2014 Ford EcoBoost 400

February 2025 NAS Ford EcoBoost 400 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2014 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule ESPN October 29, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/schedule/tracks/homestead-miami-speedway.html Homestead-Miami Speedway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com October 29, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2014/11/10/sprint-cup-series-ford-ecoboost-400-entry-list.html Entry List NASCAR Media Group, LLC. November 10, 2014 NASCAR.com November 11, 2014http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/11/Ford-EcoBoost-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx First Practice Results Motor Racing Network November 14, 2014 MRN.com November 14, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141118174236/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/11/Ford-EcoBoost-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx November 18, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/11/Ford-EcoBoost-400-Qualifying-Results.aspx Qualifying Results Motor Racing Network November 14, 2014 MRN.com November 14, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141119013625/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/11/Ford-EcoBoost-400-Qualifying-Results.aspx November 19, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/11/Ford-EcoBoost-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx Second Practice Results Motor Racing Network November 15, 2014 MRN.com November 15, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141118174240/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/11/Ford-EcoBoost-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx November 18, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/11/Ford-EcoBoost-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Final Practice Results Motor Racing Network November 15, 2014 MRN.com November 15, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141118174245/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/11/Ford-EcoBoost-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx November 18, 2014 deadhttp://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings/results/2014/ford-ecoboost-400.raceResults.results.html Ford EcoBoost 400 Results NASCAR Media Group, LLC. November 16, 2014 NASCAR.com November 16, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings.html Points Standings NASCAR Media Group, LLC. November 16, 2014 NASCAR.com November 16, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings.manufacturer.html Manufacturer Standings NASCAR Media Group, LLC. November 16, 2014 NASCAR.com November 16, 2014 2014 11 16 2014 36 36 200px The 2014 Ford EcoBoost 400 program cover, featuring a beluga whale. Artwork by Guy Harvey. Homestead–Miami SpeedwayHomestead, Florida 1.5 2.4 267 400.5 644.542 Sunny with a temperature of 81 F C; wind out of the ESE at 10 mph km/h 122.280 mph km/h on Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 29.876 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 161 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing ESPN & MRN Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree (Television)Joe Moore and Jeff Striegle (Booth)Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio) 3.1/7 (Final)2.9/6 (Overnight)5.223 Million viewershttps://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2014/11/nascar-chase-cup-tv-ratings-2014-homestead-finale-espn-three-year-high-viewership-harvick-newman-hamlin/ Sprint Cup TV Ratings: Chase Finale Up Slightly to Three-Year High Paulsen Sports Media Watch November 18, 2014 SportsMediaWatch.com November 20, 2014 The 2014 Ford EcoBoost 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on November 16, 2014, at Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps, it was the 36th and final race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, and the tenth and final race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. This race marked the final NASCAR broadcast for ESPN, ending an eight-year stint covering the sport;https://www.sbnation.com/2013/7/23/4549176/nbc-nascar-sprint-cup-espn-turner NBC wins rights to second half of NASCAR Sprint Cup season; pushes out ESPN, Turner Lepore Steve Vox Media, Inc. July 23, 2013 sbnation.com October 30, 2014 as well as the final NASCAR broadcast for Allen Bestwick, who had covered the sport since 1986. He would remain with ESPN and ABC calling IndyCar races the following season.http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/01/02/4583744/nascar-broadcaster-allen-bestwick.html#.VFMC2EuppuY NASCAR broadcaster Allen Bestwick to move to IndyCar Series broadcasts Utter Jim The Charlotte Observer January 2, 2014 ThatsRacin.com October 30, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141015160928/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/01/02/4583744/nascar-broadcaster-allen-bestwick.html October 15, 2014 Kevin Harvick held off Ryan Newman to score the victory and score his first ever championship. Chevrolet clinched its twelfth consecutive manufacturers championship. Newman was second while Brad Keselowski, Paul Menard, and Jamie McMurray rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (13th), Justin Allgaier (15th), and Austin Dillon (25th). Report thumb|The layout of Homestead–Miami Speedway, where the race was held. Background Homestead–Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the IRL IndyCar Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, and the Championship Cup