The 2014 Quicken Loans 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on June 15, 2014, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps on the superspeedway, it was the 15th race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Jimmie Johnson won the race, his third win of the season and his first at Michigan. Kevin Harvick finished second, while Brad Keselowski, Paul Menard, and Kasey Kahne rounded out the Top 5. The top rookies in the race were Kyle Larson (8th), Justin Allgaier (16th), and Michael Annett (21st).

Report Entry list The entry list for the Quicken Loans 400 was released on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. Forty-four drivers were entered for the race.

Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski (PC2) Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske Ford 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 14 Tony Stewart (PC3) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Matt Kenseth (PC5) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 24 Jeff Gordon (PC6) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26 Cole Whitt (R) BK Racing Toyota 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Travis Kvapil Go FAS Racing Ford 33 David Stremme Circle Sport Chevrolet 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 40 Landon Cassill (i) Circle Sport Chevrolet 41 Kurt Busch (PC4) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 44 J. J. Yeley (i) Xxxtreme Motorsports Chevrolet 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC1) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 66 Brett Moffitt Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 83 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing FordOfficial entry list Key Meaning (R) Rookie (i) Ineligible for points (PC#) Past champions provisional

Practice First practice Kasey Kahne was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 35.410 and a speed of .

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 35.410 203.332 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 35.478 202.943 3 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 35.524 202.680Official first practice results

Qualifying

Kevin Harvick won the pole with, both a new track record time and the fastest qualifying speed since 1987, a time of 35.198 and a speed of . "I think that is just a credit on our Budweiser and Stewart-Haas race team for putting fast race cars on the track," Harvick said. "When you put it together with the Hendrick Motorsports engine package it creates a lot of speed and it makes coming to these place a lot of fun. Really excited to start on the pole and get that first pit box and hopefully we can put the whole day together on Sunday." Jeff Gordon, who qualified second, stated that he had "put up a heck of a lap ... just not enough to get Harvick". Ryan Truex was the only driver that failed to qualify.

Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 35.295 35.470 35.198 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 35.541 35.707 35.333 3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 35.638 35.723 35.341 4 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 35.702 35.830 35.433 5 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 35.640 35.686 35.461 6 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 35.532 35.553 35.484 7 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 35.796 35.768 35.573 8 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 35.845 35.770 35.636 9 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 35.849 35.708 35.638 10 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 35.772 35.680 35.762 11 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 35.577 35.656 35.912 12 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 35.572 35.800 0.000 13 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 35.629 35.843 — 14 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 35.717 35.849 — 15 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 35.806 35.851 — 16 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 35.796 35.853 — 17 51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 35.834 35.869 — 18 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 35.651 35.907 — 19 3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 35.646 35.918 — 20 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 35.739 35.977 — 21 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 35.802 36.006 — 22 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 35.830 36.084 — 23 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 35.737 36.087 — 24 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 35.756 36.151 — 25 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 35.850 — — 26 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 35.918 — — 27 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 35.919 — — 28 12 Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske Ford 35.961 — — 29 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 36.012 — — 30 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 36.045 — — 31 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 36.069 — — 32 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 36.255 — — 33 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 36.259 — — 34 66 Brett Moffitt (R) Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 36.300 — — 35 44 J. J. Yeley Xxxtreme Motorsport Chevrolet 36.382 — — 36 33 David Stremme Circle Sport Chevrolet 36.425 — — 37 7 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 36.476 — — 38 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 36.554 — — 39 40 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 36.629 — — 40 36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 36.685 — — 41 23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 36.841 — — 42 26 Cole Whitt (R) BK Racing Toyota 36.899 — — 43 32 Travis Kvapil Go FAS Racing Ford 36.930 — —Did not qualify 44 83 Ryan Truex (R) BK Racing Toyota 36.561 — —Qualifying Results

Practice (post-qualifying) Second practice Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 35.634 and a speed of .

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 35.634 202.054 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 35.692 201.726 3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 35.722 201.556Official second practice results

Final practice Kyle Larson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 36.286 and a speed of .

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 42 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 36.286 198.424 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 36.315 198.265 3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 36.320 198.238Official final practice results

Race

First half Start The race was scheduled to start at 1:15 p.m. Eastern time but started five minutes later, with Kevin Harvick leading the field to the green flag. Brian Vickers got loose and hit the wall in turn three and was T-boned by Travis Kvapil to bring out the first caution of the race, on the opening lap. The race restarted on lap seven, before Kyle Larson got loose off turn two and went spinning to bring out the second caution. Kasey Kahne, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Martin Truex Jr. were also involved. The race restarted on lap 12 and finally completed a lap under green. Jeff Gordon took the race lead from Harvick on lap 19, before green flag stops began on lap 38. Brad Keselowski took the lead on lap 43, as he was the last car to pit, and the lead cycled back to Gordon.

Gordon got caught in lapped traffic and Harvick retook the lead on lap 57. Debris in turn three brought out the third caution on lap 72. Jimmie Johnson took the lead from Harvick during the pit cycle. Johnson led the field to the green on the restart and Kyle Busch, who restarted sixth, did not get going and had to come down pit road due to a burnt left-rear wheel hub. Joey Logano took the lead from Johnson on the restart, for the sixth lead change of the race on lap 78, before Johnson retook the lead from Logano on lap 92. David Ragan brought out the fourth caution of the race on lap 103 for a spin in turn four, and Harvick retook the lead during the pit cycle and led the field to the restart on lap 108. Alex Bowman brought out the fifth caution on lap 110, when he hit the wall in turn two.

Second half Harvick led the field to the restart on lap 114 and Brett Moffitt brought out the sixth caution when he spun through turn four, with Harvick leading the field to the restart once again, on lap 120. Denny Hamlin got loose in turn three, making contact with Aric Almirola and spun to bring out the seventh caution of the race, on lap 122. Harvick stayed out when most of the other cars came in to pit, and led the field to the restart on lap 128. Joey Logano took the lead on the restart, but later in the run, Harvick retook the lead on lap 142. Debris in turn two brought out the eighth caution on lap 148. Jamie McMurray stayed out during the pit cycle to take the lead, while Larson was caught speeding off pit road.

Closing laps

McMurray led the field to the restart on lap 153 but he spun the tires and gave the lead back to Johnson. Johnson gave up the lead to make his final stop on lap 165 and gave the lead back to Jamie McMurray, with the lead changing hands seven times – passing to Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch, Kahne, Larson, Austin Dillon, Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth – before Johnson retook the lead with ten laps to go and scored his third win of the 2014 season and first at Michigan. Johnson reflected upon this in a post-race interview, stating that he "had figured out every way to lose this race" and that he "knew we were in the catbird seat and were able to take advantage of it". Harvick described his car as "fast, just wound up on the wrong side of all the strategy".

Race results