2014 Bojangles' Southern 500

2014 Bojangles' Southern 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 8 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date April 12, 2014 (2014-04-12)
Location Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance 374 laps, 510.884 mi (822.188 km)
Scheduled Distance 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.800 km)
Weather Clear skies with a temperature of 81 °F (27 °C); wind out of the southwest at 10 mph (16 km/h)
Average speed 131.211 mph (211.164 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 26.802
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 238
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, Barney Hall and Jeff Striegle (Booth)
Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio)
Nielsen Ratings 3.6/7 (Final)
3.2/5 (Overnight)
5.921 Million viewers[9]

The 2014 Bojangles' Southern 500, the 65th running of the event, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on April 12, 2014, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. The race was contested over 374 laps – extended from 367 laps due to two attempts at a green–white–checker finish – on the 1.366 miles (2.198 km) oval, it was the eighth race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Kevin Harvick of Stewart-Haas Racing won the race, his second win of the season and first at Darlington, while Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished second. Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, and Greg Biffle rounded out the top five. The race was also the first Darlington race won by a polesitter since Dale Jarrett, in the 1997 Rebel (then a 400-mile race). The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (8th), Austin Dillon (11th), and Justin Allgaier (23rd). It was the longest race in Darlington Raceway history.

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  6. ^ "Bojangles' Southern 500 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. April 12, 2014. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  7. ^ "Points Standings" (PDF). MRN.com. NASCAR Statistics. April 12, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "Manufacturer Standings" (PDF). jayski.com. NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications. April 12, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
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