Series. From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsored all three of the season-ending races, under the names Ford EcoBoost 400, Ford EcoBoost 300, and Ford EcoBoost 200, respectively. The weekend itself was marketed as Ford Championship Weekend. The Xfinity Series (then known as the Nationwide Series) held its season-ending races at Homestead from 1995 until 2020, when it was moved to Phoenix Raceway, along with NASCAR's other two series. This was the final NASCAR race for driver Marcos Ambrose, who returned to V8 Supercars in his native Australia the following season.https://speedcafe.com/ambrose-make-early-v8-return-sydney-500/ Ambrose to make early V8 return at Sydney 500 Lomas Gordon Speedcafe October 25, 2014 SpeedCafe.com October 30, 2014 It was also the final NASCAR race for crew chief Steve Letarte, who would leave Hendrick Motorsports, where he had worked since he was 16, and move to the broadcast booth for NBC Sports in 2015.https://sports.yahoo.com/news/steve-letarte-join-nbc-sports-194949389--nascar.html Steve Letarte to join NBC Sports in 2015 Fryer Jenna The Associated Press January 9, 2014 sports.yahoo.com October 30, 2014 January 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140112040751/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/steve-letarte-join-nbc-sports-194949389--nascar.html dead After four decades of being a crew chief and winning races in four decades, Jimmy Fennig retired from the sport after the checked flag flew.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/11/NASCAR-Notebook-A-Farewell.aspx Notebook: One Last Time for Fennig Long Dustin Motor Racing Network November 11, 2014 MRN.com November 11, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141112021034/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/11/NASCAR-Notebook-A-Farewell.aspx November 12, 2014 dead “Racing is what makes him tick and the competition,’‘ Matt Kenseth said of Fennig. “It’s hard to argue that Jimmy isn’t one of the best crew chiefs in the garage. There’s not many people that have been in the sport as long as he has and remained relevant and competitive as long as he has. I’ll never forget when we won the Daytona 500 in 2012 and he was smiling and said, ‘The last time I was here was 25 years ago with Bobby Allison – that was the last time I won the Daytona 500.’ When you think about that and all the changes that this sport has had with technology and the cars and engineering and all that stuff compared to where we started, it really says something about somebody that's still that competitive today.” “Jimmy somehow finds more time in the day and finds a way to work harder than almost anybody I’ve ever met," Carl Edwards said. "He cares as much or more about winning than anyone I’ve ever been around, so to me Jimmy has been a huge positive influence on me and my driving and he’s a friend.’’ Entry list 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 (CC) 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 (CC) 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 21 Trevor Bayne (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano (CC) 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 (CC) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Blake Koch (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 33 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing 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 Brett Moffitt Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 83 J. J. Yeley (i) 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 (CC) Chase Contender Practice and qualifying Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.167 and a speed of 179.004 mph km/h on.http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/14/brad-keselowski-fastest-title-contender-kevin-harvick-2nd-in-opening-cup-practice-at-homestead/ Brad Keselowski fastest, title contender Kevin Harvick 2nd in opening Cup practice at Homestead Estrada Chris NBC Sports November 14, 2014 motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com November 14, 2014 Jeff Gordon won the pole with a new track record time of 29.876 and a speed of 180.747 mph km/h on.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/11/Jeff-Gordon-Gets-Hendrick-200th-Pole.aspx Gordon Gives Hendrick Motorsports its 200th Pole Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network November 14, 2014 MRN.com November 14, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141128041555/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/11/Jeff-Gordon-Gets-Hendrick-200th-Pole.aspx November 28, 2014 dead “I'm really excited about the pole. I don't know that I've ever been on the pole here and to get the 200th for Hendrick is cool," said Gordon. I think the way we are looking at this weekend is we want to close out the season the absolute best we can. It has been a tremendous season. The No. 24 team has been incredible this year. We are disappointed that we aren't in this thing for the championship, but that's not going to stop us from trying to go out to win the pole and win the race." “This is going to be a race that you are going to go through some changing conditions,” said Kevin Harvick of the 400 miles that wait on Sunday. “Today was really about trying to get a solid starting spot. And we were able to do that with my Budweiser team. Just really proud of my guys. We had a really good day today. Just got to keep doing what we have to do and see where it all falls on Sunday." “A buddy of mine once said it isn't where you start, it is where you stop. We have got half of them beat to start, we'll keep digging with the Caterpillar Chevrolet. We just struggled there a little bit." Ryan Newman said of his qualifying effort. Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 30.845 and a speed of 175.069 mph km/h on.http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/15/kevin-harvick-fastest-in-2nd-sprint-cup-practice-at-homestead/ Kevin Harvick fastest in 2nd Sprint Cup practice at Homestead Estrada Chris NBC Sports November 15, 2014 motorsportstalks.nbcsports.com November 15, 2014 Brian Scott blew his engine early in the session and started from the rear since this change took place post-qualifying. Ryan Newman had to replace the front splitter after hitting a piece of debris. Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.822 and a speed of 175.200 mph km/h on.http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/15/joey-logano-leads-champ-4-in-sprint-cup-final-practice-johnson-fastest-overall/ Joey Logano leads Champ. 4 in Sprint Cup final practice; Johnson fastest overall Estrada Chris NBC Sports November 15, 2014 motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com November 15, 2014 Qualifying PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerR1 Best Time in Round 1R2 Best Time in Round 2R3 Best Time in Round 3124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.89430.10029.876241Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet29.88129.80229.895320Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.04330.09829.95142Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord29.79530.01330.00154Kevin Harvick (CC)Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet29.83230.01330.009615Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota30.09630.11030.068718Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.02030.10530.087811Denny Hamlin (CC)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.98930.09830.109922Joey Logano (CC)Team PenskeFord29.83630.13630.1241078Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingChevrolet29.96430.06830.1561188Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.20430.10030.2801248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.14030.00630.5631355Brian VickersMichael Waltrip RacingToyota30.29530.167—1451Justin Allgaier (R)HScott MotorsportsChevrolet30.16830.178—1599Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord30.22730.201—1627Paul MenardPaul Menard started from the rear for unapproved adjustments. ARichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.25730.202—179Marcos AmbroseMarcos Ambrose started from the rear for unapproved adjustments. ARichard Petty MotorsportsFord30.26030.205—1843Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord30.24130.235—191Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet30.14430.235—2016Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord30.16330.256—2131Ryan Newman (CC)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet30.05730.296—2217Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord30.16230.344—235Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.25230.375—243Austin Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet30.08530.392—2547A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet30.298——2621Trevor BayneWood Brothers RacingFord30.314——2742Kyle Larson (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet30.315——2814Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet30.333——2913Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet30.390——3033Brian ScottBrian Scott started from the rear for changing engines post-qualifying. ARichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.476——3134David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord30.489——3210Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet30.496——3340Landon CassillHillman-Circle Sport LLCChevrolet30.622——3483J. J. YeleyBK RacingToyota30.629——3538David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord30.672——3636Reed SorensonTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet30.745——3798Josh WisePhil Parsons RacingChevrolet30.760——3895Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingFord30.773——397Michael Annett (R)Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet30.877——4032Blake KochGo FAS RacingFord30.882——4123Alex Bowman (R)BK RacingToyota30.934——4226Cole Whitt (R)BK RacingToyota31.009——4366Brett MoffittIdentity Ventures RacingToyota31.069—— Race thumb|Kevin Harvick won the race and his first Cup Series championship title. The race was scheduled to begin at 3:17 p.m. Eastern time, but the cars didn't begin rolling off pit road until 3:19 p.m. The race started eight minutes late at 3:25 p.m. with Jeff Gordon leading the field to the green. With 22 entries in the field, Chevrolet clinched their 38th manufacturers championship and twelfth consecutive.