2014 Oral-B USA 500

The 2014 Oral-B USA 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on August 31, 2014, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 335 laps on the 1.54 mi (2.48 km) quad-oval, it was the 25th race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Kasey Kahne of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, his first win of the season. Matt Kenseth finished second, while Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (8th), Michael Annett (21st), and Austin Dillon (24th).

2014 Oral-B USA 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Race 25 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date August 31, 2014 (2014-08-31)
Location Atlanta Motor Speedway
Hampton, Georgia
Course Permanent racing facility
1.54 mi (2.48 km)
Distance 335 laps, 515.9 mi (830.8 km)
Scheduled Distance 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km)
Weather Partly cloudy with a temperature of 84 °F (29 °C); wind out of the west at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
Average speed 131.512 mph (211.648 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 29.118
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 195
Winner
No. 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network ESPN & PRN
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree (Television)
Doug Rice and Mark Garrow (Booth)
Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Doug Turnball (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio)
Nielsen Ratings 3.2/7 (Final)
3.0/7 (Overnight)
5.21 Million viewers[11]

Previous week's race

Joey Logano took the lead with 45 laps to go and had to hold off a late race charge by Team Penske teammate Brad Keselowski to score his third win of the 2014 season, at the Irwin Tools Night Race. Logano described the result as "awesome", and also reflected on his personal best 2014 campaign. Keselowski praised Logano's performance, stating that "he ran a great race" while his car "was just about equal to Joey's but he just had better track position than on us".[12]

Report

Background

The venue, Atlanta Motor Speedway, is a four-turn quad-oval track that is 1.54 miles (2.48 km) long.[13] The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, while the 2,332-foot (711 m) front stretch, the location of the finish line, and the 1,800-foot (550 m) back stretch are banked at five.[13] The track's racing surface width varies from 55 feet to 60 feet.[13] The defending race winner from 2013 was Kyle Busch.

Tony Stewart's status had been undecided going into the race. "It's just an emotional roller coaster all week, you know what I mean?" Greg Zipadelli, vice president of competition at Stewart-Haas Racing, stated after the previous weekend's race at Bristol Motor Speedway. "It is what it is. We do the best we can with what we've got right now. We'll keep praying, keep our fingers crossed that we get the boss back sooner rather than later."[14] On Thursday, it was announced by NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O'Donnell, that Stewart would return to racing at Atlanta. O'Donnell added that NASCAR had "remained in constant contact with his race team and we will stay very close to this situation as Stewart returns to competition".[15]

On Friday, Stewart spoke publicly for the first time since the events of August 9 at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in upstate New York. Stewart described the situation as "one of the toughest tragedies I've ever had to deal with, both professionally and personally. It will affect my life forever". He said he reached out to the Ward family and said "I want them to know I'm thinking about them and praying for them." Stewart-Haas Racing executive vice president Brett Frood said "for Tony, it's all about the healing process. That's why he's in the car," when asked why Stewart decided to return while the investigation into Ward's death remained open. "I am not going to comment on the incident itself. It was a tragic accident."[16] Stewart declined to answer any questions about the incident due to the ongoing investigation.[17]

Later, NASCAR President Mike Helton spoke about Stewart and a waiver that he would receive, if he won at Atlanta or the following weekend at Richmond. With the waiver, Stewart would be eligible to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup. While Stewart had not attempted to qualify the last two races and, therefore, would have been ineligible, NASCAR had the ability to grant an exemption to a driver for "unique circumstances".[18] "We made our decisions based on the circumstances we've got currently," Helton said. "And I think most everyone in this room understands at NASCAR, our effort, our scope of responsibility and authority is limited to the NASCAR community. We take the current circumstances that we are dealt with and make what we hope to be the best absolute conclusion. That's what we're talking about today, is the current set of circumstances and our reaction to them."[19]

Reaction to the waiver was mostly positive from fellow drivers. "I'm happy to know if I was out of the car for some reason that I'd get a chance to get back in the Chase," Brian Vickers said. "There's a lot of circumstances that I don't know exactly how they'd handle them. Obviously they've set a precedent here with Tony. One day I'd like to have kids. Does that mean I get to be at the hospital with my wife if she's having our first child even if it means missing a race but I can still make the Chase?" "I think the whole intent of eligibility for the Chase is so that somebody doesn't go take a vacation after winning a few races," Jeff Gordon said. "(NASCAR) wants the teams and the drivers that have earned their way in it. I believe if they win a race they should be in it."[20]

