2014 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300

The 2014 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 was the sixth stock car race of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, April 4, 2014, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In the closing laps of the race, JR Motorsports driver Chase Elliott would manage to pull away from the field to win his first career NASCAR Nationwide Series victory and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Kyle Larson, driving for Turner Scott Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.

2014 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300
Race details
Race 6 of 33 of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series
Date April 4, 2014
Official name 18th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts 300
Location Fort Worth, Texas, Texas 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 137.545 miles per hour (221.357 km/h)
Pole position
Driver JR Motorsports
Time 29.195
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick JR Motorsports
Laps 101
Winner
No. 9 Chase Elliott Kevin Harvick
Television in the United States
Network ESPN2
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Rusty Wallace, Andy Petree
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

Background

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Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

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 G&K Services
2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Shore Lodge
3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet WESCO
4 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
5 Kevin Harvick (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Hunt Brothers Pizza
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
13 Mike Wallace MBM Motorsports Toyota Headrush
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 SupportMilitary.org
20 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota GameStop, Lego The Hobbit
22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford Discount Tire
23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet Willbros Group
28 Derek White (i) JGL Racing Dodge Headrush
31 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Rockstar, AccuDoc Solutions
39 Ryan Sieg (R) RSS Racing Chevrolet Pull-A-Part
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 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota Whataburger
46 Matt DiBenedetto The Motorsports Group Chevrolet The Motorsports Group
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com, Value Lighting
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Better Business Bureau
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 Roush Performance
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet Youtheory
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Mike Harmon Racing
76 Tommy Joe Martins (R) Martins Motorsports Dodge Martins Motorsports
84 Chad Boat (R) Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet RedFest Music Festival
87 Kevin Lepage JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Ragú
93 J. J. Yeley 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 Thursday, April 3, at 5:00 PM CST. The session would last for one hour.[2] Ty Dillon, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.916 and an average speed of 180.505 miles per hour (290.495 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.916 180.505
2 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.969 180.186
3 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.058 179.653
Full first practice results

Final practice

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The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, April 3, at 6:30 PM CST. The session would last for one hour and 30 minutes.[2] Ty Dillon, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.940 and an average speed of 180.361 miles per hour (290.263 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.940 180.361
2 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.025 179.850
3 60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.053 179.683
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, April 4, at 3:10 PM CST.[2] Since Texas Motor Speedway 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]

Kevin Harvick, driving for JR Motorsports, would win the pole after setting a time of 29.195 and an average speed of 184.963 mph (297.669 km/h) in the third round.[6]

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2) Time (R3) Speed (R3)
1 5 Kevin Harvick (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 29.195 184.963
2 20 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota -* -* -* -* 29.274 184.464
3 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 29.295 184.332
4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 29.301 184.294
5 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota -* -* -* -* 29.305 184.269
6 9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 29.309 184.244
7 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 29.334 184.087
8 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford -* -* -* -* 29.365 183.892
9 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford -* -* -* -* 29.368 183.874
10 31 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 29.505 183.020
11 99 James Buescher RAB Racing Toyota -* -* -* -* 29.757 181.470
12 44 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota -* -* -* -* 29.811 181.141
Eliminated in Round 2
13 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -* 29.534 182.840 - -
14 84 Chad Boat (R) Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 29.654 182.100 - -
15 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota -* -* 29.673 181.984 - -
16 16 Ryan Reed (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford -* -* 29.807 181.165 - -
17 93 J. J. Yeley JGL Racing Dodge -* -* 29.841 180.959 - -
18 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet -* -* 29.885 180.693 - -
19 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 29.888 180.675 - -
20 40 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet -* -* 30.032 179.808 - -
21 39 Ryan Sieg (R) RSS Racing Chevrolet -* -* 30.090 179.462 - -
22 76 Tommy Joe Martins (R) Martins Motorsports Dodge -* -* 30.256 178.477 - -
23 4 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 30.296 178.241 - -
24 87 Kevin Lepage JD Motorsports Chevrolet 29.967 180.198 - - - -
Eliminated in Round 1
25 43 Dakoda Armstrong (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 30.177 178.944 - - - -
26 55 Jamie Dick Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 30.240 178.571 - - - -
27 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 30.341 177.977 - - - -
28 46 Matt DiBenedetto The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 30.385 177.719 - - - -
29 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 30.421 177.509 - - - -
30 17 Tanner Berryhill (R) Vision Racing Dodge 30.550 176.759 - - - -
31 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 30.836 175.120 - - - -
32 13 Mike Wallace MBM Motorsports Toyota 30.856 175.006 - - - -
33 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 31.485 171.510 - - - -
34 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 31.503 171.412 - - - -
35 28 Derek White (i) JGL Racing Dodge 32.285 167.260 - - - -
36 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota - - - - - -
37 42 Kyle Larson (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet - - - - - -
38 3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet - - - - - -
Qualified by owner's points
39 60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford - - - - - -
Last car to qualify on time
40 10 Blake Koch TriStar Motorsports Toyota 31.592 170.929 - - - -
Official qualifying results

