2014 Quaker State 400

February 2025 NAS Quaker State 400 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2014 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule ESPN 2014-06-23http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/schedule/tracks/kentucky-speedway.html Kentucky Speedway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com June 23, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings/results/2014/quaker-state-400-presented-by-advance-auto-parts.raceResults.entryList.html Entry List NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 23, 2014 NASCAR.com June 24, 2014http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/06/Quaker-State-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx First Practice Results Motor Racing Network June 27, 2014 MRN.com June 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140705065241/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/06/Quaker-State-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx July 5, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/06/Quaker-State-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Final Practice Results Motor Racing Network June 27, 2014 MRN.com June 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140705065250/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/06/Quaker-State-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx July 5, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/06/Quaker-State-400-Qualifying-Results.aspx Qualifying Results Motor Racing Network June 27, 2014 MRN.com June 28, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140719190743/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/06/Quaker-State-400-Qualifying-Results.aspx July 19, 2014 deadhttp://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings/results/2014/quaker-state-400-presented-by-advance-auto-parts.html Quaker State 400 Results NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 28, 2014 NASCAR.com June 29, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings.html Drivers Standings NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 28, 2014 NASCAR.com June 29, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings.manufacturer.html Manufacturer Standings NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 28, 2014 NASCAR.com June 29, 2014 August 3, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140803195333/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings.manufacturer.html dead 2014 06 28 2014 17 36 2014 Quaker State 400 program cover.jpeg The 2014 Quaker State 400 program cover. "The Best Drivers Love It. Others Fear It." Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Kentucky 1.5 2.4 267 400.5 644.542 Partly cloudy with a high temperature around 81 F C; wind out of the ESE at 7 mph km/h 139.723 mph km/h on Brad Keselowski Team Penske 28.603 Brad Keselowski Team Penske 199 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske TNT & PRN Adam Alexander, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty (Television)Doug Rice and Mark Garrow (Booth)Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Brad Gillie (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio) 2.3/53.6 Million viewershttp://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2014/07/sprint-cup-tv-ratings-season-low-2-3-rating-for-kentucky-race/ Sprint Cup TV Ratings: Season-Low 2.3 Rating For Kentucky Race Paulsen Sports Media Watch July 1, 2014 SportsMediaWatch.com July 1, 2014 The 2014 Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on June 28, 2014, at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mi km on tri-oval, it was the 17th race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Brad Keselowski led 199 laps during the race, to take his second win of the season. Kyle Busch finished second, while Ryan Newman, Matt Kenseth, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Austin Dillon (16th), Michael Annett (18th), and Justin Allgaier (24th). Report Entry list The entry list for the Quaker State 400 was released on Monday, June 23, 2014, at 9:09 a.m. Eastern time. Only 42 cars entered the race, which made this the first Sprint Cup Series race without a full field of 43 drivers since the 2001 New Hampshire 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. NASCAR's senior director of communications Kerry Tharp denied that there was any "magic" to a 43-car grid, and also noted how well the sport had been progressing with an improvement in competition. Hendrick Motorsports drivers Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon backed up Tharp's words, with both drivers unconcerned about the lack of a full grid.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2014/06/27/nascar-kentucky-race-has-short-field-of-42-cars/11550203/ NASCAR Cup race won't have 43 cars at Kentucky Speedway Gluck Jeff Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. June 27, 2014 usatoday.com June 27, 2014 While the field expanded to 43 on June 27 after BK Racing entered Mike Bliss in the No. 93, J. J. Yeley and Xxxtreme Motorsport withdrew later in the day, citing "internal politics". 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 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 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 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 93 Mike Bliss BK Racing Toyota 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Official entry list Key Meaning (R) Rookie (i) Ineligible for points (PC#) Past champions provisional Practice First practice Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a lap time of 29.420 and a speed of 183.549 mph km/h on. Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.420 183.549 2 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 29.647 182.143 3 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 29.647 182.143 Official first practice results Final practice Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the final practice session with a lap time of 29.492 and a speed of 183.101 mph km/h on. Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 29.492 183.101 2 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.620 182.309 3 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.656 182.088 Official final practice results Qualifying Brad Keselowski won the pole with a new track record lap time of 28.603 and a speed of 188.791 mph km/h on. Keselowski was surprised by the performance, having stated that he "thought we were all gonna be a lot slower", and that he would "want to go out there" and achieve the victory. Teammate Joey Logano joined Keselowski on the front row in a Team Penske lockout, in his 200th Cup start. Logano was disappointed to miss out on pole, bemoaning the new-for-2014 qualifying structure.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/06/Brad-Keselowski-Wins-Kentucky-Pole.aspx Keselowski Fastest in Kentucky Wackerlin Jeff Motor Racing Network June 27, 2014 MRN.com June 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140703225439/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/06/Brad-Keselowski-Wins-Kentucky-Pole.aspx July 3, 2014 dead 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 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 29.092 28.790 28.603 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.049 28.783 28.850 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.077 28.967 28.903 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.248 29.030 28.974 5 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 29.322 29.028 29.016 6 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.191 28.951 29.027 7 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.256 29.030 29.030 8 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.099 29.014 29.039 9 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 29.263 28.922 29.040 10 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 29.070 29.048 29.063 11 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 29.353 28.918 29.124 12 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.307 29.048 29.174 13 14 Tony StewartTony Stewart started last, after a transmission change. N Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 29.306 29.055 — 14 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.222 29.077 — 15 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.207 29.110 — 16 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.298 29.135 — 17 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 29.269 29.174 — 18 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.345 29.181 — 19 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 29.267 29.227 — 20 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.348 29.274 — 21 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.381 29.299 — 22 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 29.351 29.300 — 23 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.391 29.331 — 24 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.394 29.486 — 25 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.402 — — 26 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 29.440 — — 27 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 29.482 — — 28 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 29.538 — — 29 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.540 — — 30 26 Cole Whitt (R) BK Racing Toyota 29.544 — — 31 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 29.684 — — 32 7 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 29.758 — — 33 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 29.787 — — 34 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 29.802 — — 35 32 Travis Kvapil Go FAS Racing Ford 29.930 — — 36 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.050 — — 37 40 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 30.109 — — 38 33 David Stremme Circle Sport Chevrolet 30.223 — — 39 83 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota 30.268 — — 40 66 Joe Nemechek Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 30.326 — — 41 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.543 — — 42 93 Mike Bliss BK Racing Toyota 31.508 — —Qualifying Results Race First half Start thumb|Brad Keselowski won the race from the pole position. Prior to the start of the race, there was a downpour that soaked the track. This prompted NASCAR to schedule a competition caution at lap 30. The race was scheduled to start at 7:45 p.m. Eastern time but started three minutes earlier with Brad Keselowski leading the field to the green flag. Jeff Gordon slipped on the start and fell to eighth. Just ahead of the scheduled competition caution, Denny Hamlin hit the wall in turn three after a tire blowout, and caused the first caution of the race. Hamlin described his impact as "definitely a lot easier than some of the hits I've taken in the past", but was uninjured in the incident.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2014/06/28/denny-hamlin-foot-stinger-hard-crash-at-kentucky-back-injury/11660611/ Denny Hamlin has foot 'stinger' after hard hit at Kentucky Gluck Jeff Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. June 28, 2014 usatoday.com June 28, 2014 Keselowski led the field to the green on the restart on lap 35, starting a lengthy green-flag run, before the race's second caution on lap 77, caused by Kyle Larson hitting the wall in turn 1. Joey Logano took the lead from teammate Keselowski during the cycle of pit stops. Team Penske show Logano led the field to the restart on lap 85, before Keselowski was able to retake the lead two laps later. Another lengthy green-flag run ensued, before debris forced the third caution of the race on lap 126. Prior to the caution, Matt Kenseth suffered a flat right-front tire, and had to pit from sixth position. Logano retook the lead during the pit cycle, while Jeff Gordon suffered a slow pit stop due to a malfunctioning air hose; he lost a total of 16 positions, dropping from 7th to 23rd. Logano and Keselowski swapped the lead positions once again, prior to the fourth caution, on lap 153, for a multi-car wreck on the backstretch involving Aric Almirola, Alex Bowman, Kasey Kahne and Jamie