2014 Ford EcoBoost 400
| Race details | |||
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| Race 36 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
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| Date | November 16, 2014 | ||
| Location |
Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, Florida |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
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| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||
| Weather | Sunny with a temperature of 81 °F (27 °C); wind out of the ESE at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 122.280 mph (196.791 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 29.876 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 161 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN & MRN | ||
| Announcers |
Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree (Television) Joe Moore and Jeff Striegle (Booth) Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio) |
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| Nielsen Ratings | 3.1/7 (Final) 2.9/6 (Overnight) 5.223 Million viewers |
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The 2014 Ford EcoBoost 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on November 16, 2014, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps, it was the 36th and final race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, and the tenth and final race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. This race marked the final NASCAR broadcast for ESPN, ending an eight-year stint covering the sport; as well as the final NASCAR broadcast for Allen Bestwick, who has covered the sport since 1986. Next season he will remain with ESPN and ABC calling IndyCar races.Kevin Harvick held off Ryan Newman to score the victory and score his first ever championship. Chevrolet clinched its twelfth consecutive manufacturers championship. Newman was second while Brad Keselowski, Paul Menard, and Jamie McMurray rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (13th), Justin Allgaier (15th), and Austin Dillon (25th).
Kevin Harvick dominated the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 to score the victory. "Wow. I guess that's what it feels like to hit a walkoff in extra innings. I mean this thing -- both races here -- has been bad to the bone," Harvick said after winning his fourth race at this 1-mile oval in the last five tries. Harvick would not have made the final four to race for the title without a win. I could tell that we were going to have to win because everybody was running in the front of the pack that we were racing against. I think this says a lot about our team. We had our backs against the wall. We're in victory lane and we get to go on."
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