2014 Boyd Gaming 300

Third race of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series February 2025 CUST 300 Ty Dillon Team Penske Team Penske 144 Brad Keselowski Brad Keselowski Richard Childress Racing ESPN2 Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree Performance Racing Network 131.997 mph km/h 18th Annual Boyd Gaming 300 200 North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway 482.803 2.41 482.803 200 1.5 22 Boyd Gaming 300 33 3 2014 29.625 300 March 8 Race 3 of 33 of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series The 2014 Boyd Gaming 300 was the third stock car race of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 8, 2014, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Brad Keselowski, driving for Team Penske, would complete a dominant performance to win his 28th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his first of the season.2014-03-09 Keselowski holds on for Vegas N'wide win https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/nationwide/story/_/id/10575395/brad-keselowski-holds-nationwide-win-vegas 2022-06-20 ESPN.com 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 thumb|The layout of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor01Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevroletG&K Services2Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevroletWhitetail Club3Ty Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevroletJiffy Lube4Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevroletFlex Seal6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFordAdvoCare7Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevroletNAPA Synthetic Motor Oil9Chase Elliott (R)JR MotorsportsChevroletNAPA Auto Parts10Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyotaSupportMilitary.org11Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaInterstate Batteries14Eric McClureTriStar MotorsportsToyotaHefty Ultimate16Ryan Reed (R)Roush Fenway RacingFordLilly Diabetes17Tanner Berryhill (R)Vision RacingDodgeBWP Bats19Mike BlissTriStar MotorsportsToyotaTriStar Motorsports20Matt Kenseth (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaGameStop, ChargeBase22Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFordDiscount Tire23Robert Richardson Jr.R3 MotorsportsChevroletCornBoard24Ryan EllisSR² MotorsportsToyotaSuperlite Cars28Mike WallaceJGL RacingDodgeJGL Racing31Dylan Kwasniewski (R)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevroletRockstar, AccuDoc Solutions33Matt Crafton (i)Richard Childress RacingChevroletMenards, Tarkett39Ryan Sieg (R) (i)RSS RacingChevroletPull-A-Part40Josh Wise (i)The Motorsports GroupChevroletThe Motorsports Group42Kyle Larson (i)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevroletCartwheel by Target43Dakoda Armstrong (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFordWinField United44Blake KochTriStar MotorsportsToyotaTriStar Motorsports46Matt DiBenedettoThe Motorsports GroupChevroletThe Motorsports Group51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletGold & Silver Pawn Shop52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevroletDonate Life Nevada54Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy55Jamie DickViva MotorsportsChevroletViva Motorsports60Chris Buescher (R)Roush Fenway RacingFordFord EcoBoost62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevroletSouth Point Hotel, Casino & Spa70Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevroletCharlie's Soap74Kevin LepageMike Harmon RacingDodgeMike Harmon Racing76Tommy Joe Martins (R)Martins MotorsportsFordCross Concrete Construction87Daryl HarrJD MotorsportsChevroletChampions Against Bullying, PasmaCar88Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i)JR MotorsportsChevroletTaxSlayer93J. J. Yeley (i)JGL RacingDodgeJGL Racing98David Ragan (i)Biagi-DenBeste RacingFordRitchie Bros. Auctioneers99James BuescherRAB RacingToyotaRheemOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, March 7, at 12:40 PM PST. The session would last for 50 minutes. Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2014 Nationwide Las Vegas Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2014/story/_/page/2014nns-03lasvegas dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140708040431/http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2014/story/_/page/2014nns-03lasvegas July 8, 2014 June 20, 2022 Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site Matt Crafton, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.399 and an average speed of 177.637 mph km/h.2014-03-07 Carl Edwards tops opening Vegas practice https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2014/03/07/carl-edwards-tops-opening-vegas-practice/ 2022-06-20 Official Site Of NASCAR en-US Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed133Matt Crafton (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet30.399177.637254Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota30.419177.52133Ty Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet30.460177.282Full first practice results Second and final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, March 7, at 2:00 PM PST. The session would last for one hour and 20 minutes. Ty Dillon, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.086 and an average speed of 179.485 mph km/h. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed13Ty Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet30.086179.48529Chase Elliott (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet30.261178.448360Chris Buescher (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord30.265178.424Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 8, at 9:40 AM PST. Since Las Vegas 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 Ty Dillon, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole after setting a time of 29.625 and an average speed of 182.278 mph km/h on in the third round.Bonkowski Jerry 2014-03-08 Ty Dillon earns first Nationwide pole, will pace today's Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2014/03/08/ty-dillon-earns-first-nationwide-pole-will-pace-todays-boyd-gaming-200-at-las-vegas/ 2022-06-20 MotorSportsTalk NBC Sports en-US October 2026 InternetArchiveBot No drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)13Ty Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet -* -* -* -*29.625182.278222Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord -* -* -* -*29.719181.702388Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet -* -* -* -*29.810181.147442Kyle Larson (i)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet -* -* -* -*29.854180.88052Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet -* -* -* -*29.884180.699620Matt Kenseth (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota -* -* -* -*29.925180.451754Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota -* -* -* -*29.933180.403831Dylan Kwasniewski (R)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet -* -* -* -*29.972180.16899Chase Elliott (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet -* -* -* -*30.000180.000107Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet -* -* -* -*30.093179.4441133Matt Crafton (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet -* -* -* -*30.195178.8381260Chris Buescher (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord -* -* -* -*30.221178.684Eliminated in Round 21311Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyota -* -*30.156179.069 - -1499James BuescherRAB RacingToyota -* -*30.167179.004 - -1516Ryan Reed (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord -* -*30.193178.849 - -1662Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet -* -*30.197178.826 - -176Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord -* -*30.280178.336 - -1844Blake KochTriStar MotorsportsToyota -* -*30.288178.288 - -1998David Ragan (i)Biagi-DenBeste RacingFord -* -*30.405177.602 - -2019Mike BlissTriStar MotorsportsToyota -* -*30.452177.328 - -2143Dakoda Armstrong (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord -* -*30.466177.247 - -2239Ryan Sieg (R) (i)RSS RacingChevrolet -* -*30.698175.907 - -2340Josh Wise (i)The Motorsports GroupChevrolet -* -*30.741175.661 - -2401Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*30.810175.268 - -Eliminated in Round 12593J. J. Yeley (i)JGL RacingDodge30.832175.143 - - - -2655Jamie DickViva MotorsportsChevrolet30.931174.582 - - - -2717Tanner Berryhill (R)Vision RacingDodge30.983174.289 - - - -2828Mike WallaceJGL RacingDodge31.024174.059 - - - -2951Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet31.041173.963 - - - -3014Eric McClureTriStar MotorsportsToyota31.128173.477 - - - -314Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet31.132173.455 - - - -3210Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyota31.147173.371 - - - -3374Kevin LepageMike Harmon RacingDodge31.302172.513 - - - -3476Tommy Joe Martins (R)Martins MotorsportsFord31.340172.304 - - - -3570Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevrolet31.612170.821 - - - -3652Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingToyota31.624170.756 - - - -3787Daryl HarrJD MotorsportsChevrolet31.741170.127 - - - -3824Ryan EllisSR² MotorsportsToyota31.834169.630 - - - -Qualified by owner's points3923Robert Richardson Jr.R3 MotorsportsChevrolet32.244167.473 - - - -Last car to qualify on time4046Matt DiBenedettoThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet31.493171.467 - - - -Official starting lineup *Time not available. Race results Fin2014 Boyd Gaming 300 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2014_Boyd_Gaming_300 2022-06-18 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1222Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord200144running0$92,9952754Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20033running0$63,4503442Kyle Larson (i)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet2009running0$51,5504388Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running0$33,700599Chase Elliott (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running39$35,7756620Matt Kenseth (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2007running0$25,775752Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running37$32,3258176Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord2000running36$29,05091260Chris Buescher (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord2000running35$27,96010107Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet1990running34$29,6501113Ty Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1987running34$30,250121133Matt Crafton (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1980running0$26,300131311Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1980running31$25,750142019Mike BlissTriStar MotorsportsToyota1980running30$25,240151516Ryan Reed (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord1970running29$25,830161662Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1970running28$24,770171998David Ragan (i)Biagi-DenBeste RacingFord1970running0$18,585181499James BuescherRAB RacingToyota1970running26$24,450192401Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet1960running25$24,340201844Blake KochTriStar MotorsportsToyota1950running24$24,930212593J. J. Yeley (i)JGL RacingDodge1950running0$18,120222239Ryan Sieg (R) (i)RSS RacingChevrolet1950running0$23,980232143Dakoda Armstrong (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord1940running21$23,84524831Dylan Kwasniewski (R)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet1930running20$23,735252717Tanner Berryhill (R)Vision RacingDodge1930running19$24,085262828Mike WallaceJGL RacingDodge1920running18$17,440273014Eric McClureTriStar MotorsportsToyota1920running17$23,305283824Ryan EllisSR² MotorsportsToyota1910running16$23,160292655Jamie DickViva MotorsportsChevrolet1900running15$23,010303787Daryl HarrJD MotorsportsChevrolet1900running14$23,175313923Robert Richardson Jr.R3 MotorsportsChevrolet1900running13$22,745322951Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1900running12$22,63533314Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet1890running11$22,520343374Kevin LepageMike Harmon RacingDodge1880running10$22,409353570Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevrolet1780running9$22,289363652Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingToyota1330engine8$20,820372340Josh Wise (i)The Motorsports GroupChevrolet820suspension0$20,775384046Matt DiBenedettoThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet80electrical6$14,740393476Tommy Joe Martins (R)Martins MotorsportsFord80rear gear5$14,490403210Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyota30vibration4$14,455Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Regan Smith 117 10px 2 Trevor Bayne 114 (-3) 10px 3 Elliott Sadler 108 (-9) 10px 4 Ty Dillon 105 (–12) 10px 5 Chase Elliott 103 (–14) 10px 6 Brian Scott 97 (–20) 10px 7 Brendan Gaughan 94 (–23) 10px 8 Dylan Kwasniewski 87 (–30) 10px 9 James Buescher 86 (–31) 10px 10 Mike Bliss 81 (–36)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. 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