2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 22 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
The 2014 Cheez-It at The Glen program cover, featuring Carl Edwards.
The 2014 Cheez-It at The Glen program cover, featuring Carl Edwards.
Date August 10, 2014
Location Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York
Course Permanent racing facility
2.454 mi (3.943 km)
Distance 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.9 km)
Weather Sunny with a temperature of 79 °F (26 °C) and wind out of the NNE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
Average speed 90.123 mph (145.039 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 68.126
Most laps led
Driver A. J. Allmendinger
Jeff Gordon
JTG Daugherty Racing
Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 29
Winner
No. 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN & MRN
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree (Television)
Joe Moore and Jeff Striegle (Booth)
Dave Moody (2, 3, 4), Mike Bagley (Back straight, inner loop, outer loop) and Buddy Long (10 & 11) (Turns) (Radio)
Nielsen Ratings 3.1/8 (Final)
2.9/7 (Overnight)
4.939 Million viewers[9]
The logo for the 2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen.

The 2014 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on August 10, 2014, at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 90 laps on the 2.45 miles (3.94 kilometres) road course, it was the 22nd race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. A. J. Allmendinger won the race, his first career Sprint Cup victory. Marcos Ambrose finished second while Kurt Busch, Kyle Larson (the highest finishing rookie) and Carl Edwards rounded out the top five. Behind Larson, the top rookies of the race were Austin Dillon in 16th, just ahead of Justin Allgaier.

Previous week's race

Despite having Kevin Harvick filling his rearview mirror, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was able to maintain the lead to complete the first Pocono sweep since Denny Hamlin in 2006. Earnhardt Jr. reflected on the sweep, stating that his team "definitely went home from the last race and made our car better" and that's what I'm proud of this team for". He also praised the strategy of his crew chief, Steve Letarte. Harvick was impressed with his car's speed in both Pocono races, and that his team "were able to capitalize on it and get a good finish".[10]

Report

Background

The short course at Watkins Glen.

The course, Watkins Glen International, is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races on the Cup Series circuit, the other being Sonoma Raceway.[11] The standard short road course at Watkins Glen International is a 7-turn course that is 2.45 miles (3.94 km) long;[12] the track was modified in 1992, adding the Inner Loop, which lengthened the long course to 3.4 miles (5.5 km) and the short course to the current length of 2.45 miles (3.94 km). Kyle Busch was the defending race winner from the 2013 race.

Entry list

The entry list for the Cheez-It 355 at The Glen was released on Monday, August 4, 2014 at 12:25 p.m. Eastern time. Forty-three drivers were entered for the race.

No. Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor
1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet McDonald's
2Brad Keselowski (PC2)Team PenskeFord Miller Lite
3Austin Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet DOW Chemical
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet Budweiser
5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet Farmers Insurance
7Michael Annett (R)Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet Pilot, Flying J
9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord Stanley Tools, DeWalt Tools
10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet GoDaddy
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota FedEx Ground
13Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet GEICO
14Tony Stewart (PC3)Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet Rush Truck Centers, Mobil 1
15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota RK Motors Charlotte
16Greg BiffleRoush-Fenway RacingFord 3M
17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush-Fenway RacingFord Ford EcoBoost
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota M&M's
20Matt Kenseth (PC5)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota Dollar General
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord Shell, Pennzoil
23Alex Bowman (R)BK RacingToyota Dustless Blasting
24Jeff Gordon (PC6)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet Drive to End Hunger
26Cole Whitt (R)BK RacingToyota Bully Hill Vineyards
27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet Splash, Menards
31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet Caterpillar
32Boris SaidGo FAS RacingFord Genny Light
33Alex KennedyHillman-Circle Sport LLCChevrolet MediaCAST
34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord DockSide Logistics
36Reed SorensonTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing
38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord Long John's Silver
40Landon Cassill (i)Hillman-Circle Sport LLCChevrolet Newtown Building Supplies
41Kurt Busch (PC4)Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet Haas Automation
42Kyle Larson (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet Target
43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord Smithfield
47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet Scott Products
48Jimmie Johnson (PC1)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet Lowe's White
51Justin Allgaier (R)HScott MotorsportsChevrolet Brandt
55Brian VickersMichael Waltrip RacingToyota Aaron's Dream Machine "Own It."
66Joe Nemechek (i)Identity Ventures RacingToyota Land Castle Title
77Nelson Piquet Jr. (i)Randy Humphrey RacingFord Worx Yard Tools
78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingChevrolet Furniture Row, Denver Mattress
83Ryan Truex (R)BK RacingToyota Burger King
87Timmy HillIdentity Ventures RacingToyota
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet National Guard
95Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingFord K-Love Radio
98Josh WisePhil Parsons RacingChevrolet Dogecoin, Phil Parsons Racing
99Carl EdwardsRoush-Fenway RacingFord Cheez-It, Kellogg's
Official entry list
Key Meaning
(R) Rookie
(i) Ineligible for points
(PC#) Past champions provisional