Entry list

The entry list for the Oral-B USA 500 was released on Monday, August 25, 2014 at 2:08 p.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
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
32J. J. Yeley (i)Go FAS RacingFord
33Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord
36Reed SorensonTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet
37Mike Bliss (i)Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet
38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord
40Landon Cassill (i)Hillman-Circle Sport LLCChevrolet
41Kurt Busch (PC4)Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
42Kyle Larson (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord
47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Jimmie Johnson (PC1)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51Justin Allgaier (R)HScott MotorsportsChevrolet
55Brian VickersMichael Waltrip RacingToyota
66Brett MoffittIdentity Ventures RacingToyota
77Joe Nemechek (i)Randy Humphrey RacingFord
78Martin Truex, Jr.Furniture Row RacingChevrolet
83Ryan Truex (R)BK RacingToyota
88Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingFord
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

Carl Edwards was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.747 and a speed of 192.855 mph (310.370 km/h). Tony Stewart, who sat out the last three races, was tenth with a time of 29.234 and a speed of 189.642 mph (305.199 km/h).[21]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord28.747192.855
2 31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.931191.628
3 9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord28.963191.417
Official first practice results

Qualifying

Kevin Harvick scored the pole position.

Kevin Harvick won the pole with a time of 29.118 and a speed of 190.398 mph (306.416 km/h). Harvick felt that his car did not change much during qualifying, but felt that he "messed the first round up really bad trying to do something that I wasn't doing in practice". Brad Keselowski joined Harvick on the front row, stating that his qualifying run – 0.052 seconds off Harvick's pole time – was his best since he started competing at Atlanta, praising his team's work in the process. In his first Sprint Cup qualifying session, Nationwide Series regular Ty Dillon qualified in 29th position. Dillon described the situation as "touch to come in...and expect a great qualifying effort", before stating that "it was a lot of fun going out there and qualifying with the big guys".[22] 44 drivers contested qualifying, with Michael McDowell failing to qualify.

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2 R3
1 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet29.44229.11529.118
2 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord29.18129.15029.170
3 42Kyle Larson (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet29.18929.20129.197
4 31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.48729.24729.272
5 20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.02629.04429.334
6 78Martin Truex, Jr.Furniture Row RacingChevrolet29.44229.28029.346
7 43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord28.98429.26629.391
8 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.17329.27729.409
9 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.43229.22129.419
10 5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.37729.25629.440
11 99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord29.20429.22229.480
12 14Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet29.44729.24629.504
13 3Austin Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet29.46829.308
14 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord29.45029.318
15 1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet29.43629.358
16 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.30429.363
17 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.42829.389
18 16Greg BiffleRacingFord29.39429.410
19 55Brian VickersMichael Waltrip RacingToyota29.30929.422
20 88Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.38029.509
21 15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota29.29029.536
22 41Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet29.48729.590
23 47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet29.45229.604
24 13Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet29.46929.655
25 7Michael Annett (R)Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet29.489
26 17Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord29.505
27 10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet29.529
28 37Mike BlissTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet29.571
29 33Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.595
30 23Alex Bowman (R)BK RacingToyota29.597
31 51Justin Allgaier (R)HScott MotorsportsChevrolet29.665
32 9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord29.704
33 27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.808
34 77Joe NemechekRandy Humphrey RacingFord29.816
35 66Brett MoffittIdentity Ventures RacingToyota29.833
36 98Josh WisePhil Parsons RacingChevrolet29.844
37 38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord29.893
38 34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord29.998
39 83Ryan Truex (R)BK RacingToyota30.022
40 26Cole Whitt (R)BK RacingToyota30.032
41 32J. J. YeleyGo FAS RacingFord30.209
42 40Landon CassillHillman-Circle Sport LLCChevrolet30.284
43 36Reed SorensonTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet30.321
Did Not Qualify
44 95Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingFord30.025
Official qualifying results

Practice (post-qualifying)

Second practice

Joey Logano was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 29.279 and a speed of 189.351 mph (304.731 km/h).[23]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord29.279189.351
2 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet29.438188.328
3 88Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.514187.843
Official second practice results

Final practice

Matt Kenseth was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.450 and a speed of 188.251 mph (302.961 km/h).[24]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.450188.251
2 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord29.510187.869
3 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.629187.114
Official final practice results

Race

Start

Kasey Kahne won the race.

The race was scheduled to begin at 7:46 PM Eastern time but started around five minutes later when Kevin Harvick led the field to the green flag. Brad Keselowski, who started second, spun the tires on the initial start and fell back to fifth. Harvick reported seeing a cat run across the race track in turn 3 on lap 14; it turned out to actually be a squirrel,[25] while Jimmie Johnson had black strip-like objects stuck to the hood pins of his grill. The caution flew for the first time on lap 38 for debris; NASCAR called Carl Edwards down to pit road to replace a faulty transponder, but he was allowed to retake his spot in 5th place. The race restarted on lap 45, and ran under green flag conditions until the caution flew for the second time on lap 78, after Jeff Gordon's car blew a tire and forced him into the wall in turn 3.[26] Denny Hamlin took the lead from Harvick during the pit stops.

