# 2014 Drive to Stop Diabetes 300

The 2014 Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 presented by Lilly Diabetes was the fourth stock car race of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Bristol, Tennessee, at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. On the final restart with nine to go, Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would hold off the field to win his 65th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Kyle Larson, driving for Turner Scott Motorsports, and Kevin Harvick, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

### 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 | JD Motorsports |
| 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Shore Lodge |
| 3 | Ty Dillon (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Yuengling Light Lager |
| 4 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Seal |
| 5 | Kevin Harvick (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Armour Vienna Sausage |
| 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 | Matt Carter (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | MBM Motorsports |
| 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, Titanfall |
| 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | Discount Tire, SKF |
| 23 | Timmy Hill (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | Lilly Trucking |
| 24 | Rubén García Jr. | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | HDI Seguros |
| 28 | Mike Wallace | JGL Racing | Dodge | JGL Racing |
| 29 | Kelly Admiraal | RAB Racing | Toyota | Swan Rentals |
| 31 | Dylan Kwasniewski (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | Rockstar, AccuDoc Solutions |
| 33 | Cale Conley (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Okuma |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 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 | Fresh from Florida |
| 44 | Will Kimmel | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | Ingersoll Rand |
| 46 | Matt DiBenedetto | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | The Motorsports Group |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | All South Electric |
| 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | K&J Auto Sales, Pray For Your Pastor Tour |
| 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, El Cortez |
| 67 | Tommy Joe Martins* | Martins Motorsports | Dodge | Cross Concrete Construction |
| 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | Charlie's Soap |
| 74 | Kevin Lepage | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | Mike Harmon Racing |
| 76 | Willie Allen | Martins Motorsports | Dodge | Diamond Gusset Jeans, Land No Tax |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek (i) | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing | Toyota | Wood Pellet Grills, D. A. B. Constructors |
| 93 | Carl Long | JGL Racing | Dodge | JGL Racing |
| 99 | James Buescher | RAB Racing | Toyota | Rheem |
| Official entry list |||||
*Withdrew after wrecking in first practice.

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, March 1, at 1:40 PM EST. The session would last for 50 minutes. Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.590 and an average speed of 123.079 miles per hour (198.076 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.590 | 123.079 |
| 2 | 20 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.687 | 122.318 |
| 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.727 | 122.007 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, March 1, at 3:00 PM EST. The session would last for one hour and 25 minutes. Chase Elliott, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.455 and an average speed of 124.154 miles per hour (199.806 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.455 | 124.154 |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.478 | 123.970 |
| 3 | 20 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.485 | 123.913 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 15, at 10:10 AM EST. Since Bristol Motor Speedway is under 1.25 miles (2.01 km) in length, the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included two rounds. The first round was 30 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 30 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 12 drivers in round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a time. Whoever set the fastest time in round 2 would win the pole.
Kyle Larson, driving for Turner Scott Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 15.415 and an average speed of 124.476 miles per hour (200.325 km/h) in the second round.
Willie Allen was the only driver to fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 15.415 | 124.476 |
| 2 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | -* | -* | 15.436 | 124.307 |
| 3 | 20 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | -* | -* | 15.451 | 124.186 |
| 4 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 15.525 | 123.594 |
| 5 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | -* | -* | 15.561 | 123.308 |
| 6 | 5 | Kevin Harvick (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 15.575 | 123.197 |
| 7 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 15.579 | 123.166 |
| 8 | 99 | James Buescher | RAB Racing | Toyota | -* | -* | 15.658 | 122.544 |
| 9 | 3 | Ty Dillon (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 15.748 | 121.844 |
| 10 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | -* | -* | 15.758 | 121.767 |
| 11 | 31 | Dylan Kwasniewski (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 15.828 | 121.228 |
| 12 | 33 | Cale Conley (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 15.877 | 120.854 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 60 | Chris Buescher (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 15.532 | 123.539 | - | - |
| 14 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 15.543 | 123.451 | - | - |
| 15 | 9 | Chase Elliott (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.561 | 123.308 | - | - |
| 16 | 46 | Matt DiBenedetto | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 15.575 | 123.197 | - | - |
| 17 | 4 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.605 | 122.961 | - | - |
| 18 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.609 | 122.929 | - | - |
| 19 | 39 | Ryan Sieg (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 15.616 | 122.874 | - | - |
| 20 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 15.637 | 122.709 | - | - |
| 21 | 16 | Ryan Reed (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 15.676 | 122.404 | - | - |
| 22 | 44 | Will Kimmel | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 15.724 | 122.030 | - | - |
| 23 | 40 | Josh Wise (i) | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 15.739 | 121.914 | - | - |
| 24 | 10 | Blake Koch | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 15.741 | 121.898 | - | - |
| 25 | 23 | Timmy Hill (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 15.771 | 121.666 | - | - |
| 26 | 01 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.807 | 121.389 | - | - |
| 27 | 29 | Kelly Admiraal | RAB Racing | Toyota | 15.859 | 120.991 | - | - |
| 28 | 28 | Mike Wallace | JGL Racing | Dodge | 15.908 | 120.619 | - | - |
| 29 | 43 | Dakoda Armstrong (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 15.919 | 120.535 | - | - |
| 30 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 15.924 | 120.497 | - | - |
| 31 | 17 | Tanner Berryhill (R) | Vision Racing | Dodge | 15.970 | 120.150 | - | - |
| 32 | 93 | Carl Long | JGL Racing | Dodge | 15.997 | 119.947 | - | - |
| 33 | 74 | Kevin Lepage | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 16.004 | 119.895 | - | - |
| 34 | 87 | Joe Nemechek (i) | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing | Toyota | 16.007 | 119.873 | - | - |
| 35 | 14 | Eric McClure | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 16.021 | 119.768 | - | - |
| 36 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | 16.057 | 119.499 | - | - |
| 37 | 55 | Jamie Dick | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16.107 | 119.128 | - | - |
| 38 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 16.127 | 118.981 | - | - |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 39 | 24 | Rubén García Jr. | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 16.481 | 116.425 | - | - |
| Last car to qualify on time |||||||||
| 40 | 13 | Matt Carter (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 16.081 | 119.321 | - | - |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 41 | 76 | Willie Allen | Martins Motorsports | Dodge | 16.387 | 117.093 | - | - |
| Official starting lineup |||||||||
*Time unavailable.

