2014 Camping World RV Sales 301

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Race 19 of 36 in the2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date	July 13, 2014 (2014-07-13)
Location	New Hampshire Motor Speedway,Loudon,New Hampshire
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	1.058 miles (1.703 km)
Distance	305 laps, 322.690 mi (519.319 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	Kyle Busch	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. andKyle Petty (Television) Doug Rice and Mark Garrow (Booth) Rob Albright (Backstretch) (Radio)
Nielsen ratings	2.7/6 4.3 Million viewers[11]

The2014 Camping World RV Sales 301 was aNASCARSprint Cup Series stock carrace that was held on July 13, 2014, atNew Hampshire Motor Speedway inLoudon,New Hampshire. Contested over 305 laps, it was the 19th race of the2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. This race was the last NASCAR broadcast forTNT until 2025, ending a 32-year broadcast partnership withTurner Sports.Brad Keselowski won the race after leading 138 laps.Kyle Busch was second, whileKyle Larson (finishing as the best rookie),Matt Kenseth, andRyan Newman rounded out the top five. Behind Larson, the top rookies of the race wereAustin Dillon in 14th, andCole Whitt in 28th.

The track,New Hampshire Motor Speedway, opened June 5, 1990, as a four-turnoval track, 1.058 miles (1.703 km) long.^[12] The track's turns arebanked 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.^[12]Brian Vickers was the defending race winner from the 2013 race.

The entry list for the Camping World RV Sales 301 was released on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at 11:18 a.m. Eastern time. Forty-three drivers were entered for the race.

Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.148 and a speed of 135.313 mph (217.765 km/h).Joey Logano crashed his car in turn one after blowing a left-rear tire; he likened the blowout to a similar occurrence in the race in 2013, adding that he was not "even close to saving that. I needed about 500 more yards of straightaway to save that one".^[13]

Kyle Busch won the pole with a new track record lap time of 27.574 and a speed of 138.130 mph (222.299 km/h). After qualifying second, Johnson stated that "it's so tough to get a good lap around here...but Kyle found a little bit more out there than us".^[14]

Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.478 and a speed of 133.745 mph (215.242 km/h).Aric Almirola was forced to unload his backup car after suffering a left-rear tire blowout like Logano and crashing in turn three. Almirola was perplexed as to the reason why the blowout occurred, describing the situation as "weird".^[15]

Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.583 and a speed of 133.254 mph (214.452 km/h).

The race was scheduled to start at 1:16 p.m. Eastern time, but the start was delayed by a few minutes due to technical difficulties before the pre-race command.Kyle Busch eventually led the field to the start.Jimmie Johnson had to make an unscheduled stop for a flat left-rear tire on lap seven, losing a lap in the process. A second blowout for Johnson – a left-front tire – five laps later, saw him hit the wall and brought out the first caution of the race on lap 14.^[16] The damage to the car ended Johnson's race, scored in 42nd position. The race restarted on lap 21 with Busch leading the field; he held the lead until the 63rd lap, when hisJoe Gibbs Racing teammateDenny Hamlin assumed the lead. Hamlin gave up the lead on lap 74 to make his first stop, andBrad Keselowski assumed the lead. Keselowski ceded the lead toKyle Larson when he made his pit stop, before the lead cycled back to Hamlin at the completion of green flag pit stops.

Keselowski retook the lead on lap 90, and held the lead until the second caution of the race on lap 112, caused by debris. Keselowski lost the lead during the pit cycle; he was beaten out of the pits by Kyle Busch, but Larson had stayed out and assumed the lead. Larson led the field to the restart on lap 119, holding the lead until lap 127, whenMatt Kenseth took the lead. On lap 139, Keselowski returned to the lead of the race, and maintained his position until the third caution period of the race, due to debris on the backstretch on lap 153.Joey Logano took the lead during the pit stops, but lost the lead toClint Bowyer at the restart on lap 158. Keselowski retook the lead on lap 177, just as another debris caution was called for. Keselowski maintained his lead for the next stint of the race, before the caution flag was flown again, on lap 212.

On this occasion, the caution period was down to a collision in turn three, between Logano andMorgan Shepherd, who at 72, was further extending his record of being the oldest driver to compete in a Sprint Cup race. Logano complained that he had “just got taken out by the slowest guy out there", while also stating that NASCAR should implement a driver's test. NASCAR defended Shepherd, saying he passed all the requirements, had his speed monitored, and ran well enough in relation to the leaders not to be black-flagged.^[17] NASCAR required that a driver run within 115% of the fastest final practice lap, which was 32.87 seconds at Loudon. Shepherd was well within the limits, running 31-second laps.^[18] Shepherd would ultimately finish the race as the last car running, 27 laps down in 39th position. During the pit stops, Bowyer exited first, and led the field to the restart on lap 219.

Keselowski retook the lead on lap 230, holding the lead to the sixth caution of the race, on lap 249 for debris.Jeff Gordon stayed out while the leaders pitted and assumed the lead. Gordon held the lead until 32 laps to go, when Keselowski returned to the lead of the race. Keselowski maintained his lead until the end, despite a seventh caution – which caused agreen–white–checker finish – with four laps to go, whenJustin Allgaier hit the wall in turn three. Keselowski held off the advances of Kyle Busch to win for the second time in three races, and for the third time in 2014. Keselowski described the performance as "definitely good for when we come back here in September", but also stated that his team "have to keep working and plugging away".^[19] Gordon maintained his championship lead, despite running out of fuel in the closing stages, and ultimately finished 26th.

• Lead changes: 18 among different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 7 for 35
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 2 hours, 58 minutes and 3 seconds
• Average speed: 108.741 miles per hour (175.002 km/h)

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jeff Gordon 670 2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 658 (−12) 1 3 Brad Keselowski 634 (−36) 1 4 Matt Kenseth 621 (−49) 2 5 Jimmie Johnson 598 (−72) 1 6 Carl Edwards 574 (−96) 1 7 Ryan Newman 573 (−97) 1 8 Kyle Busch 567 (−103) 3 9 Joey Logano 551 (−119) 2 10 Clint Bowyer 548 (−122) 1 11 Paul Menard 541 (−129) 2 12 Denny Hamlin 530 (−140) 2 13 Kevin Harvick 528 (−142) 3 14 Kyle Larson(R) 524 (−146) 2 15 Austin Dillon(R) 524 (−146) 1 16 Greg Biffle 519 (−151)

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 848 2 Ford 834 (−14) 3 Toyota 766 (−82) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings.

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