2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen

22nd race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup series February 2025 NAS Cheez-It 355 at The Glen http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/schedule/tracks/watkins-glen-international.html Watkins Glen International NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com August 5, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings/results/2014/cheezit-355-at-the-glen.raceResults.entryList.html Entry List NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 4, 2014 NASCAR.com August 4, 2014http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=43&RaceID=6464&StatType=1st+Practice+Speeds First Practice Results Motor Racing Network August 8, 2014 MRN.com August 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140810180908/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=43&RaceID=6464&StatType=1st+Practice+Speeds August 10, 2014 dead mdy-allhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=43&RaceID=6464&StatType=Final+Practice+Speeds Final Practice Results Motor Racing Network August 8, 2014 MRN.com August 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140810191040/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=43&RaceID=6464&StatType=Final+Practice+Speeds August 10, 2014 dead mdy-allhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/22wgi2014qualresults.pdf Qualifying Results NASCAR Statistics August 9, 2014 Jayski.com August 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140812164021/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/22wgi2014qualresults.pdf August 12, 2014 deadhttp://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings/results/2014/cheezit-355-at-the-glen.raceResults.results.html Cheez-It 355 at The Glen Results NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 10, 2014 NASCAR.com August 10, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings.html Points Standings NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 10, 2014 NASCAR.com August 10, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings.manufacturer.html Manufacturer Standings NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 10, 2014 NASCAR.com August 10, 2014 August 10, 2014 2014 22 36 2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen program cover.jpeg 200px The 2014 Cheez-It at The Glen program cover, featuring Carl Edwards. Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York 2.454 3.943 90 220.5 354.9 Sunny with a temperature of 79 F C and wind out of the NNE at 4 mph km/h 90.123 mph km/h on Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 68.126 A. J. AllmendingerJeff Gordon JTG Daugherty RacingHendrick Motorsports 29 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing ESPN & MRN Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree (Television)Joe Moore and Jeff Striegle (Booth)Dave Moody (2, 3, 4), Mike Bagley (Back straight, inner loop, outer loop) and Buddy Long (10 & 11) (Turns) (Radio) 3.1/8 (Final)2.9/7 (Overnight)4.939 Million viewershttp://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2014/08/sprint-cup-tv-ratings-nascar-gets-rare-increase-under-ugly-circumstances/ Sprint Cup TV Ratings: NASCAR Gets Rare Increase Under Ugly Circumstances Paulsen Sports Media Watch August 12, 2014 SportsMediaWatch.com August 12, 2014 The 2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on August 10, 2014, at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 90 laps on the 2.45 mi km off road course, it was the 22nd race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. A. J. Allmendinger won the race, his first career Sprint Cup victory. Marcos Ambrose finished second while Kurt Busch, Kyle Larson (the highest finishing rookie) and Carl Edwards rounded out the top five. Behind Larson, the top rookies of the race were Austin Dillon in 16th, just ahead of Justin Allgaier. Report Background thumb|The layout of Watkins Glen International NASCAR uses. The course, Watkins Glen International, is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races on the Cup Series circuit, the other being Sonoma Raceway.White Rea Road course races challenge the specialists http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/road-course-races-measure-competitive-ability-061710 Fox Sports August 8, 2012 5 August 2010 The standard short road course at Watkins Glen International is a 7-turn course that is 2.45 mi km long;Watkins Glen http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/wgi/ Turner Sports NASCAR August 8, 2012 June 28, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110628202253/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/wgi/ dead the track was modified in 1992, adding the Inner Loop, which lengthened the long course to 3.4 mi km and the short course to the current length of 2.45 mi km. Kyle Busch was the defending race winner from the 2013 race. Entry list The entry list for the Cheez-It 355 at The Glen was released on Monday, August 4, 2014 at 12:25 p.m. Eastern time. Forty-three 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 Boris Said Go FAS Racing Ford 33 Alex Kennedy Hillman–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) 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 Joe Nemechek (i) Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 77 Nelson Piquet Jr. (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 Ford Official entry list Key Meaning (R) Rookie (i) Ineligible for points (PC#) Past champions provisional Practice First practice Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 68.652 and a speed of 128.474 mph km/h on. A number of drivers spun out during the first session. Danica Patrick changed engines during the session and was forced to start from the rear of the field.