Practice

First practice

Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 68.652 and a speed of 128.474 mph (206.759 km/h). A number of drivers spun out during the first session. Danica Patrick changed engines during the session and was forced to start from the rear of the field.[13]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet68.652128.474
2 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet68.992127.841
3 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord69.690126.560
Official first practice results

Final practice

A. J. Allmendinger was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 68.538 and a speed of 128.688 mph (207.103 km/h). Patrick crashed her car in turn 5 and was forced to go to a backup car.[14] NASCAR began cracking down on drivers for blend line violations during the practice sessions. Aric Almirola, Michael Annett, Clint Bowyer, Austin Dillon and Ryan Newman were issued penalties for blend line violations. Following the session, series leader Jeff Gordon stated that "for years we have not had that", but with the introduction of a new qualifying procedure in the 2014 season, Gordon also noted that "sometimes you just forget, but to me it's about going along with those procedures during practice and your spotter reminding you when you go out and practice; where those blend lines are and what the procedure is and just getting into a rhythm of it".[15]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet68.538128.688
2 9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord68.541128.682
3 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota68.553128.660
Official final practice results

Qualifying

Jeff Gordon scored the 75th pole position of his career, setting a new track record.

Jeff Gordon won his 75th career pole with a new track record time of 68.126 and a speed of 129.466 mph (208.355 km/h); it was Gordon's first pole of 2014, and as a result, it was a record 22nd consecutive year that Gordon has won a pole in the Sprint Cup Series. Gordon had set Watkins Glen as a priority in his 2014 campaign, as he felt he had "run so poorly here recently" and that his team "loses confidence in their car and you get off track and lost a little bit. That's the way it's been for us the last few times we've been here, the last several times". Marcos Ambrose joined Gordon on the front row, 0.173 seconds in arrears. He joked about Gordon beating him to pole, stating that he wished "Jeff was a little kinder to me to let me get the pole", but did state that "it was a pretty good lap though and I will take it".[16]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet68.45568.126
2 9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord68.11368.299
3 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet68.66968.389
4 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet68.35668.447
5 41Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet68.66168.470
6 47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet68.44668.531
7 88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet68.52468.806
8 20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota68.68468.810
9 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord68.57368.878
10 31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet68.56168.978
11 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord68.74169.035
12 55Brian VickersMichael Waltrip RacingToyota68.79269.171
13 14Tony Stewart[N 1]Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet68.796
14 1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet68.836
15 51Justin Allgaier (R)HScott MotorsportsChevrolet68.892
16 99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord68.993
17 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota69.024
18 26Cole Whitt (R)BK RacingToyota69.060
19 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota69.136
20 27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet69.137
21 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord69.143
22 13Casey MearsGermain RacingToyota69.273
23 42Kyle Larson (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet69.280
24 15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota69.297
25 78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingChevrolet69.315
26 34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord69.316
27 43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord69.341
28 16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord69.344
29 95Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingFord69.352
30 5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet69.442
31 3Austin Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet69.548
32 77Nelson Piquet Jr.Randy Humphrey RacingFord69.605
33 38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord69.611
34 32Boris SaidGo FAS RacingFord69.684
35 83Ryan Truex (R)BK RacingToyota69.719
36 23Alex Bowman (R)BK RacingToyota70.098
37 98Josh WisePhil Parsons RacingChevrolet70.242
38 33Alex KennedyHillman-Circle Sport LLCChevrolet70.410
39 36Reed SorensonTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet70.491
40 66Joe NemechekIdentity Ventures RacingToyota70.503
41 40Landon CassillHillman-Circle Sport LLCChevrolet70.568
42 7Michael Annett (R)Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet70.571
43 10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet70.585
Official qualifying results

Race

First half

Start

The night before the race, Tony Stewart was involved in an incident – which resulted in the death of fellow competitor, Kevin Ward Jr. – during a sprint car race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park, around 50 miles (80 kilometres) from Watkins Glen.[17] Prior to the start of the race, Greg Zipadelli, vice president of competition for Stewart-Haas Racing, announced that Stewart would not race and Regan Smith would drive in his place.[18] Zipadelli confirmed pre-race that Stewart "feels strongly this is the right thing to do" and that his Stewart-Haas Racing team supported and agreed with his decision.[19] As a result of the driver change, Smith started from the rear of the field. The race was scheduled to start at 1:19 p.m. Eastern time, but the race started five minutes late with Jeff Gordon leading the field.

