2014 5-hour Energy 400

The 2014 5-hour Energy 400 Benefiting Special Operations Warrior Foundation was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on May 10, 2014, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 miles (2.4 km) tri-oval, it was the eleventh race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Jeff Gordon won the race, his first win of the season and 89th overall, while Kevin Harvick finished second. Kasey Kahne, Joey Logano, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (12th), Austin Dillon (19th), and Michael Annett (25th).

2014 5-hour Energy 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 11 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date May 10, 2014 (2014-05-10)
Location Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.5 km)
Weather Scattered thunder storms with a temperature around 82 °F (28 °C); wind out of the SSW at 20 mph (32 km/h).
Average speed 128.149 mph (206.236 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 27.799
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 119
Winner
No. 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox & MRN
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds (Television)
Joe Moore and Jeff Striegle (Booth)
Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio)
Nielsen Ratings 3.5/7 (Final)
3.3/6 (Overnight)
5.8 Million viewers[9]

This was the first time a Sprint Cup race had been held at night at Kansas Speedway. The previous three spring Kansas races had been held as midday races.

Previous week's race

As the field was coming to the white flag, Alex Bowman got hit from behind by Ryan Newman and turned down into Jimmie Johnson. He then turned head on into the wall just in front of the start/finish line.[10] Also, Justin Allgaier got turned by Cole Whitt and slid through a small section of the infield grass that destroyed the nose of his car.[10] A big piece of it detached from the car and landed in the middle of the track just a few feet from the start/finish line.[10] With the field halfway down the backstretch, the caution was thrown and Denny Hamlin scored the victory in the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway.[10] “We really just want to win races regardless of the implications this means for the Chase,” Hamlin said. “It feels good to be back in Victory Lane. I’m just proud of our day today. We’ve come a long way. We couldn’t finish 22nd at the superspeedway races for a long time. It feels good to come to this type of racetrack and know you can win.”[10] "It's frustrating because the simple fact is that we both felt we had the opportunity to pounce," Clint Bowyer said of the finish he’d hoped for teaming up with Greg Biffle to catch the leader. "But NASCAR did the right thing. You can't put people in danger."[10]

Report

Background

Kansas Speedway, the race track where the race was held.

The track, Kansas Speedway, is a four-turn tri-oval track that is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long.[11] The track's turns are banked from seventeen to twenty degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is nine to eleven degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, is at only five degrees.[11] The racetrack has a seating capacity for more than 72,000 spectators.[11] Matt Kenseth was the defending race winner after winning the event in 2013.[12]

Entry list

The entry list for the 5-hour Energy 400 was released on Monday, May 5, 2014 at 10:23 a.m. Eastern time. Forty-four drivers were entered for the race.

No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Brad Keselowski (PC2)Team PenskeFord
3Austin Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
7Michael Annett (R)Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet
9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord
10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
12Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord
13Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet
14Tony Stewart (PC3)Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota
16Greg BiffleRoush-Fenway RacingFord
17Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.Roush-Fenway RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Matt Kenseth (PC5)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
23Alex Bowman (R)BK RacingToyota
24Jeff Gordon (PC6)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
26Cole Whitt (R)BK RacingToyota
27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
32Travis KvapilGo FAS RacingFord
33Timmy HillCircle SportChevrolet
34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord
36Reed SorensonTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet
38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord
40Landon Cassill (i)Circle SportChevrolet
41Kurt Busch (PC4)Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
42Kyle Larson (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord
44J. J. Yeley (i)Xxxtreme MotorsportsChevrolet
47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Jimmie Johnson (PC1)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51Justin Allgaier (R)HScott MotorsportsChevrolet
55Brian VickersMichael Waltrip RacingToyota
66Joe Nemechek (i)Michael Waltrip RacingToyota
77Dave BlaneyRandy Humphrey RacingFord
78Martin Truex, Jr.Furniture Row RacingChevrolet
83Ryan Truex (R)BK RacingToyota
88Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
98Josh WisePhil Parsons RacingChevrolet
99Carl EdwardsRoush-Fenway RacingFord
Official entry list
Key Meaning
(R) Rookie
(i) Ineligible for points
(PC#) Past champions provisional

Practice

First practice

Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.560 and a speed of 189.076 mph (304.288 km/h).

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 42Kyle Larson (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.560189.076
2 43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord28.629188.620
3 15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota28.643188.528
Official first practice results

Final practice

Tony Stewart was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.007 and a speed of 192.809 mph (310.296 km/h).

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 14Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet28.007192.809
2 15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota28.078192.321
3 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.090192.239
Official final practice results

Qualifying

Kevin Harvick won the pole position, setting a new track record.

