2014 TreatMyClot.com 300

The 2014 TreatMyClot.com 300 was the fifth stock car race of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 22, 2014, in Fontana, California, at Auto Club Speedway, a 2 miles (3.2 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. On the final restart with 16 to go, Kyle Larson, driving for Turner Scott Motorsports, would hold off fierce charges from the field to win his first career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Kevin Harvick, driving for JR Motorsports, and Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish second and third, respectively.

2014 TreatMyClot.com 300
Race details
Race 5 of 33 of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series
Date March 22, 2014
Official name 18th Annual TreatMyClot.com 300
Location Fontana, California, Auto Club Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2 mi (3.2 km)
Distance 150 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Scheduled Distance 150 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed 143.942 miles per hour (231.652 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 40.680
Most laps led
Driver Joey Logano Team Penske
Laps 96
Winner
No. 42 Kyle Larson Turner Scott Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Rusty Wallace, Andy Petree
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Auto Club Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Auto Club Speedway (previously California Speedway) was a two-mile (3.2 km), low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which hosted NASCAR racing annually from 1997 to 2023. It was also used for open wheel racing events. The racetrack was located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track was owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and was the only track owned by ISC to have its naming rights sold. The speedway was served by the nearby Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch.

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
3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet WESCO
4 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet Shakey's, K1 Speed
5 Kevin Harvick (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet TaxSlayer
6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford AdvoCare
7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet Hellmann's and Best Foods
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 Sport Clips Haircuts
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 DoubleTree
20 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota GameStop, Turtle Beach
22 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford Discount Tire
23 Carlos Contreras Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet Voli 38 Special
24 Jason White SR² Motorsports Toyota Be/More, Hoodz Ductz
28 Mike Wallace JGL Racing Dodge JGL Racing
31 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Rockstar
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 Charter Communications
44 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota Niece Equipment
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 Jimmy Means Racing
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 WIX Filters
70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet Youtheory
74 Kevin Lepage Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Mike Harmon Racing
79 Carl Long (i) Jimmy Means Racing Toyota Donate Life Nevada
87 Daryl Harr JD Motorsports Chevrolet Champions Against Bullying, PasmaCar
91 Jeff Green (i) TriStar Motorsports Toyota Hefty Ultimate
93 J. J. Yeley JGL Racing Dodge JGL Racing
98 David Ragan (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford Carroll Shelby Engine Co., DenBeste Heavy Equipment Rentals
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, March 21, at 1:40 PM PST. The session would last for 50 minutes.[2] Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 41.342 and an average speed of 174.157 miles per hour (280.279 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 41.342 174.157
2 5 Kevin Harvick (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 41.494 173.519
3 22 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 41.551 173.281
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, March 21, at 3:00 PM PST. The session would last for one hour and 25 minutes.[2] Ty Dillon, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 40.802 and an average speed of 176.462 miles per hour (283.988 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40.802 176.462
2 9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 41.221 174.668
3 99 James Buescher RAB Racing Toyota 41.326 174.224
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 22, at 10:40 AM PST.[2] Since Auto Club 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]

Elliott Sadler, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole after setting a time of 40.680 and an average speed of 176.991 mph (284.839 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 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota -* -* -* -* 40.680 176.991
2 20 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota -* -* -* -* 40.690 176.948
3 3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 40.748 176.696
4 22 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford -* -* -* -* 40.750 176.687
5 9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 40.775 176.579
6 5 Kevin Harvick (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 40.816 176.401
7 31 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 40.849 176.259
8 42 Kyle Larson (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 40.851 176.250
9 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 40.869 176.173
10 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 40.930 175.910
11 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 40.966 175.756
12 99 James Buescher RAB Racing Toyota -* -* -* -* 41.418 173.837
Eliminated in Round 2
13 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford -* -* 41.124 175.080 - -
14 93 J. J. Yeley JGL Racing Dodge -* -* 41.170 174.885 - -
15 16 Ryan Reed (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford -* -* 41.286 174.393 - -
16 98 David Ragan (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford -* -* 41.309 174.296 - -
17 39 Ryan Sieg (R) RSS Racing Chevrolet -* -* 41.457 173.674 - -
18 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota -* -* 41.474 173.603 - -
19 60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford -* -* 41.657 172.840 - -
20 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet -* -* 41.908 171.805 - -
21 44 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota -* -* 41.944 171.657 - -
22 46 Matt DiBenedetto The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 41.969 171.555 - - - -
23 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 41.983 171.498 - - - -
24 40 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 42.015 171.367 - - - -
Eliminated in Round 1
25 4 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet 42.071 171.139 - - - -
26 28 Mike Wallace JGL Racing Dodge 42.145 170.839 - - - -
27 43 Dakoda Armstrong (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 42.148 170.827 - - - -
28 74 Kevin Lepage Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 42.187 170.669 - - - -
29 91 Jeff Green (i) TriStar Motorsports Toyota 42.271 170.330 - - - -
30 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 42.283 170.281 - - - -
31 17 Tanner Berryhill (R) Vision Racing Dodge 42.307 170.185 - - - -
32 10 Blake Koch TriStar Motorsports Toyota 42.424 169.715 - - - -
33 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 42.448 169.619 - - - -
34 55 Jamie Dick Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 42.564 169.157 - - - -
35 87 Daryl Harr JD Motorsports Chevrolet 43.034 167.310 - - - -
36 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 44.032 163.517 - - - -
37 23 Carlos Contreras Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 44.588 161.478 - - - -
38 24 Jason White SR² Motorsports Toyota 45.671 157.649 - - - -
39 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota - - - - - -
Last car to qualify on time
40 79 Carl Long (i) Jimmy Means Racing Toyota 44.258 162.682 - - - -
Official starting lineup

