2014 The Profit on CNBC 500

2014 The Profit on CNBC 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Race 2 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date March 2, 2014 (2014-03-02)
Location Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona
Course Permanent racing facility
1.0 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km)
Weather Temperatures reaching up to 72 °F (22 °C); wind speeds up to 15.9 miles per hour (25.6 km/h)[11]
Average speed 109.229 mph (175.787 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Team Penske
Time 25.828 seconds
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 224[12]
Winner
No. 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox & MRN
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds (Television)
Joe Moore and Jeff Striegle (Booth)
Dan Hubbard (Backstretch) (Radio)
Nielsen Ratings 5.3/11 (Final)
4.8/9 (Overnight)
8.8 Million viewers[13]

The 2014 The Profit on CNBC 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on March 2, 2014, at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps on the 1 mile (1.6 km) asphalt tri-oval, it was the second race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Kevin Harvick won the race, his first win driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, while Dale Earnhardt, Jr. finished second. Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, and Jeff Gordon rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (20th), Austin Dillon (24th), and Cole Whitt (27th).

Previous week's race

Although close on fuel and with a piece of bear bond from Ryan Newman's car stuck to his grill, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. took off on the last restart of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, moving in front of Jeff Gordon. Over the course of the last lap, an intense battle for the runner-up spots unfolded between Jimmie Johnson, Gordon, Brad Keselowski, and Denny Hamlin. Heading through turn 4, Kevin Harvick tried to force himself between Jamie McMurray and Kyle Busch in turn 4, and a wreck ensued as Harvick was sent into the wall, collecting a number of other cars including McMurray, Busch, Carl Edwards, and Reed Sorenson. While that was happening, Earnhardt, Jr. held off Hamlin and took the checkered flag to score his second Daytona 500 victory.[14] Earnhardt, Jr. stated that his car was "awesome" and after some help from Gordon on the restart, Earnhardt, Jr. "just took care of it from there".[14]

Report

Background

Phoenix International Raceway, the race track where the race was held.

The track, Phoenix International Raceway, is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races, the others being Richmond International Raceway, Dover International Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, and Martinsville Speedway.[15] The standard track at Phoenix International Raceway is a four-turn short track oval that is 1 mile (1.6 km) long.[16] The track's first two turns are banked from 10–11 degrees, while the third and fourth turns have an 8–9 degree banking. The front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 3 degrees, and the back stretch has a 10–11 degree banking.[16] The racetrack has seats for 55,000 spectators.[16] The 2013 winner was Carl Edwards.

Entry list

The entry list for The Profit on CNBC 500 was released on February 24 at 11:22 a.m. Eastern time. Forty-six 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)Swan RacingToyota
27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
30Parker Kligerman (R)Swan RacingToyota
31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
32Travis KvapilGo FAS RacingFord
33Brian Scott (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
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
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
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

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 25.951 and a speed of 138.723 mph (223.253 km/h).

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 88Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25.951138.723
2 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord26.022138.344
3 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.042138.238
Official first practice results

