2014 AAA Texas 500

February 2025 NAS AAA Texas 500 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2014 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule ESPN October 19, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/schedule/tracks/texas-motor-speedway.html Texas Motor Speedway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com October 21, 2014 April 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150422111844/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/schedule/tracks/texas-motor-speedway.html deadhttp://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings/results/2014/aaa-texas-500.raceResults.entryList.html Entry List NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 27, 2014 NASCAR.com October 27, 2014http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/11/AAA-Texas-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx First Practice Results Motor Racing Network October 31, 2014 MRN.com October 31, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141031201535/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/11/AAA-Texas-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx October 31, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/11/AAA-Texas-500-Qualifying-Results.aspx Qualifying Results Motor Racing Network October 31, 2014 MRN.com October 31, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141101015639/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/11/AAA-Texas-500-Qualifying-Results.aspx November 1, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/11/AAA-Texas-500-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx Second Practice Results Motor Racing Network November 1, 2014 MRN.com November 1, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141101225941/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/11/AAA-Texas-500-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx November 1, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/11/AAA-Texas-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Final Practice Results Motor Racing Network November 1, 2014 MRN.com November 1, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141101234641/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/11/AAA-Texas-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx November 1, 2014 deadhttp://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings/results/2014/aaa-texas-500.raceResults.results.html AAA Texas 500 Results NASCAR Media Group, LLC. November 2, 2014 NASCAR.com November 3, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings.html Points Standings NASCAR Media Group, LLC. November 2, 2014 NASCAR.com November 3, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings.manufacturer.html Manufacturer Standings NASCAR Media Group, LLC. November 2, 2014 NASCAR.com November 3, 2014 2014 11 02 2014 34 36 TexasMotorSpeedway.svg 200px Texas Motor SpeedwayFort Worth, Texas 1.5 2.414 341 511.5 823.179 334 501 806.281 Partly cloudy with a temperature of 71 F C; wind out of the SSE at 14 mph km/h 132.239 mph km/h on Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing 27.095 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 191 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports ESPN & PRN Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree (Television)Doug Rice and Mark Garrow (Booth)Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Brad Gillie (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio) 2.8/6 (Final)2.6/6 (Overnight)4.749 Million viewershttp://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2014/11/nascar-brawl-tv-ratings-up-texas-chase-cup-espn/ Sprint Cup TV Ratings: Texas Hits Multi-Year High, But Brawl Unlikely Reason Paulsen Sports Media Watch November 6, 2014 SportsMediaWatch.com November 6, 2014 The 2014 AAA Texas 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on November 2, 2014, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 341 laps (extended from the scheduled distance of 334 laps due to two green-white-checkered attempts), it was the 34th race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season and eighth race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Jimmie Johnson won the race, his fourth win of the season and third straight win in the fall Texas race, while Kevin Harvick finished second. Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, and Jamie McMurray rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (7th), Justin Allgaier (20th), and Austin Dillon (21st). Report Background Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 mi km off around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. With the ability to seat over 190,000, Texas Motor Speedway has the largest capacity for any NASCAR track after Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedways, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway. 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) (CC) 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) (CC) 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) (CC) 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 Joey Gase (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 33 Timmy Hill 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 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 (CC) Roush Fenway Racing FordOfficial entry list Key Meaning (R) Rookie (i) Ineligible for points (PC#) Past champions provisional (CC) Chase Contender Practice and qualifying Brian Vickers was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 27.106 and a speed of 199.218 mph km/h on.http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/31/late-lap-puts-brian-vickers-atop-first-sprint-cup-practice-at-texas/ Late lap puts Brian Vickers atop first Sprint Cup practice at Texas Estrada Chris NBC Sports October 31, 2014 motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com October 31, 2014 Matt Kenseth won the pole with a time of 27.095 and a speed of 199.299 mph km/h on.