2014 Oral-B USA 500

February 2025 NAS Oral-B USA 500 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2014 2014 Sprint Cup Series Schedule ESPN August 22, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/schedule/tracks/atlanta-motor-speedway.html Atlanta Motor Speedway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com August 22, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings/results/2014/oralb-usa-500.raceResults.entryList.html Entry List NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 25, 2014 NASCAR.com August 26, 2014http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/08/Oral-B-USA-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx First Practice Results Motor Racing Network August 29, 2014 MRN.com August 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140901215651/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/08/Oral-B-USA-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx September 1, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/08/Oral-B-USA-500-Qualifying-Results.aspx Qualifying Results Motor Racing Network August 29, 2014 MRN.com August 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140902030803/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/08/Oral-B-USA-500-Qualifying-Results.aspx September 2, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/08/Oral-B-USA-500-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx Second Practice Results Motor Racing Network August 30, 2014 MRN.com August 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140902030424/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/08/Oral-B-USA-500-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx September 2, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/08/Oral-B-USA-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Final Practice Results Motor Racing Network August 30, 2014 MRN.com August 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140902030758/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/08/Oral-B-USA-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx September 2, 2014 deadhttp://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings/results/2014/oralb-usa-500.raceResults.results.html Oral-B USA 500 Results NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 1, 2014 NASCAR.com September 1, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings.html Points Standings NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 1, 2014 NASCAR.com September 1, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings.manufacturer.html Manufacturer Standings NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 1, 2014 NASCAR.com September 1, 2014 2014 08 31 2014 25 36 200px Atlanta Motor SpeedwayHampton, Georgia 1.54 2.478 335 515.9 830.261 325 500.5 805.477 Partly cloudy with a temperature of 84 F C; wind out of the west at 3 mph km/h 131.512 mph km/h on Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing 29.118 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing 195 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports ESPN & PRN Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree (Television)Doug Rice and Mark Garrow (Booth)Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Doug Turnball (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio) 3.2/7 (Final)3.0/7 (Overnight)5.21 Million viewershttp://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2014/09/nascar-tv-ratings-2014-atlanta-espn/ Sprint Cup TV Ratings: Atlanta Race on Par With Last Year, But Still Low Paulsen Sports Media Watch September 3, 2014 SportsMediaWatch.com September 3, 2014 The 2014 Oral-B USA 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on August 31, 2014, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 335 laps on the 1.54 mi km on quad-oval, it was the 25th race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Kasey Kahne of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, his first win of the season. Matt Kenseth finished second, while Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (8th), Michael Annett (21st), and Austin Dillon (24th). This was Danica Patrick’s best career finish. Report Background thumb|left|Atlanta Motor Speedway The venue, Atlanta Motor Speedway, is a four-turn quad-oval track that is 1.54 mi km long.Atlanta Motor Speedway Track Facts http://www.atlantamotorspeedway.com/media/facts/ Speedway Motorsports, Inc. 2013 AtlantaMotorSpeedway.com August 22, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110721061215/http://www.atlantamotorspeedway.com/media/facts/ July 21, 2011 The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, while the 2,332 ft on front stretch, the location of the finish line, and the 1,800 ft on back stretch are banked at five. The track's racing surface width varies from 55 feet to 60 feet. The defending race winner from 2013 was Kyle Busch. Tony Stewart's status had been undecided going into the race. "It's just an emotional roller coaster all week, you know what I mean?" Greg Zipadelli, vice president of competition at Stewart–Haas Racing, stated after the previous weekend's race at Bristol Motor Speedway. "It is what it is. We do the best we can with what we've got right now. We'll keep praying, keep our fingers crossed that we get the boss back sooner rather than later."http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2014/8/25/tony-stewart-greg-zipadelli-stewart-haas-racing-working-with-jeff-burton.html