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2014/11/16/chevrolet-wins-sprint-cup-series-manufacturers-championship.html Chevrolet wins Sprint Cup manufacturers' title Staff Report NASCAR Media Group, LLC. November 16, 2014 NASCAR.com November 16, 2014 "Winning the Manufacturers' championship is one of the goals we set at the beginning of every season," Jim Campbell, U.S. vice president, Performance Vehicles and Motorsports, said. "This championship is the result of great teamwork by the owners, drivers, crew chiefs, crews and technical partners. Special thanks to the Chevrolet powertrain team, along with the engine shops at Hendrick Motorsports and Earnhardt-Childress Racing for delivering the right combination of power, fuel economy, and reliability throughout the entire season. Congratulations to everyone who has made this special achievement possible for Chevrolet." The first caution of the race flew on lap eleven for a cable coming off the catch fence near the start/finish line.http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/11/16/5320701/nascar-kevin-harvick-wins-chase.html#.VGk8DkuppuZ NASCAR: Kevin Harvick wins Chase finale, title Utter Jim The Charlotte Observer November 16, 2014 ThatsRacin.com November 16, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129002237/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/11/16/5320701/nascar-kevin-harvick-wins-chase.html#.VGk8DkuppuZ November 29, 2014 dead Blake Koch stayed out to lead a lap before pitting. Kurt Busch beat Gordon off pit road to assume the lead. The race restarted on lap 15. Kevin Harvick pushed Gordon to the lead and then slingshotted around him to take the lead himself. Jeff Gordon took the lead back on lap 26. The second caution of the race flew on lap 58 after Brett Moffitt had smoke billowing from his car. The race restarted on lap 64 and Denny Hamlin shot to the lead. Gordon took the lead back from Hamlin on lap 66. The third caution of the race flew on lap 86 after Brett Moffitt slammed the wall in turn 2. The race restarted on lap 91. The fourth caution of the race flew on lap 116 after Alex Bowman scraped the wall in turn 2. Kyle Busch was running fifth when he broke the rear-end axle when his car was dropped off the jack.http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/16/harvick-in-command-just-past-halfway-in-championship-deciding-ford-ecoboost-400-at-homestead/ Harvick in command just past halfway in championship-deciding Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead Bronkowski Jerry NBC Sports November 16, 2014 motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com November 16, 2014 The race restarted on lap 121. Gordon and Harvick swapped the lead back and forth the next three laps until Kevin muscled his way to the lead on lap 124. The fifth caution of the race flew on lap 155 after A. J. Allmendinger slapped the wall in turn 3. Jeff Gordon retook the lead after beating off Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick off pit road. The race restarted on lap 161. The sixth caution of the race flew on lap 162 after Greg Biffle slammed the wall in turn 3. The race restarted on lap 166 and Denny Hamlin retook the lead. Tony Stewart, who was running 28th a lap down, took his car to the garage with 82 laps to go. This ended his streak of 15 consecutive seasons of winning at least one race.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2014/11/16/tony-stewart-first-career-winless-season/19135691/ Tony Stewart's streak of winning seasons ends Ryan Nate Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. November 16, 2014 usatoday.com November 16, 2014 The seventh caution of the race flew with 74 laps to go when Marcos Ambrose, making his final NASCAR start, slammed the wall in turn 3. The race restarted with 69 laps to go. The eighth caution of the race flew with 61 laps to go after Trevor Bayne, in his final race with the Wood Brothers, blew a tire on the backstretch. The race restarted with 55 laps to go and Denny Hamlin took back the lead. Debris on the backstretch brought out the ninth caution of the race with 47 laps to go. Jeff Gordon beat Hamlin off pit road to retake the lead. The race restarted with 42 laps to go. The tenth caution of the race flew with 32 laps to go after A. J. Allmendinger slammed the wall rear first in turn 1. The race restarted with 25 laps to go. Debris in turn 2 brought out the eleventh caution with 20 laps to go. The race restarted with 15 laps to go and Denny Hamlin took back the lead. With 13 laps to go, J. J. Yeley and Blake Koch wrecked hard in turn 3. That brought out the twelfth caution. The race restarted with nine laps to go. Kevin Harvick took the lead with eight laps to go. Debris in turn 1 brought out the 13th caution of the race with six laps to go. The race restarted with three laps to go and Kevin Harvick took both the victory and the championship.http://racing.ap.org/article/harvick-wins-homestead-claim-1st-championship Harvick wins Homestead to claim 1st championship Fryer Jenna The Associated Press November 16, 2014 racing.ap.org November 16, 2014 https://archive.today/20141117000143/http://racing.ap.org/article/harvick-wins-homestead-claim-1st-championship November 17, 2014 dead mdy-all “I was just holding the pedal down and hoping for the best,’’ Harvick said. "This new format has been so stressful. I’m going to go sleep for a week."http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/11/Harvick-Winner-and-Champion.aspx Harvick Winner and Champion Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network November 16, 2014 MRN.com November 16, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129040722/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/11/Harvick-Winner-and-Champion.aspx November 29, 2014 dead’ “We didn't have quite enough,” Newman said. “That's disappointing, but like I said, it was an awesome team effort, and I think, again, this is a great racetrack to have a race like this, and I thought there was some amazing passing, and we don't get that at every racetrack.” Jeff Gordon's tenth-place finish moved him past Mark Martin for the second-most top ten finishes in NASCAR history.