LVMS 17TH ANNUAL KOBALT "400" Official Race Results and Notes

Las Vegas proved to be another gamble gone flat for Dale Earnhardt Jr., who had a commanding car to lead the pack with, but in the end, came up short on fuel for the checkered flag, finishing second.  And it was a masterful move on Brad Keselowksi's part to come at him hard in the last 20 laps, forcing him to use a splash more fuel than he might have if Dale Jr. wasn't pressed like that.

Be it as it may, Brad Keselowski used good race tactics and got himself the win, making himself the 3rd driver to earn himself a berth in the Chase with a win.  Dale Jr still managed a second place finish, showing that early on in this 2014 season, he's a force to be reckoned with.

Brad Keselowski won the KOBALT 400, his 11th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag to start the event, the following car(s) will drop to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #9, 30 (Engine Change) and #26 (Back-up Car).

NEXT EVENT: March 16, 2014 - 54th Annual Food City 500, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN (266.50 Miles) (500 Laps)

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Official Results

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 3
17TH ANNUAL KOBALT "400"
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Las Vegas, NV - March 9, 2014
1.5-Mile Oval
267 Laps - 400.5 Miles Purse: $6,496,304

Pos		Driver	Laps	Points	Status	Laps Led
1	-	Brad Keselowski	267	48	Running	53
2	-	Dale Earnhardt Jr	267	43	Running	51
3	-	Paul Menard	267	42	Running	6
4	-	Joey Logano	267	41	Running	44
5	-	Carl Edwards	267	40	Running	1
6	-	Jimmie Johnson	267	39	Running	34
7	-	Ryan Newman	267	37	Running
8	-	Kasey Kahne	267	36	Running
9	-	Jeff Gordon	267	35	Running
10	-	Matt Kenseth	267	35	Running	2
11	-	Kyle Busch	267	34	Running	52
12	-	Denny Hamlin	267	33	Running	1
13	-	Brian Vickers	267	31	Running
14	-	Martin Truex Jr	267	30	Running
15	-	Jamie McMurray	267	29	Running
16	-	Austin Dillon #	267	28	Running
17	-	Jeff Burton	267	27	Running
18	-	AJ Allmendinger	267	26	Running
19	-	Kyle Larson #	266	25	Running
20	-	Trevor Bayne	266	0	Running
21	-	Danica Patrick	266	23	Running
22	-	Greg Biffle	266	22	Running
23	-	Clint Bowyer	266	21	Running
24	-	Marcos Ambrose	266	20	Running
25	-	Aric Almirola	264	19	Running
26	-	Kurt Busch	264	18	Running
27	-	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	264	17	Running
28	-	Casey Mears	264	16	Running
29	-	Michael Annett #	264	15	Running
30	-	David Gilliland	264	14	Running
31	-	Justin Allgaier #	264	13	Running
32	-	David Ragan	263	12	Running
33	-	Tony Stewart	263	11	Running
34	-	Reed Sorenson	262	10	Running
35	-	Ryan Truex #	261	9	Running
36	-	Cole Whitt #	261	8	Running
37	-	Alex Bowman #	259	7	Running
38	-	Timmy Hill	258	6	Running
39	-	Travis Kvapil	253	5	Running
40	-	Parker Kligerman #	240	4	Running
41	-	Kevin Harvick	237	4	Running	23
42	-	Josh Wise	212	2	Running
43	-	Michael McDowell	141	1	Engine

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Failed to qualify: (5) #35 Blake Koch; #40 Landon Cassill; #77 Dave Blaney; #87 Joe Nemechek; #44 J.J. Yeley

TIME OF RACE:2 hours, 35 minutes, 24 seconds       AVERAGE SPEED:154.633 mph      MARGIN OF VICTORY:1.53 second(s)

COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD:  Joey Logano (193.278 mph. 27.939 secs.)

SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE:  Austin Dillon

Caution Flags: 4 cautions for 18 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets]
18-22 (Fluid On The Track [30]);
46-49 (Debris Turn 3 [83]);
156-160 (Debris Backstretch [1]);
222-225 (Debris Frontstretch [47]).

Lap Leaders:  21 lead changes among 10 drivers.
Logano 1-19, Keselowski 20-21, Logano 22-46,
Johnson 47-76, Ky. Busch 77-95, Earnhardt Jr 96-97,
Ky. Busch 98-129, Harvick 130-139, Ky. Busch 140,
Keselowski 141, Kenseth 142-143, Harvick 144-156,
Keselowski 157-195, Johnson 196-198, Menard 199-204,
Johnson 205, Earnhardt Jr 206-210, Edwards 211,
Hamlin 212, Keselowski 213-222, Earnhardt Jr 223-266, Keselowski 267.

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