# 2014 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300

The 2014 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 was the sixth stock car race of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, April 4, 2014, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In the closing laps of the race, JR Motorsports driver Chase Elliott would manage to pull away from the field to win his first career NASCAR Nationwide Series victory and his first of the season. 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

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

### 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 | G&K Services |
| 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Shore Lodge |
| 3 | Ty Dillon (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | WESCO |
| 4 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Seal |
| 5 | Kevin Harvick (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Hunt Brothers Pizza |
| 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | AdvoCare |
| 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer |
| 9 | Chase Elliott (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts |
| 10 | Blake Koch | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | SupportMilitary.org |
| 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | OneMain Financial |
| 13 | Mike Wallace | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | Headrush |
| 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 | SupportMilitary.org |
| 20 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | GameStop, Lego The Hobbit |
| 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | Discount Tire |
| 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports | Chevrolet | Willbros Group |
| 28 | Derek White (i) | JGL Racing | Dodge | Headrush |
| 31 | Dylan Kwasniewski (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | Rockstar, AccuDoc Solutions |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg (R) | 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 | David Starr | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | Whataburger |
| 46 | Matt DiBenedetto | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | The Motorsports Group |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | RepairableVehicles.com, Value Lighting |
| 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | Better Business Bureau |
| 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 | Roush Performance |
| 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | Youtheory |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | Mike Harmon Racing |
| 76 | Tommy Joe Martins (R) | Martins Motorsports | Dodge | Martins Motorsports |
| 84 | Chad Boat (R) | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | RedFest Music Festival |
| 87 | Kevin Lepage | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Ragú |
| 93 | J. J. Yeley | JGL Racing | Dodge | JGL Racing |
| 99 | James Buescher | RAB Racing | Toyota | Rheem |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Thursday, April 3, at 5:00 PM CST. The session would last for one hour. Ty Dillon, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.916 and an average speed of 180.505 miles per hour (290.495 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 3 | Ty Dillon (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.916 | 180.505 |
| 2 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.969 | 180.186 |
| 3 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.058 | 179.653 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Final practice

The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, April 3, at 6:30 PM CST. The session would last for one hour and 30 minutes. Ty Dillon, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.940 and an average speed of 180.361 miles per hour (290.263 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 3 | Ty Dillon (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.940 | 180.361 |
| 2 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.025 | 179.850 |
| 3 | 60 | Chris Buescher (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.053 | 179.683 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, April 4, at 3:10 PM CST. Since Texas 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.
Kevin Harvick, driving for JR Motorsports, would win the pole after setting a time of 29.195 and an average speed of 184.963 mph (297.669 km/h) in the third round.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
| 1 | 5 | Kevin Harvick (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.195 | 184.963 |
| 2 | 20 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.274 | 184.464 |
| 3 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.295 | 184.332 |
| 4 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.301 | 184.294 |
| 5 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.305 | 184.269 |
| 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.309 | 184.244 |
| 7 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.334 | 184.087 |
| 8 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.365 | 183.892 |
| 9 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.368 | 183.874 |
| 10 | 31 | Dylan Kwasniewski (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.505 | 183.020 |
| 11 | 99 | James Buescher | RAB Racing | Toyota | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.757 | 181.470 |
| 12 | 44 | David Starr | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.811 | 181.141 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 |||||||||||
| 13 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 29.534 | 182.840 | - | - |
| 14 | 84 | Chad Boat (R) | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 29.654 | 182.100 | - | - |
| 15 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | -* | -* | 29.673 | 181.984 | - | - |
| 16 | 16 | Ryan Reed (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | -* | -* | 29.807 | 181.165 | - | - |
| 17 | 93 | J. J. Yeley | JGL Racing | Dodge | -* | -* | 29.841 | 180.959 | - | - |
| 18 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 29.885 | 180.693 | - | - |
| 19 | 01 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 29.888 | 180.675 | - | - |
| 20 | 40 | Josh Wise (i) | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 30.032 | 179.808 | - | - |
| 21 | 39 | Ryan Sieg (R) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 30.090 | 179.462 | - | - |
| 22 | 76 | Tommy Joe Martins (R) | Martins Motorsports | Dodge | -* | -* | 30.256 | 178.477 | - | - |
| 23 | 4 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 30.296 | 178.241 | - | - |
| 24 | 87 | Kevin Lepage | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.967 | 180.198 | - | - | - | - |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||||
| 25 | 43 | Dakoda Armstrong (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 30.177 | 178.944 | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | 55 | Jamie Dick | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.240 | 178.571 | - | - | - | - |
| 27 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 30.341 | 177.977 | - | - | - | - |
| 28 | 46 | Matt DiBenedetto | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 30.385 | 177.719 | - | - | - | - |
| 29 | 14 | Eric McClure | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 30.421 | 177.509 | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | 17 | Tanner Berryhill (R) | Vision Racing | Dodge | 30.550 | 176.759 | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.836 | 175.120 | - | - | - | - |
| 32 | 13 | Mike Wallace | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 30.856 | 175.006 | - | - | - | - |
| 33 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 31.485 | 171.510 | - | - | - | - |
| 34 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | 31.503 | 171.412 | - | - | - | - |
| 35 | 28 | Derek White (i) | JGL Racing | Dodge | 32.285 | 167.260 | - | - | - | - |
| 36 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 37 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 38 | 3 | Ty Dillon (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||||
| 39 | 60 | Chris Buescher (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Last car to qualify on time |||||||||||
| 40 | 10 | Blake Koch | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 31.592 | 170.929 | - | - | - | - |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||||
*Time not available.

