The 2014 History 300 was the 11th stock car race of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, and the 33rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Turner Scott Motorsports driver Kyle Larson would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his second career NASCAR Nationwide Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Team Penske driver Brad Keselowski and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch would finish second and third, respectively.

2014 History 300
Race details
Race 11 of 33 of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series
Date May 24, 2014
Official name 33th Annual History 300
Location Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed 149.771 miles per hour (241.033 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 29.493
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Larson Turner Scott Motorsports
Laps 82
Winner
No. 42 Kyle Larson Turner Scott Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network ABC
Announcers Dave Burns, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.

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 Anderson's Maple Syrup, Food Lion
3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, National Wild Turkey Federation
4 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Shot
5 Kevin Harvick (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Hunt Brothers Pizza
6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford AdvoCare
7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet Fire Alarm Services Patriotic
9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
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 American Diabetes Association
17 Tanner Berryhill (R) Vision Racing Dodge National Cash Lenders
19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota SupportMilitary.org
20 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota GameStop, Mario Kart 8
22 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford Discount Tire Patriotic
23 Carlos Contreras Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 38 Special, Voli Vodka
25 John Wes Townley (i) Athenian Motorsports Toyota Zaxby's
28 J. J. Yeley JGL Racing Dodge Texas 28 Spirits Stage
31 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Rockstar, AccuDoc Solutions
39 Ryan Sieg (R) RSS Racing Chevrolet Pull-A-Part, Cherokee Charcoal
40 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet The Motorsports Group
42 Kyle Larson (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Eneos
43 Dakoda Armstrong (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford Fresh from Florida
44 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota Central Texas Lath & Plaster, Chasco
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet All South Electric
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Agri Supply Company
54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
55 Ross Chastain (i) Viva Motorsports Chevrolet Florida Watermelon Association
60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford Roush Performance
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet Youtheory
74 Kevin Lepage Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Fryin' Saucer Guys
76 Tommy Joe Martins (R) Martins Motorsports Dodge Martins Motorsports
80 Johnny Sauter (i) Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Toyota
84 Chad Boat (R) Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet Billy Boat Motorsports
86 Kyle Fowler Deware Racing Group Chevrolet Bubba Burger
87 Chris Cockrum (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet Advanced Communications Group
93 Harrison Rhodes JGL Racing Dodge Voxer
98 Jeb Burton (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford Kendall-Jackson Avant
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 Thursday, May 22, at 4:00 PM EST. The session would last for one hour.[2] Brian Scott, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.221 and an average speed of 178.684 miles per hour (287.564 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.221 178.684
2 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.248 178.524
3 20 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.296 178.241
Full first practice results

Final practice

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The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, May 22, at 5:30 PM EST. The session would last for one hour and 20 minutes.[2] Chase Elliott, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.281 and an average speed of 178.330 miles per hour (286.994 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.281 178.330
2 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.306 178.183
3 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.449 177.346
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 24, at 10:40 AM EST.[2] Since Talladega Superspeedway is at least 1.25 miles (2.01 km) in length, the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included three rounds. The first round was 25 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 25 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 24 cars in Round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a lap. Round 3 consisted of the fastest 12 drivers from Round 2, and the drivers would have 5 minutes to set a time. Whoever was fastest in Round 3 would win the pole.[5]

Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole after setting a time of 29.493 and an average speed of 183.094 mph (294.661 km/h) in the third round.[6]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2) Time (R3) Speed (R3)
1 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota -* -* -* -* 29.493 183.094
2 22 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford -* -* -* -* 29.564 182.655
3 42 Kyle Larson (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 29.638 182.199
4 31 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 29.705 181.788
5 5 Kevin Harvick (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 29.745 181.543
6 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 29.851 180.898
7 20 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota -* -* -* -* 29.942 180.349
8 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 30.015 179.910
9 9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 30.018 179.892
10 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota -* -* -* -* 30.050 179.700
11 3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 30.165 179.015
12 98 Jeb Burton (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford -* -* -* -* 30.340 177.983
Eliminated in Round 2
13 60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford -* -* 30.145 179.134 - -
14 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 30.160 179.045 - -
15 99 James Buescher RAB Racing Toyota -* -* 30.208 178.761 - -
16 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford -* -* 30.222 178.678 - -
17 84 Chad Boat (R) Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 30.271 178.389 - -
18 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota -* -* 30.279 178.341 - -
19 55 Ross Chastain (i) Viva Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 30.291 178.271 - -
20 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -* 30.323 178.083 - -
21 28 J. J. Yeley JGL Racing Dodge -* -* 30.575 176.615 - -
22 44 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota -* -* 30.668 176.079 - -
23 16 Ryan Reed (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford -* -* 30.693 175.936 - -
24 80 Johnny Sauter (i) Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota -* -* 30.733 175.707 - -
Eliminated in Round 1
25 40 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 30.715 175.810 - - - -
26 25 John Wes Townley (i) Athenian Motorsports Toyota 30.725 175.753 - - - -
27 43 Dakoda Armstrong (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 30.753 175.593 - - - -
28 39 Ryan Sieg (R) RSS Racing Chevrolet 30.769 175.501 - - - -
29 4 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.812 175.256 - - - -
30 86 Kyle Fowler Deware Racing Group Chevrolet 30.893 174.797 - - - -
31 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 31.049 173.919 - - - -
32 76 Tommy Joe Martins (R) Martins Motorsports Dodge 31.065 173.829 - - - -
33 23 Carlos Contreras Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 31.153 173.338 - - - -
34 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 31.179 173.193 - - - -
35 74 Kevin Lepage Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 31.326 172.381 - - - -
36 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 31.338 172.315 - - - -
37 93 Harrison Rhodes JGL Racing Dodge 31.481 171.532 - - - -
38 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Toyota 31.909 169.231 - - - -
39 87 Chris Cockrum (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 32.734 164.966 - - - -
40 17 Tanner Berryhill (R) Vision Racing Dodge - - - - - -
Official starting lineup

*Time not available.

Race results

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Fin[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 3 42 Kyle Larson (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 200 82 running 0 $58,525
2 2 22 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 200 22 running 0 $44,300
3 1 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 27 running 0 $41,000
4 5 5 Kevin Harvick (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 0 $26,550
5 6 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 39 $29,000
6 7 20 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 67 running 0 $19,775
7 8 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 37 $25,050
8 16 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 0 running 36 $23,100
9 13 60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 0 running 35 $23,300
10 11 3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 34 $22,825
11 15 99 James Buescher RAB Racing Toyota 200 1 running 34 $21,000
12 10 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 32 $20,475
13 4 31 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 31 $19,975
14 23 16 Ryan Reed (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 199 0 running 30 $19,400
15 12 98 Jeb Burton (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 198 0 running 0 $19,680
16 24 80 Johnny Sauter (i) Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 198 0 running 0 $13,000
17 20 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 198 0 running 27 $18,575
18 19 55 Ross Chastain (i) Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 197 0 running 0 $18,350
19 27 43 Dakoda Armstrong (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 197 0 running 25 $18,275
20 18 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 197 0 running 24 $18,825
21 21 28 J. J. Yeley JGL Racing Dodge 197 0 running 23 $18,075
22 26 25 John Wes Townley (i) Athenian Motorsports Toyota 197 0 running 0 $12,020
23 31 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 197 1 running 22 $17,970
24 22 44 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota 197 0 running 20 $17,905
25 29 4 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 19 $18,370
26 17 84 Chad Boat (R) Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 18 $17,835
27 28 39 Ryan Sieg (R) RSS Racing Chevrolet 196 0 running 17 $17,800
28 25 40 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 195 0 running 0 $17,765
29 34 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 194 0 running 15 $17,720
30 14 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 193 0 running 14 $17,975
31 32 76 Tommy Joe Martins (R) Martins Motorsports Dodge 191 0 running 13 $17,640
32 30 86 Kyle Fowler Deware Racing Group Chevrolet 191 0 running 12 $11,595
33 33 23 Carlos Contreras Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 191 0 running 11 $17,550
34 38 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Toyota 189 0 running 10 $17,520
35 39 87 Chris Cockrum (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 186 0 running 0 $17,485
36 36 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 184 0 running 8 $16,600
37 9 9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 174 0 running 7 $16,600
38 37 93 Harrison Rhodes JGL Racing Dodge 135 0 engine 6 $16,556
39 35 74 Kevin Lepage Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 95 0 rear gear 5 $10,435
40 40 17 Tanner Berryhill (R) Vision Racing Dodge 81 0 engine 4 $10,330
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Larson picks up 2nd Nationwide win of season". ESPN. May 24, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2014 Nationwide Charlotte 1 Race Info Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (May 22, 2014). "Brian Scott leads five Sprint Cup regulars in first Nationwide Series practice at Charlotte". MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  4. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (May 22, 2014). "Chase Elliott is fastest in Thursday's second Nationwide Series practice at Charlotte". MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  6. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (May 24, 2014). "Kyle Busch qualifies repaired car No. 1 for Saturday's Nationwide Series race at Charlotte". MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "2014 History 300 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
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