2014 Oral-B USA 500

2014 Oral-B USA 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Race 25 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date August 31, 2014 (2014-08-31)
Location Atlanta Motor Speedway
Hampton, Georgia
Course Permanent racing facility
1.54 mi (2.48 km)
Distance 335 laps, 515.9 mi (830.8 km)
Scheduled Distance 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km)
Weather Partly cloudy with a temperature of 84 °F (29 °C); wind out of the west at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
Average speed 131.512 mph (211.648 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 29.118
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 195
Winner
No. 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network ESPN & PRN
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree (Television)
Doug Rice and Mark Garrow (Booth)
Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Doug Turnball (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio)
Nielsen Ratings 3.2/7 (Final)
3.0/7 (Overnight)
5.21 Million viewers[11]

The 2014 Oral-B USA 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on August 31, 2014, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 335 laps on the 1.54 mi (2.48 km) quad-oval, it was the 25th race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Kasey Kahne of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, his first win of the season. Matt Kenseth finished second, while Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (8th), Michael Annett (21st), and Austin Dillon (24th).

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  6. ^ "Second Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. August 30, 2014. Archived from the original on September 2, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  7. ^ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. August 30, 2014. Archived from the original on September 2, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  8. ^ "Oral-B USA 500 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 1, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  9. ^ "Points Standings". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 1, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  10. ^ "Manufacturer Standings". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 1, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  11. ^ Paulsen (September 3, 2014). "Sprint Cup TV Ratings: Atlanta Race on Par With Last Year, But Still Low". SportsMediaWatch.com. Sports Media Watch. Retrieved September 3, 2014.