2014 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300

Sixth race of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series February 2025 CUST 137.545 mph km/h ESPN2 101 Kevin Harvick Chase Elliott JR Motorsports Kevin Harvick 9 Performance Racing Network JR Motorsports Kevin Harvick April 4 18th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 Fort Worth, Texas, Texas Motor Speedway O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 200 300 2.41 Race 6 of 33 of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series 482.803 200 482.803 2014 29.195 1.5 300 Allen Bestwick, Rusty Wallace, Andy Petree The 2014 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 was the sixth stock car race of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, April 4, 2014, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 mi km permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In the closing laps of the race, JR Motorsports driver Chase Elliott would manage to pull away from the field to win his first career NASCAR Nationwide Series victory and his first of the season.April 5, 2014 Elliott, 18, earns 1st career N'wide victory https://africa.espn.com/story/_/id/10731719/chase-elliott-18-grabs-1st-career-nationwide-victory August 10, 2022 ESPN en To fill out the podium, Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Kyle Larson, driving for Turner Scott Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively. Background Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor01Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevroletG&K Services2Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevroletShore Lodge3Ty Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevroletWESCO4Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevroletFlex Seal5Kevin Harvick (i)JR MotorsportsChevroletHunt Brothers Pizza6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFordAdvoCare7Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevroletTaxSlayer9Chase Elliott (R)JR MotorsportsChevroletNAPA Auto Parts10Blake KochTriStar MotorsportsToyotaSupportMilitary.org11Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaOneMain Financial13Mike WallaceMBM MotorsportsToyotaHeadrush14Eric McClureTriStar MotorsportsToyotaHefty Ultimate16Ryan Reed (R)Roush Fenway RacingFordLilly Diabetes17Tanner Berryhill (R)Vision RacingDodgeBWP Bats19Mike BlissTriStar MotorsportsToyotaSupportMilitary.org20Matt Kenseth (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaGameStop, Lego The Hobbit22Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFordDiscount Tire23Robert Richardson Jr.R3 MotorsportsChevroletWillbros Group28Derek White (i)JGL RacingDodgeHeadrush31Dylan Kwasniewski (R)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevroletRockstar, AccuDoc Solutions39Ryan Sieg (R)RSS RacingChevroletPull-A-Part40Josh Wise (i)The Motorsports GroupChevroletThe Motorsports Group42Kyle Larson (i)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevroletCartwheel by Target43Dakoda Armstrong (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFordWinField United44David StarrTriStar MotorsportsToyotaWhataburger46Matt DiBenedettoThe Motorsports GroupChevroletThe Motorsports Group51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletRepairableVehicles.com, Value Lighting52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevroletBetter Business Bureau54Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy55Jamie DickViva MotorsportsChevroletViva Motorsports60Chris Buescher (R)Roush Fenway RacingFordRoush Performance62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevroletSouth Point Hotel, Casino & Spa70Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevroletYoutheory74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodgeMike Harmon Racing76Tommy Joe Martins (R)Martins MotorsportsDodgeMartins Motorsports84Chad Boat (R)Billy Boat MotorsportsChevroletRedFest Music Festival87Kevin LepageJD MotorsportsChevroletJD Motorsports88Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i)JR MotorsportsChevroletRagú93J. J. YeleyJGL RacingDodgeJGL Racing99James BuescherRAB RacingToyotaRheemOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Thursday, April 3, at 5:00 PM CST. The session would last for one hour. Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2014 Nationwide Texas 1 Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2014/story/_/page/2014nns-06texas dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140708034345/http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2014/story/_/page/2014nns-06texas July 8, 2014 August 10, 2022 Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site Ty Dillon, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.916 and an average speed of 180.505 mph km/h.DiZinno Tony April 4, 2014 Ty Dillon leads truncated NASCAR Nationwide practice in Texas https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2014/04/03/ty-dillon-leads-truncated-nascar-nationwide-practice-in-texas/ August 10, 2022 MotorSportsTalk NBC Sports en-US October 2026 InternetArchiveBot Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed13Ty Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet29.916180.505254Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.969180.18636Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord30.058179.653Full first practice results Final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, April 3, at 6:30 PM CST. The session would last for one hour and 30 minutes. Ty Dillon, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.940 and an average speed of 180.361 mph km/h.Staff Report April 3, 2014 Ty Dillon leads both Nationwide practices at Texas https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2014/04/03/ty-dillon-leads-both-nationwide-practices-at-texas/ August 10, 2022 NASCAR en-US Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed13Ty Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet29.940180.36127Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.025179.850360Chris Buescher (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord30.053179.683Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, April 4, at 3:10 PM CST. Since Texas Motor Speedway is at least 1.25 mi km in length, the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included three rounds. The first round was 25 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 25 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 24 cars in Round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a lap. Round 3 consisted of the fastest 12 drivers from Round 2, and the drivers would have 5 minutes to set a time. Whoever was fastest in Round 3 would win the pole. NASCAR Qualifying Rules http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-Series-Qualifying-Rules dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140201103850/http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-Series-Qualifying-Rules 2014-02-01 2022-05-26 Jayski's Silly Season Site en Kevin Harvick, driving for JR Motorsports, would win the pole after setting a time of 29.195 and an average speed of 184.963 mph km/h on in the third round.Estrada Chris April 4, 2014 Kevin Harvick earns first Nationwide pole at Texas