# 2014 History 300

The 2014 History 300 was the 11th stock car race of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, and the 33rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Turner Scott Motorsports driver Kyle Larson would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his second career NASCAR Nationwide Series victory and his second and final victory of the season. To fill out the podium, Team Penske driver Brad Keselowski and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 01 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Seal |
| 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Anderson's Maple Syrup, Food Lion |
| 3 | Ty Dillon (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops, National Wild Turkey Federation |
| 4 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Shot |
| 5 | Kevin Harvick (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Hunt Brothers Pizza |
| 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | AdvoCare |
| 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fire Alarm Services Patriotic |
| 9 | Chase Elliott (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts |
| 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | OneMain Financial |
| 14 | Eric McClure | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | Hefty Ultimate |
| 16 | Ryan Reed (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | American Diabetes Association |
| 17 | Tanner Berryhill (R) | Vision Racing | Dodge | National Cash Lenders |
| 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | SupportMilitary.org |
| 20 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | GameStop, Mario Kart 8 |
| 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | Discount Tire Patriotic |
| 23 | Carlos Contreras | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 38 Special, Voli Vodka |
| 25 | John Wes Townley (i) | Athenian Motorsports | Toyota | Zaxby's |
| 28 | J. J. Yeley | JGL Racing | Dodge | Texas 28 Spirits Stage |
| 31 | Dylan Kwasniewski (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | Rockstar, AccuDoc Solutions |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg (R) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | Pull-A-Part, Cherokee Charcoal |
| 40 | Josh Wise (i) | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | The Motorsports Group |
| 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | Eneos |
| 43 | Dakoda Armstrong (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | Fresh from Florida |
| 44 | David Starr | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | Central Texas Lath & Plaster, Chasco |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | All South Electric |
| 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | Agri Supply Company |
| 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Monster Energy |
| 55 | Ross Chastain (i) | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | Florida Watermelon Association |
| 60 | Chris Buescher (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Roush Performance |
| 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | Youtheory |
| 74 | Kevin Lepage | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | Fryin' Saucer Guys |
| 76 | Tommy Joe Martins (R) | Martins Motorsports | Dodge | Martins Motorsports |
| 80 | Johnny Sauter (i) | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Toyota |
| 84 | Chad Boat (R) | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | Billy Boat Motorsports |
| 86 | Kyle Fowler | Deware Racing Group | Chevrolet | Bubba Burger |
| 87 | Chris Cockrum (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | Advanced Communications Group |
| 93 | Harrison Rhodes | JGL Racing | Dodge | Voxer |
| 98 | Jeb Burton (i) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | Kendall-Jackson Avant |
| 99 | James Buescher | RAB Racing | Toyota | Rheem |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Thursday, May 22, at 4:00 PM EST. The session would last for one hour. Brian Scott, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.221 and an average speed of 178.684 miles per hour (287.564 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.221 | 178.684 |
| 2 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.248 | 178.524 |
| 3 | 20 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.296 | 178.241 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Final practice

The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, May 22, at 5:30 PM EST. The session would last for one hour and 20 minutes. Chase Elliott, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.281 and an average speed of 178.330 miles per hour (286.994 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.281 | 178.330 |
| 2 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.306 | 178.183 |
| 3 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.449 | 177.346 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 24, at 10:40 AM EST. Since Talladega Superspeedway 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.
Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole after setting a time of 29.493 and an average speed of 183.094 mph (294.661 km/h) in the third round.
No drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
| 1 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.493 | 183.094 |
| 2 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.564 | 182.655 |
| 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.638 | 182.199 |
| 4 | 31 | Dylan Kwasniewski (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.705 | 181.788 |
| 5 | 5 | Kevin Harvick (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.745 | 181.543 |
| 6 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.851 | 180.898 |
| 7 | 20 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.942 | 180.349 |
| 8 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | -* | -* | 30.015 | 179.910 |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | -* | -* | 30.018 | 179.892 |
| 10 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | -* | -* | -* | -* | 30.050 | 179.700 |
| 11 | 3 | Ty Dillon (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* | -* | -* | 30.165 | 179.015 |
| 12 | 98 | Jeb Burton (i) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | -* | -* | -* | -* | 30.340 | 177.983 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 |||||||||||
| 13 | 60 | Chris Buescher (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | -* | -* | 30.145 | 179.134 | - | - |
| 14 | 01 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 30.160 | 179.045 | - | - |
| 15 | 99 | James Buescher | RAB Racing | Toyota | -* | -* | 30.208 | 178.761 | - | - |
| 16 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | -* | -* | 30.222 | 178.678 | - | - |
| 17 | 84 | Chad Boat (R) | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 30.271 | 178.389 | - | - |
| 18 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | -* | -* | 30.279 | 178.341 | - | - |
| 19 | 55 | Ross Chastain (i) | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 30.291 | 178.271 | - | - |
| 20 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 30.323 | 178.083 | - | - |
| 21 | 28 | J. J. Yeley | JGL Racing | Dodge | -* | -* | 30.575 | 176.615 | - | - |
| 22 | 44 | David Starr | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | -* | -* | 30.668 | 176.079 | - | - |
| 23 | 16 | Ryan Reed (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | -* | -* | 30.693 | 175.936 | - | - |
| 24 | 80 | Johnny Sauter (i) | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | -* | -* | 30.733 | 175.707 | - | - |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||||
| 25 | 40 | Josh Wise (i) | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 30.715 | 175.810 | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | 25 | John Wes Townley (i) | Athenian Motorsports | Toyota | 30.725 | 175.753 | - | - | - | - |
| 27 | 43 | Dakoda Armstrong (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 30.753 | 175.593 | - | - | - | - |
| 28 | 39 | Ryan Sieg (R) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.769 | 175.501 | - | - | - | - |
| 29 | 4 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.812 | 175.256 | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | 86 | Kyle Fowler | Deware Racing Group | Chevrolet | 30.893 | 174.797 | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 31.049 | 173.919 | - | - | - | - |
| 32 | 76 | Tommy Joe Martins (R) | Martins Motorsports | Dodge | 31.065 | 173.829 | - | - | - | - |
| 33 | 23 | Carlos Contreras | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 31.153 | 173.338 | - | - | - | - |
| 34 | 14 | Eric McClure | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 31.179 | 173.193 | - | - | - | - |
| 35 | 74 | Kevin Lepage | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 31.326 | 172.381 | - | - | - | - |
| 36 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | 31.338 | 172.315 | - | - | - | - |
| 37 | 93 | Harrison Rhodes | JGL Racing | Dodge | 31.481 | 171.532 | - | - | - | - |
| 38 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Toyota | 31.909 | 169.231 | - | - | - | - |
| 39 | 87 | Chris Cockrum (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 32.734 | 164.966 | - | - | - | - |
| 40 | 17 | Tanner Berryhill (R) | Vision Racing | Dodge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Official starting lineup |||||||||||
*Time not available.

