2014 Auto Club 400

2014 Auto Club 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Race 5 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Track map of the speedway at Auto Club Speedway AKA California Speedway
Track map of the speedway at Auto Club Speedway AKA California Speedway
Date March 23, 2014 (2014-03-23)
Location Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California
Course Permanent racing facility
2.000 mi (3.219 km)
Distance 206 laps, 412 mi (663.050 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (643.738 km)
Weather Clear with a temperature around 73 °F (23 °C); wind out of the SW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h).
Average speed 132.987 mph (214.022 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 38.438 seconds
Most laps led
Driver Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 104
Winner
No. 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
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 Dan Hubbard (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio)
Nielsen Ratings 4.4/10 (Final)
4.2/9 (Overnight)
7.1 Million viewers[11]

The 2014 Auto Club 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on March 23, 2014, at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 206 laps on the 2 miles (3.2 km) asphalt D-shaped oval – extended from 200 laps due to a green–white–checker finish – it was the fifth race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Kyle Busch won the race, his first win of the season, while Kyle Larson finished as the highest rookie in second, while Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, and Tony Stewart rounded out the top five. Behind Larson, the top rookies in the race were Austin Dillon in 11th, and Cole Whitt in 18th.

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  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). jayski.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. March 17, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. March 21, 2014. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
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  6. ^ "Second Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. March 22, 2014. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  7. ^ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. March 22, 2014. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  8. ^ "Auto Club 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. March 23, 2014. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  9. ^ "Points Standings" (PDF). jayski.com. NASCAR Statistics. March 23, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  10. ^ "Manufacturer Standings" (PDF). jayski.com. NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications. March 23, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  11. ^ "Nielsen Ratings". Jayski.com. Jayski LLC. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.