2014 Daytona 500

2014 Daytona 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Race 1 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date February 23, 2014 (2014-02-23)
Location Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.023 km)
Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Weather Cloudy, scattered showers/thunderstorms
Average speed 145.29 mph (233.82 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Richard Childress Racing
Time 46.426 seconds
Qualifying race winners
Duel 1 Winner Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing
Duel 2 Winner Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 54
Winner
No. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox & MRN
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds (Television)
Joe Moore and Barney Hall (Booth)
Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Jeff Striegle (3 & 4) (Radio)
Nielsen Ratings 5.6/10 (Finals)
5.3/10 (Overnights)
9.3 Million Viewers[17]

The 2014 Daytona 500, the 56th running of the event, was held on February 23, 2014 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 200 laps and 500 miles (800 km) on the 2.5 miles (4.0 km) asphalt tri-oval, it was the first race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. Dale Earnhardt Jr., driving for Hendrick Motorsports, won the race, making this his second Daytona 500 victory breaking a 55-race winless streak. Denny Hamlin finished 2nd, while Brad Keselowski, Jeff Gordon, and Jimmie Johnson rounded out the Top 5. This race had seven cautions and 42 lead changes among 18 different drivers. The top rookies of this race were polesitter Austin Dillon (9th), Alex Bowman (23rd), and Brian Scott (25th).

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