Kevin Harvick made an unscheduled stop on lap four to remove a bean bag from his car. Paul Menard also made an unscheduled stop for a fluid leak and took his car to the garage. Cole Whitt brought out the first caution of the race on lap 10 after his brakes locked up and he collided head on into the tire barrier in turn 1. The race restarted on lap 15, with Gordon still leading. The next lap, Brad Keselowski made contact with Matt Kenseth in turn 1 and the grill of his car caved in. Kyle Larson was running 23rd on lap 18 when he missed the turn into the inner loop, and was forced to come to a complete stop; as a result, Larson fell back to 38th. Two laps later, David Ragan and Boris Said blew the entrance to the inner loop and fell back in the running order. Alex Bowman spun in turn six and got back going again without bringing out the caution. Kyle Busch made his first stop on lap 24 and left his pit box with the fuel can stuck on the car; he served a stop-and-go penalty for removing equipment from the pit box.

Second half

Joey Logano served a pass-through penalty for his crew going over the wall too soon on lap 28. Kyle Busch made his third stop in four laps for a flat tire on lap 29, while Marcos Ambrose gave up second place to make his first stop of the race. Gordon made his first stop on lap 30, passing the lead to teammate Kasey Kahne. Kahne gave up the lead on lap 33 to pit and gave the lead to Ambrose. Gordon began losing power going down the back stretch and brought out the second caution of the race on lap 51. Ambrose came in to pit during the caution and Jimmie Johnson took the lead for the restart on lap 55.

Big wreck

The third caution of the race flew on lap 56 for a crash in the outer loop, a lap later, where the race was red flagged to ensue cleanup on the track. Greg Biffle drifted into the runoff area on the exit of turn 5 and came across the front of Ryan Newman. Newman's car got turned and hit the Armco barrier on the right-hand side, before turning back towards traffic. Newman's rear of the car then barely clipped McDowell in the right-rear. McDowell's rear wheel housing broke off, the car then bounced twice in the air and then punctured a hole in the Armco barrier on the left side of the track, beyond the exit of The Boot where it send McDowell on his side for a brief second before he came back upright. Bowman and Danica Patrick also took damage in the wreck,[20] while the red flag was lifted temporarily to bring the field down the front stretch.[21]

"Biffle jumped up on the curb and got up and across the grass. I probably could have given him a little more room but I tried to time it so I could shoot past him and he slowed down when he got back onto the racetrack. It's disappointing. We lost (safety expert) John Melvin a couple of weeks ago and he did a lot of innovations for this sport, and it's really sad that they haven't adapted any of them here at this racetrack. The barriers, the SAFER barrier doesn't exist here. There are no concrete walls. It's a very antiquated racetrack and it isn't up to NASCAR standards at all. It's a shame that we have to have an accident like that to prove it. Hopefully something will change the next time we come back."

Ryan Newman, speaking with ESPN, upon his return to pit road.

In a post-race interview with ESPN reporter Vince Welch, Newman was highly critical of the circuit, in regards to the Armco barriers, the damage that was caused by his car and the car of McDowell, as well as its "antiquated" safety features. Upon his return to pit road, McDowell also spoke with Welch, stating that "it seems like when I do it they are usually fairly big", referring to a previous crash that he had suffered at the 2008 Samsung 500, at Texas Motor Speedway. He also stated that he "didn't really have time to adjust or move, I just tried not to hit Ryan in the door there. I was along for the ride".[22]

The race was red flagged for 81 minutes while the Armco barriers were repaired, and as the cars started running again,[23] Carl Edwards stayed out when the leaders came in to pit. The race restarted with 31 laps to go, and A. J. Allmendinger took the lead from Edwards with 30 laps to go. Casey Mears got turned in the inner loop with 18 laps to go, before the caution flew for the fourth time with 13 laps to go, after Josh Wise stalled in the inner loop. Allmendinger led the way on the restart with nine laps to go, but the fifth caution came out very quickly when Jimmie Johnson got turned in turn 1 and made contact with Regan Smith, while Justin Allgaier was also collected.

