2014 5-hour Energy 400

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]

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).

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.

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  4. ^ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 9, 2014. Archived from the original on May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
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  6. ^ "5-hour Energy 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 10, 2014. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
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  8. ^ "Manufacturer Standings" (PDF). jayski.com. NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications. May 10, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
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