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2014/8/8/danica-patrick-watkins-glen-engine-change.html Trouble for Danica at Watkins Glen Staff Report NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 8, 2014 NASCAR.com August 8, 2014 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 68.652 128.474 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 68.992 127.841 3 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 69.690 126.560 Official first practice results Final practice A. J. Allmendinger was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 68.538 and a speed of 128.688 mph km/h on. Patrick crashed her car in turn 5 and was forced to go to a backup car.http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2014-08-08/danica-patrick-crashes-watkins-glen-practice-dale-earnhardt-jr-joey-logano Danica Patrick crashes at end of Watkins Glen final practice Pockrass Bob Sporting News August 8, 2014 SportingNews.com August 9, 2014August 2026 InternetArchiveBot NASCAR began cracking down on drivers for blend line violations during the practice sessions. Aric Almirola, Michael Annett, Clint Bowyer, Austin Dillon and Ryan Newman were issued penalties for blend line violations. Following the session, series leader Jeff Gordon stated that "for years we have not had that", but with the introduction of a new qualifying procedure in the 2014 season, Gordon also noted that "sometimes you just forget, but to me it's about going along with those procedures during practice and your spotter reminding you when you go out and practice; where those blend lines are and what the procedure is and just getting into a rhythm of it".http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/08/NASCAR-Cracks-Down-On-Blend-Line-Violations.aspx NASCAR Issues More Penalties During Practice Long Dustin Motor Racing Network August 8, 2014 MRN.com August 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140810180920/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/08/NASCAR-Cracks-Down-On-Blend-Line-Violations.aspx August 10, 2014 dead mdy-all Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 68.538 128.688 2 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 68.541 128.682 3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 68.553 128.660 Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|Jeff Gordon scored the 75th pole position of his career, setting a new track record. Jeff Gordon won his 75th career pole with a new track record time of 68.126 and a speed of 129.466 mph km/h on; it was Gordon's first pole of 2014, and as a result, it was a record 22nd consecutive year that Gordon has won a pole in the Sprint Cup Series. Gordon had set Watkins Glen as a priority in his 2014 campaign, as he felt he had "run so poorly here recently" and that his team "loses confidence in their car and you get off track and lost a little bit. That's the way it's been for us the last few times we've been here, the last several times". Marcos Ambrose joined Gordon on the front row, 0.173 seconds in arrears. He joked about Gordon beating him to pole, stating that he wished "Jeff was a little kinder to me to let me get the pole", but did state that "it was a pretty good lap though and I will take it".http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/08/Jeff-Gordon-Wins-Watkins-Glen-Pole.aspx Gordon Wins Watkins Glen Pole Long Dustin Motor Racing Network August 9, 2014 MRN.com August 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140811063436/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/08/Jeff-Gordon-Wins-Watkins-Glen-Pole.aspx August 11, 2014 dead mdy-all Qualifying results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer R1 Best Time in Round 1 R2 Best Time in Round 2 1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 68.455 68.126 2 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 68.113 68.299 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 68.669 68.389 4 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 68.356 68.447 5 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 68.661 68.470 6 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 68.446 68.531 7 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 68.524 68.806 8 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 68.684 68.810 9 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 68.573 68.878 10 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 68.561 68.978 11 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 68.741 69.035 12 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 68.792 69.171 13 14 Tony StewartTony Stewart had qualified the car and was scheduled to compete as such. After an incident the night before at Canandaigua Motorsports Park, Stewart decided to not race, out of respect to Kevin Ward Jr. who died the night before. Regan Smith drove in his place, and started from the rear of the field. Stewart "N" Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 68.796 — 14 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 68.836 — 15 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 68.892 — 16 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 68.993 — 17 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 69.024 — 18 26 Cole Whitt (R) BK Racing Toyota 69.060 — 19 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 69.136 — 20 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 69.137 — 21 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 69.143 — 22 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Toyota 69.273 — 23 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 69.280 — 24 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 