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 38 | running | 47 | $72,094 |
| 2 | 36 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 38 | running | 0 | $50,375 |
| 3 | 37 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 1 | running | 0 | $40,875 |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Kevin Harvick (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 101 | running | 0 | $41,275 |
| 5 | 4 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 15 | running | 0 | $29,200 |
| 6 | 2 | 20 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 1 | running | 0 | $26,025 |
| 7 | 3 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 37 | $30,903 |
| 8 | 9 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 0 | $28,928 |
| 9 | 38 | 3 | Ty Dillon (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 35 | $28,238 |
| 10 | 5 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 34 | $28,328 |
| 11 | 7 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 33 | $27,628 |
| 12 | 13 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 32 | $27,128 |
| 13 | 11 | 99 | James Buescher | RAB Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 31 | $26,878 |
| 14 | 10 | 31 | Dylan Kwasniewski (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 30 | $26,518 |
| 15 | 12 | 44 | David Starr | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 199 | 2 | running | 30 | $26,608 |
| 16 | 17 | 93 | J. J. Yeley | JGL Racing | Dodge | 199 | 2 | running | 29 | $26,198 |
| 17 | 21 | 39 | Ryan Sieg (R) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 2 | running | 28 | $25,688 |
| 18 | 18 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 26 | $25,303 |
| 19 | 23 | 4 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 25 | $25,168 |
| 20 | 16 | 16 | Ryan Reed (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | 24 | $25,558 |
| 21 | 20 | 40 | Josh Wise (i) | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 0 | $24,948 |
| 22 | 25 | 43 | Dakoda Armstrong (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 195 | 0 | running | 22 | $24,833 |
| 23 | 8 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 195 | 0 | running | 21 | $24,648 |
| 24 | 29 | 14 | Eric McClure | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 194 | 0 | running | 20 | $24,538 |
| 25 | 24 | 87 | Kevin Lepage | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 19 | $24,753 |
| 26 | 27 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | 18 | $24,293 |
| 27 | 39 | 60 | Chris Buescher (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 167 | 0 | crash | 17 | $24,183 |
| 28 | 26 | 55 | Jamie Dick | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | crash | 16 | $24,063 |
| 29 | 33 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 131 | 0 | suspension | 15 | $23,888 |
| 30 | 30 | 17 | Tanner Berryhill (R) | Vision Racing | Dodge | 120 | 0 | wheel | 14 | $24,078 |
| 31 | 14 | 84 | Chad Boat (R) | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | crash | 13 | $23,648 |
| 32 | 15 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 119 | 0 | running | 12 | $23,538 |
| 33 | 19 | 01 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | vibration | 11 | $16,995 |
| 34 | 31 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | crash | 10 | $23,312 |
| 35 | 22 | 76 | Tommy Joe Martins (R) | Martins Motorsports | Dodge | 34 | 0 | brakes | 9 | $16,755 |
| 36 | 35 | 28 | Derek White (i) | JGL Racing | Dodge | 29 | 0 | transmission | 0 | $15,195 |
| 37 | 32 | 13 | Mike Wallace | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 23 | 0 | electrical | 7 | $15,075 |
| 38 | 34 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | engine | 6 | $15,040 |
| 39 | 28 | 46 | Matt DiBenedetto | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | vibration | 5 | $14,790 |
| 40 | 40 | 10 | Blake Koch | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 2 | 0 | vibration | 4 | $14,755 |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 3 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 224 |
| 1 | 2 | Regan Smith | 222 (-2) |
| | 3 | Ty Dillon | 214 (-10) |
| 1 | 4 | Elliott Sadler | 208 (–16) |
| 3 | 5 | Trevor Bayne | 206 (–18) |
| | 6 | Brendan Gaughan | 193 (–31) |
| | 7 | Brian Scott | 192 (–32) |
| | 8 | Dylan Kwasniewski | 179 (–45) |
| | 9 | James Buescher | 176 (–48) |
| 2 | 10 | Ryan Reed | 141 (–83) |
| Official driver's standings ||||