2014 The Profit on CNBC 500

2014 The Profit on CNBC 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Race 2 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date March 2, 2014 (2014-03-02)
Location Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona
Course Permanent racing facility
1.0 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km)
Weather Temperatures reaching up to 72 °F (22 °C); wind speeds up to 15.9 miles per hour (25.6 km/h)[11]
Average speed 109.229 mph (175.787 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Team Penske
Time 25.828 seconds
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 224[12]
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 and Jeff Striegle (Booth)
Dan Hubbard (Backstretch) (Radio)
Nielsen Ratings 5.3/11 (Final)
4.8/9 (Overnight)
8.8 Million viewers[13]

The 2014 The Profit on CNBC 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on March 2, 2014, at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps on the 1 mile (1.6 km) asphalt tri-oval, it was the second race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Kevin Harvick won the race, his first win driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, while Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished second. Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, and Jeff Gordon rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (20th), Austin Dillon (24th), and Cole Whitt (27th).

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  13. ^ "Nielsen Ratings". Jayski.com. Jayski LLC. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.