*Time not available.

Race results

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Fin[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 6 9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 38 running 47 $72,094
2 36 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 38 running 0 $50,375
3 37 42 Kyle Larson (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 200 1 running 0 $40,875
4 1 5 Kevin Harvick (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 101 running 0 $41,275
5 4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 15 running 0 $29,200
6 2 20 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 1 running 0 $26,025
7 3 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 37 $30,903
8 9 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 200 0 running 0 $28,928
9 38 3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 35 $28,238
10 5 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 34 $28,328
11 7 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 33 $27,628
12 13 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 32 $27,128
13 11 99 James Buescher RAB Racing Toyota 200 0 running 31 $26,878
14 10 31 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 30 $26,518
15 12 44 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota 199 2 running 30 $26,608
16 17 93 J. J. Yeley JGL Racing Dodge 199 2 running 29 $26,198
17 21 39 Ryan Sieg (R) RSS Racing Chevrolet 199 2 running 28 $25,688
18 18 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 198 0 running 26 $25,303
19 23 4 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 25 $25,168
20 16 16 Ryan Reed (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 196 0 running 24 $25,558
21 20 40 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 195 0 running 0 $24,948
22 25 43 Dakoda Armstrong (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 195 0 running 22 $24,833
23 8 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 195 0 running 21 $24,648
24 29 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 194 0 running 20 $24,538
25 24 87 Kevin Lepage JD Motorsports Chevrolet 194 0 running 19 $24,753
26 27 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 191 0 running 18 $24,293
27 39 60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 167 0 crash 17 $24,183
28 26 55 Jamie Dick Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 164 0 crash 16 $24,063
29 33 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 131 0 suspension 15 $23,888
30 30 17 Tanner Berryhill (R) Vision Racing Dodge 120 0 wheel 14 $24,078
31 14 84 Chad Boat (R) Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 119 0 crash 13 $23,648
32 15 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 119 0 running 12 $23,538
33 19 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 66 0 vibration 11 $16,995
34 31 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 52 0 crash 10 $23,312
35 22 76 Tommy Joe Martins (R) Martins Motorsports Dodge 34 0 brakes 9 $16,755
36 35 28 Derek White (i) JGL Racing Dodge 29 0 transmission 0 $15,195
37 32 13 Mike Wallace MBM Motorsports Toyota 23 0 electrical 7 $15,075
38 34 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 6 0 engine 6 $15,040
39 28 46 Matt DiBenedetto The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 5 0 vibration 5 $14,790
40 40 10 Blake Koch TriStar Motorsports Toyota 2 0 vibration 4 $14,755
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Elliott, 18, earns 1st career N'wide victory". ESPN. April 5, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2014 Nationwide Texas 1 Race Info Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  3. ^ DiZinno, Tony (April 4, 2014). "Ty Dillon leads truncated NASCAR Nationwide practice in Texas". MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  4. ^ Staff Report (April 3, 2014). "Ty Dillon leads both Nationwide practices at Texas". NASCAR. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  6. ^ Estrada, Chris (April 4, 2014). "Kevin Harvick earns first Nationwide pole at Texas". MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "2014 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
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