69.297 — 25 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 69.315 — 26 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 69.316 — 27 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 69.341 — 28 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 69.344 — 29 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 69.352 — 30 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 69.442 — 31 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 69.548 — 32 77 Nelson Piquet Jr. Randy Humphrey Racing Ford 69.605 — 33 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 69.611 — 34 32 Boris Said Go FAS Racing Ford 69.684 — 35 83 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota 69.719 — 36 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 70.098 — 37 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 70.242 — 38 33 Alex Kennedy Hillman–Circle Sport Chevrolet 70.410 — 39 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 70.491 — 40 66 Joe Nemechek Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 70.503 — 41 40 Landon Cassill Hillman–Circle Sport Chevrolet 70.568 — 42 7 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 70.571 — 43 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 70.585 — Official qualifying results Race First half Start The night before the race, Tony Stewart was involved in an incident – which resulted in the death of fellow competitor, Kevin Ward Jr. – during a sprint car race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park, around 50 mi 0 off from Watkins Glen.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2014/08/10/tony-stewart-investigation-dirt-track-incident-kevin-ward-canandaigua-motorsports-park/13855401/ Tony Stewart hits, kills driver in sprint car race Gluck Jeff Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. August 10, 2014 usatoday.com August 10, 2014 Prior to the start of the race, Greg Zipadelli, vice president of competition for Stewart–Haas Racing, announced that Stewart would not race and Regan Smith would drive in his place.http://bigstory.ap.org/article/team-stewart-wont-race-sunday-after-fatal-crash Team: Stewart won't race Sunday after fatal crash Kekis John The Associated Press August 10, 2014 bigstory.ap.org August 10, 2014 August 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140812212031/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/team-stewart-wont-race-sunday-after-fatal-crash dead Zipadelli confirmed pre-race that Stewart "feels strongly this is the right thing to do" and that his Stewart–Haas Racing team supported and agreed with his decision.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/08/Regan-Smith-Replaces-Tony-Stewart-for-Watkins-Glen.aspx Stewart Will Not Drive Today Long Dustin Motor Racing Network August 10, 2014 MRN.com August 10, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140813170441/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/08/Regan-Smith-Replaces-Tony-Stewart-for-Watkins-Glen.aspx August 13, 2014 dead mdy-all As a result of the driver change, Smith started from the rear of the field. The race was scheduled to start at 1:19 p.m. Eastern time, but the race started five minutes late with Jeff Gordon leading the field. Kevin Harvick made an unscheduled stop on lap four to remove a bean bag from his car. Paul Menard also made an unscheduled stop for a fluid leak and took his car to the garage. Cole Whitt brought out the first caution of the race on lap 10 after his brakes locked up and he collided head on into the tire barrier in turn 1. The race restarted on lap 15, with Gordon still leading. The next lap, Brad Keselowski made contact with Matt Kenseth in turn 1 and the grill of his car caved in. Kyle Larson was running 23rd on lap 18 when he missed the turn into the inner loop, and was forced to come to a complete stop; as a result, Larson fell back to 38th. Two laps later, David Ragan and Boris Said blew the entrance to the inner loop and fell back in the running order. Alex Bowman spun in turn six and got back going again without bringing out the caution. Kyle Busch made his first stop on lap 24 and left his pit box with the fuel can stuck on the car; he served a stop-and-go penalty for removing equipment from the pit box. Second half Joey Logano served a pass-through penalty for his crew going over the wall too soon on lap 28. Kyle Busch made his third stop in four laps for a flat tire on lap 29, while Marcos Ambrose gave up second place to make his first stop of the race. Gordon made his first stop on lap 30, passing the lead to teammate Kasey Kahne. Kahne gave up the lead on lap 33 to pit and gave the lead to Ambrose. Gordon began losing power going down the back stretch and brought out the second caution of the race on lap 51. Ambrose came in to pit during the caution and Jimmie Johnson took the lead for the restart on lap 55. Big wreck The third caution of the race flew on lap 56 for a crash in the outer loop, a lap later, where the race was red flagged to ensue cleanup on the track. Greg Biffle drifted into the runoff area on the exit of turn 5 and came across the front of Ryan Newman. Newman's car got turned and hit the Armco barrier on the right-hand side, before turning back towards traffic. Newman's rear of the car then barely clipped McDowell in the right-rear. McDowell's rear wheel housing broke off, the car then bounced twice in the air and then punctured a hole in the Armco barrier on the left side of the track, beyond the exit of The Boot where it sent McDowell on his side for a brief second before he came back upright. Bowman and Danica Patrick also took damage in the wreck while David Ragan did an unbelievable job to avoid the wreck with no damage where he swerved a hard left to avoid Newman and then a hard right to avoid McDowell while somehow not spinning out.https://apnews.com/ef80d78c2ef94e6297904a8957ab0114 Newman and McDowell crash hard at The Glen Associated Press The Associated Press August 10, 2014 The red flag was shown temporarily to bring the field down the front stretch.