Zipadelli, SHR navigating 'emotional roller coaster' Bruce Kenny NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 25, 2014 NASCAR.com August 26, 2014 On Thursday, it was announced by NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O'Donnell, that Stewart would return to racing at Atlanta. O'Donnell added that NASCAR had "remained in constant contact with his race team and we will stay very close to this situation as Stewart returns to competition".https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2014/08/28/tony-stewart-will-race-atlanta-motor-speedway-kevin-ward-jr/14676639/ Tony Stewart will return to race at Atlanta this weekend Gluck Jeff Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. August 28, 2014 usatoday.com August 28, 2014 On Friday, Stewart spoke publicly for the first time since the events of August 9 at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in upstate New York. Stewart described the situation as "one of the toughest tragedies I've ever had to deal with, both professionally and personally. It will affect my life forever". He said he reached out to the Ward family and said "I want them to know I'm thinking about them and praying for them." Stewart–Haas Racing executive vice president Brett Frood said "for Tony, it's all about the healing process. That's why he's in the car," when asked why Stewart decided to return while the investigation into Ward's death remained open. "I am not going to comment on the incident itself. It was a tragic accident."https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2014/08/29/tony-stewart-returns-to-nascar-atlanta-kevin-ward-jr-death/14801499/ Tony Stewart: Accident 'will affect my life forever' Ryan Nate Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. August 29, 2014 usatoday.com August 29, 2014 Stewart declined to answer any questions about the incident due to the ongoing investigation.http://motorsports-soapbox.blogspot.com/2014/08/stewart-something-that-will-definitely.html Stewart: "Something That Will Definitely Affect My Life Forever" Moody Dave Godfather Motorsports August 29, 2014 GodfatherMotorsports.com August 29, 2014 Later, NASCAR President Mike Helton spoke about Stewart and a waiver that he would receive, if he won at Atlanta or the following weekend at Richmond. With the waiver, Stewart would be eligible to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup. While Stewart had not attempted to qualify the last two races and, therefore, would have been ineligible, NASCAR had the ability to grant an exemption to a driver for "unique circumstances".http://racing.ap.org/article/nascar-will-let-tony-stewart-chase-win NASCAR will let Tony Stewart in Chase with win Fryer Jenna The Associated Press August 29, 2014 ap.org August 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140903102412/http://racing.ap.org/article/nascar-will-let-tony-stewart-chase-win September 3, 2014 dead "We made our decisions based on the circumstances we've got currently," Helton said. "And I think most everyone in this room understands at NASCAR, our effort, our scope of responsibility and authority is limited to the NASCAR community. We take the current circumstances that we are dealt with and make what we hope to be the best absolute conclusion. That's what we're talking about today, is the current set of circumstances and our reaction to them."http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/08/NASCAR-Grants-Stewart-Chase-Waiver.aspx Stewart Eligible For Chase Long Dustin Motor Racing Network August 29, 2014 MRN.com August 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140831203406/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/08/NASCAR-Grants-Stewart-Chase-Waiver.aspx August 31, 2014 dead Reaction to the waiver was mostly positive from fellow drivers. "I'm happy to know if I was out of the car for some reason that I'd get a chance to get back in the Chase," Brian Vickers said. "There's a lot of circumstances that I don't know exactly how they'd handle them. Obviously they've set a precedent here with Tony. One day I'd like to have kids. Does that mean I get to be at the hospital with my wife if she's having our first child even if it means missing a race but I can still make the Chase?" "I think the whole intent of eligibility for the Chase is so that somebody doesn't go take a vacation after winning a few races," Jeff Gordon said. "(NASCAR) wants the teams and the drivers that have earned their way in it. I believe if they win a race they should be in it."http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/08/Drivers-Happy-Stewart-Is-Back-But-Have-Questions-About-NASCAR-Waiver.aspx Drivers React To Stewart's Return, Chase Waiver Long Dustin Motor Racing Network August 29, 2014 MRN.com August 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140902032745/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/08/Drivers-Happy-Stewart-Is-Back-But-Have-Questions-About-NASCAR-Waiver.aspx September 2, 2014 dead Entry list The entry list for the Oral-B USA 500 was released on Monday, August 25, 2014 at 2:08 p.m. Eastern time. Forty-four drivers were entered for the race. 