2014 The Profit on CNBC 500
| Race details | |||
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| Race 2 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
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| Date | March 2, 2014 | ||
| Location | Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.0 mi (1.6 km) |
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| Distance | 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 72 °F (22 °C); wind speeds up to 15.9 miles per hour (25.6 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 109.229 mph (175.787 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Team Penske | ||
| Time | 25.828 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| Laps | 224 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox & MRN | ||
| Announcers |
Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds (Television) Joe Moore and Jeff Striegle (Booth) Dan Hubbard (Backstretch) (Radio) |
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| Nielsen Ratings | 5.3/11 (Final) 4.8/9 (Overnight) 8.8 Million viewers |
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The 2014 The Profit on CNBC 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on March 2, 2014, at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps on the 1 mile (1.6 km) asphalt tri-oval, it was the second race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Kevin Harvick won the race, his first win driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, while Dale Earnhardt, Jr. finished second. Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, and Jeff Gordon rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (20th), Austin Dillon (24th), and Cole Whitt (27th).
Although close on fuel and with a piece of bear bond from Ryan Newman's car stuck to his grill, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. took off on the last restart of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, moving in front of Jeff Gordon. Over the course of the last lap, an intense battle for the runner-up spots unfolded between Jimmie Johnson, Gordon, Brad Keselowski, and Denny Hamlin. Heading through turn 4, Kevin Harvick tried to force himself between Jamie McMurray and Kyle Busch in turn 4, and a wreck ensued as Harvick was sent into the wall, collecting a number of other cars including Busch, Carl Edwards, and Reed Sorenson. While that was happening, Earnhardt, Jr. held off Hamlin and took the checkered flag to score his second Daytona 500 victory. Earnhardt, Jr. stated that his car was "awesome" and after some help from Gordon on the restart, Earnhardt, Jr. "just took care of it from there".
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