2014 Brickyard 400
The 2014 Crown Royal Presents the John Wayne Walding 400 at the Brickyard Powered by BigMachineRecords.com, the 21st running of the event, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on July 27, 2014, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested over 160 laps, it was the 20th race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Twenty years after he won the inaugural race, Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports took the lead on the final restart and drove away from the field for his 90th career victory and a record-breaking fifth win at Indianapolis. Kyle Busch finished second, while Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth and Joey Logano rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (7th), Austin Dillon (10th), and Justin Allgaier (27th).
Race details | |||
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Race 20 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
The 2014 Brickyard 400 program cover, celebrating the 20th Brickyard 400. | |||
Date | July 27, 2014 | ||
Location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km) | ||
Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
Weather | Partly cloudy with temperatures up to 78 °F (26 °C) and winds out of the west at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 150.297 mph (241.880 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Stewart-Haas Racing | ||
Time | 47.753 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Laps | 70 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ESPN & IMS Radio Network | ||
Announcers |
Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree (Television) Doug Rice and John Andretti (Booth) Jerry Baker (1), Jake Query (2), Mark Jaynes (3) and Kevin Lee (4) (Turns) (Radio) | ||
Nielsen Ratings |
3.4/7 (Final) 3.2/7 (Overnight) 5.2 Million viewers |