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) BK Racing Toyota 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 J. J. Yeley (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 33 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 37 Mike Bliss (i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman–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 Brett Moffitt Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 77 Joe Nemechek (i) Randy Humphrey Racing Ford 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 83 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 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 Carl Edwards was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.747 and a speed of 192.855 mph km/h on. Tony Stewart, who sat out the last three races, was tenth with a time of 29.234 and a speed of 189.642 mph km/h on.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2014/8/29/atlanta-sprint-cup-nationwide-series-practice-results-recap.html Edwards tops opening practice at Atlanta NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 29, 2014 NASCAR.com August 29, 2014 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.747 192.855 2 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.931 191.628 3 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.963 191.417Official first practice results Qualifying thumb|Kevin Harvick scored the pole position. Kevin Harvick won the pole with a time of 29.118 and a speed of 190.398 mph km/h on. Harvick felt that his car did not change much during qualifying, but felt that he "messed the first round up really bad trying to do something that I wasn't doing in practice". Brad Keselowski joined Harvick on the front row, stating that his qualifying run – 0.052 seconds off Harvick's pole time – was his best since he started competing at Atlanta, praising his team's work in the process. In his first Sprint Cup qualifying session, Nationwide Series regular Ty Dillon qualified in 29th position. Dillon described the situation as "touch to come in...and expect a great qualifying effort", before stating that "it was a lot of fun going out there and qualifying with the big guys".http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/08/Second-Straight-Pole-for-Harvick.aspx Second Straight Pole for Harvick Long Dustin Motor Racing Network August 29, 2014 MRN.com August 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140902030043/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/08/Second-Straight-Pole-for-Harvick.aspx September 2, 2014 dead 44 drivers contested qualifying, with Michael McDowell failing 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 29.442 29.115 29.118 2 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 29.181 29.150 29.170 3 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.189 29.201 29.197 4 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.487 29.247 29.272 5 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.026 29.044 29.334 6 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 29.442 29.280 29.346 7 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.984 29.266 29.391 8 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.173 29.277 29.409 9 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.432 29.221 29.419 10 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.377 29.256 29.440 11 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.204 29.222 29.480 12 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 29.447 29.246 29.504 13 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.468 29.308 — 14 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.450 29.318 — 15 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.436 29.358 — 16 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.304 29.363 — 17 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.428 29.389 — 18 16 Greg Biffle Racing Ford 29.394 29.410 — 19 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 29.309 29.422 — 20 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.380 29.509 — 21 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 29.290 29.536 — 22 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 29.487 29.590 — 23 47 A. 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Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.452 29.604 — 24 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 29.469 29.655 — 25 7 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 29.489 — — 26 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.505 — — 27 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 29.529 — — 28 37 Mike Bliss Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 29.571 — — 29 33 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.595 — — 30 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 29.597 — — 31 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 29.665 — — 32 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 29.704 — — 33 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.808 — — 34 77 Joe Nemechek Randy Humphrey Racing Ford 29.816 — — 35 66 Brett Moffitt Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 29.833 — — 36 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 29.844 — — 37 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.893 — — 38 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.998 — — 39 83 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota 30.022 — — 40 26 Cole Whitt (R) BK Racing Toyota 30.032 — — 41 32 J. J. Yeley Go FAS Racing Ford 30.209 — — 42 40 Landon Cassill Hillman–Circle Sport Chevrolet 30.284 — — 43 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 30.321 — —Did not qualify 44 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 30.025 — —Official qualifying results Practice (post-qualifying) Second practice Joey Logano was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 29.279 and a speed of 189.351 mph km/h on.