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/10/Matt-Kenseth-Claims-Texas-Pole.aspx Kenseth Speeds to Texas Pole Long Dustin Motor Racing Network October 31, 2014 MRN.com October 31, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141101032207/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/10/Matt-Kenseth-Claims-Texas-Pole.aspx November 1, 2014 dead “It's crazy fast,’’ Kenseth said. “It's amazing that you can go around there with that much throttle in a Cup car. It was cold outside and you get a lot of grip. We haven't qualified that good this year most of the year. All three of those laps were all I could get.” “We hit it the second round, and I missed it in the third round, my fault,’’ Tony Stewart said. “To be the first to run 200 mph average on a 1.5-mile is pretty cool.” "It was three incredible laps and a great effort by our Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet team today," Jeff Gordon said. "All day long we have had a fast race car. It's awesome to be able to be able to back that up in qualifying."http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kenseth-beats-gordon-for-texas-pole Kenseth beats Gordon for Texas pole Vincent Amanda Motorsport.com, Inc. October 31, 2014 Motorsport.com October 31, 2014 Carl Edwards was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 27.503 and a speed of 196.342 mph km/h on.http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/01/chase-contender-carl-edwards-leads-saturday-am-practice-at-texas/ Chase contender Carl Edwards leads Saturday AM practice at Texas Estrada Chris NBC Sports November 1, 2014 motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com November 1, 2014 Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 27.865 and a speed of 193.791 mph km/h on.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2014/11/1/texas-motor-speedway-chase-for-the-sprint-cup-aaa-texas-500-practice-results.html Saturday's Texas Cup practice recaps Staff Report NASCAR Media Group, LLC. November 1, 2014 NASCAR.com November 1, 2014 Qualifying 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 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.158 27.087 27.095 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.078 27.042 27.096 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.036 27.169 27.138 4 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.174 27.173 27.148 5 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.043 27.055 27.158 6 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.100 26.985 27.203 7 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.298 27.034 27.204 8 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 27.262 27.172 27.218 9 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.286 27.173 27.227 10 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 27.069 27.168 27.263 11 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.210 27.157 27.267 12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.286 27.138 27.308 13 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 27.196 27.184 — 14 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.225 27.186 — 15 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.327 27.202 — 16 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 27.321 27.205 — 17 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 27.162 27.224 — 18 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.205 27.230 — 19 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.197 27.255 — 20 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.216 27.304 — 21 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 27.221 27.307 — 22 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 27.097 27.345 — 23 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 27.295 27.399 — 24 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 27.330 27.452 — 25 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 27.332 — — 26 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 27.386 — — 27 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.436 — — 28 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 27.455 — — 29 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.462 — — 30 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 27.497 — — 31 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 27.500 — — 32 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 27.553 — — 33 7 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 27.586 — — 34 40 Landon Cassill Hillman–Circle Sport Chevrolet 27.587 — — 35 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 27.599 — — 36 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 27.621 — — 37 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 27.629 — — 38 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 27.637 — — 39 83 J. J. Yeley BK Racing Toyota 27.821 — — 40 26 Cole Whitt (R) BK Racing Toyota 27.998 — — 41 66 Brett Moffitt Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 28.013 — — 42 33 Timmy Hill Hillman–Circle Sport Chevrolet 28.114 — — 43 32 Joey Gase Go FAS Racing Ford 28.476 — — Race Prior to the