The race restarted on lap 85, with Harvick and Hamlin dueling for the lead, before Hamlin was able to take it eventually on lap 86, holding Harvick all the way until lap 108. The caution flew for the third time on lap 117 after Ryan Truex spun through the grass on the front stretch. Hamlin retook the lead during the pit stop cycle, and led the field to the restart on lap 122. Tony Stewart made contact with the wall exiting turn 2 on the restart, while at the front, Matt Kenseth took the lead on lap 123. This pass for the lead occurred just before the caution flag flew again after Marcos Ambrose blew an engine. The race restarted on lap 135, and Kurt Busch took the lead from Kenseth on lap 136. Kenseth retook the lead on lap 158, before Harvick made his way back to the front, on lap 165.

Second half

Brad Keselowski took the lead as Harvick made his stop. Tony Stewart brought out the fifth caution on lap 172 after he hit the wall in turn 2. Stewart's crew chief Chad Johnston stated that Stewart "got off to a good start", but also stated that it was good to have his driver back in the car.[27] Matt Kenseth made his stop before the caution and reassumed the lead for the restart on lap 180. Harvick retook the lead on lap 183, and held the lead for the remainder of the stint, before the race's sixth caution on lap 209, due to some debris falling off the car of Kasey Kahne. Kenseth retook the lead during the pit stops, and held the lead at the restart on lap 215. Harvick retook the lead with 98 laps to go, before giving up the lead to pit with 67 laps to go.

Calamity

Debris on the backstretch helped Harvick's cause however; it brought out the seventh caution of the race. Hamlin assumed the lead under caution, before Harvick cycled back through to the lead once Hamlin had made his next pit stop of the race. The race restarted with 62 laps to go. Keselowski brought out the eighth caution with 28 laps to go after rear-ending Josh Wise. Hamlin won the race off pit road and assumed the lead for the restart, with 23 laps to go. Kahne took the lead almost immediately, and managed to fend off his rivals until the final two laps, when the caution flags flew for the ninth time, after Kyle Busch sent Martin Truex, Jr. into the wall. Kenseth won the race off pit road. On the first green-white-checker attempt, the field were unable to make it through turn one before cars started crashing.

Finish

Kahne took the lead on the second green-white-checker attempt and held off Kenseth to score his first win of the season. 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.[28]

Race results

Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 105Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33547
2 520Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33543
3 1711Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33542
4 1648Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33540
5 1199Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord33539
6 2710Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet33538
7 431Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33537
8 342Kyle Larson (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet33536
9 743Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord33535
10 1816Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord33534
11 2088Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33533
12 151Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet33532
13 2241Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet33532
14 1422Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord33530
15 1955Brian VickersMichael Waltrip RacingToyota33529
16 818Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33528
17 924Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33527
18 3327Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33526
19 14Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet33527
20 2617Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord33424
21 257Michael Annett (R)Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet33423
22 2413Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet33422
23 678Martin Truex, Jr.Furniture Row RacingChevrolet33421
24 133Austin Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet33420
25 2933Ty DillonRichard Childress Racing-Circle SportChevrolet3320
26 3151Justin Allgaier (R)HScott MotorsportsChevrolet33218
27 3834David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord33117
28 3738David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord33016
29 4336Reed SorensonTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet33015
30 4026Cole Whitt (R)BK RacingToyota32914
31 4240Landon CassillHillman-Circle Sport LLCChevrolet3290
32 4132J. J. YeleyGo FAS RacingFord3280
33 3698Josh WisePhil Parsons RacingChevrolet32811
34 3566Brett MoffittIdentity Ventures RacingToyota32710
35 3023Alex Bowman (R)BK RacingToyota3269
36 3983Ryan Truex (R)BK RacingToyota3268
37 3477Joe NemechekRandy Humphrey RacingFord3240
38 2115Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota3146
39 22Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord2966
40 2347A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet2584
41 1214Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet1703
42 329Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord1222
43 2837Mike BlissTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet230

Race statistics

  • 21 lead changes among different drivers
  • 10 cautions for 56 laps
  • Time of race: 3:55:24
  • Kasey Kahne won his first race in 2014

Media

Television

ESPN
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Allen Bestwick
Color-commentator: Dale Jarrett
Color commentator: Andy Petree
Dave Burns
Jim Noble
Vince Welch
Jamie Little

Radio

PRN Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright
Turns 3 & 4: Doug Turnball
Brett McMillan
Steve Richards
Brad Gillie
Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race

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