2014 Blue Jeans Go Green 200

The 2014 Blue Jeans Go Green 200 presented by Cotton, The Fabric of Our Lives was the second stock car race of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, and the 10th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 1, 2014, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race was shortened from its scheduled 200 laps to 168 due to inclement weather. At race's end, Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate the race to win his 64th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Kevin Harvick, driving for JR Motorsports, and Brad Keselowski, driving for Team Penske, would finish second and third, respectively.

2014 Blue Jeans Go Green 200 presented by Cotton, The Fabric of Our Lives
Race details
Race 2 of 33 of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series
Date March 1, 2014
Official name 10th Annual Blue Jeans Go Green 200 presented by Cotton, The Fabric of Our Lives
Location Avondale, Arizona, Phoenix International Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 168 laps, 168 mi (270.37 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km)
Average speed 102.665 miles per hour (165.223 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Time 26.855
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 155
Winner
No. 54 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network ABC
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Phoenix International Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

Phoenix International Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whitetail Club
3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet WESCO
4 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford AdvoCare
7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet TaxSlayer
9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
10 Blake Koch TriStar Motorsports Toyota SupportMilitary.org
11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota OneMain Financial
14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota Hefty Ultimate
16 Ryan Reed (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes
17 Tanner Berryhill (R) Vision Racing Dodge BWP Bats
19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
20 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Reser's Fine Foods
22 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford Discount Tire
23 Carlos Contreras Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet Voli Vodka
24 Rubén García Jr. SR² Motorsports Toyota HDI Seguros
28 Mike Wallace JGL Racing Dodge JGL Racing
31 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Rockstar, AccuDoc Solutions
39 Ryan Sieg (R) (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
40 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet The Motorsports Group
42 Kyle Larson (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Cartwheel by Target
43 Dakoda Armstrong (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford WinField United
44 Will Kimmel TriStar Motorsports Toyota Ingersoll Rand
46 Matt DiBenedetto The Motorsports Group Chevrolet The Motorsports Group
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Donate Life
54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
55 Jamie Dick Viva Motorsports Chevrolet Viva Motorsports
60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford Ford EcoBoost
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet Charlie's Soap
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Mike Harmon Racing
76 Tommy Joe Martins (R) Martins Motorsports Ford Cross Concrete Construction
87 Daryl Harr JD Motorsports Chevrolet iWorld
88 Kevin Harvick (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Great Clips
90 Martin Roy King Autosport Chevrolet Veloce, Gamache Truck Center
93 Carl Long JGL Racing Dodge JGL Racing
99 James Buescher RAB Racing Toyota Rheem
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, February 28, at 11:00 AM MST. The session would last for 50 minutes.[2] Brad Keselowski, driving for Team Penske, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.278 and an average speed of 131.974 miles per hour (212.392 km/h).[3]

Pos # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 22 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 27.278 131.974
2 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.281 131.960
3 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.309 131.825
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, February 28, at 3:00 PM MST. The session would last for one hour and 25 minutes.[2] Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.209 and an average speed of 132.309 miles per hour (212.931 km/h).[3]

Pos # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.209 132.309
2 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.236 132.178
3 20 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.249 132.115
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 1, at 10:10 AM MST.[2] Since Phoenix International Raceway is under 1.25 miles (2.01 km) in length, the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included two rounds. The first round was 30 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 30 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 12 drivers in round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a time. Whoever set the fastest time in round 2 would win the pole.[4]

Brad Keselowski, driving for Team Penske, would win the pole, setting a time of 26.855 and an average speed of 134.053 miles per hour (215.737 km/h) in the second round.[5]