Qualifying

In the first running of NASCAR's new-for-2014 knockout qualifying system, Brad Keselowski won the pole with a new track record time of 25.828 and a speed of 139.384 mph (224.317 km/h).[17] Keselowski was intrigued as to how the qualifying session looked to the general public, stating "I'm more curious the feedback we get from our fans" and that "at the end of the day it's not about whether I like it, it's about whether they liked it".[17] Kevin Harvick, who missed out on the top 12 placings by 0.001 seconds in the first part of the session, complained about the cooling of the cars, defining it as "dumb", while also praising the qualifying concept as "really cool, but they need to let you cool the cars down. One of these times somebody is going to get clobbered in the back".[17] NASCAR did not allow teams to use cool-down units and teams were forced to run cool down laps on the track while other drivers were making qualifying laps.[17] Defending champion Jimmie Johnson opined that everyone understood "what NASCAR is trying to do, and I'm confident that if there is a problem they'll make some changes".[17] NASCAR vice president for competition Robin Pemberton stated that the organization would "continue to talk to the drivers and teams and solicit feedback and how, if anything, we can improve".[17] Justin Allgaier crashed his car during the opening session, switched to a backup car and started last as a result.[17]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord25.96825.828
2 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord25.86425.850
3 1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26.09125.905
4 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26.05726.021
5 88Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26.09026.022
6 16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord26.05426.023
7 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota25.99526.027
8 42Kyle Larson (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26.04626.027
9 43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord26.09126.034
10 41Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet26.04026.078
11 5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26.08926.108
12 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.12126.217
13 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet26.122
14 15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota26.123
15 31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26.126
16 55Brian VickersMichael Waltrip RacingToyota26.127
17 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26.136
18 13Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet26.165
19 20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.173
20 14Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet26.185
21 17Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord26.187
22 27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26.211
23 99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord26.236
24 3Austin Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet26.239
25 47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet26.243
26 95Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingFord26.265
27 78Martin Truex, Jr.Furniture Row RacingChevrolet26.296
28 38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord26.303
29 9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord26.317
30 34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord26.318
31 26Cole Whitt (R)Swan RacingToyota26.330
32 33Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26.331
33 10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet26.365
34 83Ryan Truex (R)BK RacingToyota26.495
35 23Alex Bowman (R)BK RacingToyota26.546
36 30Parker Kligerman (R)Swan RacingToyota26.591
37 35Blake KochFront Row MotorsportsFord26.615
38 66Joe NemechekIdentity Ventures RacingToyota26.670
39 36Reed SorensonTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet26.687
40 32Travis KvapilFAS Lane RacingFord26.712
41 7Michael Annett (R)Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet26.836
42 87Morgan ShepherdIdentity Ventures RacingToyota27.908
43 51Justin Allgaier (R)[N 1]HScott MotorsportsChevrolet—
Did Not Qualify (DNQ)
98Josh WisePhil Parsons RacingChevrolet26.610—
40Landon CassillCircle SportChevrolet26.644—
77Dave BlaneyRandy Humphrey RacingFord26.818—
Official qualifying results

Practice (post-qualifying)

Second practice

Harvick was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 26.133 and a speed of 137.757 mph (221.698 km/h).

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet26.133137.757
2 1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26.310136.830
3 42Kyle Larson (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26.310136.830
Official second practice results

Final practice

Kevin Harvick was also the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 26.285 and a speed of 136.960 mph (220.416 km/h).

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet26.285136.960
2 42Kyle Larson (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26.355136.596
3 31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26.372136.508
Official final practice results

Race

First half

Start

The race started at 3:20 p.m. with Brad Keselowski leading the field to the green flag, but he did not keep the lead for long as his teammate Joey Logano passed him to lead the first lap. Logano led the race for the entire first stint, ahead of a competition caution on lap 36, due to overnight downpours. Keselowski won the race off pit road to assume the lead, for the restart on lap 41. Just as it was at the first start, Logano assumed the lead on the first lap following the restart, and he held the lead until Kevin Harvick moved ahead on lap 74. Harvick held the lead until a scheduled pit stop on lap 111; Keselowski reassumed the lead before a pit stop of his own on lap 113, and Harvick returned to the head of the race for the next stint. The second caution of the race flew on lap 162, caused by debris on the frontstretch. Brian Vickers' car cut down a right-front tire and hit the wall in turn 3 under that caution.

Second half

Halfway

The race restarted on lap 170, but was almost immediately back under yellow flag conditions, after a multi-car incident which brought out the third caution. Danica Patrick made contact with Justin Allgaier going into turn 1 and both spun out. Travis Kvapil made contact with Patrick trying to avoid her.[18] Allgaier and Patrick discussed the incident post-race, with Allgaier telling the media that Patrick "was just upset because she got involved in the crash that we had", and that "she's been through this and that she felt like I needed to settle down at that point".[18] The race restarted on lap 176, with Harvick maintaining the lead. The fourth caution of the race flew on lap 187 after Patrick went high into the groove in turn 1, cut the left-rear tire and spun through 180 degrees before coming to a stop.