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2014/8/30/practice-results-atlanta-sprint-cup-series-canada-camping-world-truck-series.html Saturday practice recaps from Atlanta, Canada NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 30, 2014 NASCAR.com August 30, 2014 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.279 189.351 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 29.438 188.328 3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.514 187.843Official second practice results Final practice Matt Kenseth was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.450 and a speed of 188.251 mph km/h on.http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2014-08-30/nascar-sprint-cup-practice-atlanta-motor-speedway-speed-matt-kenseth-tony-stewart-dale-earnhardt Kenseth leads final practice at Atlanta Pockrass Bob Sporting News August 30, 2014 SportingNews.com August 30, 2014August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.450 188.251 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.510 187.869 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.629 187.114Official final practice results Race First half Start thumb|Kasey Kahne won the race. The race was scheduled to begin at 7:46 PM Eastern time but started around five minutes later when Kevin Harvick led the field to the green flag. Brad Keselowski, who started second, spun the tires on the initial start and fell back to fifth. Harvick reported seeing a cat run across the race track in turn 3 on lap 14; it turned out to actually be a squirrel,http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2014-08-31/kevin-harvick-squirrel-on-the-track-in-atlanta-video Kevin Harvick almost hits a squirrel on the track in Atlanta Carbaugh Dane Sporting News August 31, 2014 SportingNews.com August 31, 2014 September 5, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140905132137/http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2014-08-31/kevin-harvick-squirrel-on-the-track-in-atlanta-video dead while Jimmie Johnson had black strip-like objects stuck to the hood pins of his grill. The caution flew for the first time on lap 38 for debris; NASCAR called Carl Edwards down to pit road to replace a faulty transponder, but he was allowed to retake his spot in 5th place. The race restarted on lap 45, and ran under green flag conditions until the caution flew for the second time on lap 78, after Jeff Gordon's car blew a tire and forced him into the wall in turn 3.http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/jeff-gordon-blows-tire-hits-wall-while-running-second-at-atlanta-motor-speedway-083114 Jeff Gordon blows tire, hits wall while running second at Atlanta Pennell Jay Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. August 31, 2014 FoxSports.com August 31, 2014 Denny Hamlin took the lead from Harvick during the pit stops. The race restarted on lap 85, with Harvick and Hamlin dueling for the lead, before Hamlin was able to take it eventually on lap 86, holding Harvick all the way until lap 108. The caution flew for the third time on lap 117 after Ryan Truex spun through the grass on the front stretch. Hamlin retook the lead during the pit stop cycle, and led the field to the restart on lap 122. Tony Stewart made contact with the wall exiting turn 2 on the restart, while at the front, Matt Kenseth took the lead on lap 123. This pass for the lead occurred just before the caution flag flew again after Marcos Ambrose blew an engine. The race restarted on lap 135, and Kurt Busch took the lead from Kenseth on lap 136. Kenseth retook the lead on lap 158, before Harvick made his way back to the front, on lap 165. Second half Brad Keselowski took the lead as Harvick made his stop. Tony Stewart brought out the fifth caution on lap 172 after he hit the wall in turn 2. Stewart's crew chief Chad Johnston stated that Stewart "got off to a good start", but also stated that it was good to have his driver back in the car.http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/08/31/tony-stewarts-hopes-for-strong-comeback-turn-to-rough-night-at-atlanta/ Tony Stewart's hopes for strong comeback turn to rough night at Atlanta Bonkowski Jerry NBC Sports August 31, 2014 motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com August 31, 2014 Matt Kenseth made his stop before the caution and reassumed the lead for the restart on lap 180. Harvick retook the lead on lap 183, and held the lead for the remainder of the stint, before the race's sixth caution on lap 209, due to some debris falling off the car of Kasey Kahne. Kenseth retook the lead during the pit stops, and held the lead at the restart on lap 215. Harvick retook the lead with 98 laps to go, before giving up the lead to pit with 67 laps to go. Calamity Debris on the backstretch helped Harvick's cause however; it brought out the seventh caution of the race. Hamlin assumed the lead under caution, before Harvick cycled back through to the lead once Hamlin had made his next pit stop of the race. The race restarted with 62 laps to go. Keselowski brought out the eighth caution with 28 laps