2014 Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500

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2014 Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500
Race details [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Race 35 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
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Date November 9, 2014 (2014-11-09)
Location Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km)
Weather Sunny with a temperature of 83 °F (28 °C); wind out of the east at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Average speed 99.991 miles per hour (160.920 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 25.332
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 264
Winner
No. 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN & MRN
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, and Andy Petree (Television)
Joe Moore and Jeff Striegle (Booth)
Dan Hubbard (Backstretch) (Radio)
Nielsen Ratings 3.1/7 (Finals)
2.8/6 (Overnights)
5.091 Million viewers

The 2014 Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on November 9, 2014, at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps, it was the 35th and penultimate race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, as well as the ninth race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Kevin Harvick dominated the race on his way to scoring the win. Jeff Gordon finished second while Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (13th), Michael Annett (26th), and Alex Bowman (32nd).

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Previous week's race

Jimmie Johnson held off Brad Keselowski and Kevin Harvick to score his 70th career win in the AAA Texas 500. [11] “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.” [12]

Report

Background

Phoenix International Raceway, also known as PIR, is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation. The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 miles (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.

On Friday, the Dover Police Department announced it was conducting a criminal investigation into domestic assault allegations that involves Kurt Busch. [13] The allegations allege that Busch had had an altercation with Patricia Driscoll in his motor coach at Dover International Speedway late September during the weekend of the 2014 AAA 400. [13] The department issued a written statement saying, “The Dover Police Department can confirm that an investigation is being conducted based on an allegation of domestic assault that is alleged to have occurred in the City of Dover involving Mr. Busch. These allegations were brought to the Dover Police Department on Wednesday, November 5th at 2:00PM. At this time, the department is still investigating the victim's claims and will not have any further comment on this matter in order to preserve the integrity of the case. The Dover Police Department will release further information as it becomes available. We appreciate the public's and media's patience in this matter and are confident that the department is taking the proper investigative steps to ensure the case is resolved appropriately." [13] Rusty Hardin, attorney for Busch, said, "The Dover Police Department has been informed that Mr. Busch will fully cooperate with their investigation and he expects to be vindicated when the entire truth of the situation comes to light. This allegation is a complete fabrication by a woman who has refused to accept the end of a relationship and Mr. Busch vehemently denies her allegations in every respect. At this time we intend to have no further comment in the media out of respect for the Dover Police Department’s desire to conduct a thorough investigation without a media circus." [13] NASCAR has commented on the investigation, saying they are “aware of the investigation involving driver Kurt Busch. We recognize the seriousness of this matter and are actively gathering information from all parties, including law enforcement authorities and Stewart-Haas Racing. It would be inappropriate for NASCAR to comment further on this matter until we have more information." [13] Stewart Haas Racing, which has fielded cars for Busch this season, issued a statement saying, “This is an allegation Stewart-Haas Racing takes very seriously but we’re still gathering all of the facts." [13] Kurt Busch will race this weekend. [13]

Practice and qualifying

Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 25.438 and a speed of 141.521 miles per hour (227.756 km/h). [14] Denny Hamlin won the pole with a new track record time of 25.332 and a speed of 142.113 mph (228.709 km/h). [15] “We showed up today and had decent speed in race trim, not great speed but decent speed,” said Hamlin after his third pole of the season. “But we didn't show decent speed in qualifying and it just shows today that it's possible. We’ve got it in our car. We just gotta get for 312 laps now.” [15] "Kevin (Harvick) probably has a 10th on everyone," Kez says. "We probably have a second or third place car." [15] "You're either going to hit a walk off, or you're just going to race next weekend," said Harvick, who is last in the Chase standings and 18 points out of the lead. [15] Clay Rogers failed to qualify for the race. [16] Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 26.011 and a speed of 138.403 mph (222.738 km/h). [17] Jamie McMurray was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 26.257 and a speed of 137.106 mph (220.651 km/h). [18]

Race

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Kevin Harvick won the race.