Finish

A. J. Allmendinger scored his first career Cup Series win.

The race restarted with five laps to go. Ambrose took the lead immediately thereafter, following a side-by-side battle with Allmendinger. The sixth caution period came out the following lap, when Denny Hamlin spun and crashed into the gravel-filled barrels at the entrance to pit road. In a non-connected incident, Alex Kennedy hit the wall on the exit of turn one, to bring out the sixth caution, the race was red flagged for a second time. Following a delay of around 20 minutes, the race restarted, and Allmendinger held off a hard charging Ambrose with two laps to go to score his first career Sprint Cup Series victory. Upon exiting his car, Allmendinger expressed his delight at the result, stating he could not "believe we've won a NASCAR Sprint Cup race", before congratulating his entire JTG Daugherty Racing team, expressing "with this whole 47 team, [team owners] Tad Geschickter, Jody Geschickter, Brad Daugherty, all the great sponsors we have, our first Cup victory together, my first victory...I love these guys. I just wanted it so bad for them and this team. They work so hard. I wasn't gonna let Marcos take that from me". Ambrose recorded his sixth top-three finish in Sprint Cup races at Watkins Glen, but praised the performance of his late-race rival, Allmendinger. "First of all, congratulations to A. J. and the 47 team. They deserved that win. I left nothing on the table. I tried to rattle his cage and couldn't shake him. We raced fair and square to the end there. It was a tough couple laps but it was fair. We were both giving it to each other pretty hard. No harm, no foul. We just came up a little short".[24]

Post race penalties

On Wednesday, August 13, Kevin Harvick's team was penalized for a rules infraction due to the bean bag that forced Harvick to make an unscheduled stop on lap 4, in order for the object to be removed. The infraction was levied as a P3 level penalty, outlined in Section 12-4.3 of the 2014 rule book:

• A. Violation examples could include but are not limited to:

• 1(c): Unapproved added weight and/or weight affixed improperly (e.g. Unapproved added weight (size and material)); unapproved added weight location, but not of a nature rising to a higher numbered penalty.

The infraction violates the following sections in the rule book:

• 12-1: Actions detrimental to stock car racing; • 20-2.3: Added car weight

• A. Any weight added to the car must be bolted inside the body shell in an approved weight container and in a position acceptable to NASCAR officials

• Added weight must be in block form of not less than five pound blocks (no pellets) and painted white with the car number or team identification permanently legible on it.

As a result, crew chief Rodney Childers was fined $25,000.[25]

Race summary

  • Lead changes: 7
  • Cautions: 6 for 17 laps
  • Red flags: 2 for 1 hour, 42 minutes and 41 seconds
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 26 minutes and 48 seconds
  • Average speed: 90.123 miles per hour (145.039 km/h)

Race results

Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 647A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet9048
2 29Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord9043
3 541Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet9041
4 2342Kyle Larson (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet9040
5 1699Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord9040
6 1122Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord9038
7 44Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet9037
8 2816Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord9036
9 820Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9035
10 1255Brian VickersMichael Waltrip RacingToyota9034
11 788Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9033
12 305Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9033
13 2578Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingChevrolet9031
14 141Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet9030
15 2213Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet9029
16 313Austin Dillon (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet9028
17 1551Justin Allgaier (R)HScott MotorsportsChevrolet9027
18 2743Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord9026
19 2634David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord9025
20 2117Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord9024
21 4310Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet9023
22 3338David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord9022
23 3936Reed SorensonTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet9021
24 1711Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9020
25 3432Boris SaidGo FAS RacingFord9019
26 3277Nelson Piquet Jr.Randy Humphrey RacingFord9018
27 2415Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota9017
28 348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9017
29 4140Landon CassillHillman-Circle Sport LLCChevrolet890
30 4066Joe NemechekIdentity Ventures RacingToyota890
31 427Michael Annett (R)Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet8813
32 2027Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet8712
33 3833Alex KennedyHillman-Circle Sport LLCChevrolet8611
34 124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet8612
35 92Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord859
36 3623Alex Bowman (R)BK RacingToyota858
37 1314Regan Smith[N 1]Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet810
38 3798Josh WisePhil Parsons RacingChevrolet786
39 3583Ryan Truex (R)BK RacingToyota695
40 1918Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota694
41 1031Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet553
42 2995Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingFord552
43 1826Cole Whitt (R)BK RacingToyota91

Media

Television

ESPN
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Allen Bestwick
Color-commentator: Dale Jarrett
Color commentator: Andy Petree
Jerry Punch
Dave Burns
Vince Welch
Jamie Little

Radio

MRN Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Joe Moore
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Turns 2, 3 & 4: Dave Moody
Back Straight, Inner Loop & Outer Loop: Mike Bagley
Turns 10 & 11: Buddy Long
Winston Kelly
Steve Post
Alex Hayden
Woody Cain

Standings after the race

Notes

  1. 1 2 Tony Stewart had qualified the car and was scheduled to compete as such. After an incident the night before at Canandaigua Motorsports Park, Stewart decided to not race, out of respect to Kevin Ward Jr. who died the night before. Regan Smith drove in his place, and started from the rear of the field.

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