2014 Sylvania 300

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Race 28 of 36 in the2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date	September 21, 2014 (2014-09-21)
Location	New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon,New Hampshire
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	1.058 miles (1.703 km)
Distance	303 laps, 320.574 mi (515.914 km)
Scheduled distance	300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.806 km)
Weather	Mostly cloudy with a temperature of 73 °F (23 °C); wind out of the SSE at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
Average speed	98.697 mph (158.837 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske
Time	27.090
Most laps led
Driver	Kevin Harvick	Stewart–Haas Racing
Laps	104
Winner
No. 22	Joey Logano	Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network	NASCAR on ESPN &PRN
Announcers	Allen Bestwick,Dale Jarrett andAndy Petree (Television) Wendy Venturini and Brad Gillie (Booth) Rob Albright (Backstretch) (Radio)
Nielsen ratings	2.4/5 (Final) 2.2/5 (Overnight) 3.85 Million viewers[11]

The2014 Sylvania 300 was aNASCARSprint Cup Seriesstock carrace that was held on September 21, 2014, atNew Hampshire Motor Speedway inLoudon,New Hampshire. Contested over 303 laps, it was the 28th race of the 36-race2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season and second race of the ten raceChase for the Sprint Cup.Joey Logano scored his seventh career victory.Kyle Larson finished second whileKevin Harvick,Jamie McMurray, andJimmie Johnson rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Larson,Austin Dillon (11th), andJustin Allgaier (20th).

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703-kilometre) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6-kilometre) road course, which includes much of the oval.

On September 16,BK Racing sidelinedRyan Truex and putTravis Kvapil in the No. 83 car. This was a decision made quietly and wasn't announced till Friday, September 19. No reason was given as to why this happened and the team has not announced the immediate future beyond this weekend. “I didn't have anything going on this weekend,” Kvapil said. “We had talked about doing something with the 93. These are my guys here. I had been with them for the last two years and feel I had a hand in building this team. I don't know what the plans are beyond this weekend, but it's good to be back.”^[12]

The entry list for the Sylvania 300 was released on Monday, September 15, 2014 at 10:01 a.m. Eastern time. Forty-three drivers were entered for the race.

Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 27.516 and a speed of 138.421 mph (222.767 km/h).^[13]

Brad Keselowski won the pole with a new track record time of 27.090 and a speed of 140.598 mph (226.271 km/h). “Loudon's always been one of my favorite tracks, and we’ve won a couple poles here before,” said Keselowski. “But this one is a little extra special with everything that's going on and going through the Chase and what not. I'm ready to get running tomorrow and hopefully, we'll get another win. I try not to get caught up in statements, I'm just trying to go out there and do our job. The Penske team has done phenomenal this season, and it's great to keep it rolling." “I thought we had a really good car in race trim,” saidJamie McMurray who qualified second. “We ran a few laps in race trim to start today. Very similar to the same car we had here the first race. We switched over to qualifying trim we were second quick so yeah our car has been good so far. The track will change a little bit tomorrow when the rubber gets laid down, but overall it's been a really good weekend so far.” “We qualified a lot better this time than we did the last trip here,” saidDale Earnhardt Jr. “We saved a set of tires in practice too that will be a big benefit tomorrow in race trim. It was a good day.”^[14] Forty-three drivers were entered so no one failed to make the race.

Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.084 and a speed of 135.622 mph (218.262 km/h).^[15]

Brad Keselowski was going for the "perfect weekend" (topping the charts in every practice session along with winning the pole), but he came up short asJeff Gordon was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.139 and a speed of 135.357 mph (217.836 km/h).^[16]Corey Lajoie, who was making his first Sprint Cup Series start, tagged the wall in turn 4.Greg Biffle spun out exiting turn 2. The only damage that was sustained was a flat right-rear tire. In the closing seconds of the session,Tony Stewart got loose coming off of turn 4 and spun sideways down the front stretch.^[17]

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The race was scheduled to start at 2:16 p.m. Eastern time but started three minutes early withBrad Keselowski leading the way, the first caution of the race flew on lap 36, It was a planned competition caution due to overnight rain.Denny Hamlin took just two tires and assumed the lead afterDavid Gilliland pitted after staying out. Keselowski took four and exited pit road 16th, The race restarted on lap 41.

