2014 Kobalt 400

February 2025 NAS Kobalt 400 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2014 Sprint Cup Series Schedule ESPN Internet Ventures ESPN March 7, 2014http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/schedule/tracks/las-vegas-motor-speedway.html Las Vegas Motor Speedway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com November 22, 2014http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=43&RaceID=6434&StatType=Entry+List Entry List Motor Racing Network March 3, 2014 MRN.com November 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140311095415/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=43&RaceID=6434&StatType=Entry+List March 11, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/03/Kobalt-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx First Practice Results Motor Racing Network March 7, 2014 MRN.com November 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140312143417/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/03/Kobalt-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx March 12, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=43&RaceID=6434&StatType=Qualifying Qualifying Results Motor Racing Network March 7, 2014 MRN.com November 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140310082301/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=43&RaceID=6434&StatType=Qualifying March 10, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/03/Kobalt-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx Second Practice Results March 8, 2014 MRN.com November 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140312143412/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/03/Kobalt-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx March 12, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/03/Kobalt-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Final Practice Results Motor Racing Network March 8, 2014 MRN.com November 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140312022444/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2014/03/Kobalt-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx March 12, 2014 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=6434&YearID=43&StatType=Race+Results Kobalt 400 Results Motor Racing Network March 9, 2014 MRN.com November 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141205173137/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=6434&YearID=43&StatType=Race+Results December 5, 2014 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/03lvms2014racereport.pdf Points Standings NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications March 9, 2014 jayski.com November 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141222075147/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2014/pdfs/03lvms2014racereport.pdf December 22, 2014 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/news/stats/2014/story/_/page/2014-NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-Manufacturer-Standings Manufacturer Standings Jayski, LLC,. 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Jayski.com March 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140402215315/http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/NASCAR-Televison-Ratings-2014 April 2, 2014 dead thumb|Joey Logano on pit road during the race. Logano would set a new track record during qualifying. The 2014 Kobalt 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on March 9, 2014, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mi asphalt tri-oval, it was the third race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Brad Keselowski won the race, his first win of the season, after Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran out of fuel half a lap from the finish. Earnhardt Jr. still finished second, while Paul Menard, Joey Logano, and Carl Edwards rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Austin Dillon (16th), Kyle Larson (19th), and Michael Annett (29th). Previous week's race Kevin Harvick held off Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the final nine laps to score victory in The Profit on CNBC 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Kevin-Harvick-Dominates-in-the-Desert.aspx Harvick Dominates in the Desert Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network March 2, 2014 MRN.com November 21, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129095339/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Kevin-Harvick-Dominates-in-the-Desert.aspx November 29, 2014 dead Harvick praised his team for the efforts in the early part of the season, since his move from Richard Childress Racing, stating "to add an extra team, bring in a bunch of new guys, new driver, Rodney Childers has just done a phenomenal job of putting this team together. These guys all want to win that is why they came here". He added that he was "really happy" with the engine that had been provided by Hendrick Motorsports. Earnhardt Jr. was disappointed to miss out on the victory, stating that he "would have loved to have won the race, am a little disappointed to have come that close", but like Harvick, praised his team for their performances, adding that they have "a lot of great chemistry and good communication going back and forth. Everybody's confidence is very high. Everybody's mood and morale is really high". Report Background thumb|left|Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the race track where the race was held The track, Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a four-turn, 1.5 mi D-shaped oval track that has sanctioned NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events since 1996.http://www.cbssports.com/nascar/tracks/page/lasvegas/las-vegas-motor-speedway Las Vegas Motor Speedway CBS Broadcasting Inc. CBS Sports March 6, 2013 March 6, 2013 After being reconfigured in 2007, the track has a 20° banking in each of the turns, while the rounded front stretch and the back straightaway has a 9° banking. The front stretch, the location of the finish line, is 2,275 ft long, 703 ft longer than the back straightaway. Las Vegas Motor Speedway also has a grandstand seating capacity of 138,000 people. Matt Kenseth was the defending winner of the race. Entry list The entry list for the Kobalt 400 was released on Thursday, March 6 at 3:08 p.m. Eastern time. Forty-eight cars 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 21 Trevor Bayne (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 24 Jeff Gordon (PC6) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26 Cole Whitt (R) Swan Racing Toyota 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30 Parker Kligerman (R) Swan Racing Toyota 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Travis Kvapil Go FAS Racing Ford 33 Timmy Hill Circle Sport Chevrolet 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 35 Blake Koch (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 40 Landon Cassill (i) 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 44 J. J. Yeley (i) Team XTREME Racing Chevrolet 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 Jeff Burton Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 77 Dave Blaney Randy Humphrey Racing Ford 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 83 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota 87 Joe Nemechek (i) NEMCO Motorsports 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 Practice First practice Carl Edwards was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.128 and a speed of 191.980 mph km/h on. Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.128 191.980 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 28.225 191.320 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.252 191.137Official first practice results Qualifying The race was the first to use the three-round knockout format for 1.25 miles (2.00 km) and longer tracks. The first round is 25 minutes. Competitors may drive as many laps as they wish, the fastest lap will count. The 24 fastest competitors in the first round advance to the second round. Those finishing in 25th-36th position start based on their speed. Those failing to qualify will have their owner points totals calculated. The six teams with the most owner points (previous year's at this race only) will take 37–42. The most recent former Sprint Cup champion not in the field will then be added, if necessary. If not, the seventh highest team in owner points not in the field will take the 43rd position. Positions 37-43 will be ranked by speed. The second round is ten minutes. The 12 fastest competitors advancing to the final round. Those failing to advance will start 13th-24th based on their speed in the second round. The final round is five minutes. The fastest driver in this round starts first. Positions 2-12 will be determined by their fastest laps in this round only. Joey Logano won the pole with a new track record time of 27.939 and a speed of 193.278 mph km/h on,http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Penske-Sweeps-Front-Row-Again.aspx Penske Sweeps Front Row Again Wackerlin Jeff Motor Racing Network March 7, 2014 MRN.com November 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140315122853/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Penske-Sweeps-Front-Row-Again.aspx March 15, 2014 dead leading a Team Penske front row ahead of Brad Keselowski. Logano stated that to "have a Penske front row the last two weekends at two completely different race tracks just goes to show how hard these guys have been working", while also stating that the team "obviously haven't won on Sunday yet, so we've got to figure out the big show, but we've had some good speed in our cars". Keselowski added that his car needed "a little bit more in race trim", and that he would "get a better idea and read for that tomorrow when we get back in race trim, but qualifying trim I think we've got our cars really refined well for this package and I'm very proud of where we're at". The issue of cool down laps came up again since NASCAR does not allow teams to use cool down units. Clint Bowyer stated that he was "not a huge fan of the cool down deal", and hoped NASCAR would look into the situation in regards to the closing speeds on track. Kasey Kahne cut a tire down on his cool down lap. Upon exiting his car, Kahne felt that "NASCAR doesn't have enough people to make a call that we can change it" and that he "sat there and waited and we didn't get to cool our car down". Dave Blaney, Landon Cassill, Blake Koch, Joe Nemechek and J. J. Yeley failed to qualify. Qualifying results 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 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 28.316 27.993 27.939 2 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 28.247 28.114 27.965 3 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.197 28.100 28.021 4 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.190 28.150 28.026 5 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.298 28.159 28.038 6 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.301 28.129 28.038 7 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.223 28.102 28.067 8 43 Aric Almirola Richard Childress Racing Ford 28.316 28.144 28.076 9 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 27.980 28.173 28.087 10 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.317 28.162 28.134 11 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.296 28.149 28.185 12 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 28.212 28.103 28.197 13 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.101 28.175 14 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.110 28.181 15 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.241 28.181 16 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.345 28.184 17 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.310 28.199 18 47 A. 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Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 28.324 28.200 19 66 Jeff Burton Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 28.320 28.208 20 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.291 28.216 21 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.275 28.282 22 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.258 28.340 23 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.292 28.346 24 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.352 28.494 25 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.362 26 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.437 27 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.456 28 26 Cole Whitt (R) Swan Racing Toyota 28.474 29 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.522 30 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 28.532 31 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 28.594 32 30 Parker Kligerman (R) Swan Racing Toyota 28.596 33 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.619 34 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 28.658 35 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 28.682 36 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 28.698 37 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 28.813 38 7 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 28.908 39 83 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota 28.991 40 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 29.028 41 33 Timmy Hill Circle Sport Chevrolet 29.115 42 32 Travis Kvapil Go FAS Racing Ford 29.135 43 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 29.922 Failed to qualify 44 35 Blake Koch Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.926 45 40 Landon Cassill Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 29.000 46 77 Dave Blaney Randy Humphrey Racing Ford 29.010 47 87 Joe Nemechek Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 29.537 48 44 J. J. Yeley Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 29.827 Official qualifying results Practice (post-qualifying) Second practice Brian Vickers was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.579 and a speed of 188.950 mph km/h on. Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.579 188.950 2 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.670 188.350 3 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 28.727 187.976Official second practice results Final practice Jamie McMurray was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.886 and a speed of 186.942 mph km/h on. Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.886 186.942 2 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.893 186.896 3 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.900 186.851Official final practice results Race First half thumb|Brad Keselowski won the race. The race began at 3:20 p.m. when Joey Logano led the field to the green flag. The first caution of the race flew on lap 17 after Josh Wise's engine expired on the backstretch. Brad Keselowski stayed out when the leaders pitted and assumed the lead for the restart on lap 23. Immediately thereafter, Keselowski spun his tires and lost the lead to teammate Logano. Debris in turn 3 brought out the second caution of the race on lap 45. Jimmie Johnson took just two tires, and beat Logano in the race off pit road, and led the field to the restart on lap 50. Kyle Busch took the lead from Johnson on lap 77 and held the lead to the next round of pit stops, on lap 96. Dale Earnhardt Jr. inherited the lead for a lap before he pitted, when the lead returned to Busch. Busch retained the lead to almost half distance, when Kevin Harvick took the lead on lap 130. He held the lead until his next pit stop on lap 140. Second half Busch, Keselowski and Matt Kenseth each had short spells out front before the lead re-cycled to Harvick, on lap 144. Debris on the backstretch brought out the third caution of the race on lap 155. Keselowski stayed out when the others pitted, to retake the lead for the restart on lap 161. With 73 laps to go, Harvick started having engine troubles that took him out of the race; this was the first of five straight races where he was plagued by mechanical trouble. The following lap, Keselowski gave up the lead to pit, when Johnson reclaimed the lead. Paul Menard moved to the front with 68 laps to go, but pitted with 62 laps to go and Johnson assumed the lead. He pitted the next lap to pass the lead to Earnhardt. Denny Hamlin took the lead with 56 laps to go, but pitted the next lap and the lead returned to Keselowski. Debris on the frontstretch brought out the fourth caution with 47 laps to go. Earnhardt Jr. stayed out when the leaders pitted to take the lead for the restart with 42 laps to go. Final lap On the final lap of the race, Earnhardt Jr. ran out of gas exiting turn 2 and Keselowski passed him to take the checkered flag.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Keselowski-Doubles-Down-in-Vegas.aspx Keselowski Doubles Down in Vegas Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network March 9, 2014 MRN.com November 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141205164457/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2014/03/Keselowski-Doubles-Down-in-Vegas.aspx December 5, 2014 dead Keselowski praised his Team Penske organization, stating that they were "just doing everything so well right now", while also stating his pleasure with the victory and the added bonus of being a competitor in the Chase for the Sprint Cup later in the season, stating that he did not "have to hear all that crap all year long about not being in the Chase". Earnhardt Jr. was disappointed with the way that his race finished, describing running out of gas as "tough", while stating that he and his team "have got a good thing going, we've got to be positive. We've got to keep trying to win races. I know my fans are disappointed, but we got to stay positive". Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 267 48 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 43 3 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 42 4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 267 41 5 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 40 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 39 7 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 37 8 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 36 9 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 35 10 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 35 11 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 34 12 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 33 13 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 267 31 14 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 267 30 15 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 29 16 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 28 17 66 Jeff Burton Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 267 27 18 47 A. 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Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 267 26 19 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 266 25 20 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 266 0 21 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 266 23 22 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 266 22 23 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 266 21 24 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 264 20 25 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 264 19 26 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 264 18 27 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 264 17 28 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 264 16 29 7 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 264 15 30 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 264 14 31 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 264 13 32 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 263 12 33 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 263 11 34 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 262 10 35 83 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota 261 9 36 26 Cole Whitt (R) Swan Racing Toyota 261 8 37 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 259 7 38 33 Timmy Hill Circle Sport Chevrolet 258 6 39 32 Travis Kvapil Go FAS Racing Ford 253 5 40 30 Parker Kligerman (R) Swan Racing Toyota 240 4 41 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 237 4 42 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 212 2 43 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 141 1Race Results Race summary Lead changes: 21 among different drivers Cautions/Laps: 4 for 18 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 35 minutes and 24 seconds Average speed: 154.633 mph km/h Media Television Fox SportsBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Larry McReynoldsColor commentator: Darrell Waltrip Matt YocumSteve ByrnesKrista VodaJeff Hammond Radio PRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark Garrow Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Wendy Venturini Brett McMillanSteve RichardsJim NobleBrad Gillie Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 133 10px 2 Brad Keselowski 132 (−1) 10px 2 3 Jimmie Johnson 117 (−16) 10px 2 4 Joey Logano 116 (−17) 10px 2 5 Jeff Gordon 115 (−18) 10px 3 6 Carl Edwards 105 (−28) 10px 7 Matt Kenseth 105 (−28) 10px 8 Denny Hamlin 101 (−32) 10px 6 9 Ryan Newman 97 (−36) 10px 4 10 Kyle Busch 95 (−38) 10px 1 11 Jamie McMurray 93 (−40) 10px 2 12 Greg Biffle 86 (−47) 10px 3 13 Austin Dillon (R) 84 (−49) 10px 10 14 Kevin Harvick 83 (−50) 10px 3 15 Kasey Kahne 83 (−50) 10px 3 16 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 80 (−53) Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 138 10px 2 Ford 132 (−6) 10px 3 Toyota 118 (−20) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. References Sprint Cup Series 2014 2014 The Profit on CNBC 500 2014 Food City 500 Kobalt 400 Kobalt 400 Kobalt 400 Category:NASCAR races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway