Car 24 Jeff Gordon Axalta Coatings Chevrolet won the 4th Annual 5-hour ENERGY 400 Benefiting Special Operations Warrior Foundation, for his 89th win in the Sprint Cup Series. This is his first win and eighth top 10 finish in 2014, which makes Gordon the 9th driver to win in the Sprint Cup Series in 11 races.
It was a close race as Gordon pitted 1 lap before leader Kevin Harvick and was able to hold off for the win by 2 car lengths. Jeff Gordon said to his team “how does that feel boys a weight has been lifted off our shoulders” & he now leads the point standings by 15 points over Matt Kenseth.
2nd place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Chevrolet posted his eighth top-10 finish in 17 races at Kansas Speedway. It is his fifth top-10 finish in 2014. 3rd place Car 5 Kasey Kahne FarmersInsurance/Thankamillionteachers.com Chev posted his seventh top 10 finish in 14 races at Kansas Speedway followed by Car 22 Joey Logano AAA Insurance Ford in 4th place. 5th place Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevrolet followed by Car 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 6th place. 7th place Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet posted her best career finish in a Sprint Cup Series race. 8th place Car 43 Aric Almirola Farmland Ford followed by Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet in 8th place. Finishing off the top 10 was Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota in 10th place. Kyle Larson (12th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Chevrolet leads the pack from the start and holds the lead until lap 41.
The race had 25 lead changes between 10 leaders & had 8 cautions for 47 laps. The 1st caution came out on lap 48 for Car 15 Clint Bowyer Cherry 5 hour Energy Special Ops Warrior Foundation Toyota had an amazing spin on the backstretch. He was able to regain control thanks to the 70ft wide backstretch and did not collect any other cars. 2nd caution came out on lap 61 for crash in Turn 4 involving Car 34 David Ragan Taco Bell Ford, Car 83 Ryan Truex Burger King Toyota, Car 7 Michael Annett Accell Construction Chevroet & Car 40 Landon Cassill Carsforsale.com Chevrolet. 3rd caution came out on lap 72 for Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight
Toyota spin in turn 2. 4th caution came out on lap 111 for Car 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford spin on the front stretch. 5th caution came out on lap 151 for Car 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet crash in turn 3. 6th caution came out on lap 181 for Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet spin on the front stretch.
7th caution came out on lap 188 for a bad crash on the front stretch involving Car 51 Justin Allgaier Brandt Professional Agriculture Chevrolet, Car 38 David Gilliland Long John Silver’s Ford, Car 34 David Ragan Taco Bell Ford, Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kingsford Charcoal Chevrolet, Car 27 Paul Menard Shrock/Menards Chevrolet, Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet. 8th caution came out on lap 181 for Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet spin turn 2.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 11
Unofficial Race Results for the 4Th Annual 5-Hour Energy 400 Benefiting
Special Operations Warrior Foundation – Saturday, May 10, 2014
Kansas Speedway – Kansas City, KS – 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 267 Laps – 400.5 Miles
Position Car # Driver Team Laps Status
1. Car 24 Jeff Gordon Axalta Coatings Chevrolet 267 Running
2. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Chevrolet 267 Running
3. Car 5 Kasey Kahne FarmersInsurance/Thankamillionteachers.com Chev 267 Running
4. Car 22 Joey Logano AAA Insurance Ford 267 Running
5. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevrolet 267 Running
6. Car 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 267 Running
7. Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet 267 Running
8. Car 43 Aric Almirola Farmland Ford 267 Running
9. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 267 Running
10. Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 267 Running
11. Car 31 Ryan Newman Kwikset Chevrolet 267 Running
12. Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 267 Running
13. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Wurth Ford 267 Running
14. Car 55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 267 Running
15. Car 18 Kyle Busch Snickers Toyota 267 Running
16. Car 16 Greg Biffle 3M Novec Ford 267 Running
17. Car 27 Paul Menard Shrock/Menards Chevrolet 266 Running
18. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 266 Running
19. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet 266 Running
20. Car 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 266 Running
21. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevrolet 266 Running
22. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Zest Ford 265 Running
23. Car 15 Clint Bowyer Cherry 5hourEnergySpecialOpsWarriorFndn Toyota 264 Running
24. Car 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 264 Running
25. Car 7 Michael Annett Accell Construction Chevrolet 264 Running
26. Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 264 Running
27. Car 12 Ryan Blaney SKF Ford 263 Running
28. Car 26 Cole Whitt Iowa Chop House Toyota 263 Running
29. Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet 263 Running
30. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kingsford Charcoal Chevrolet 262 Running
31. Car 66 Joe Nemechek Kansas Farm Bureau Toyota 262 Running
32. Car 36 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 261 Running
33. Car 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Ford 261 Running
34. Car 32 Travis Kvapil Mechanical Protection Plan Ford 258 Running
35. Car 23 Alex Bowman Dr.Pepper Toyota 257 Running
36. Car 51 Justin Allgaier Brandt Professional Agriculture Chevrolet 186 Accident
37. Car 38 David Gilliland Long John Silver’s Ford 184 Accident
38. Car 34 David Ragan Taco Bell Ford 171 Running
39. Car 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet 149 Accident
40. Car 33 Timmy Hill Little Joe’s Autos Chevrolet 137 Engine
41. Car 44 JJ Yeley Phoenix Warehouse Chevrolet 136 Engine
42. Car 40 Landon Cassill Carsforsale.com Chevrolet 63 Accident
43. Car 83 Ryan Truex Burger King Toyota 57 Accident
Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #66 (missing driver introductions). Failed to Qualify: (1) 77 Dave Blaney.
3M Lap Leader: Kevin Harvick, #4 119 Laps American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Kevin Harvick, #4 Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Hendrick Engines, #4 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Kevin Harvick, #4 Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race: Dale Earnhardt Jr, #88 (0.299 secs) Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Carl Edwards, #99 Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Kyle Larson, #42
Next Race: May. 16, 2014 – Charlotte Motor Speedway
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