2014 Ford EcoBoost 400

2014 Ford EcoBoost 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Race 36 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
The 2014 Ford EcoBoost 400 program cover, featuring a beluga whale. Artwork by Guy Harvey.
The 2014 Ford EcoBoost 400 program cover, featuring a beluga whale. Artwork by Guy Harvey.
Date November 16, 2014 (2014-11-16)
Location Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Weather Sunny with a temperature of 81 °F (27 °C); wind out of the ESE at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
Average speed 122.280 mph (196.791 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Hendrick Motorsports
Time 29.876
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 161
Winner
No. 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
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 (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio)
Nielsen Ratings 3.1/7 (Final)
2.9/6 (Overnight)
5.223 Million viewers[11]

The 2014 Ford EcoBoost 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on November 16, 2014, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps, it was the 36th and final race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, and the tenth and final race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. This race marked the final NASCAR broadcast for ESPN, ending an eight-year stint covering the sport;[12] as well as the final NASCAR broadcast for Allen Bestwick, who had covered the sport since 1986. He would remain with ESPN and ABC calling IndyCar races the following season.[13] Kevin Harvick held off Ryan Newman to score the victory and score his first ever championship. Chevrolet clinched its twelfth consecutive manufacturers championship. Newman was second while Brad Keselowski, Paul Menard, and Jamie McMurray rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (13th), Justin Allgaier (15th), and Austin Dillon (25th).

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  3. ^ "Entry List". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  4. ^ "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. November 14, 2014. Archived from the original on November 18, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. November 14, 2014. Archived from the original on November 19, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  6. ^ "Second Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. November 15, 2014. Archived from the original on November 18, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  7. ^ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. November 15, 2014. Archived from the original on November 18, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  8. ^ "Ford EcoBoost 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  9. ^ "Points Standings". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  10. ^ "Manufacturer Standings". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
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  12. ^ Lepore, Steve (July 23, 2013). "NBC wins rights to second half of NASCAR Sprint Cup season; pushes out ESPN, Turner". sbnation.com. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  13. ^ Utter, Jim (January 2, 2014). "NASCAR broadcaster Allen Bestwick to move to IndyCar Series broadcasts". ThatsRacin.com. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.