start of the race, Danica Patrick changed transmission and started last. thumb|Jimmie Johnson won the race. The race was scheduled to begin at 3:16 PM Eastern time, but started at 3:20 p.m. with Matt Kenseth leading the field to the green. During the first 30 laps of the race, Kenseth moved past Jimmie Johnson to become the all-time laps leader at Texas Motor Speedway. Danica Patrick made an unscheduled stop on lap 37 for a flat tire. The first caution of the race flew on lap 42 after Josh Wise got loose, overcorrected and hit the wall in turn 2.http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/02/chase-update-jimmie-johnson-rolling-along-at-texas-jeff-gordon-2nd-at-halfway/ Chase Update: Jimmie Johnson rolling along at Texas; Jeff Gordon 2nd at halfway Estrada Chris NBC Sports November 2, 2014 motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com November 2, 2014 The race restarted on lap 47. Kenseth led the first 53 laps, but Jimmie Johnson took the lead from him on lap 54.https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article9227057.html NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson plays spoiler with another win at Texas Utter Jim The Charlotte Observer November 2, 2014 ThatsRacin.com November 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141103032235/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/11/02/5285685/nascar-jimmie-johnson-plays-spoiler.html#.VFbelkuppuY November 3, 2014 live Johnson gave up the lead on lap 92 to pit and Kevin Harvick assumed the lead. Harvick ducked onto pit road on lap 93 and the lead cycled back to Johnson. Johnson pitted on lap 138 and Jeff Gordon assumed the lead. Gordon hit pit road on lap 139 and gave the lead back to Johnson. Debris in turn 2 brought out the second caution on lap 175. Johnson and Gordon swapped the lead on pit road with Johnson pitting before the start/finish line, but he beat Gordon off pit road. The race restarted on lap 183. Earlier in the race, Matt Kenseth became the all-time laps leader at Texas. Jimmie Johnson took back that title at somewhere between lap 183 and lap 200. Kyle Busch, who had won both Truck and Nationwide Series races and was looking to sweep the weekend, hit the wall and lost a tire on lap 205 to bring out the third caution of the race. Just as during the previous pit cycle, Gordon and Johnson swapped the lead on pit road before Johnson wins the race off. The race restarted on lap 211. Jeff Gordon took the lead from Johnson on lap 217. Caution flew for the fourth time on lap 223 for a Ford grill plate that came off the front of Carl Edwards's car. Denny Hamlin took two tires when the leaders took four to take the lead. The race restarted on lap 228 and Hamlin promptly lost the lead to Jeff Gordon. Debris in turn 4 brought out the fifth caution on lap 241. Jimmie Johnson beat Jeff Gordon off pit road to take back the lead. The race restarted on lap 247. Debris from the No. 10 car of Danica Patrick brought out the sixth caution of the race on lap 252. Brad Keselowski stayed out when the leaders pitted to take the lead. The race restarted on lap 259. Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski swapped the lead with 69 and 68 to go. Gordon was finally able to get by Keselowksi with 59 laps to go. The seventh caution of the race came out with 50 laps to go when A. J. Allmendinger lost the car in turn 3. Jimmie Johnson took back the lead off pit road. The race restarted with 44 laps to go. Caution flew for the eighth time with 39 laps to go for a trail of debris left by Brett Moffitt. Matt Kenseth stayed out when the leaders pitted and assumed the lead. The race restarted with 32 laps to go. Kurt Busch took the lead and caution flew for the ninth time with 31 laps to go. Joey Logano cut the right-front tire and spun out in turn 2. The race restarted with 26 laps to go. Caution flew for the tenth time with 21 laps to go after Kasey Kahne got loose exiting turn 4, made contact with Marcos Ambrose and went through the grass on the front stretch. The race restarted with 17 laps to go. Jimmie Johnson took back the lead. The eleventh caution of the race flew with 15 laps to go after Trevor Bayne hooked Kasey Kahne and sent him into the backstretch wall. The race restarted with nine laps to go. Jeff Gordon took the lead. Caution flew for the twelfth time with four laps to go after Clint Bowyer got loose, overcorrected and slammed the fall on the front stretch. Gordon lost the lead on the first attempt, made contact with Brad Keselowski, spun out and brought out the 13th caution of the race. Jimmie Johnson held off Keselowski and Harvick to score his 70th career win.http://racing.ap.org/article/johnson-wins-texas-gordon-irate-keselowski-0 Johnson wins at Texas, Gordon irate at Keselowski Fryer Jenna The Associated Press November 2, 2014 racing.ap.org November 2, 2014 https://archive.today/20141103005041/http://racing.ap.org/article/johnson-wins-texas-gordon-irate-keselowski-0 2014-11-03 dead “It's a testament to this team and the fact that we'll never give up,” said Johnson. “We'll always keep fighting and keep trying to make our cars better. We’re not in the Chase and not where we want to be - fighting for the championship.”http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/11/Jimmie-Johnson-Takes-Texas.aspx Johnson Takes Texas Thriller Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network November 2, 2014 MRN.com November 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141103035421/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/11/Jimmie-Johnson-Takes-Texas.aspx