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2014/11/16/jeff-gordon-sprint-cup-finale-homestead-chase/19153485/ Final pit stop costs Jeff Gordon a shot at victory Olson Jeff Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. November 16, 2014 usatoday.com November 16, 2014 Post–race During the race, NASCAR ordered Chad Knaus and members of Hendrick Motorsports to report to the NASCAR hauler after the race.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/11/NASCAR-Orders-Knaus-to-Hauler.aspx NASCAR Meets with Knaus after Race Long Dustin Motor Racing Network November 16, 2014 MRN.com November 16, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141119172418/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/11/NASCAR-Orders-Knaus-to-Hauler.aspx November 19, 2014 dead Knaus would not face any penalties for putting in a wheel spacer. “It’s really not a big deal,’’ Robin Pemberton said. “We were trying to clarify what went on. I’m not going to get into the weeds on (the rule), but sometimes if you thought you had an issue with a wheel stud or something mechanical like that, you may need to put a spacer on to get some clean threads for the lug nuts. I have no idea (why they wanted it on), that’s not our question. It really is such a minute deal. It’s fine. Everything is good.’’ Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 4 Kevin Harvick (CC) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 267 43 nb 2 31 Ryan Newman (CC) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 42 nb 3 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 267 41 4 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 40 5 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 39 6 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 38 7 11 Denny Hamlin (CC) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 37 nb 8 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 267 36 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 35 10 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 36 11 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 267 34 12 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 32 13 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 31 14 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 30 15 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 267 29 16 22 Joey Logano (CC) Team Penske Ford 267 28 nb 17 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 267 27 18 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 267 26 19 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 267 25 20 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 267 24 21 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 267 23 22 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 22 23 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 267 21 24 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 267 20 25 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 19 26 26 Cole Whitt (R) BK Racing Toyota 267 18 27 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 267 17 28 33 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 16 op 29 40 Landon Cassill Hillman–Circle Sport Chevrolet 267 15 op 30 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 267 14 31 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 267 13 32 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 267 12 33 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 264 11 34 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 263 10 35 7 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 263 9 36 66 Brett Moffitt Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 262 8 37 83 J. J. Yeley BK Racing Toyota 254 7 op 38 32 Blake Koch Go FAS Racing Ford 254 6 op 39 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 246 5 40 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 235 4 41 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 220 3 42 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 204 2 op 43 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 182 1 Notes regarding points (See Championship Points for explanation): nb - Driver and owner are not eligible for any of the three NASCAR bonus points (three for winning, one for leading a lap, one for leading the most laps) as they are a Championship Four driver and team. op - Driver did not declare for Sprint Cup Series driver points. Points listed are owner points only, used by NASCAR for bonus money programs and provisional starting positions. Race statistics 18 lead changes among different drivers 13 cautions for 52 laps Time of race: 3:16:31 Kevin Harvick won his fifth race in 2014 Final season standings Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 3 1 Kevin Harvick 5,043 10px 1 2 Ryan Newman 5,042 (-1) 10px 2 3 Denny Hamlin 5,037 (-6) 10px 2 4 Joey Logano 5,028 (-15) 10px 5 Brad Keselowski 2,361 (-2,682) 10px 6 Jeff Gordon 2,348 (-2,695) 10px 7 Matt Kenseth 2,334 (-2,709) 10px 2 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2,301 (-2,742) 10px 9 Carl Edwards 2,288 (-2,755) 10px 2 10 Kyle Busch 2,285 (-2,758) 10px 2 11 Jimmie Johnson 2,274 (-2,769) 10px 2 12 Kurt Busch 2,263 (-2,780) 10px 2 13 A. J. Allmendinger 2,260 (-2,783) 10px 2 14 Greg Biffle 2,247 (-2,796) 10px 15 Kasey Kahne 2,234 (-2,809) 10px 16 Aric Almirola 2,195 (-2,848) Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 1,619 10px 2 Ford 1,571 (-48) 10px 3 Toyota 1,444 (-175) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. Note A References Sprint Cup Series 2014 2014 Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 2015 Daytona 500 collapsed collapsed Ford EcoBoost 400 Ford EcoBoost 400 Ford EcoBoost 400 Category:NASCAR races at Homestead-Miami Speedway