The race was scheduled to begin at 3:15 PM Eastern time, but started five minutes late at 3:20 when Denny Hamlin led the field to the green flag. Thanks to Kevin Harvick splitting the middle in turn 4, Joey Logano took the lead from Hamlin on lap 25. The first caution of the race flew on lap 31 for debris on the backstretch. Denny Hamlin exited pit road in fourth, but came back down for a flat right-rear tire. [19] David Ragan stayed out to lead two laps before pitting. The race restarted on lap 36 with Logano leading the way. Kevin Harvick took the lead on lap 44. Casey Mears was running twelfth when his right-rear tire blew out on the dogleg, went spinning, made light contact with the inside wall towards turn 3 and brought out the second caution of the race on lap 81. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the race off pit road by taking two tires and assumed the lead. The race restarted on lap 88. Earnhardt wasn't the leader for long as Kevin Harvick took back the lead on the restart. Debris on the front-stretch brought out the third caution of the race on lap 96. The race restarted on lap 101. The fourth caution of the race flew on lap 123 for debris in turn 1. Joey Logano beat Harvick off pit road, but was forced to restart from the end of the longest line for equipment leaving the pit box. The race restarted on lap 128 with Harvick leading the way. The fifth caution of the race flew on lap 185 after Austin Dillon had a right-front tire blowout in turn 3. The race restarted on lap 192. Debris in turn 1 brought out the sixth caution of the race on lap 201. The race restarted on lap 206 and caution flew for the seventh time after Josh Wise was turned by Ty Dillon and rear-ended the wall in turn 4. The race restarted on lap 212. Kyle Busch got loose in turn 1, tagged the wall in 2 with the right-rear corner panel, came down and clipped Clint Bowyer and sent him head first into the backstretch wall. Cole Whitt also was taken out in an unrelated chain-reaction after rear-ending Casey Mears. These two wrecks brought out the eighth caution of the race. Because of all the bits and pieces on the track in turn 2, the race was red flagged on lap 216. It was lifted after four minutes. The race restarted on lap 221. The ninth caution of the race flew on lap 237 after Jimmie Johnson went high in turn 1 and just rode the wall. The race restarted with 69 laps to go. The tenth caution of the race flew with 68 laps to go when Jamie McMurray was turned in turn 2. The race restarted with 64 laps to go. Debris on the front-stretch brought out the eleventh caution of the race with 25 laps to go. The race restarted with 20 laps to go. The twelfth caution of the race flew with 16 laps to go when Landon Cassill had a left-rear tire blowout and rear-ended the wall in turn 4. Mike Wallace spun out trying to avoid him. The race restarted with twelve laps to go. Kevin Harvick dominated the race to score the victory. [20] "Wow. I guess that's what it feels like to hit a walkoff in extra innings. I mean this thing -- both races here -- has been bad to the bone," Harvick said after winning his fourth race at this 1-mile oval in the last five tries. Harvick would not have made the final four to race for the title without a win. I could tell that we were going to have to win because everybody was running in the front of the pack that we were racing against. I think this says a lot about our team. We had our backs against the wall. We're in victory lane and we get to go on." [21] In the final turn, Ryan Newman sent Kyle Larson into the wall to secure his place in the championship race. [22] “I just gave it my all,” Newman said. “I wasn’t proud of it but did what I had to get to this next round. That little boy has got a lot of things coming in this sport and he used me up like that in a truck at Eldora a couple years ago. From my standpoint, I call it even but I think if he was in my position, he’d have done the same thing.” [23] "Coming to the finish, there were a lot of cars racing really hard,” said Larson today. “I knew (Newman) was right around me and knew he needed to gain some spots to keep from getting eliminated from the Chase. It's a little upsetting he pushed me up to the wall, but I completely understand the situation he was in,” said Larson, “(I) can't fault him for being aggressive there. I think a lot of drivers out here would have done something similar if they were in that position." [24] Kevin Harvick (with the much-needed win), Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, and Ryan Newman were the four drivers who will race for the championship, which also meant that NASCAR will be having a new Sprint Cup Series champion. Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards, Brad Keselowski, and Matt Kenseth were the four drivers eliminated.

Results

Qualifying

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerR1R2
111 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 25.42625.332
22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 25.46825.338
34 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 25.50625.353
422 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 25.32725.389
520 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 25.53925.389
618 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 25.53325.393
724 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25.52025.412
842 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 25.47525.474
955 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 25.52125.480
1041 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 25.56025.498
1127 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 25.58725.552
1213 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 25.60725.761
1399 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 25.625
1478 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 25.639
1548 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25.649
1688 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25.662
1715 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 25.679
1817 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 25.680
191 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 25.685
2031 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 25.691
219 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 25.706
225 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25.720
2343 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 25.722
2447 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 25.761
253 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 25.770
2633 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 25.819
2751 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 25.826
2816 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 25.836
2914 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 25.863
307 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 25.880
3195 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 25.923
3210 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 25.927
3336 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 25.957
3438 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 26.029
3534 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 26.034
3698 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 26.098
3723 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 26.110
3840 Landon Cassill Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 26.114
3937 Mike Bliss Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 26.179
4026 Cole Whitt (R) BK Racing Toyota 26.197
4183 J. J. Yeley BK Racing Toyota 26.307
4232 Joey Gase Go FAS Racing Ford 26.432
4366 Mike Wallace Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 26.848
Did not qualify
4475 Clay Rogers Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 26.218

Race results

PosGridNo.DriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
134 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 31248
2724 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31242
3520 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31241
422 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 31240
5111 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31240
6422 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 31239
71041 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 31237
81688 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31237
92816 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 31235
10219 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 31234
112031 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31233
121478 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 31232
13842 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 31231
14191 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 31230
151399 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 31229
162447 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 31228
171817 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 31227
182343 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 31226
19955 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 31225
202914 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 31224
21225 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31223
223210 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 31222
231127 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31221
243438 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 31220
253534 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 31220
26307 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 31119
272633 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3100
283336 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 31016
293840 Landon Cassill Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 3100
304183 J. J. Yeley BK Racing Toyota 3090
313195 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 30913
323723 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 30812
334232 Joey Gase Go FAS Racing Ford 3080
34618 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30810
351213 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 3059
364366 Mike Wallace Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 3030
372751 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 3027
38253 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2836
391548 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2355
401715 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 2114
413698 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 2043
424026 Cole Whitt (R) BK Racing Toyota 1472
433937 Mike Bliss Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 160

Race summary

Standings after the race

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