November 3, 2014 dead Post-race fight There was a brawl on pit road involving Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski and Kevin Harvick. Keselowski and Harvick were parked in the post-race impound area where the cars that finished second through sixth are held for post-race inspection. Gordon pulled his car and parked it right beside Keselowski's car. He got out and had a level-headed conversation with the driver of the No. 2 Ford that seemed to make him more angry. As Keselowski was putting on his Miller Lite cap, Kevin proceeded to shove him towards Gordon and the brawl began when Gordon grabbed Keselowski's firesuit. Multiple pit crews from the three racing stables as well as Paul Menard's, Danica Patrick's and Kasey Kahne's crew were involved (Keselowski's spot in the impound area was in the pit stall of the No. 27 car). ESPN's Jamie Little was caught in the middle of it. “We’re racing for the win,” said Keselowski of the on track contact as the crowd booed loudly during the interview. “[Wasn't trying] to wreck him, just racing hard. He left a hole and you know, everything you watch in racing, you leave a hole, you’re supposed to go for it. It closed back up and we made contact. I don't want to ruin anyone’s day. I want to win the race and that was our opportunity. Just didn't come together.” “I spun the tires a little bit but I got a pretty decent start and we went down into one and I just wanted to get to the outside of the 48 [Johnson] and out of nowhere, I got slammed by the 2 and it cut my left rear tire. He's just a dipshit," Gordon said in a nationally televised interview on ESPN. "I don't know how he's ever won a championship. I'm just sick and tired of him. ... That was a huge race for us. I'm proud of Jimmie Johnson for winning that race. I didn't want that you-know-what (Keselowski) to win that race. ... (Keselowski) gets himself in this position himself and as far as I'm concerned he's got to pay the consequences. ... It's total crap. The kid is just doing stuff way over his head."https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2014/11/02/jimmie-johnson-wins-at-texas-motor-speedway-aaa-texas-500/18384323/ Jimmie Johnson wins at Texas as another fight breaks out Ryan Nate Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. November 2, 2014 usatoday.com November 2, 2014 “I'm not trying to sit here and sugarcoat it and try to be The Intimidator,’’ Keselowski said. “That's not what I'm trying to say. My expectation is if there's a gap, they'll go for it. If there's a gap, I'll go for it. If it closes up, there's contact, then that's racing. And that's what happened today. Will those guys race me hard or harder than others? Absolutely, I'm certain they will. But that's just part of it. I can't fault them for that. I just feel like I have to go for the gap if it's there, and I have to race the way I race or I won't even be in NASCAR. I'd rather have enemies in NASCAR than have friends and be sitting at home.’’http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/11/Jeff-Gordon-Angry-With-Brad-Keselowski.aspx Gordon, Keselowski Scrap After Race Long Dustin Motor Racing Network November 2, 2014 MRN.com November 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141103045119/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/11/Jeff-Gordon-Angry-With-Brad-Keselowski.aspx November 3, 2014 dead “If you’re going to drive like that, you better be willing to fight,’’ Harvick said he told Keselowski. “He was going to stand behind his guys. Jeff Gordon deserved to at least have a face-to-face conversation with him. I wasn’t standing up for anybody. (Keselowski) just ran over (Gordon). He was standing back behind all his guys, not wanting to defend what he did. I said, ‘You’re the problem, get in your own fight.’ ‘’ Robin Pemberton, NASCAR's senior vice president of competition, said that series officials will review what took place to determine what, if any, penalties will be issued. “Holding onto each other and grabbing... that's one thing. When punches are landed, it's a different scenario," Pemberton said.http://motorsports-soapbox.blogspot.com/2014/11/commentary-few-random-tongue-in-cheek.html COMMENTARY: A Few Random, Tongue-In-Cheek Thoughts In The Aftermath Of Last Night's AAA 500 Moody Dave Godfather Motorsports November 3, 2014 GodfatherMotorsports.com November 3, 2014 Penalties On Tuesday, November 4, the following penalties were handed down by NASCAR regarding the post-race brawl.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2014/11/4/nascar-official-release-penalties-post-texas-fight-keselowski-gordon-harvick.html NASCAR penalizes crew members, crew chiefs Official NASCAR release November 4, 2014 NASCAR.com November 4, 2014 Jeremy Fuller, rear tire changer with the No. 5 team along with Dwayne Doucette and Jason Ingle, mechanics with the No. 24 team, were each fined $25,000 and suspended from NASCAR through the completion of the next six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship points races (returning for the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway, held on March 22). All three were found to be in violation of: • Section 12-1: Actions detrimental to stock car racing • Section 12-4.9: Behavioral penalty – involved in a post-race physical altercation with a driver on pit road Dean Mozingo, mechanic with the No. 24 team and the team's hauler driver, was fined $10,000 and suspended from NASCAR through the completion of the next