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2014/8/10/ryan-newman-michael-mcdowell-watkins-glen-wreck.html Newman, McDowell involved in big wreck at the Glen Staff Report NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 10, 2014 NASCAR.com August 10, 2014 "Biffle jumped up on the curb and got up and across the grass. I probably could have given him a little more room but I tried to time it so I could shoot past him and he slowed down when he got back onto the racetrack. It's disappointing. We lost (safety expert) John Melvin a couple of weeks ago and he did a lot of innovations for this sport, and it's really sad that they haven't adapted any of them here at this racetrack. The barriers, the SAFER barrier doesn't exist here. There are no concrete walls. It's a very antiquated racetrack and it isn't up to NASCAR standards at all. It's a shame that we have to have an accident like that to prove it. Hopefully something will change the next time we come back." Ryan Newman, speaking with ESPN, upon his return to pit road. 40% right In a post-race interview with ESPN reporter Vince Welch, Newman was highly critical of the circuit, in regards to the Armco barriers, the damage that was caused by his car and the car of McDowell, as well as its "antiquated" safety features. Upon his return to pit road, McDowell also spoke with Welch, stating that "it seems like when I do it they are usually fairly big", referring to a previous crash that he had suffered at the 2008 Samsung 500, at Texas Motor Speedway. He also stated that he "didn't really have time to adjust or move, I just tried not to hit Ryan in the door there. I was along for the ride".http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2014-08-10/ryan-newman-crash-michael-mcdowell-watkins-glen-wreck-safety-barriers Ryan Newman, Michael McDowell involved in frightening crash at Watkins Glen Owens Pockrass Jeff Bob Sporting News August 10, 2014 SportingNews.com August 10, 2014 August 11, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140811112921/http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2014-08-10/ryan-newman-crash-michael-mcdowell-watkins-glen-wreck-safety-barriers dead The race was red flagged for 81 minutes while the Armco barriers were repaired, and as the cars started running again,http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/08/Crash-Leaves-McDowell-and-Newman-With-Different-Perspectives.aspx Drivers Walk Away From Big Crash Long Dustin Motor Racing Network August 10, 2014 MRN.com August 10, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140811152528/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/08/Crash-Leaves-McDowell-and-Newman-With-Different-Perspectives.aspx August 11, 2014 dead mdy-all Carl Edwards stayed out when the leaders came in to pit. The race restarted with 31 laps to go, and A. J. Allmendinger took the lead from Edwards with 30 laps to go. Casey Mears got turned in the inner loop with 18 laps to go, before the caution flew for the fourth time with 13 laps to go, after Josh Wise stalled in the inner loop. Allmendinger led the way on the restart with nine laps to go, but the fifth caution came out very quickly when Jimmie Johnson got turned in turn 1 and made contact with Regan Smith, while Justin Allgaier was also collected. Finish thumb|A. J. Allmendinger scored his first career Cup Series win. The race restarted with five laps to go. Ambrose took the lead immediately thereafter, following a side-by-side battle with Allmendinger. The sixth caution period came out the following lap, when Denny Hamlin spun and crashed into the gravel-filled barrels at the entrance to pit road. In a non-connected incident, Alex Kennedy hit the wall on the exit of turn one, to bring out the sixth caution, the race was red flagged for a second time. Following a delay of around 20 minutes, the race restarted, and Allmendinger held off a hard charging Ambrose with two laps to go to score his first career Sprint Cup Series victory. Upon exiting his car, Allmendinger expressed his delight at the result, stating he could not "believe we've won a NASCAR Sprint Cup race", before congratulating his entire JTG Daugherty Racing team, expressing "with this whole 47 team, [team owners] Tad Geschickter, Jody Geschickter, Brad Daugherty, all the great sponsors we have, our first Cup victory together, my first victory...I love these guys. I just wanted it so bad for them and this team. They work so hard. I wasn't gonna let Marcos take that from me". Ambrose recorded his sixth top-three finish in Sprint Cup races at Watkins Glen, but praised the performance of his late-race rival, Allmendinger. "First of all, congratulations to A. J. and the 47 team. They deserved that win. I left nothing on the table. I tried to rattle his cage and couldn't shake him. We raced fair and square to the end there. It was a tough couple laps but it was fair. We were both giving it to each other pretty hard. No harm, no foul. We just came up a little short".http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/08/AJ-Allmendinger-Wins-at-Watkins-Glen.aspx Allmendinger Breaks Through Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network August 10, 2014 MRN.com August 10, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20170620020240/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/08/AJ-Allmendinger-Wins-at-Watkins-Glen.aspx 