*Time not available.

Race results

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Fin[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 8 42 Kyle Larson (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 150 17 running 0 $66,800
2 6 5 Kevin Harvick (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 150 8 running 0 $54,100
3 39 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150 25 running 0 $45,525
4 4 22 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 150 96 running 0 $36,325
5 1 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150 0 running 39 $39,982
6 5 9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 150 2 running 39 $31,606
7 2 20 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150 0 running 0 $22,400
8 3 3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 150 0 running 36 $27,231
9 13 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 150 0 running 35 $26,091
10 11 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 150 0 running 34 $28,081
11 7 31 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 150 0 running 33 $25,756
12 9 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 150 2 running 32 $25,456
13 16 98 David Ragan (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 150 0 running 0 $18,975
14 19 60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 150 0 running 30 $24,996
15 10 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 150 0 running 29 $25,611
16 12 99 James Buescher RAB Racing Toyota 150 0 running 28 $24,951
17 15 16 Ryan Reed (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 149 0 running 27 $24,541
18 18 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 149 0 running 26 $24,406
19 14 93 J. J. Yeley JGL Racing Dodge 149 0 running 25 $24,296
20 27 43 Dakoda Armstrong (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 148 0 running 24 $24,886
21 26 28 Mike Wallace JGL Racing Dodge 148 0 running 23 $24,076
22 17 39 Ryan Sieg (R) RSS Racing Chevrolet 148 0 running 22 $23,911
23 25 4 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet 147 0 running 21 $23,826
24 21 44 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota 147 0 running 20 $23,666
25 33 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 146 0 running 19 $24,031
26 30 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 145 0 running 18 $23,421
27 35 87 Daryl Harr JD Motorsports Chevrolet 145 0 running 17 $23,286
28 36 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 143 0 running 16 $23,166
29 37 23 Carlos Contreras Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 140 0 running 15 $22,991
30 28 74 Kevin Lepage Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 140 0 running 14 $23,181
31 31 17 Tanner Berryhill (R) Vision Racing Dodge 131 0 running 13 $22,751
32 38 24 Jason White SR² Motorsports Toyota 128 0 power steering 12 $22,641
33 24 40 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 126 0 engine 0 $16,320
34 34 55 Jamie Dick Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 126 0 running 10 $22,415
35 23 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 108 0 fuel pump 9 $22,294
36 20 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 107 0 running 8 $20,801
37 22 46 Matt DiBenedetto The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 8 0 vibration 7 $14,475
38 40 79 Carl Long (i) Jimmy Means Racing Toyota 7 0 electrical 0 $14,365
39 32 10 Blake Koch TriStar Motorsports Toyota 6 0 vibration 5 $14,115
40 29 91 Jeff Green (i) TriStar Motorsports Toyota 4 0 vibration 0 $14,080
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Larson holds off Harvick for 1st N'wide win". ESPN. 2014-03-23. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  2. ^ a b c "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2014 Nationwide Fontana Race Info Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  3. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2014-03-21). "Kyle Busch fastest in first of two Nationwide Series practices on Friday at Fontana". MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  4. ^ Estrada, Chris (2014-03-21). "Ty Dillon tops final Nationwide practice at Fontana". MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  5. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  6. ^ "Elliott Sadler wins Coors Light Pole Award". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2014-03-22. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  7. ^ "2014 TreatMyClot.com 300 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
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