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Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet wins the 65th Annual Bojangles’ Southern 500 in a green-white-checkered finish & became the 1st one to win 2 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races for 2014.
Having 2 wins, Kevin Harvick is the 1st driver to have his spot locked up 16-driver Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Harvick becomes the first driver to win from the pole at Darlington Raceway since Dale Jarrett in 1997.
Harvick had been fast all through out the race but the key was on lap 358 caution came out, when the leaders pitted, only Harvick, Kyle Busch and Keselowski took four tires while the rest only took two. Lap 360 race off pit road: Johnson, Dale Jr., Kenseth, Gordon, Harvick, Biffle, Newman, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, and Keselowski.
Lap 363 Green Flag: Jimmie Johnson led the field into Turn 1. Dale Jr. made a run but was denied. Lap 365 Caution: Debris in Turn 3. On Lap 366 Harvick will restart in third. Johnson leads, Dale Jr. in second. Lap 367 Jimmie Johnson chooses the outside lane as the control car. Harvick on the inside behind Dale Jr.
Lap 369 Green Flag: Jimmie Johnson led the field into Turn 1. Lap 369 Dale Jr. takes the lead with Kevin Harvick in second and Jimmie Johnson in third. Lap 369 Caution: Kurt Busch is spun by Clint Bowyer and hits the inside wall. Lap 373Green Flag: Dale Jr. leads the field into Turn 1. Junior chooses the inside line as the control car. Lap 373 Junior with a lead but Harvick is close behind. Harvick tries the outside. Lap 374Harvick passes Dale Jr. on the outside.
CHECKERED FLAG Kevin Harvick wins the Bojangles’ Southern 500.
This was a great race to watch but it really got exciting from lap 360 when the teams were either putting on 2 tires for position or 4 tires to be faster. Plus I think the re-start would have been a different result if Jimmie Johnson would have taken the inside lane instead the outside lane to start the race. The momentum of the Hendrick Engines having the most wins I would be watching for a win from Jeff Gordon or Jimmie Johnson in the next race.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 8
Unofficial Race Results for the 65Th Annual Bojangles’ Southern 500 –
Saturday, April 12, 2014 Darlington Raceway – Darlington, SC – 1.366 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 374 Laps – 510.884 Miles –
Position Car # Driver Team Laps Pts Status
1. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet, 374, 48, Running
2. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevrolet, 374, 43, Running
3. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, 374, 42, Running
4. Car 20 Matt Kenseth Home Depot Husky Toyota, 374, 41, Running
5. Car 16 Greg Biffle 3M / Red Cross Ford, 374, 40, Running
6. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota, 374, 38, Running
7. Car 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, 374, 38, Running
8. Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet, 374, 36, Running
9. Car 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1 / Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, 374, 35, Running
10. Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet, 374, 34, Running
11. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet, 374, 33, Running
12. Car 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota, 374, 32, Running
13. Car 99 Carl Edwards Ford EcoBoost Ford, 374, 31, Running
14. Car 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford, 374, 30, Running
15. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Clorox Chevrolet, 374, 29, Running
16. Car 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevrolet, 374, 28, Running
17. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford, 374, 28, Running
18. Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet, 374, 26, Running
19. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Toyota, 374, 26, Running
20. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Nationwide Ford, 374, 24, Running
21. Car 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet, 374, 23, Running
22. Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet, 374, 22, Running
23. Car 51 Justin Allgaier Sherwin Williams Automotive Finishes Chevrolet, 372, 21, Running
24. Car 43 Aric Almirola Fresh from Florida Ford, 372, 20, Running
25. Car 40 Landon Cassill Hillman Racing Chevrolet, 372, 0, Running
26. Car 55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota, 371, 19, Running
27. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevrolet, 371, 17, Running
28. Car 38 David Gilliland A&W All American Food Ford, 370, 16, Running
29. Car 23 Alex Bowman Dr Pepper Toyota 369, 15, 39.6, Running
30. Car 30 Parker Kligerman SMS Audio Toyota, 369, 14, Running
31. Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet, 368, 13, Accident
32. Car 34 David Ragan CSX Ford, 367, 13, Running
33. Car 32 Travis Kvapil Keen Parts Ford, 367, 11, Running
34. Car 66 Joe Nemechek Justin Johnson / Land Castle Title Toyota, 366, 0, Running
35. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, 359, 10, Front Hub
36. Car 33 David Stremme Chevrolet, 326, 8, Brakes
37. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Great Clips Chevrolet, 323, 8, Accident
38. Car 26 Cole Whitt Swan Energy Toyota, 301, 6, Running
39. Car 36 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet, 289, 5, Overheating
40. Car 83 Ryan Truex Borla Exhaust Toyota, 274, 4, Running
41. Car 27 Paul Menard CertainTeed / Menards Chevrolet, 270, 3, Running
42. Car 7 Michael Annett Pilot / Flying J Chevrolet, 101, 2, Accident
43. Car 77 Dave Blaney Ford, 65, 1, Brakes
Race Stats:
Saturday, April 12, 2014 Darlington Raceway – Darlington, SC – 1.366 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 374 Laps – 510.884 Miles Race Comments: Kevin Harvick won the Bojangles Southern 500, his 25th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Failed to Qualify: (1) 35 David Reutimann. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 53 Mins, 37 Secs. Average Speed: 131.211 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.558 Seconds Caution Flags: 11 for 50 laps, Lead Changes (22) Leaders (12), 3M Lap Leader : Kevin Harvick, #4 239 Laps American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Kevin Harvick, #4 Duralast Brakes “Brake in the Race”: Jeff Gordon, #24 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: Jimmie Johnson, #48 Knaus, 0.298 secs Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Jamie McMurray, #1 Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Kyle Larson, #42
Next Race: Apr. 26, 2014 – Richmond International Raceway
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