The race restarted on lap 192, with Harvick leading once again for the next stint, leading all the way to his next pit stop, with 76 laps to go and Carl Edwards assumed the lead position. Jeff Gordon and Ryan Newman also had stints at the head of the race, with Newman leading the race at the time of the fifth caution of the race, caused by debris on the backstretch, with 66 laps to go. Newman swapped positions with Clint Bowyer on pit road and the lead cycled back to Harvick, for the restart with 61 laps to go. The sixth caution of the race flew with 35 laps to go for debris in turn 1, with the restart coming with 30 laps to go. With 27 laps to go, David Gilliland's left-rear tire delaminated in turn 1, and in the circuit's dogleg, he over-corrected the car and spun around bringing out the seventh caution of the race. The race restarted with 21 laps to go, before the eighth caution of the race flew with 16 laps to go, after Kurt Busch's engine failed.

Finish

The race restarted with nine laps to go and Harvick held off Dale Earnhardt, Jr. to score the victory.[19] Harvick praised his Stewart-Haas Racing 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".[19] He added that he was "really happy" with the engine that had been provided by Hendrick Motorsports.[19] 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".[19]

Race results

Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 134Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet31248
2 588Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31242
3 12Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord31242
4 222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord31241
5 1724Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31240
6 448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31238
7 1531Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31238
8 2399Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord31237
9 718Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31235
10 31Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet31234
11 115Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31233
12 1920Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31232
13 1415Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota31232
14 1813Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet31230
15 943Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord31229
16 2014Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet31228
17 616Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord31227
18 2117Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord31226
19 1211Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31225
20 842Kyle Larson (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet31224
21 299Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord31123
22 2778Martin Truex, Jr.Furniture Row RacingChevrolet31122
23 2227Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31121
24 243Austin Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet31120
25 1655Brian VickersMichael Waltrip RacingToyota31119
26 2547A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet31018
27 3126Cole Whitt (R)Swan RacingToyota31017
28 3034David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord31016
29 2838David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord30916
30 4351Justin Allgaier (R)HScott MotorsportsChevrolet30914
31 3936Reed SorensonTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet30813
32 3233Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3080
33 2695Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingFord30711
34 417Michael Annett (R)Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet30710
35 3483Ryan Truex (R)BK RacingToyota3079
36 3310Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet3068
37 3735Blake KochFront Row MotorsportsFord3060
38 4032Travis KvapilFAS Lane RacingFord3026
39 1041Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet2925
40 3866Joe NemechekIdentity Ventures RacingToyota2920
41 3523Alex Bowman (R)BK RacingToyota2303
42 3630Parker Kligerman (R)Swan RacingToyota2262
43 4287Morgan ShepherdIdentity Ventures RacingToyota280

Race summary

  • Lead changes: 14 among different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 8 for 38
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 51 minutes and 23 seconds
  • Average speed: 109.229 miles per hour (175.787 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		Backstretch: Dan HubbardWinston Kelly
Steve Post
Alex Hayden
Woody Cain

Standings after the race

Note

  1. ↑ Justin Allgaier started from the rear after crashing his car in qualifying.

References

  1. ↑ "2014 Schedule". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 3, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ "January 3, 2013". NASCAR.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 24, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 28, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Qualifying Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 28, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Second Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. March 1, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. March 1, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  8. ↑ "The Profit on CNBC 500 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. March 2, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Points Standings" (PDF). jayski.com. NASCAR Statistics. March 2, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Manufacturer Standings" (PDF). jayski.com. NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications. March 2, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Weather History: Past Weather Reports – Phoenix, AZ – March 2, 2014". Old Farmer's Almanac. Yankee Publishing, Inc. March 2, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Results". NASCAR. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Nielsen Ratings". Jayski.com. Jayski LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  14. 1 2 Pistone, Pete (February 23, 2014). "Earnhardt Wins Daytona 500". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Tracks". NASCAR. Turner Sports. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  16. 1 2 3 "Phoenix International Raceway". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Long, Dustin (February 28, 2014). "Keselowski First 'Knockout' Pole Winner". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  18. 1 2 Long, Dustin (March 2, 2014). "Patrick and Allgaier Talk after Race". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  19. 1 2 3 4 Pistone, Pete (March 2, 2014). "Harvick Dominates in the Desert". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Standings". MRN Radio. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Standings". NASCAR. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
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