2014 ToyotaCare 250

2014 ToyotaCare 250

Race details
Race 8 of 33 of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series
Date	April 25, 2014
Official name	27th Annual ToyotaCare 250
Location	Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway
Course	Permanent racing facility 0.75 mi (1.21 km)
Distance	250 laps, 187.5 mi (301.752 km)
Scheduled Distance	250 laps, 187.5 mi (301.752 km)
Average speed	94.617 miles per hour (152.271 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Brian Scott	Richard Childress Racing
Time	22.120
Most laps led
Driver	Kevin Harvick	JR Motorsports
Laps	202
Winner
No. 5	Kevin Harvick	JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	ESPNews
Announcers	Allen Bestwick, Rusty Wallace, Andy Petree
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The 2014 ToyotaCare 250 was the eighth stock car race of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, April 25, 2014, in Richmond, Virginia at Richmond Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. At race's end, JR Motorsports driver Kevin Harvick would manage to dominate the race to win his seventh career NASCAR Nationwide Series victory and his first of the season.^[1] To fill out the podium, Chase Elliott, driving for JR Motorsports, and Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish second and third, respectively.

Background[edit]

Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.

Entry list[edit]

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice[edit]

First practice[edit]

The first practice session was held on Thursday, April 24, at 1:00 PM EST. The session would last for one hour.^[2] Ryan Blaney, driving for Team Penske, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.055 and an average speed of 122.421 miles per hour (197.018 km/h).^[3]

Final practice[edit]

The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, April 24, at 2:30 PM EST. The session would last for one hour and 30 minutes.^[2] James Buescher, driving for RAB Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.169 and an average speed of 121.792 miles per hour (196.005 km/h).^[3]

Qualifying[edit]

Qualifying was held on Friday, April 25, at 3:10 PM EST.^[2] Since Richmond International Raceway 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.^[4]

Brian Scott, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 22.120 and an average speed of 122.061 miles per hour (196.438 km/h) in the second round.^[5]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results[edit]

*Time not available.

Race results[edit]

Standings after the race[edit]

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Chase Elliott 313 2 Regan Smith 294 (-19) 3 Elliott Sadler 290 (-23) 4 Ty Dillon 278 (–35) 5 Trevor Bayne 274 (–39) 6 Brian Scott 265 (–48) 7 Brendan Gaughan 239 (–74) 1 8 James Buescher 229 (–84) 1 9 Dylan Kwasniewski 212 (–101) 10 Ryan Reed 204 (–109) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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