2017-06-20 dead Post race penalties On Wednesday, August 13, Kevin Harvick's team was penalized for a rules infraction due to the bean bag that forced Harvick to make an unscheduled stop on lap 4, in order for the object to be removed. The infraction was levied as a P3 level penalty, outlined in Section 12-4.3 of the 2014 rule book: • A. Violation examples could include but are not limited to: • 1(c): Unapproved added weight and/or weight affixed improperly (e.g. Unapproved added weight (size and material)); unapproved added weight location, but not of a nature rising to a higher numbered penalty. The infraction violates the following sections in the rule book: • 12-1: Actions detrimental to stock car racing; • 20-2.3: Added car weight • A. Any weight added to the car must be bolted inside the body shell in an approved weight container and in a position acceptable to NASCAR officials • Added weight must be in block form of not less than five pound blocks (no pellets) and painted white with the car number or team identification permanently legible on it. As a result, crew chief Rodney Childers was fined $25,000.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/08/Childers-Fined-for-Rules-Infraction.aspx Childers Fined for Rules Infraction Long Dustin Motor Racing Network August 13, 2014 MRN.com August 13, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140814013812/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/08/Childers-Fined-for-Rules-Infraction.aspx August 14, 2014 dead mdy-all Race summary Lead changes: 7 Cautions: 6 for 17 laps Red flags: 2 for 1 hour, 42 minutes and 41 seconds Time of race: 2 hours, 26 minutes and 48 seconds Average speed: 90.123 mph km/h Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 90 48 2 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 90 43 3 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 90 41 4 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 90 40 5 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 90 40 6 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 90 38 7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 90 37 8 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 90 36 9 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 90 35 10 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 90 34 11 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 33 12 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 33 13 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 90 31 14 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 90 30 15 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 90 29 16 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 90 28 17 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 90 27 18 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 90 26 19 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 90 25 20 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 90 24 21 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 90 23 22 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 90 22 23 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 90 21 24 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 90 20 25 32 Boris Said Go FAS Racing Ford 90 19 26 77 Nelson Piquet Jr. Randy Humphrey Racing Ford 90 18 27 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 90 17 28 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 17 29 40 Landon Cassill Hillman–Circle Sport Chevrolet 89 0 30 66 Joe Nemechek Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 89 0 31 7 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 88 13 32 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 87 12 33 33 Alex Kennedy Hillman–Circle Sport Chevrolet 86 11 34 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 86 12 35 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 85 9 36 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 85 8 37 14 Regan SmithStewart "N" Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 81 0 38 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 78 6 39 83 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota 69 5 40 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 69 4 41 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 55 3 42 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 55 2 43 26 Cole Whitt (R) BK Racing Toyota 9 1 Media Television ESPNBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Allen BestwickColor-commentator: Dale JarrettColor commentator: Andy Petree Jerry PunchDave BurnsVince WelchJamie Little Radio MRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff Striegle Turns 2, 3 & 4: Dave MoodyBack Straight, Inner Loop & Outer Loop: Mike BagleyTurns 10 & 11: Buddy Long Winston KellySteve PostAlex HaydenWoody Cain Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 773 10px 1 2 Jeff Gordon 769 (−4) 10px 1 3 Matt Kenseth 703 (−70) 10px 1 4 Brad Keselowski 696 (−77) 10px 2 5 Joey Logano 671 (−102) 10px 2 6 Carl Edwards 658 (−115) 10px 1 7 Jimmie Johnson 650 (−123) 10px 3 8 Kevin Harvick 645 (−128) 10px 4 9 Ryan Newman 645 (−128) 10px 2 10 Kyle Larson (R) 635 (−138) 10px 2 11 Clint Bowyer 634 (−139) 10px 1 12 Greg Biffle 626 (−147) 10px 1 13 Kasey Kahne 622 (−151) 10px 1 14 Austin Dillon (R) 616 (−157) 10px 5 15 Kyle Busch 615 (−158) 10px 1 16 Marcos Ambrose 584 (−189) Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 990 10px 2 Ford 959 (−31) 10px 3 Toyota 883 (−107) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. Notes "N" References Sprint Cup Series 2014 2014 Gobowling.com 400 2014 Pure Michigan 400 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen Cheez-It 355 at The Glen Cheez-It 355 at The Glen Category:NASCAR races at Watkins Glen International