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2014 Pocono 400
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The 2014 Pocono 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on June 8, 2014, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular superspeedway, it was the 14th race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the race, his second of the season and his first at Pocono. Brad Keselowski finished second, while Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin, and Kyle Larson (who placed as the highest finishing rookie) rounded out the Top 5. Behind Larson, the other top rookies in the race were Austin Dillon (17th) and Michael Annett (20th).
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Race 14 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
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Date | June 8, 2014 (2014-06-08) | ||
Location | Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) | ||
Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
Weather | Sunny with a temperature around 76 °F (24 °C); wind out of the south at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h). | ||
Average speed | 139.440 mph (224.407 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
Time | 49.610 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | |
Laps | 95 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TNT & MRN | ||
Announcers |
Adam Alexander, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty (Television) Joe Moore, Barney Hall and Jeff Striegle (Booth) Dave Moody (1), Mike Bagley (2) and Buddy Long (3) (Turns) (Radio) | ||
Nielsen Ratings |
3.0/8 4.5 Million viewers[12] |
Earnhardt Jr. was the fourth straight different driver from Hendrick Motorsports to win at Pocono, following Jeff Gordon's rain-shortened win in August 2012 and Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne in the June and August 2013 (respectively) races.