three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship points races. He was found to be in violation of: • Section 12-1: Actions detrimental to stock car racing • Section 12-4.9: Behavioral penalty – involved in a post-race physical altercation with another crew member on pit road Kenny Francis, crew chief of the No. 5 team, and Alan Gustafson, crew chief of the No. 24 team, were each fined $50,000 and placed on NASCAR probation through the completion of the next six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship points races. They were found to be in violation of: • Section 9-4A: Crew chief assumes responsibility for the actions of his team members • Section 12-1: Actions detrimental to stock car racing • Section 12-4.9: Behavioral penalty "While the intensity and emotions are high as we continue through the final rounds of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, the actions that we saw from several crew members Sunday following the race at Texas are unacceptable," said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR senior vice president/competition and racing development. "We reviewed the content that was available to us of the post-race incident along pit road, and identified several crew members who crossed the line with their actions, specifically punching others." "We therefore have penalized four crew members as well as their crew chiefs, as they ultimately are responsible for members of their team per the NASCAR rulebook," Pemberton continued. "A NASCAR championship is at stake, but we can't allow behavior that crosses the line to go unchecked, particularly when it puts others in harm's way." Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 341 48 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 341 43 3 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 341 42 4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 341 40 5 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 341 39 6 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 341 38 7 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 341 37 8 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 341 37 9 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 341 35 10 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 341 35 11 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 341 33 12 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 341 32 13 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 341 31 14 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 341 30 15 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 341 29 16 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 341 28 17 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 341 27 18 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 341 26 19 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 341 25 20 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 341 24 21 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 341 23 22 7 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 341 22 23 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 341 21 24 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 341 20 25 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 341 20 26 26 Cole Whitt (R) BK Racing Toyota 341 18 27 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 341 17 28 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 341 16 29 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 340 16 30 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 338 14 31 83 J. J. Yeley BK Racing Toyota 338 0 32 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 338 12 33 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 337 11 34 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 335 10 35 33 Timmy Hill Hillman–Circle Sport Chevrolet 334 9 36 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 332 8 37 32 Joey Gase Go FAS Racing Ford 330 0 38 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 319 6 39 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 318 0 40 66 Brett Moffitt Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 283 4 41 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 256 3 42 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 245 2 43 40 Landon Cassill Hillman–Circle Sport Chevrolet 134 0 Race statistics 23 lead changes among different drivers 13 cautions for 61 laps Time of race: 3:52:05 Jimmie Johnson won his fourth race in 2014 Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 2 1 Joey Logano 4,072 10px 3 2 Denny Hamlin 4,072 (-0) 10px 1 3 Ryan Newman 4,070 (-2) 10px 3 4 Jeff Gordon 4,060 (-12) 10px 1 5 Matt Kenseth 4,059 (-13) 10px 6 Carl Edwards 4,059 (-13) 10px 7 Brad Keselowski 4,055 (-17) 10px 8 Kevin Harvick 4,054 (-18) 10px 9 Kyle Busch 2,270 (-1,802) 10px 1 10 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2,234 (-1,838) 10px 1 11 Jimmie Johnson 2,234 (-1,838) 10px 2 12 A. J. Allmendinger 2,228 (-1,844) 10px 13 Greg Biffle 2,209 (-1,863) 10px 1 14 Kurt Busch 2,192 (-1,880) 10px 1 15 Kasey Kahne 2,179 (-1,893) 10px 16 Aric Almirola 2,144 (-1,928) Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 1,524 10px 2 Ford 1,490 (-34) 10px 3 Toyota 1,365 (-159) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. References Sprint Cup Series 2014 2014 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 2014 Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 collapsed collapsed AAA Texas 500 AAA Texas 500 AAA Texas 500 Category:2010s in Fort Worth, Texas Category:NASCAR races at Texas Motor Speedway