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2014 Boyd Gaming 300
Race details
Race 3 of 33 of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series
Date March 8, 2014
Official name 18th Annual Boyd Gaming 300
Location North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed 131.997 miles per hour (212.429 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 29.625
Most laps led
Driver Brad Keselowski Team Penske
Laps 144
Winner
No. 22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network ESPN2
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

The 2014 Boyd Gaming 300 was the third stock car race of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 8, 2014, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Brad Keselowski, driving for Team Penske, would complete a dominant performance to win his 28th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Kyle Larson, driving for Turner Scott Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet G&K Services
2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whitetail Club
3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Jiffy Lube
4 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford AdvoCare
7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet NAPA Synthetic Motor Oil
9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota SupportMilitary.org
11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Interstate Batteries
14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota Hefty Ultimate
16 Ryan Reed (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes
17 Tanner Berryhill (R) Vision Racing Dodge BWP Bats
19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
20 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota GameStop, ChargeBase
22 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford Discount Tire
23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet CornBoard
24 Ryan Ellis SR² Motorsports Toyota Superlite Cars
28 Mike Wallace JGL Racing Dodge JGL Racing
31 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Rockstar, AccuDoc Solutions
33 Matt Crafton (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Menards, Tarkett
39 Ryan Sieg (R) (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet Pull-A-Part
40 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet The Motorsports Group
42 Kyle Larson (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Cartwheel by Target
43 Dakoda Armstrong (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford WinField United
44 Blake Koch TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
46 Matt DiBenedetto The Motorsports Group Chevrolet The Motorsports Group
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Gold & Silver Pawn Shop
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Donate Life Nevada
54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
55 Jamie Dick Viva Motorsports Chevrolet Viva Motorsports
60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford Ford EcoBoost
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet Charlie's Soap
74 Kevin Lepage Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Mike Harmon Racing
76 Tommy Joe Martins (R) Martins Motorsports Ford Cross Concrete Construction
87 Daryl Harr JD Motorsports Chevrolet Champions Against Bullying, PasmaCar
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet TaxSlayer
93 J. J. Yeley (i) JGL Racing Dodge JGL Racing
98 David Ragan (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
99 James Buescher RAB Racing Toyota Rheem
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, March 7, at 12:40 PM PST. The session would last for 50 minutes.[2] Matt Crafton, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.399 and an average speed of 177.637 miles per hour (285.879 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 33 Matt Crafton (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.399 177.637
2 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.419 177.521
3 3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.460 177.282
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, March 7, at 2:00 PM PST.[2] The session would last for one hour and 20 minutes.[2] Ty Dillon, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.086 and an average speed of 179.485 miles per hour (288.853 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.086 179.485
2 9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.261 178.448
3 60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.265 178.424
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 8, at 9:40 AM PST.[2] Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is at least 1.25 miles (2.01 km) in length, the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included three rounds. The first round was 25 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 25 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 24 cars in Round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a lap. Round 3 consisted of the fastest 12 drivers from Round 2, and the drivers would have 5 minutes to set a time. Whoever was fastest in Round 3 would win the pole.[4]

Ty Dillon, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole after setting a time of 29.625 and an average speed of 182.278 mph (293.348 km/h) in the third round.[5]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2) Time (R3) Speed (R3)
1 3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 29.625 182.278
2 22 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford -* -* -* -* 29.719 181.702
3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 29.810 181.147
4 42 Kyle Larson (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 29.854 180.880
5 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 29.884 180.699
6 20 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota -* -* -* -* 29.925 180.451
7 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota -* -* -* -* 29.933 180.403
8 31 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 29.972 180.168
9 9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 30.000 180.000
10 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 30.093 179.444
11 33 Matt Crafton (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 30.195 178.838
12 60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford -* -* -* -* 30.221 178.684
Eliminated in Round 2
13 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota -* -* 30.156 179.069 - -
14 99 James Buescher RAB Racing Toyota -* -* 30.167 179.004 - -
15 16 Ryan Reed (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford -* -* 30.193 178.849 - -
16 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -* 30.197 178.826 - -
17 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford -* -* 30.280 178.336 - -
18 44 Blake Koch TriStar Motorsports Toyota -* -* 30.288 178.288 - -
19 98 David Ragan (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford -* -* 30.405 177.602 - -
20 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota -* -* 30.452 177.328 - -
21 43 Dakoda Armstrong (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford -* -* 30.466 177.247 - -
22 39 Ryan Sieg (R) (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet -* -* 30.698 175.907 - -
23 40 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet -* -* 30.741 175.661 - -
24 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 30.810 175.268 - -
Eliminated in Round 1
25 93 J. J. Yeley (i) JGL Racing Dodge 30.832 175.143 - - - -
26 55 Jamie Dick Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 30.931 174.582 - - - -
27 17 Tanner Berryhill (R) Vision Racing Dodge 30.983 174.289 - - - -
28 28 Mike Wallace JGL Racing Dodge 31.024 174.059 - - - -
29 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 31.041 173.963 - - - -
30 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 31.128 173.477 - - - -
31 4 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.132 173.455 - - - -
32 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 31.147 173.371 - - - -
33 74 Kevin Lepage Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 31.302 172.513 - - - -
34 76 Tommy Joe Martins (R) Martins Motorsports Ford 31.340 172.304 - - - -
35 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 31.612 170.821 - - - -
36 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Toyota 31.624 170.756 - - - -
37 87 Daryl Harr JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.741 170.127 - - - -
38 24 Ryan Ellis SR² Motorsports Toyota 31.834 169.630 - - - -
Qualified by owner's points
39 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 32.244 167.473 - - - -
Last car to qualify on time
40 46 Matt DiBenedetto The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 31.493 171.467 - - - -
Official starting lineup

