2014 Daytona 500
No Driver Team Manufacturer Starts Best Finish
1 Jamie McMurray ( W ) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 11 1st
2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 4 4th
3 Austin Dillon ( R ) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1 31st
4 Kevin Harvick ( W ) Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 12 1st
5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 7th
7 Michael Annett Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 0 -
9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 5 13th
10 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 2 8th
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8 4th
13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 9 2nd
14 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 15 2nd
15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 8 4th
16 Greg Biffle Roush-Fenway Racing Ford 11 3rd
17 Ricky Stenhouse , Jr Roush-Fenway Racing Ford 2 12th
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9 4th
20 Matt Kenseth ( W ) Joe Gibbs Racing Ford 14 1st
21 Trevor Bayne ( W ) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 3 1st
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 5 9th
23 Alex Bowman ( R ) BK Racing Toyota 0 -
24 Jeff Gordon ( W ) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21 1st
The 2014 Daytona 500, the 56th running of the event, was held on February 23, 2014 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 200 laps and 500 miles (800 km) on the 2.5 miles (4.0 km) asphalt tri-oval, it was the first race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., driving for Hendrick Motorsports, won the race, making this his second Daytona 500 victory breaking a 55-race winless streak. Denny Hamlin finished 2nd, while Brad Keselowski, Jeff Gordon, and Jimmie Johnson rounded out the Top 5. This race had seven cautions and 42 lead changes among 18 different drivers. The top rookies of this race were polesitter Austin Dillon (9th), Alex Bowman (23rd), and Brian Scott (25th).