2014 Food City 500
| Race details | |||
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| Race 4 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
| Date | March 16, 2014 | ||
| Location | Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.858 km) |
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| Distance | 503 laps, 268.099 mi (431.574 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 500 laps, 266.5 mi (429 km) | ||
| Weather | Partly cloudy with chances of rain and a temperature of 47 °F (8 °C); wind out of the southeast at 13 mph (21 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 84.051 mph (135.267 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 14.761 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 165 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox & PRN | ||
| Announcers |
Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds (Television) Doug Rice and Mark Garrow (Booth) Rob Albright (Backstretch) (Radio) |
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| Nielsen Ratings | 4.5/9 (Final) 4.2/8 (Overnight) 7.3 Million viewers |
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The 2014 Food City 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on March 16, 2014, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 503 laps – having been extended from the original distance of 500 laps in the prospect of a green–white–checker finish that ultimately did not occur due to weather – on the 0.533 miles (0.858 km) concrete oval, it was the fourth race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Carl Edwards won the race, his first of the season, while teammate Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. finished second, while Aric Almirola, Tony Stewart, and Marcos Ambrose rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (10th), Austin Dillon (11th), and Justin Allgaier (17th).
On the final lap of the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. ran out of gas exiting turn 2 and Brad Keselowski passed him to take the checkered flag. Keselowski praised his Team Penske organization, stating that they were "just doing everything so well right now", while also stating his pleasure with the victory and the added bonus of being a competitor in the Chase for the Sprint Cup later in the season, stating that he did not "have to hear all that crap all year long about not being in the Chase". Earnhardt, Jr. was disappointed with the way that his race finished, describing running out of gas as "tough", while stating that he and his team "have got a good thing going, we've got to be positive. We've got to keep trying to win races. I know my fans are disappointed, but we got to stay positive".
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