to go after rear-ending Josh Wise. Hamlin won the race off pit road and assumed the lead for the restart, with 23 laps to go. Kahne took the lead almost immediately, and managed to fend off his rivals until the final two laps, when the caution flags flew for the ninth time, after Kyle Busch sent Martin Truex Jr. into the wall. Kenseth won the race off pit road. On the first green-white-checker attempt, the field were unable to make it through turn one before cars started crashing. Finish Kahne took the lead on the second green-white-checker attempt and held off Kenseth to score his first win of the season. Kahne felt that his car was "all over the place during the race but the guys stayed with me and worked hard", but felt proud that they had sealed his place in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Kenseth described the last two laps as "really intense", but also felt that "things are looking up" for the Joe Gibbs Racing driver.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/08/Kahne-Cashes-in-at-Atlanta.aspx Kahne Clinches with Atlanta Win Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network September 1, 2014 MRN.com September 1, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140903130842/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/08/Kahne-Cashes-in-at-Atlanta.aspx September 3, 2014 dead Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 335 47 2 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 335 43 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 335 42 4 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 335 40 5 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 335 39 6 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 335 38 7 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 335 37 8 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 335 36 9 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 335 35 10 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 335 34 11 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 335 33 12 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 335 32 13 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 335 32 14 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 335 30 15 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 335 29 16 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 335 28 17 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 335 27 18 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 335 26 19 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 335 27 20 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 334 24 21 7 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 334 23 22 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 334 22 23 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 334 21 24 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 334 20 25 33 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing-Circle Sport Chevrolet 332 0 26 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 332 18 27 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 331 17 28 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 330 16 29 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 330 15 30 26 Cole Whitt (R) BK Racing Toyota 329 14 31 40 Landon Cassill Hillman–Circle Sport Chevrolet 329 0 32 32 J. J. Yeley Go FAS Racing Ford 328 0 33 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 328 11 34 66 Brett Moffitt Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 327 10 35 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 326 9 36 83 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota 326 8 37 77 Joe Nemechek Randy Humphrey Racing Ford 324 0 38 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 314 6 39 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 296 6 40 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 258 4 41 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 170 3 42 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 122 2 43 37 Mike Bliss Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 23 0 Race statistics 21 lead changes among different drivers 10 cautions for 56 laps Time of race: 3:55:24 Kasey Kahne won his first race in 2014 Media Television ESPNBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Allen BestwickColor-commentator: Dale JarrettColor commentator: Andy Petree Dave BurnsJim NobleVince WelchJamie Little Radio PRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark Garrow Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Doug Turnball Brett McMillanSteve RichardsBrad GillieWendy Venturini Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Jeff Gordon 872 10px 2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 851 (−21) 10px 2 3 Matt Kenseth 794 (−78) 10px 4 Joey Logano 791 (−81) 10px 2 5 Brad Keselowski 782 (−90) 10px 6 Jimmie Johnson 766 (−106) 10px 1 7 Carl Edwards 755 (−117) 10px 1 8 Kevin Harvick 748 (−124) 10px 9 Ryan Newman 747 (−125) 10px 1 10 Greg Biffle 728 (−144) 10px 2 11 Kasey Kahne 708 (−164) 10px 2 12 Clint Bowyer 705 (−167) 10px 1 13 Kyle Larson (R) 704 (−168) 10px 1 14 Paul Menard 675 (−197) 10px 1 15 Austin Dillon (R) 674 (−198) 10px 16 Jamie McMurray 666 (−206) Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 1,124 10px 2 Ford 1,088 (−36) 10px 3 Toyota 1,006 (−118) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. 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