September 28, 2014
Starting from 6th place Car 24 Jeff Gordon Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet won the 45th Annual AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway for his 92nd career win. This is his 4th win & 19th Top 10 finish in 2014. This is his also his 5th win & 25th Top 10 finish in 44 races at Dover International Speedway. 2nd Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Wurth Ford started from 4th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 10 races at Dover International Speedway & is his 16th Top 10 finish in 2014. 3. 8. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet started from 8th place posted his 19th Top 10 finish in 26 races at Dover International Speedway.
4th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford started from 16th place followed by 5th place Car 20 Matt Kenseth Home Depot Husky Toyota started from 14th place. 6th Place Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet started from 7th place was the highest finishing rookie. 7th Place Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevrolet started from 26th place followed by 8th place Car 31 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Design A Scheme Chevrolet started from 20th place . 9th Place Car 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota started from 9th place & lastly in the Top 10 was Car 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota in 10th place started from 2nd place.
There had 5 Cautions for 23 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 63 for Debris on the frontstretch, 2nd Caution on lap 76 for Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Zest Ford crash in turn 2, 3rd Caution on lap 126 for Debris on backstretch, 4th Caution on lap 172 for Car 32 JJ Yeley CorvetteParts.net Ford crash in turn 2, 5th Caution on lap 255 for Debris turn in 2.
The race had 10 Lead Changes among 7 drivers: K. Harvick 1-147; B. Keselowski 148-172; K. Harvick 173-248; M. Kenseth 249; C. Bowyer 250; J. McMurray 251; B. Keselowski 252-304; J. Gordon 305-327; M. Kenseth 328; C. Edwards 329; J. Gordon 330-400.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): K. Harvick 2 times for 223 laps; J. Gordon 2 times for 94 laps; B. Keselowski 2 times for 78 laps; M. Kenseth 2 times for 2 laps; J. McMurray 1 time for 1 lap; C. Bowyer 1 time for 1 lap; C. Edwards 1 time for 1 lap.
After lap 330 Car 24 Jeff Gordon Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet took the lead & was able to hold on to it to the checkered flag with a Margin of Victory: 4.352 Seconds. Coors Light Pole award winner Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet led the most laps but had left front tire go down & a shock problem on lap 254.
The top 12 Chase drivers start the Contender Round with a baseline of 3,000 points. Any Chase driver who wins at Kansas, Charlotte or Talladega will advance automatically to the Eliminator Round. The Chase field will be reduced from 12 to 8 drivers at Talladega. Nascar planned to make the Chase for the Cup exciting to the last race, mission accomplished!
Top 16 in Points: B. Keselowski – 2,140; J. Logano – 2,136; K. Harvick – 2,123; J. Johnson – 2,121; J. Gordon – 2,117; Kyle Busch – 2,111; D. Earnhardt Jr. – 2,104; M. Kenseth – 2,097; R. Newman – 2,091; C. Edwards – 2,091; D. Hamlin – 2,081; K. Kahne – 2,079; A. Allmendinger – 2,077; Kurt Busch – 2,073; G. Biffle – 2,072; A. Almirola – 2,061.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 29
Unofficial Race Results for the 45Th Annual Aaa 400 – Sunday, September 28, 2014
Dover International Speedway – Dover, DE – 1 Mile Concrete
Total Race Length – 400 Laps – 400 Miles
Finishing Position Starting Position Car # Driver Team Laps Status
1. 6. Car 24 Jeff Gordon Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet 400 Running
2. 4. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Wurth Ford 400 Running
3. 8. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 400 Running
4. 16. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 400 Running
5. 14. Car 20 Matt Kenseth Home Depot Husky Toyota 400 Running
6. 7. Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 400 Running
7. 26. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevrolet 400 Running
8. 20. Car 31 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Design A Scheme Chevrolet 400 Running
9. 9. Car 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 400 Running
10. 2. Car 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 400 Running
11. 18. Car 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 400 Running
12. 3. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 400 Running
13. 1. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet 399 Running
14. 15. Car 14 Tony Stewart Mobil1/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 399 Running
15. 11. Car 55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 399 Running
16. 19. Car 27 Paul Menard CertainTeed/Menards Chevrolet 399 Running
17. 25. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevrolet 399 Running
18. 22. Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet 399 Running
19. 24. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Zest Ford 399 Running
20. 12. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 399 Running
21. 27. Car 16 Greg Biffle Post-it Ford 399 Running
22. 5. Car 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet 398 Running
23. 28. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Hungry Jack/ACME Chevrolet 398 Running
24. 10. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet 398 Running
25. 13. Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet 398 Running
26. 17. Car 9 Marcos Ambrose Twisted Tea Ford 398 Running
27. 30. Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 397 Running
28. 21. Car 43 Aric Almirola Nathan’s Famous Ford 397 Running
29. 23. Car 51 Justin Allgaier Brandt Professional Agriculture Chevrolet 395 Running
30. 29. Car 26 Cole Whitt Uponor Toyota 395 Running
31. 37. Car 34 David Ragan Plimpton & Hills Ford 395 Running
32. 33. Car 36 Reed Sorenson American Muscle Driving Experience Chevrolet 394 Running
33. 31. Car 38 David Gilliland Long John Silver’s Ford 393 Running
34. 34. Car 23 Alex Bowman Dr Pepper Toyota 391 Running
35. 36. Car 40 Landon Cassill Newtown Building Supplies Chevrolet 391 Running
36. 40. Car 37 Mike Bliss Accell Construction Inc. Chevrolet 391 Running
37. 38. Car 33 David Stremme Little Joe’s Autos Chevrolet 389 Running
38. 42. Car 83 Travis Kvapil Burger King Toyota 389 Running
39. 39. Car 32 JJ Yeley CorvetteParts.net Ford 387 Running
40. 41. Car 66 Mike Wallace Toyota 384 Running
41. 35. Car 7 Michael Annett Cypress HQ Chevrolet 361 Axle
42. 32. Car 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 197 Suspension
43. 43. Car 44 Timmy Hill Phoenix Warehouse Chevrolet 11 Vibration
Race Comments: Jeff Gordon won the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway, his 92nd NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
Failed to Qualify: N/A
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 03 Mins, 51 Secs. Average Speed: 130.541 MPH Margin of Victory: 4.352 Seconds.
3M Lap Leader: Kevin Harvick, #4 223 Laps
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Brad Keselowski, #2
Duralast Brakes “Brake in the Race” : Kevin Harvick, #4 Mahle Clevite
Engine Builder of the Race: Hendrick Engines, #24
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Matt Kenseth, #20
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race: Ryan Newman, #31 L. Lambert, -.101 sec
Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap : Kyle Busch, #18 Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Kyle Larson, #42
Next Race: Oct. 5, 2014 – Kansas Speedway