2014 Aaron's 499
| Race details | |||
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| Race 10 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
Talladega Superspeedway
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| Date | May 4, 2014 | ||
| Location | Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.66 mi (4.28 km) |
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| Distance | 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km) | ||
| Weather | Clear blue skies 81 °F (27 °C); wind out of the WSW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 152.103 mph (244.786 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Childress Racing | ||
| Time | 48.293 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | |
| Laps | 58 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox & MRN | ||
| Announcers |
Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds (Television) Joe Moore and Barney Hall (Booth) Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Jeff Striegle (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio) |
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| Nielsen Ratings | 4.4/9 (Final) 4.0/8 (Overnight) 6.9 Million viewers |
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The 2014 Aaron's 499 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race run on May 4, 2014, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Contested over 188 laps on the 2.66 mi (4.28 km) tri-oval, it was the tenth race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Denny Hamlin won the race, his first points paying win at a restrictor plate track, and joined a list of drivers to win in their 300th start, while Greg Biffle finished second and Clint Bowyer, Brian Vickers, and A. J. Allmendinger rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (9th), Austin Dillon (15th), and Michael Annett (16th). This was the last race for the sponsor Aaron's
Joey Logano came from fourth on the final restart to win his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season in the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Logano triumphed in a furious battle over the last five laps with Matt Kenseth, Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski to score his fifth career win.
Casey Mears and Marcos Ambrose were both fined and placed on probation following their post-race altercation in the garage area in which Ambrose appeared to punch Mears in the face. NASCAR reviewed the fight and found that no punch was actually landed, so no penalty was issued for that part of the incident.
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