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 82 | running | 0 | $58,525 |
| 2 | 2 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 22 | running | 0 | $44,300 |
| 3 | 1 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 27 | running | 0 | $41,000 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | Kevin Harvick (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 | $26,550 |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 39 | $29,000 |
| 6 | 7 | 20 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 67 | running | 0 | $19,775 |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 37 | $25,050 |
| 8 | 16 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 36 | $23,100 |
| 9 | 13 | 60 | Chris Buescher (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 35 | $23,300 |
| 10 | 11 | 3 | Ty Dillon (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 34 | $22,825 |
| 11 | 15 | 99 | James Buescher | RAB Racing | Toyota | 200 | 1 | running | 34 | $21,000 |
| 12 | 10 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 32 | $20,475 |
| 13 | 4 | 31 | Dylan Kwasniewski (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 31 | $19,975 |
| 14 | 23 | 16 | Ryan Reed (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 30 | $19,400 |
| 15 | 12 | 98 | Jeb Burton (i) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 0 | $19,680 |
| 16 | 24 | 80 | Johnny Sauter (i) | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 198 | 0 | running | 0 | $13,000 |
| 17 | 20 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 27 | $18,575 |
| 18 | 19 | 55 | Ross Chastain (i) | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 0 | $18,350 |
| 19 | 27 | 43 | Dakoda Armstrong (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 25 | $18,275 |
| 20 | 18 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 197 | 0 | running | 24 | $18,825 |
| 21 | 21 | 28 | J. J. Yeley | JGL Racing | Dodge | 197 | 0 | running | 23 | $18,075 |
| 22 | 26 | 25 | John Wes Townley (i) | Athenian Motorsports | Toyota | 197 | 0 | running | 0 | $12,020 |
| 23 | 31 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 1 | running | 22 | $17,970 |
| 24 | 22 | 44 | David Starr | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 197 | 0 | running | 20 | $17,905 |
| 25 | 29 | 4 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 19 | $18,370 |
| 26 | 17 | 84 | Chad Boat (R) | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 18 | $17,835 |
| 27 | 28 | 39 | Ryan Sieg (R) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 17 | $17,800 |
| 28 | 25 | 40 | Josh Wise (i) | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 0 | $17,765 |
| 29 | 34 | 14 | Eric McClure | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 194 | 0 | running | 15 | $17,720 |
| 30 | 14 | 01 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | running | 14 | $17,975 |
| 31 | 32 | 76 | Tommy Joe Martins (R) | Martins Motorsports | Dodge | 191 | 0 | running | 13 | $17,640 |
| 32 | 30 | 86 | Kyle Fowler | Deware Racing Group | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | 12 | $11,595 |
| 33 | 33 | 23 | Carlos Contreras | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | 11 | $17,550 |
| 34 | 38 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Toyota | 189 | 0 | running | 10 | $17,520 |
| 35 | 39 | 87 | Chris Cockrum (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | running | 0 | $17,485 |
| 36 | 36 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | running | 8 | $16,600 |
| 37 | 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 174 | 0 | running | 7 | $16,600 |
| 38 | 37 | 93 | Harrison Rhodes | JGL Racing | Dodge | 135 | 0 | engine | 6 | $16,556 |
| 39 | 35 | 74 | Kevin Lepage | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 95 | 0 | rear gear | 5 | $10,435 |
| 40 | 40 | 17 | Tanner Berryhill (R) | Vision Racing | Dodge | 81 | 0 | engine | 4 | $10,330 |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 2 | 1 | Regan Smith | 414 |
| | 2 | Elliott Sadler | 409 (-5) |
| 2 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 386 (-28) |
| 1 | 4 | Trevor Bayne | 378 (–35) |
| 1 | 5 | Ty Dillon | 377 (–36) |
| | 6 | Brian Scott | 354 (–60) |
| | 7 | Brendan Gaughan | 309 (–105) |
| | 8 | James Buescher | 303 (–111) |
| | 9 | Chris Buescher | 295 (–119) |
| 1 | 10 | Dylan Kwasniewski | 285 (–129) |
| Official driver's standings ||||