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 300 | 120 | running | 0 | $47,325 |
| 2 | 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 2 | running | 0 | $44,100 |
| 3 | 6 | 5 | Kevin Harvick (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 0 | $29,100 |
| 4 | 5 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 300 | 0 | running | 0 | $31,825 |
| 5 | 3 | 20 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 300 | 178 | running | 0 | $27,775 |
| 6 | 9 | 3 | Ty Dillon (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 38 | $29,200 |
| 7 | 20 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 37 | $27,635 |
| 8 | 14 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 300 | 0 | running | 36 | $29,595 |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | Chase Elliott (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 35 | $27,275 |
| 10 | 7 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 34 | $29,275 |
| 11 | 12 | 33 | Cale Conley (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 0 | $26,725 |
| 12 | 26 | 01 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 32 | $26,625 |
| 13 | 8 | 99 | James Buescher | RAB Racing | Toyota | 299 | 0 | running | 31 | $26,525 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | running | 30 | $26,475 |
| 15 | 11 | 31 | Dylan Kwasniewski (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 298 | 0 | running | 29 | $27,050 |
| 16 | 13 | 60 | Chris Buescher (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 298 | 0 | running | 28 | $26,550 |
| 17 | 18 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 297 | 0 | running | 27 | $26,300 |
| 18 | 30 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 297 | 0 | running | 26 | $26,250 |
| 19 | 34 | 87 | Joe Nemechek (i) | NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing | Toyota | 297 | 0 | running | 0 | $26,150 |
| 20 | 19 | 39 | Ryan Sieg (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 296 | 0 | running | 0 | $26,800 |
| 21 | 25 | 23 | Timmy Hill (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 296 | 0 | running | 0 | $26,025 |
| 22 | 22 | 44 | Will Kimmel | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 294 | 0 | running | 22 | $25,970 |
| 23 | 37 | 55 | Jamie Dick | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | 294 | 0 | running | 21 | $25,920 |
| 24 | 29 | 43 | Dakoda Armstrong (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 294 | 0 | running | 20 | $25,845 |
| 25 | 28 | 28 | Mike Wallace | JGL Racing | Dodge | 294 | 0 | running | 19 | $26,295 |
| 26 | 10 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 293 | 0 | running | 18 | $25,720 |
| 27 | 35 | 14 | Eric McClure | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 290 | 0 | running | 17 | $25,670 |
| 28 | 36 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | 290 | 0 | running | 16 | $19,595 |
| 29 | 38 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 285 | 0 | running | 15 | $25,545 |
| 30 | 23 | 40 | Josh Wise (i) | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 270 | 0 | running | 0 | $25,295 |
| 31 | 21 | 16 | Ryan Reed (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 258 | 0 | crash | 13 | $24,790 |
| 32 | 17 | 4 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | running | 12 | $24,655 |
| 33 | 39 | 24 | Rubén García Jr. | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 214 | 0 | crash | 11 | $24,540 |
| 34 | 33 | 74 | Kevin Lepage | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 152 | 0 | engine | 10 | $24,505 |
| 35 | 27 | 29 | Kelly Admiraal | RAB Racing | Toyota | 148 | 0 | engine | 9 | $18,465 |
| 36 | 31 | 17 | Tanner Berryhill (R) | Vision Racing | Dodge | 144 | 0 | engine | 8 | $23,025 |
| 37 | 40 | 13 | Matt Carter (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 18 | 0 | brakes | 0 | $16,990 |
| 38 | 32 | 93 | Carl Long | JGL Racing | Dodge | 11 | 0 | electrical | 6 | $16,931 |
| 39 | 16 | 46 | Matt DiBenedetto | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | electrical | 5 | $16,830 |
| 40 | 24 | 10 | Blake Koch | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 5 | 0 | vibration | 4 | $16,805 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 41 | | 76 | Willie Allen | Martins Motorsports | Dodge | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Regan Smith | 151 |
| | 2 | Trevor Bayne | 150 (-1) |
| 1 | 3 | Ty Dillon | 143 (-8) |
| 1 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 138 (–13) |
| 2 | 5 | Elliott Sadler | 135 (–16) |
| 1 | 6 | Brendan Gaughan | 131 (–20) |
| 1 | 7 | Brian Scott | 127 (–24) |
| 1 | 8 | James Buescher | 117 (–34) |
| 1 | 9 | Dylan Kwasniewski | 116 (–35) |
| 3 | 10 | Landon Cassill | 105 (–46) |
| Official driver's standings ||||