2014 Sprint Unlimited

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February 15, 2014 NASCAR.com October 11, 2014 Sprint Unlimited at Daytona 2014 2 15 2014 1 2 exhibition races Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida, United States 2.5 4 75 187.5 301.8 Clear skies with a temperature of 52 F C; wind out of the northwest at 5 mph km/h 143.160 mph km/h Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 45.030 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 27 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Fox Sports 1 & MRN Mike Joy, Michael Waltrip and Larry McReynolds (Television)Joe Moore and Barney Hall (Booth)Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Jeff Striegle (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio) 2.0/5(3.562 Million) The 2014 Sprint Unlimited at Daytona was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on February 15, 2014, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 75 laps, it was the first exhibition race of the 2014 Sprint Cup Series season. Denny Hamlin won the race, his second win in the Unlimited, while Brad Keselowski finished secondhttp://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/almost-the-last-man-standing-hamlin-wins-wreck-filled-sprint-unlimited-021514 Almost the last man standing: Hamlin wins wreck filled Sprint Unlimited Jensen Tom Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. February 16, 2014 FoxSports.com February 16, 2014 and Kyle Busch finished third. Joey Logano, and Kevin Harvick rounded out the first five finishers.http://racing-reference.info/race/2014-01/X Results Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. February 15, 2014 Racing-Reference.info February 16, 2014 Report Background thumb|200px|left|Daytona International Speedway, the race track where the race was held. The track, Daytona International Speedway, is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway.NASCAR Race Tracks http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ Tuner Sports NASCAR December 19, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110628180503/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ June 28, 2011 The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 mi km long.http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/News/Track-Facts.aspx Daytona Track Facts Daytona International Speeedway December 19, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121016222618/http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/News/Track-Facts.aspx October 16, 2012 The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees. Practice Dale Earnhardt Jr. was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 45.358 and a speed of 198.421 mph km/h on. Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 45.030 and a speed of 199.867 mph km/h on. Race summary Denny Hamlin led the field to the green flag at 8:29 p.m. but only led the first lap, before Jamie McMurray took the lead. Kyle Busch took the lead from McMurray on lap 11, and held the lead until lap 17, when Kevin Harvick took the lead. Hamlin took back the lead on lap 22 before Harvick reassumed the head of the race the following lap. Hamlin took back the lead again on lap 24. As the field was coming to the conclusion of the first segment – on lap 29 of 30 – Jimmie Johnson, running second, got loose exiting turn 4 and hit the inside wall driver-side. This was the third consecutive year Johnson failed to finish the Unlimited. Brad Keselowski won the race off pit road to take the lead. Hamlin retook the lead not long after, before the race's biggest crash occurred. Matt Kenseth spun after making contact with Joey Logano, which led to Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Harvick, Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Danica Patrick being collected in a nine-car crash. The crash brought out the red flag, which lasted for 11 minutes and 25 seconds.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/02/Big-Crash-Snags-Stewart.aspx Big Crash Snags Stewart and Others Long Dustin Motor Racing Network February 15, 2014 MRN.com October 11, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141020113135/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/02/Big-Crash-Snags-Stewart.aspx October 20, 2014 dead Kenseth put the incident down to him cutting off Joey Logano and failing to leave enough room for his rival upon completion. He also stated that he was "just trying to watch both lanes and I was trying as hard as I could to help my teammate". Gordon described the racing as "bumper cars at 200 miles per hour" and the cars' "closing rate is so severe". The race restarted on lap 41, with Keselowski retaking the lead not long after. Logano cycled through to the front on lap 44, before Hamlin returned to the lead and held the lead until the end of the segment, on lap 55. As determined by a fan vote, the restart order for the final segment would be the race off pit road following a mandatory pit stop. Hamlin was the first off pit road, but before the race could be restarted, the Chevrolet pace car caught fire.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2014/02/15/denny-hamlin-wins-sprint-unlimited-daytona-shootout/5523671/ Denny Hamlin wins Sprint Unlimited on wild night Hembree Mike Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. February 15, 2014 usatoday.com February 15, 2014 Chevrolet issued a statement the following morning about the incident, stating that an assessment was underway into the cause of the fire.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/02/Pace-Car-Catches-Fire-During-Sprint-Unlimited.aspx Pace Car Catches Fire Long Dustin Motor Racing Network February 16, 2014 MRN.com October 11, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141020111621/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/02/Pace-Car-Catches-Fire-During-Sprint-Unlimited.aspx October 20, 2014 dead Hamlin led the field to the restart, but his lead was not to last; McMurray and Dale Earnhardt Jr. took spells at the front, before the fourth caution of the race. The caution, with 16 laps to go, was caused when Kyle Busch came down across the nose of Keselowski and got turned in turn 4; for the third time at the exhibition race, Busch again saved the car with minimal damage sustained (He spun out twice in 2012 but survived both and went on to win). The race restarted with twelve laps to go with Earnhardt Jr. at the front, but Logano returned to the lead at the end of the lap. With ten laps to go, Earnhardt Jr. was hooked by Marcos Ambrose into the turn 1 wall.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/02/Dale-Earnhardt-Jr-and-Marcos-Ambrose-Discuss-Incident.aspx Ambrose Says He Owes Earnhardt An Apology Long Dustin Motor Racing Network February 16, 2014 MRN.com October 11, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141020120216/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/02/Dale-Earnhardt-Jr-and-Marcos-Ambrose-Discuss-Incident.aspx October 20, 2014 dead Reflecting upon the incident, Ambrose stated that he was "trying to help Junior there and ended up hurting him and hurting myself", but also stated that he was apologise to Earnhardt Jr. for his "bad day". On the other side, Earnhardt Jr. did state that he was upset with Ambrose although he did not blame him for the incident, stating that he "can't say really that it was his fault". The race restarted with five laps to go, and after Keselowski had another spell out front, Hamlin took back the lead with two laps to go and built an insurmountable lead to win his second Sprint Unlimited.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/02/Hamlin-Wins-Sprint-Unlimited.aspx Hamlin Wins Sprint Unlimited Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network February 15, 2014 MRN.com October 11, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141020114649/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/02/Hamlin-Wins-Sprint-Unlimited.aspx October 20, 2014 dead Hamlin described the race as "survival of the fittest for sure", and that his Joe Gibbs Racing car was "phenomenal". Finishing behind Keselowski, in third place, was Kyle Busch. Busch described his car as "fast and had to save it again", while also praising the performance of teammate Hamlin. Results Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota2 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet3 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota5 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford6 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet7 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford8 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford9 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet10 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet11 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford12 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet13 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet14 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet15 32 Terry Labonte Go FAS Racing Ford16 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota17 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet18 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletNote: Starting lineup was set by final practice speeds as determined by the fan vote. Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 2 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 75 3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 75 5 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 75 6 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 75 7 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 75 8 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 75 9 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 65 10 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 35 11 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 35 12 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 35 13 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 35 14 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 35 15 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 35 16 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 35 17 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28 18 32 Terry Labonte Go FAS Racing Ford 1 See also 2014 UNOH Battle at the Beach, held on February 18 2014 Budweiser Duels, held on February 20 2014 Daytona 500, held on February 23 Florida Sports References Sprint Unlimited Sprint Unlimited Sprint Unlimited Category:NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway