2014 Federated Auto Parts 400

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2014 Federated Auto Parts 400
Race details [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Race 26 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
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Date September 6, 2014 (2014-09-06)
Location Richmond International Raceway
Richmond, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
0.75 mi (1.2 km)
Distance 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Weather Partly cloudy with a temperature of 88 °F (31 °C); wind out of the WSW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Average speed 104.702 mph (168.502 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Time 21.324
Most laps led
Driver Brad Keselowski Team Penske
Laps 383
Winner
No. 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network ABC & MRN
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree (Television)
Joe Moore and Jeff Striegle (Booth)
Dave Moody (Backstretch) (Radio)
Nielsen Ratings 3.0/5 (Final)
2.8/5 (Overnight)
4.92 Million viewers [10]

The 2014 Federated Auto Parts 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on September 6, 2014, at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps, it was the 26th race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and the final race prior to the Chase for the Sprint Cup, to decide the series champion. Brad Keselowski finished first after he dominated the race, leading 383 of the race's 400 laps. Jeff Gordon finished second while Clint Bowyer, Jamie McMurray, and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (11th), Austin Dillon (20th), and Justin Allgaier (28th).

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Previous week's race

Kasey Kahne took the lead on the second green-white-checker attempt and held off Matt Kenseth to score his first win of the season, at the Oral-B USA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Kahne felt that his car was "all over the place during the race but the guys stayed with me and worked hard", but felt proud that they had sealed his place in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Kenseth described the last two laps as "really intense", but also felt that "things are looking up" for the Joe Gibbs Racing driver. His team mate Denny Hamlin finished third, but felt he "couldn't capitalize, couldn't get the restarts and couldn't accelerate", while third was the best he could have imagined for the race. [11]

Report

Background

Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 0.75 miles (1.21 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series, and formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, a Verizon IndyCar Series race, and two United States Auto Club sprint car races.

With the race weekend being the final event before the Chase for the Sprint Cup commenced, there were numerous scenarios in play in order for the remaining places to the 16-driver Chase to be sealed. Numerous drivers inside the top 30 in points had the opportunity to seal a spot in the Chase with a victory in Richmond, while Ryan Newman, Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer and Kyle Larson. With them being inside the top 30 in points, Paul Menard, Austin Dillon, Jamie McMurray, Brian Vickers, Marcos Ambrose, Casey Mears, Martin Truex Jr., Tony Stewart, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Danica Patrick, Justin Allgaier, Michael Annett, David Gilliland, David Ragan and Cole Whitt could only qualify for the Chase with a win. [12]

Instead of using the normal 33, Circle Sport Racing team owner Joe Falk ran the number 90 to honor former team owner and Richmond native Junie Donlavey.

Entry list

The entry list for the Federated Auto Parts 400 was released on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at 8:32 a.m. Eastern time. Forty-four drivers were entered for the race.

No.DriverTeamManufacturer
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 Travis Kvapil Go FAS Racing Ford
34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford
36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
37 Mike Bliss (i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC 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
75 Clay Rogers (i)Beard Motorsports Chevrolet
78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
83 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
93 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota
98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet
99 Carl Edwards Roush-Fenway Racing Ford
Official entry list
KeyMeaning
(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 20.912 and a speed of 129.112 mph (207.786 km/h). [13] The session was three hours in length – unusual for NASCAR  – because Goodyear brought an entirely new tire compound and NASCAR wanted the teams to have as much time as possible to test the new tires. [14]

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
14 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 20.912129.112
22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 20.962128.805
322 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 20.977128.712
Official first practice results

Final practice

Carl Edwards was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 22.156 and a speed of 121.863 mph (196.119 km/h). [15] Brian Vickers switched to a backup car after blowing the left-rear tire of his car, which resulted in hitting the wall in turn two. Upon exiting his car, Vickers stated that he had "lost the left rear going down the front stretch" and that he "did the best I could to keep it off the wall". [16]

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
199 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 22.156121.863
22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 22.160121.841
315 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 22.179121.737
Official final practice results

Qualifying

Brad Keselowski won the pole with a time of 21.324 and a speed of 126.618 mph (203.772 km/h); it was the seventh pole of his Sprint Cup career. Keselowski expressed that it was "a great start to the weekend but still got a long ways to go" but also stated that he was "excited and I feel like we have a shot to win". Jeff Gordon joined Keselowski on the front row, praising his rival's lap time; he was almost a tenth of a second clear at the end of qualifying. Gordon praised his own team's ethic as well, stating "to be up here on the front row, that's certainly a great effort". [17] Clay Rogers, who was attempting to make his first start, was the only driver that failed to qualify.

