| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 33 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 Martinsville Speedway | |||
| Date | October 26, 2014 | ||
| Location | Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility .526 mi (.847 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 263 mi (423.5 km) | ||
| Weather | Sunny with a temperature of 70 °F (21 °C); wind out of the WNW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 70.725 mph (113.821 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Chip Ganassi Racing | ||
| Time | 18.954 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 130 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN & MRN | ||
| Announcers |
Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree (Television) Joe Moore and Jeff Striegle (Booth) Dave Moody (Backstretch) (Radio) | ||
| Nielsen Ratings |
2.5/5 (Final) 2.3/5 (Overnight) 4.083 Million viewers[11] | ||
The 2014 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on October 26, 2014, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps on the .526-mile (.847 km) short track, it was the 33rd race of the 2014 Sprint Cup Series season, as well as the seventh race of ten in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the race, his fourth win of the season. Jeff Gordon finished second, while Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, and Joey Logano rounded out the Top 5. The top rookies in the race were Austin Dillon (12th), Justin Allgaier (17th), and Cole Whitt (18th).
- ^ "2014 Sprint Cup Series Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ "Martinsville Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ "Entry List". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. October 24, 2014. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. October 24, 2014. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ "Second Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. October 25, 2014. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. October 25, 2014. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ "Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 26, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
- ^ "Points Standings". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 26, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ "Manufacturer Standings". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 26, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ Paulsen (October 29, 2014). "Sprint Cup TV Ratings: Martinsville Down Despite Dale Jr. Win". SportsMediaWatch.com. Sports Media Watch. Retrieved October 30, 2014.