https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2014/04/04/kevin-harvick-earns-first-nationwide-pole-at-texas/ August 10, 2022 MotorSportsTalk NBC Sports en-US https://web.archive.org/web/20220810031655/https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2014/04/04/kevin-harvick-earns-first-nationwide-pole-at-texas/ August 10, 2022 dead Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)15Kevin Harvick (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet -* -* -* -*29.195184.963220Matt Kenseth (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota -* -* -* -*29.274184.46437Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet -* -* -* -*29.295184.332488Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet -* -* -* -*29.301184.294511Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyota -* -* -* -*29.305184.26969Chase Elliott (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet -* -* -* -*29.309184.244762Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet -* -* -* -*29.334184.08786Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord -* -* -* -*29.365183.892922Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord -* -* -* -*29.368183.8741031Dylan Kwasniewski (R)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet -* -* -* -*29.505183.0201199James BuescherRAB RacingToyota -* -* -* -*29.757181.4701244David StarrTriStar MotorsportsToyota -* -* -* -*29.811181.141Eliminated in Round 2132Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet -* -*29.534182.840 - -1484Chad Boat (R)Billy Boat MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*29.654182.100 - -1519Mike BlissTriStar MotorsportsToyota -* -*29.673181.984 - -1616Ryan Reed (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord -* -*29.807181.165 - -1793J. J. YeleyJGL RacingDodge -* -*29.841180.959 - -1851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet -* -*29.885180.693 - -1901Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*29.888180.675 - -2040Josh Wise (i)The Motorsports GroupChevrolet -* -*30.032179.808 - -2139Ryan Sieg (R)RSS RacingChevrolet -* -*30.090179.462 - -2276Tommy Joe Martins (R)Martins MotorsportsDodge -* -*30.256178.477 - -234Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*30.296178.241 - -2487Kevin LepageJD MotorsportsChevrolet29.967180.198 - - - -Eliminated in Round 12543Dakoda Armstrong (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord30.177178.944 - - - -2655Jamie DickViva MotorsportsChevrolet30.240178.571 - - - -2752Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet30.341177.977 - - - -2846Matt DiBenedettoThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet30.385177.719 - - - -2914Eric McClureTriStar MotorsportsToyota30.421177.509 - - - -3017Tanner Berryhill (R)Vision RacingDodge30.550176.759 - - - -3123Robert Richardson Jr.R3 MotorsportsChevrolet30.836175.120 - - - -3213Mike WallaceMBM MotorsportsToyota30.856175.006 - - - -3374Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge31.485171.510 - - - -3470Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevrolet31.503171.412 - - - -3528Derek White (i)JGL RacingDodge32.285167.260 - - - -3654Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota - - - - - -3742Kyle Larson (i)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet - - - - - -383Ty Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet - - - - - -Qualified by owner's points3960Chris Buescher (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord - - - - - -Last car to qualify on time4010Blake KochTriStar MotorsportsToyota31.592170.929 - - - -Official qualifying results *Time not available. Race results Fin2014 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2014_O%27Reilly_Auto_Parts_300 August 9, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings169Chase Elliott (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet20038running47$72,09423654Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20038running0$50,37533742Kyle Larson (i)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet2001running0$40,875415Kevin Harvick (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet200101running0$41,2755488Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet20015running0$29,2006220Matt Kenseth (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2001running0$26,025737Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running37$30,9038922Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord2000running0$28,9289383Ty Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running35$28,23810511Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2000running34$28,32811762Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running33$27,62812132Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running32$27,128131199James BuescherRAB RacingToyota2000running31$26,878141031Dylan Kwasniewski (R)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet2000running30$26,518151244David StarrTriStar MotorsportsToyota1992running30$26,608161793J. J. YeleyJGL RacingDodge1992running29$26,198172139Ryan Sieg (R)RSS RacingChevrolet1992running28$25,688181851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1980running26$25,30319234Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet1980running25$25,168201616Ryan Reed (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord1960running24$25,558212040Josh Wise (i)The Motorsports GroupChevrolet1950running0$24,948222543Dakoda Armstrong (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord1950running22$24,8332386Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord1950running21$24,648242914Eric McClureTriStar MotorsportsToyota1940running20$24,538252487Kevin LepageJD MotorsportsChevrolet1940running19$24,753262752Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1910running18$24,293273960Chris Buescher (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord1670crash17$24,183282655Jamie DickViva MotorsportsChevrolet1640crash16$24,063293374Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge1310suspension15$23,888303017Tanner Berryhill (R)Vision RacingDodge1200wheel14$24,078311484Chad Boat (R)Billy Boat MotorsportsChevrolet1190crash13$23,648321519Mike BlissTriStar MotorsportsToyota1190running12$23,538331901Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet660vibration11$16,995343123Robert Richardson Jr.R3 MotorsportsChevrolet520crash10$23,312352276Tommy Joe Martins (R)Martins MotorsportsDodge340brakes9$16,755363528Derek White (i)JGL RacingDodge290transmission0$15,195373213Mike WallaceMBM MotorsportsToyota230electrical7$15,075383470Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevrolet60engine6$15,040392846Matt DiBenedettoThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet50vibration5$14,790404010Blake KochTriStar MotorsportsToyota20vibration4$14,755Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 3 1 Chase Elliott 224 10px 1 2 Regan Smith 222 (-2) 10px 3 Ty Dillon 214 (-10) 10px 1 4 Elliott Sadler 208 (–16) 10px 3 5 Trevor Bayne 206 (–18) 10px 6 Brendan Gaughan 193 (–31) 10px 7 Brian Scott 192 (–32) 10px 8 Dylan Kwasniewski 179 (–45) 10px 9 James Buescher 176 (–48) 10px 2 10 Ryan Reed 141 (–83)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. 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