2014 Daytona 500
| Race details | |||
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| Race 1 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season | |||
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| Date | February 23, 2014 | ||
| Location |
Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km) |
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| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Weather | Cloudy, scattered showers/thunderstorms | ||
| Average speed | 145.29 mph (233.82 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
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Richard Childress Racing | |
| Time | 46.426 seconds | ||
| Qualifying race winners | |||
| Duel 1 Winner | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Duel 2 Winner | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 54 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 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) (Radio) |
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| Nielsen Ratings | 5.6/10 (Finals) 5.3/10 (Overnights) 9.3 Million Viewers |
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The 2014 Daytona 500, the 56th running of the event, was held on February 23, 2014 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 200 laps and 500 miles (800 km) on the 2.5 miles (4.0 km) asphalt tri-oval, it was the first race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., driving for Hendrick Motorsports, won the race, making this his second Daytona 500 victory breaking a 55-race winless streak. Denny Hamlin finished 2nd, while Brad Keselowski, Jeff Gordon, and Jimmie Johnson rounded out the Top 5. This race had seven cautions and 42 lead changes among 19 different drivers. The top rookies of this race were polesitter Austin Dillon (9th), Alex Bowman (23rd), and Brian Scott (25th).
Daytona International Speedway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway, and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 , while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.Jimmie Johnson was the defending race winner.
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