Kevin Harvick won the pole with a time of 27.799 and a speed of 194.292 mph (312.683 km/h).[13] He also broke the previous track record in round two set last year by Matt Kenseth who started 28th.[13] "Now, we just have to put it all together (Saturday) night when it counts," Harvick said following his record pole run. "It makes life a lot easier when you can have pit stall one. Hopefully, we can have a good night. The weekend has gone well. We had a great test here a few weeks ago and everything has carried right over."[13] "We made the right adjustments and my car was really good through (Turns) one and two in the third round," Joey Logano said of his No. 22 Team Penske Ford. "It's a good starting spot. If you count out the restrictor-plate stuff, we're the only car to make it through every session this season. I'm proud of that and ready to go for another win."[13] "I'm most disappointed in the first run because I thought I had a good lap but obviously didn't push it hard enough," Jeff Gordon said, "...didn't drive it well enough to get us in that first time. And when we had to go back out and put extra laps on the tires and extra heat in the tires, it affected us from that point forward. I'm disappointed that we didn't go faster."[13] Dave Blaney was the only driver who failed to qualify for the race, while his son, Ryan Blaney made his Sprint Cup debut.

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2 R3
1 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet27.98327.74127.799
2 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord27.99627.87627.848
3 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord28.07627.92927.906
4 99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord27.96227.89727.952
5 42Kyle Larson (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet27.94727.92127.972
6 41Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet27.89127.89527.973
7 31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.09127.91028.006
8 14Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet27.98427.85728.045
9 10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet28.08727.94428.059
10 16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord27.96127.92828.128
11 1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.04127.94028.157
12 43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord28.11027.88728.372
13 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.09527.950
14 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.02227.973
15 55Brian VickersMichael Waltrip RacingToyota28.09227.976
16 27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.06327.995
17 5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.97128.005
18 51Justin Allgaier (R)HScott MotorsportsChevrolet28.06728.007
19 3Austin Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet28.08328.024
20 17Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord28.01228.032
21 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord28.00428.033
22 88Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.06628.089
23 15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota28.10128.153
24 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.11628.463
25 9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord28.128
26 78Martin Truex, Jr.Furniture Row RacingChevrolet28.160
27 13Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet28.172
28 20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.197
29 47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet28.258
30 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.265
31 83Ryan Truex (R)BK RacingToyota28.322
32 98Josh WisePhil Parsons RacingChevrolet28.399
33 23Alex Bowman (R)BK RacingToyota28.440
34 7Michael Annett (R)Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet28.520
35 44J. J. YeleyXxxtreme MotorsportsChevrolet28.542
36 26Cole Whitt (R)BK RacingToyota28.550
37 36Reed SorensonTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet28.567
38 34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord28.580
39 38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord28.649
40 40Landon CassillCircle SportChevrolet28.744
41 32Travis KvapilGo FAS RacingFord28.784
42 33Timmy HillCircle SportChevrolet28.848
43 66Joe NemechekMichael Waltrip RacingToyota28.973
Did not qualify
44 77Dave BlaneyRandy Humphrey RacingFord28.656
Official qualifying results

Race

Jeff Gordon won the race.

The race was set to start at 7:46 p.m. Eastern time, but the start of the race was delayed due to the weather. The cars started rolling off a few minutes after 8:00 p.m. but then rain started to pick up again. The race finally went green at 8:23 p.m. with Kevin Harvick leading the way.[14]

Harvick surrendered the lead on lap 42 to make his first stop of the night. Joey Logano assumed the position.

Logano hit pit road the next lap and gave the lead to Carl Edwards.

Edwards ducked onto pit road and handed the lead to Jeff Gordon.

Gordon gave up the lead to pit on lap 45 and Brad Keselowski took the top spot.

The first caution of the race flew on lap 47 when Clint Bowyer got loose exiting turn 2, overcorrected and spun out on the backstretch. Because this took place during a cycle of green flag stops, everyone but Keselowski was trapped a lap down. Kevin Harvick got the lucky dog and restarted second. The rest of the cars took the wave-around and got their lap back.

The race restarted on lap 53 and Harvick shot out back to the lead.

The second caution of the race flew on lap 60 for a vicious four car wreck when David Ragan got loose, slid in front of Ryan Truex, turned to the right into Landon Cassill and destroyed the left-front of his car. Michael Annett suffered damage spinning through the infield grass.

The race restarted on lap 67.

The third caution of the race flew on lap 71 when Denny Hamlin got loose exiting turn 2 and spun out.

The race restarted on lap 75.

Kevin Harvick hit pit road on lap 102 and handed the lead to Carl Edwards.

Edwards ducked onto pit road on lap 103 and surrendered the lead to Joey Logano.

The fourth caution of the race flew on lap 110 when Marcos Ambrose got loose and spun out through the grass exiting turn 4. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. exited pit road as the leader by taking just two tires. During the caution period, the Musco backstretch lights outside the track turned off for unknown reasons. The lights inside the track were still working. The drivers told race control that the backstretch was illuminated enough to continue racing.

The race restarted on lap 119.

Joey Logano took back the lead on lap 122.

Kasey Kahne took the lead on lap 139.