Kevin Harvick took the lead on lap 71, Denny Hamlin was running second when he made an unscheduled stop for a fuel probe issue on lap 95.^[18]

Debris brought out the second caution on lap 105. The debris was from a Z-MAX decal that was located on the backstretch wall past the exit of turn 2. A NASCAR official eventually removed the logo. Harvick andJoey Logano traded the lead on pit road because of where Harvick's pit stall was located, The race restarted on lap 113,Dale Earnhardt Jr. was running sixth when he made an unscheduled stop for a loose wheel.^[19]

Debris in turn 3 brought out the third caution on lap 170. Harvick and Logano once again traded the lead on pit road. Only this time, Logano exited first. The race restarted on lap 178, Caution came out for the fourth time on lap 180 whenMartin Truex Jr. got intoCole Whitt and spun out takingDavid Ragan with him. Denny Hamlin slid into Ragan trying to avoid him. "Unfortunately, in this three-race deal you can't make any mistakes," Hamlin said of the new elimination format, in which four drivers will be out of contention after every third race in the 10-race run to the title. "And we didn't. But a parts failure put us down."^[20] "I hate to say it, but maybe some guys get some trouble and let us back in it. Other than that, it's going to be hard for us to do it without some help."^[21]

The race restarted on lap 187, Caution flew for the fifth time on lap 188 for another multi-car crash in turn 2.Matt Kenseth got loose exiting turn 2. He pancaked the front ofKyle Busch and that accordioned intoKasey Kahne and sent Busch spinning down the backstretch.^[22]

The race restarted on lap 193 and caution flew for the sixth time on lap 194 when Brad Keselowski, racing for seventh with Kenseth, got loose and turned himself around in turn 2.^[23]

The race restarted on lap 198 and caution flew for the seventh time on lap 201 afterRicky Stenhouse Jr. got turned by a loose Dale Earnhardt Jr. exiting turn 4, The race restarted on lap 206, Caution flew for the eighth time on lap 211 for debris on the backstretch.Brian Vickers stayed out when the leaders pitted and assumed the lead, The race restarted with 85 laps to go.

Caution flew for the ninth time with 79 laps to go afterKurt Busch slammed the wall in turn 3 following blowing the right-front tire.^[24]

The race restarted with 75 laps to go, Brad Keselowski retook the lead with 73 laps to go and Debris on the backstretch brought out the tenth caution of the race with 55 laps to go, The race restarted with 50 laps to go, Caution flew for the eleventh time with 44 laps to go afterCorey LaJoie spun out in turn 2.

The race restarted with 40 laps to go. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. slammed the wall in turn 1 to bring out the twelfth caution of the race with 37 laps to go.

The race restarted with 32 laps to go and Kevin Harvick immediately retook the lead from Brad Keselowski. Caution came out for the 13th time with 31 laps to go afterPaul Menard got loose and spun in turn 3. He collected Matt Kenseth and hit the wall in turn 4.^[25]

The race restarted with 27 laps to go andJoey Logano retook the lead. Caution flew for the 14th time with nine laps to go afterJeff Gordon slammed the wall in turn 1.^[26]

The race restarted with four laps to go. Caution flew for the 15th time with three laps to go afterTony Stewart got turned and spun exiting turn 4.

Joey Logano took off on the first Green-White-Checker attempt to score his fourth victory of the season. “It feels good to go into the next one,” Logano said. “We’ve got to keep doing what we're doing though. We’ve got to keep our eye on the prize and think about the big trophy at the end.”^[27]

• 10 lead changes among different drivers
• 15 cautions for 63 laps
• Time of race: 3:14:53
• Joey Logano won his fourth race in 2014

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Brad Keselowski 2,097 1 2 Joey Logano 2,096 (-1) 1 3 Kevin Harvick 2,090 (-7) 4 4 Jimmie Johnson 2,080 (-17) 2 5 Kyle Busch 2,077 (-20) 1 6 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2,077 (-20) 5 7 Jeff Gordon 2,070 (-27) 2 8 Matt Kenseth 2,057 (-40) 3 9 Carl Edwards 2,057 (-40) 4 10 A. J. Allmendinger 2,056 (-41) 11 Kasey Kahne 2,055 (-42) 1 12 Ryan Newman 2,055 (-42) 7 13 Denny Hamlin 2,049 (-48) 1 14 Greg Biffle 2,049 (-48) 6 15 Kurt Busch 2,047 (-50) 16 Aric Almirola 2,045 (-52)

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,251 2 Ford 1,230 (-21) 3 Toyota 1,121 (-130) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings.

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