-Year Low on TNT Paulsen Sports Media Watch June 17, 2014 SportsMediaWatch.com June 18, 2014 The 2014 Quicken Loans 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on June 15, 2014, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps on the 2 mi km superspeedway, it was the 15th race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Jimmie Johnson won the race, his third win of the season and his first at Michigan. Kevin Harvick finished second, while Brad Keselowski, Paul Menard, and Kasey Kahne rounded out the Top 5. The top rookies in the race were Kyle Larson (8th), Justin Allgaier (16th), and Michael Annett (21st). Report Entry list The entry list for the Quicken Loans 400 was released on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. Forty-four drivers were entered for the race.9 June 2014 Quicken Loans 400 entry list https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2014/06/09/quicken-loans-400-entry-list/ 5 October 2026 NASCAR 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 12 Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske Ford 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 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 24 Jeff Gordon (PC6) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26 Cole Whitt (R) BK Racing Toyota 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Travis Kvapil Go FAS Racing Ford 33 David Stremme Circle Sport Chevrolet 34 David Ragan 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 44 J. J. Yeley (i) Xxxtreme Motorsports Chevrolet 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 Brett Moffitt 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 Kasey Kahne was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 35.410 and a speed of 203.332 mph km/h on. Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 35.410 203.332 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 35.478 202.943 3 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 35.524 202.680Official first practice results Qualifying thumb|Kevin Harvick won the pole, setting a new track record. Kevin Harvick won the pole with, both a new track record time and the fastest qualifying speed since 1987, a time of 35.198 and a speed of 204.557 mph km/h on.https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article9131582.html Kevin Harvick fastest since '87 in NASCAR qualifying, takes Michigan pole Utter Jim The Charlotte Observer June 13, 2014 CharlotteObserver.com June 14, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140614083115/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/06/13/4975831/kevin-harvick-fastest-since-87.html#.U5xbzNy4nlJ June 14, 2014 live "I think that is just a credit on our Budweiser and Stewart-Haas race team for putting fast race cars on the track," Harvick said. "When you put it together with the Hendrick Motorsports engine package it creates a lot of speed and it makes coming to these place a lot of fun. Really excited to start on the pole and get that first pit box and hopefully we can put the whole day together on Sunday." Jeff Gordon, who qualified second, stated that he had "put up a heck of a lap ... just not enough to get Harvick".http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/06/Harvick-Smashes-Track-Record.aspx Harvick Smashes Track Record Wackerlin Jeff Motor Racing Network June 13, 2014 MRN.com June 13, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140616033635/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/06/Harvick-Smashes-Track-Record.aspx June 16, 2014 dead Ryan Truex was the only driver that failed to qualify. 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 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 35.295 35.470 35.198 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 35.541 35.707 35.333 3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 35.638 35.723 35.341 4 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 35.702 35.830 35.433 5 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 35.640 35.686 35.461 6 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 35.532 35.553 35.484 7 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 35.796 35.768 35.573 8 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 35.845 35.770 35.636 9 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 35.849 35.708 35.638 10 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 35.772 35.680 35.762 11 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 35.577 35.656 35.912 12 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 35.572 35.800 0.000 13 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 35.629 35.843 — 14 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 35.717 35.849 — 15 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 35.806 35.851 — 16 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 35.796 35.853 — 17 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 35.834 35.869 — 18 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 35.651 35.907 — 19 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 35.646 35.918 — 20 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 35.739 35.977 — 21 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 35.802 36.006 — 22 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 35.830 36.084 — 23 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 35.737 36.087 — 24 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 35.756 36.151 — 25 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 35.850 — — 26 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 35.918 — — 27 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 35.919 — — 28 12 Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske Ford 35.961 — — 29 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 36.012 — — 30 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 36.045 — — 31 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 36.069 — — 32 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 36.255 — — 33 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 36.259 — — 34 66 Brett Moffitt (R) Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 36.300 — — 35 44 J. J. Yeley Xxxtreme Motorsport Chevrolet 36.382 — — 36 33 David StremmeDavid Stremme started last due to an engine change. N Circle Sport Chevrolet 36.425 — — 37 7 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 36.476 — — 38 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 36.554 — — 39 40 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 36.629 — — 40 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 36.685 — — 41 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 36.841 — — 42 26 Cole Whitt (R) BK Racing Toyota 36.899 — — 43 32 Travis Kvapil Go FAS Racing Ford 36.930 — —Did not qualify 44 83 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota 36.561 — —Qualifying Results Practice (post-qualifying) Second practice Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 35.634 and a speed of 202.054 mph km/h on. Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 35.634 202.054 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 35.692 201.726 3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 35.722 201.556Official second practice results Final practice Kyle Larson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 36.286 and a speed of 198.424 mph km/h on. Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 36.286 198.424 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 36.315 198.265 3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 36.320 198.238Official final practice results Race thumb|Michigan International Speedway, before the race. First half Start The race was scheduled to start at 1:15 p.m. Eastern time but started five minutes later, with Kevin Harvick leading the field to the green flag. Brian Vickers got loose and hit the wall in turn three and was T-boned by Travis Kvapil to bring out the first caution of the race, on the opening lap. The race restarted on lap seven, before Kyle Larson got loose off turn two and went spinning to bring out the second caution. Kasey Kahne, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Martin Truex Jr. were also involved. The race restarted on lap 12 and finally completed a lap under green. Jeff Gordon took the race lead from Harvick on lap 19, before green flag stops began on lap 38. Brad Keselowski took the lead on lap 43, as he was the last car to pit, and the lead cycled back to Gordon. Gordon got caught in lapped traffic and Harvick retook the lead on lap 57. Debris in turn three brought out the third caution on lap 72. Jimmie Johnson took the lead from Harvick during the pit cycle. Johnson led the field to the green on the restart and Kyle Busch, who restarted sixth, did not get going and had to come down pit road due to a burnt left-rear wheel hub. Joey Logano took the lead from Johnson on the restart, for the sixth lead change of the race on lap 78, before Johnson retook the lead from Logano on lap 92. David Ragan brought out the fourth caution of the race on lap 103 for a spin in turn four, and Harvick retook the lead during the pit cycle and led the field to the restart on lap 108. Alex Bowman brought out the fifth caution on lap 110, when he hit the wall in turn two. thumb|Racing action after a restart during the race. Second half Harvick led the field to the restart on lap 114 and Brett Moffitt brought out the sixth caution when he spun through turn four, with Harvick leading the field to the restart once again, on lap 120. Denny Hamlin got loose in turn three, making contact with Aric Almirola and spun to bring out the seventh caution of the race, on lap 122. Harvick stayed out when most of the other cars came in to pit, and led the field to the restart on lap 128. Joey Logano took the lead on the restart, but later in the run, Harvick retook the lead on lap 142. Debris in turn two brought out the eighth caution on lap 148. Jamie McMurray stayed out during the pit cycle to take the lead, while Larson was caught speeding off pit road. Closing laps thumb|Jimmie Johnson won the race. McMurray led the field to the restart on lap 153 but he spun the tires and gave the lead back to Johnson. Johnson gave up the lead to make his final stop on lap 165 and gave the lead back to Jamie McMurray, with the lead changing hands seven times – passing to Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch, Kahne, Larson, Austin Dillon, Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth – before Johnson retook the lead with ten laps to go and scored his third win of the 2014 season and first at Michigan.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2014/6/15/quicken-loans-400-race-recap-results-michigan.html Johnson emerges for first Michigan victory Held Scott NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 15, 2014 NASCAR.com June 15, 2014 Johnson reflected upon this in a post-race interview, stating that he "had figured out every way to lose this race" and that he "knew we were in the catbird seat and were able to take advantage of it".https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/11088713/nascar-jimmie-johnson-winning-formula-michigan Johnson, Knaus hit right strategy Oreovicz John ESPN Internet Ventures June 15, 2014 ESPN.com June 15, 2014 Harvick described his car as "fast, just wound up on the wrong side of all the strategy".http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/06/Jimmie-Johnson-Wins-At-Michigan.aspx Johnson Adds Michigan to Win List Long Dustin Motor Racing Network June 15, 2014 MRN.com June 15, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140618074026/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/06/Jimmie-Johnson-Wins-At-Michigan.aspx June 18, 2014 dead Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 47 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 200 44 3 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 200 42 4 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 40 5 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 40 6 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 39 7 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 38 8 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 37 9 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 200 36 10 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 200 34 11 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 200 34 12 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 33 13 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 200 32 14 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 31 15 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 29 16 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 200 28 17 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 200 27 18 12 Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske Ford 200 26 19 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 200 0 20 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 24 21 7 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 199 23 22 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 199 22 23 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 199 21 24 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 199 20 25 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 199 19 26 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 198 18 27 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 198 17 28 26 Cole Whitt (R) BK Racing Toyota 198 16 29 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 198 15 30 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 197 15 31 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 197 13 32 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 197 12 33 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 197 11 34 66 Brett Moffitt (R) Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 197 10 35 40 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 197 0 36 44 J. J. Yeley Xxxtreme Motorsports Chevrolet 197 0 37 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 196 7 38 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 196 6 39 33 David Stremme Circle Sport Chevrolet 195 5 40 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 169 4 41 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 169 3 42 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Ford 110 2 43 32 Travis Kvapil Go FAS Racing Ford 23 1Race Results Race statistics Lead changes: 25 among different drivers Cautions/Laps: 8 for 36 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 47 minutes and 19 seconds Average speed: 143.441 mph km/h Media Television TNT SportsBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Adam AlexanderColor-commentator: Wally Dallenbach Jr.Color commentator: Kyle Petty Matt YocumMarty SniderChris NevilleRalph Sheheen Radio MRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Barney HallAnnouncer: Jeff Striegle Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley Winston KellySteve PostAlex HaydenWoody Cain Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Jeff Gordon 537 10px 2 2 Jimmie Johnson 522 (−15) 10px 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 514 (−23) 10px 2 4 Matt Kenseth 513 (−24) 10px 5 Brad Keselowski 490 (−47) 10px 1 6 Carl Edwards 462 (−75) 10px 2 7 Joey Logano 454 (−83) 10px 2 8 Kyle Larson (R) 454 (−83) 10px 3 9 Kevin Harvick 447 (−90) 10px 4 10 Kyle Busch 446 (−91) 10px 11 Ryan Newman 440 (−97) 10px 4 12 Denny Hamlin 435 (−102) 10px 4 13 Paul Menard 420 (−117) 10px 2 14 Clint Bowyer 417 (−120) 10px 1 15 Greg Biffle 409 (−128) 10px 2 16 Tony Stewart 402 (−135) Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 679 10px 2 Ford 644 (−35) 10px 3 Toyota 603 (−76) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. 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