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 22 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford -* -* 26.855 134.053
2 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -* 26.857 134.043
3 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota -* -* 26.870 133.978
4 20 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota -* -* 26.949 133.586
5 3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -* 26.996 133.353
6 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota -* -* 26.997 133.348
7 88 Kevin Harvick (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 27.002 133.323
8 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 27.061 133.033
9 42 Kyle Larson (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 27.080 132.939
10 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford -* -* 27.105 132.817
11 9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 27.150 132.597
12 60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford -* -* 27.162 132.538
Eliminated in Round 1
13 31 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 27.191 132.397 - -
14 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.192 132.392 - -
15 16 Ryan Reed (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.232 132.197 - -
16 99 James Buescher RAB Racing Toyota 27.236 132.178 - -
17 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 27.454 131.128 - -
18 39 Ryan Sieg (R) (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 27.472 131.043 - -
19 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 27.717 129.884 - -
20 43 Dakoda Armstrong (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 27.774 129.618 - -
21 40 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 27.793 129.529 - -
22 10 Blake Koch TriStar Motorsports Toyota 27.804 129.478 - -
23 17 Tanner Berryhill (R) Vision Racing Dodge 27.880 129.125 - -
24 28 Mike Wallace JGL Racing Dodge 27.932 128.884 - -
25 4 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet 27.996 128.590 - -
26 44 Will Kimmel TriStar Motorsports Toyota 27.998 128.581 - -
27 55 Jamie Dick Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 28.062 128.287 - -
28 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 28.154 127.868 - -
29 46 Matt DiBenedetto The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 28.168 127.805 - -
30 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 28.243 127.465 - -
31 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 28.269 127.348 - -
32 24 Rubén García Jr. SR² Motorsports Toyota 28.364 126.921 - -
33 93 Carl Long JGL Racing Dodge 28.461 126.489 - -
34 76 Tommy Joe Martins (R) Martins Motorsports Ford 28.528 126.192 - -
35 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 28.614 125.813 - -
36 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 29.612 121.572 - -
37 87 Daryl Harr JD Motorsports Chevrolet - - - -
38 23 Carlos Contreras Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet - - - -
39 90 Martin Roy King Autosport Chevrolet - - - -
Official starting lineup

*Time unavailable.

Race results

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Fin[6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 3 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 168 155 running 0 $67,875
2 7 88 Kevin Harvick (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 168 4 running 0 $51,200
3 1 22 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 168 9 running 0 $40,800
4 9 42 Kyle Larson (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 168 0 running 0 $36,732
5 4 20 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 168 0 running 0 $24,375
6 6 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 168 0 running 38 $26,331
7 10 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 168 0 running 37 $24,866
8 8 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 168 0 running 36 $24,776
9 11 9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 168 0 running 35 $23,631
10 5 3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 168 0 running 34 $22,931
11 2 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 168 0 running 33 $23,081
12 16 99 James Buescher RAB Racing Toyota 168 0 running 32 $20,281
13 13 31 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 168 0 running 31 $19,706
14 18 39 Ryan Sieg (R) (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 168 0 running 0 $19,331
15 12 60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 168 0 running 29 $19,931
16 14 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 168 0 running 28 $18,881
17 17 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 168 0 running 27 $18,681
18 20 43 Dakoda Armstrong (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 167 0 running 26 $18,481
19 19 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 167 0 running 25 $18,306
20 24 28 Mike Wallace JGL Racing Dodge 166 0 running 24 $12,650
21 31 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 165 0 running 23 $18,056
22 15 16 Ryan Reed (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 164 0 crash 22 $17,926
23 28 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 164 0 running 21 $17,801
24 30 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 164 0 running 20 $17,701
25 32 24 Rubén García Jr. SR² Motorsports Toyota 164 0 running 19 $18,076
26 21 40 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 164 0 running 0 $17,476
27 25 4 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet 164 0 running 17 $17,351
28 23 17 Tanner Berryhill (R) Vision Racing Dodge 163 0 running 16 $17,276
29 38 23 Carlos Contreras Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 163 0 running 15 $17,226
30 39 90 Martin Roy King Autosport Chevrolet 160 0 running 14 $11,270
31 36 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 149 0 running 13 $17,121
32 27 55 Jamie Dick Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 131 0 engine 12 $17,061
33 26 44 Will Kimmel TriStar Motorsports Toyota 117 0 running 11 $17,021
34 35 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 86 0 crash 10 $16,986
35 34 76 Tommy Joe Martins (R) Martins Motorsports Ford 40 0 electrical 9 $10,740
36 37 87 Daryl Harr JD Motorsports Chevrolet 18 0 crash 8 $16,181
37 33 93 Carl Long JGL Racing Dodge 13 0 brakes 7 $9,940
38 29 46 Matt DiBenedetto The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 6 0 electrical 6 $9,886
39 22 10 Blake Koch TriStar Motorsports Toyota 3 0 vibration 5 $9,770
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Busch collects rain-shortened N'wide victory". ESPN.com. 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  2. ^ a b c "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2014 Nationwide Phoenix 1 Race Info Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on May 7, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Dale Earnhardt Jr. tops first Phoenix practice". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  4. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  5. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2014-03-01). "Brad Keselowski takes pole for Nationwide Series race at Phoenix". MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  6. ^ "2016 Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
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