The fifth caution of the race flew on lap 150 when Jamie McMurray slammed the wall hard in turn 3 following a cut right-front tire.[15]“I’m not 100 percent sure,” said McMurray when asked what caused the accident. “I just entered turn three and I heard a small pop and then just lost all the steering and got into the fence and then knocked the oil lines and everything off which caused the fire. I’m not sure we didn’t really have any tire issues all weekend. Keith (Rodden, crew chief) had been kind of reporting to me what the tires looked like after each stop and hadn’t seen any really wear issues at all. I don’t know if it was just a bad tire or if I ran over something. Just lost all the air and ended up crashing.”[15] Kasey Kahne traded the lead with Joey Logano on pit road with the former stall being behind the start/finish line, but he exited as the leader. The backstretch lights that went out the previous caution period came back on to full power.

The race restarted on lap 161.

Joey Logano returned to the lead on lap 162.

The sixth caution of the race flew with 88 laps to go when Kurt Busch got loose exiting turn 4 and destroyed his splitter sliding through the grass. Jimmie Johnson opted not to pit and took over the lead.

The race restarted with 83 laps to go and Kyle Busch led a lap before Johnson took back the lead.

The seventh caution of the race flew with 81 laps to go for a multi-car wreck on the front stretch that collected six cars.[15] Exiting turn 4, A. J. Allmendinger got loose, hooked Justin Allgaier who went straight into the path of David Gilliland and both slammed the wall hard before the start/finish line.[15] Allmendinger continued through the grass.[15] Casey Mears also slid through the grass trying to avoid the wrecking cars.[15] “I am okay,” said Gilliland after he left the track’s infield care center for examination. “I don’t know what happened. It looked like the 47 (Allmendinger) and 51 (Allgaier) got together and the 51 came back up the track and I hit him and from there a lot of stuff happened. We are alright though. Just a little sore obviously. That is one of the hardest hits I have had in awhile. Hopefully it will be the hardest one for a while to come too. I am find though, just ready to get on with it.”[15] With so much debris on the front stretch and Gilliland's destroyed car needing to be removed, the pace car brought the field down pit road.

The race restarted with 73 laps to go and Joey Logano made his way back to the front.

The eighth caution of the race flew with 65 laps to go when Kurt Busch popped the left-rear tire and spun out exiting turn 2.

The race restarted with 60 laps to go and Kevin Harvick made his way back to the head of the field.

Harvick hit pit road to make his final stop of the race with 30 laps to go and Carl Edwards moved to the lead.

Edwards surrendered the lead to make his last stop with 26 laps to go and Matt Kenseth assumed the lead.

Kenseth ducked onto pit road for the final time with 25 laps to go and Jimmie Johnson assumed the lead.

Johnson dropped onto pit road for the final time with twelve laps to go and Brad Keselowski took over the lead.

Keselowski made his final stop with nine laps to go and the lead cycled back to Jeff Gordon.

Jeff Gordon held off a hard charging Kevin Harvick in the closing laps to score the victory.[16] “I don’t know what it is about this team, this ’24’ car and us here at Kansas on inaugural days, but I love this place,’’ Gordon said. “What an incredible job ... by this race team. They have been giving me the best racecars all year long. I’m going to be 43 this year, but I feel like I’m 25.’’[16] “What put us in second is I just didn’t get down pit road very good,’’ Harvick said. “I was paying attention to the fuel pressure gauge instead of the pit lights.’’[16]

Race results

Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 1324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26747
2 14Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet26744
3 175Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26742
4 222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord26741
5 2288Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26740
6 499Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord26739
7 910Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet26737
8 1243Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord26736
9 1348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26736
10 2820Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26735
11 731Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26733
12 542Kyle Larson (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26732
13 32Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord26732
14 1555Brian VickersMichael Waltrip RacingToyota26730
15 2418Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26730
16 1016Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord26728
17 1627Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26627
18 3011Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26626
19 193Austin Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet26625
20 814Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet26624
21 2678Martin Truex, Jr.Furniture Row RacingChevrolet26623
22 2017Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord26522
23 2315Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota26421
24 259Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord26420
25 347Michael Annett (R)Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet26419
26 2713Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet26418
27 2112Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord2630
28 3626Cole Whitt (R)BK RacingToyota26316
29 641Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet26315
30 2947A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet26214
31 4366Joe NemechekMichael Waltrip RacingToyota2620
32 3736Reed SorensonTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet26112
33 3298Josh WisePhil Parsons RacingChevrolet26111
34 4132Travis KvapilGo FAS RacingFord25810
35 3323Alex Bowman (R)BK RacingToyota2579
36 1851Justin Allgaier (R)HScott MotorsportsChevrolet1868
37 3938David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord1847
38 3834David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord1716
39 111Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1495
40 4233Timmy HillCircle SportChevrolet1374
41 3544J. J. YeleyXxxtreme MotorsportsChevrolet1360
42 4040Landon CassillCircle SportChevrolet630
43 3183Ryan Truex (R)BK RacingToyota571

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 25 among different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 8 for 47
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 7 minutes and 31 seconds
  • Average speed: 128.149 miles per hour (206.236 km/h)

Media

Television

Fox Sports
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Larry McReynolds
Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip
Matt Yocum
Steve Byrnes
Krista Voda
Jeff Hammond

Radio

MRN Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Joe Moore
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley
Winston Kelly
Steve Post
Alex Hayden
Pete Pistone

Standings after the race

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