Race details | |||
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Race 19 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
Date | July 13, 2014 | ||
Location | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 1.058 mi (1.703 km) |
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Distance | 305 laps, 322.690 mi (519.415 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 301 laps, 318.458 mi (512.508 km) | ||
Weather | Partly cloudy with temperatures up to 81 °F (27 °C); wind out of the SSW at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 108.741 mph (175.002 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
Time | 27.574 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | |
Laps | 138 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TNT & PRN | ||
Announcers |
Adam Alexander, Wally Dallenbach, Jr. and Kyle Petty (Television) Doug Rice and Mark Garrow (Booth) Rob Albright (Backstretch) (Radio) |
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Nielsen Ratings | 2.7/6 4.3 Million viewers |
The 2014 Camping World RV Sales 301 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on July 13, 2014, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested over 301 laps, it was the 19th race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. This race was the final NASCAR broadcast for TNT, ending a 32-year broadcast partnership with Turner Sports. Brad Keselowski won the race after leading 138 laps. Kyle Busch was second, while Kyle Larson (finishing as the best rookie), Matt Kenseth, and Ryan Newman rounded out the top five. Behind Larson, the top rookies of the race were Austin Dillon in 14th, and Cole Whitt in 28th.
Aric Almirola scored his first career victory in the rain-shortened Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. He said he could not "dream" of a better place to get his first win.
The track, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, opened June 5, 1990, as a four-turn oval track, 1.058 miles (1.703 km) long. The track's turns are banked at two to seven degrees, while the front stretch, the finish line, and the back stretch are banked at one degree and are 1,500 feet in length. The track has a grandstand seating capacity of 93,521 spectators.Brian Vickers was the defending race winner from the 2013 race.