*Time not available.

Race results

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Fin[6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 2 22 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 200 144 running 0 $92,995
2 7 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 33 running 0 $63,450
3 4 42 Kyle Larson (i) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 200 9 running 0 $51,550
4 3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 0 $33,700
5 9 9 Chase Elliott (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 39 $35,775
6 6 20 Matt Kenseth (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 7 running 0 $25,775
7 5 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 37 $32,325
8 17 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 0 running 36 $29,050
9 12 60 Chris Buescher (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 0 running 35 $27,960
10 10 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 34 $29,650
11 1 3 Ty Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 198 7 running 34 $30,250
12 11 33 Matt Crafton (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 198 0 running 0 $26,300
13 13 11 Elliott Sadler Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 198 0 running 31 $25,750
14 20 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 198 0 running 30 $25,240
15 15 16 Ryan Reed (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 197 0 running 29 $25,830
16 16 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 197 0 running 28 $24,770
17 19 98 David Ragan (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 197 0 running 0 $18,585
18 14 99 James Buescher RAB Racing Toyota 197 0 running 26 $24,450
19 24 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 25 $24,340
20 18 44 Blake Koch TriStar Motorsports Toyota 195 0 running 24 $24,930
21 25 93 J. J. Yeley (i) JGL Racing Dodge 195 0 running 0 $18,120
22 22 39 Ryan Sieg (R) (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 195 0 running 0 $23,980
23 21 43 Dakoda Armstrong (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 194 0 running 21 $23,845
24 8 31 Dylan Kwasniewski (R) Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 193 0 running 20 $23,735
25 27 17 Tanner Berryhill (R) Vision Racing Dodge 193 0 running 19 $24,085
26 28 28 Mike Wallace JGL Racing Dodge 192 0 running 18 $17,440
27 30 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 192 0 running 17 $23,305
28 38 24 Ryan Ellis SR² Motorsports Toyota 191 0 running 16 $23,160
29 26 55 Jamie Dick Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 190 0 running 15 $23,010
30 37 87 Daryl Harr JD Motorsports Chevrolet 190 0 running 14 $23,175
31 39 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 190 0 running 13 $22,745
32 29 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 190 0 running 12 $22,635
33 31 4 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet 189 0 running 11 $22,520
34 33 74 Kevin Lepage Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 188 0 running 10 $22,409
35 35 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 178 0 running 9 $22,289
36 36 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Toyota 133 0 engine 8 $20,820
37 23 40 Josh Wise (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 82 0 suspension 0 $20,775
38 40 46 Matt DiBenedetto The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 8 0 electrical 6 $14,740
39 34 76 Tommy Joe Martins (R) Martins Motorsports Ford 8 0 rear gear 5 $14,490
40 32 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 3 0 vibration 4 $14,455
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Keselowski holds on for Vegas N'wide win". ESPN.com. 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  2. ^ a b c d "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2014 Nationwide Las Vegas Race Info Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on July 8, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Carl Edwards tops opening Vegas practice". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  4. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  5. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2014-03-08). "Ty Dillon earns first Nationwide pole, will pace today's Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas". MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  6. ^ "2014 Boyd Gaming 300 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
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