Qualifying results

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerR1R2
12 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 21.57421.324
224 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.44121.422
348 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.48121.446
44 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 21.51621.453
522 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 21.48221.486
615 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 21.54821.491
717 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 21.53421.518
842 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 21.59021.586
941 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 21.56621.615
1099 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 21.60421.658
1111 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.53521.676
1231 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21.58321.693
1310 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 21.629
1427 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21.653
151 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 21.653
1620 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.666
1716 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 21.674
1855 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 21.688
1914 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 21.700
2018 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.706
215 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.713
2213 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 21.720
2347 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 21.726
2488 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.727
2523 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 21.730
2643 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 21.735
2751 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 21.737
283 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21.773
2978 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 21.794
3038 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 21.812
3190 David Stremme Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 21.824
3236 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 21.830
339 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 21.873
3440 Landon Cassill Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 21.882
3526 Cole Whitt (R) BK Racing Toyota 21.889
3698 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 21.903
3732 Travis Kvapil Go FAS Racing Ford 21.911
3893 J. J. Yeley BK Racing Toyota 21.922
3937 Mike Bliss Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 22.064
407 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 22.085
4166 Joe Nemechek Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 22.174
4234 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 0.000
4383 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota 0.000
Did not qualify
4475 Clay Rogers Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 21.993
Official qualifying results

Race

First half

Start

Brad Keselowski won the race from the pole position. Brad Keselowski Richmond 2015.jpg
Brad Keselowski won the race from the pole position.

The race was scheduled to start at 7:43 p.m. Eastern time, but started five minutes later with Brad Keselowski leading the field to the green. Keselowski held the race lead for the majority of the first stint, before he was passed by Kevin Harvick, on lap 43. The caution flag flew for the first time, for a scheduled competition caution on lap 51, due to rain showers earlier in the day; Keselowski retook the lead on pit road, and held the lead for the restart, on lap 58. Again, Keselowski led for a large portion of the race, before Harvick retook the lead on lap 120. Further down the order, Matt Kenseth made light contact with the wall in turn 1, but the caution flag was not brought out until lap 124. However, this was for an unrelated incident, as debris on the backstretch brought out the second caution of the race. Keselowski returned to the lead after his pit crew bettered Harvick's crew for their respective service; it was a lead he would not relinquish for the rest of the night.

Second half

Drunk fan on the fence

The race restarted on lap 132, and Keselowski continued to maintain order at the head of the order, and in the process, led his 1-thousandth lap of the season on lap 158. Debris brought out the third caution of the race on lap 262, with the restart on lap 271. One further caution occurred later in the race, when a fan ascended the catch fencing at turn 4, on lap 330. [18] [19] The fan was later arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and being drunk in public. The race restarted with 64 laps to go, and Keselowski held the front until the end – having led 383 of the race's 400 laps – to take his fourth win of the season and the top seeding for the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

Post-race

Keselowski stated in his post-race interview that he had "pinched myself once to make sure I wasn't dreaming. These are nights you don't forget as a driver and you live for", while stating that his car was "just flying" and that he "couldn't ask for a better way to enter the Chase than to win and take the first seed". Clint Bowyer finished third, and failed to overturn the points disadvantage he had, to make the Chase. Bowyer expressed disappointedly that it was "definitely frustrating not making that Chase, but like I said, when you do make the Chase, you want it to be for a championship, not just ride around in it". [20] After his eighth-place finish, Jimmie Johnson was taken to the infield care center due to dehydration. Hendrick Motorsports team mate Dale Earnhardt Jr.  – who was 12th in the finishing order – put the cause down to the ambient conditions, while also stating that he "thought I might have some trouble with it because I had a sinus cold all week" and that he "must have something going on — something that didn't agree with him today that he ate or drank". Another Hendrick driver, Jeff Gordon, also felt the conditions in his car, stating that he knew "there were a couple times when I felt like I was cramping a little bit as well". [21]

Race results

PosGridNo.DriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
112 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 40048
2224 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40042
3615 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 40041
4151 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 40040
544 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 40040
6522 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 40038
7941 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 40037
8348 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40036
91231 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40035
102643 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 40034
11842 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 40033
122488 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40032
131855 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 40031
142018 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 40030
151914 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 40029
161310 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 40028
17215 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39927
181427 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 39926
191716 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 39825
20283 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 39824
211111 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39823
221099 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 39622
232347 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 39621
243236 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 39620
252978 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 39619
26717 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 39618
27339 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 39517
282751 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 39516
293038 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 39515
303526 Cole Whitt (R) BK Racing Toyota 39414
312213 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 39413
323698 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 39412
334234 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 39411
343440 Landon Cassill Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 3940
353937 Mike Bliss Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 3940
363190 David Stremme Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 3928
37407 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 3927
382523 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 3916
393732 Travis Kvapil Go FAS Racing Ford 3915
404166 Joe Nemechek Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 3880
411620 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3303
424383 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota 3132
433893 J. J. Yeley BK Racing Toyota 310

Race statistics

Media

Television

ABC
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Allen Bestwick
Color-commentator: Dale Jarrett
Color commentator: Andy Petree
Jerry Punch
Dave Burns
Vince Welch
Jamie Little

Radio

MRN Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Joe Moore
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Backstretch: Dave MoodyWinston Kelly
Steve Post
Dustin Long
Woody Cain

Standings after the race

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