McMurray. Bowman locked up his brakes and tires, causing a large cloud of smoke that made it difficult for trailing cars to see what was in front of them. When the smoke cleared, Almirola swerved to his right to avoid Bowman, but in the process got into the left side of McMurray's car.http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/28/first-big-wreck-at-kentucky-involves-bowman-almirola-mcmurray-and-kahne/ First big wreck at Kentucky involves Alex Bowman, Aric Almirola, Jamie McMurray and Kasey Kahne Bonkowski Jerry NBC Sports June 28, 2014 motorsports.nbcsports.com June 28, 2014 Second half Final laps The race restarted on lap 161 with Logano leading the field, but Keselowski was back in front a couple of laps later, holding the lead until the fifth caution on lap 176, which was brought out by David Stremme, who spun in turn 4. Logano took the lead on the restart on lap 182, but Keselowski repeated his feat of passing Logano within the first few laps of the restart. Aric Almirola brought out the sixth caution on lap 214 when he hit the wall in turn 1. Kyle Busch took the lead during the cycle; he was the only driver other than the Penske drivers to lead laps during the event, leading 31. Keselowski took the lead from Busch with 20 laps to go and took the checkered flag for the second time in 2014. Keselowski described his car as "awesome" and praised his team for doing a great job".http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/06/Brad-Keselowski-Wins-At-Kentucky.aspx Keselowski Powers to Kentucky Win Long Dustin Motor Racing Network June 28, 2014 MRN.com June 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140703005300/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/06/Brad-Keselowski-Wins-At-Kentucky.aspx July 3, 2014 dead Busch was pleased at his upturn in performance, stating that his car was "a lot better than we've been all year long", but that it had "got so loose there at the end". He was still able to finish in second place, just over a second behind Keselowski.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2014/6/28/quaker-state-400-race-recap-results-kentucky.html Keselowski conquers Kentucky again Knight Chris NASCAR Wire Service June 28, 2014 NASCAR.com June 29, 2014 Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 267 48 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 43 3 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 41 4 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 40 5 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 39 6 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 38 7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 267 37 8 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 36 9 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 267 36 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 34 11 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 267 33 12 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 267 32 13 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 267 31 14 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 30 15 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 29 16 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 28 17 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 27 18 7 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 267 26 19 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 267 25 20 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 267 24 21 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 267 23 22 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 266 22 23 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 266 21 24 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 266 20 25 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 266 19 26 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 266 18 27 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 265 17 28 26 Cole Whitt (R) BK Racing Toyota 264 16 29 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 263 15 30 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 263 14 31 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 262 13 32 40 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 262 0 33 83 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota 261 11 34 32 Travis Kvapil Go FAS Racing Ford 259 10 35 33 David Stremme Circle Sport Chevrolet 257 9 36 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 255 8 37 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 250 7 38 66 Joe Nemechek Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 239 0 39 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 175 5 40 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 75 4 41 93 Mike Bliss BK Racing Toyota 30 0 42 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27 2Race Results Race statistics Lead changes Cautions Laps Red flags Time of race Average speed 12 6 34 0 2:51:59 139.723 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 PRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark Garrow Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson Brett McMillanSteve RichardsJim NobleWendy Venturini Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Jeff Gordon 618 10px 2 Jimmie Johnson 594 (−24) 10px 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 594 (−24) 10px 1 4 Brad Keselowski 560 (−58) 10px 1 5 Matt Kenseth 555 (−63) 10px 6 Carl Edwards 536 (−82) 10px 7 Joey Logano 519 (−99) 10px 8 Ryan Newman 514 (−104) 10px 9 Kevin Harvick 509 (−109) 10px 1 10 Kyle Busch 508 (−110) 10px 1 11 Paul Menard 488 (−130) 10px 2 12 Kyle Larson (R) 474 (−144) 10px 2 13 Greg Biffle 474 (−144) 10px 14 Clint Bowyer 473 (−145) 10px 1 15 Kasey Kahne 465 (−153) 10px 1 16 Tony Stewart 460 (−158) Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 763 10px 2 Ford 739 (−24) 10px 3 Toyota 638 (−125) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. Notes N References Sprint Cup Series 2014 2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350 2014 Coke Zero 400 Quaker State 400 Quaker State 400 Quaker State 400 Category:NASCAR races at Kentucky Speedway