2014 Auto Club 400
| Race details | |||
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| Race 5 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
| Date | March 23, 2014 | ||
| Location | Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.000 mi (3.219 km) |
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| Distance | 206 laps, 412 mi (663.050 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643.738 km) | ||
| Weather | Clear with a temperature around 73 °F (23 °C); wind out of the SW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h). | ||
| Average speed | 132.987 mph (214.022 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 38.438 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 104 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox & MRN | ||
| Announcers |
Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds (Television) Joe Moore and Jeff Striegle (Booth) Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Dan Hubbard (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio) |
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| Nielsen Ratings | 4.4/10 (Final) 4.2/9 (Overnight) 7.1 Million viewers |
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The 2014 Auto Club 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on March 23, 2014, at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 206 laps on the 2 miles (3.2 km) asphalt D-shaped oval – extended from 200 laps due to a green–white–checker finish – it was the fifth race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Kyle Busch won the race, his first win of the season, while Kyle Larson finished as the highest rookie in second, while Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, and Tony Stewart rounded out the top five. Behind Larson, the top rookies in the race were Austin Dillon in 11th, and Cole Whitt in 18th.
Just as the field was being lined up to restart the Food City 500, rain started to fall once again. After 503 laps, a two-hour delay to start the race, a three-hour delay at the quarter mark and multiple rain showers, NASCAR called the end of the race and Carl Edwards took the victory at Bristol Motor Speedway. Edwards described his race as "awesome", after troubles on the previous day, stating that his car was "terrible on Saturday, so I'm just glad we turned it around".Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. scored his best career finish with a runner up spot, stating that he had "a lot of fun" and that his team was "just slowly working and getting better and better", as he continued to improve results in his first full season in the Sprint Cup.Aric Almirola also scored his best career finish, at the time of the race, in third place.
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