NASCAR Bits and Pieces: Sprint Cup Series Race Results From Martinsville

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 6
65TH ANNUAL STP "500"
MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY

Ridgeway, VA - March 30, 2014
.526-Mile Oval
500 Laps - 263 Miles Purse: $5,083,289

Kurt Busch pulled it off and won the STP 500 over Jimmie Johnson at Martinsville. This win makes Kurt the 6th different driver to win a race this season and thus, put himself in the Chase at the end of the year.

This was his 25th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.

Failed to qualify: (1) #35 David Reutimann

TIME OF RACE:3 hours, 38 minutes, 38 seconds AVERAGE SPEED:72.176 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY:0.263 second(s)

COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Kyle Busch (99.674 mph. 18.998 secs.)

3M LAP LEADER: Jimmie Johnson (296 Laps)

SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Austin Dillon

Caution Flags: 14 cautions for 92 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets]
3-10 (Car #30 Accident Turn 3 [None]);
42-47 (Competition [7]);
104-109 (Car #17 Accident Turn 2 [83]);
115-119 (Car #7, 32, 38 Accident Turn 3 [78]);
171-178 (Car #13 Spin Turn 2 [83]);
201-207 (Car #1, 88 Accident Turn 2 [23]);
220-225 (Car #23 Accident Turn 4 [17]);
232-237 (Debris In Turn 1 [5]);
251-257 (Car #83 Accident Turn 4 [13]);
316-322 (Car #66 Accident Turn 4 [14]);
341-346 (Car #42 Spin Turn 2 [20]);
350-357 (Debris On Backstretch [83]);
412-417 (Car #78 Accident Turn 2 [51]);
460-465 (Car #99 Spin Turn 2 [38]).

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Lap Leaders: 33 lead changes among 12 drivers.
Ky. Busch 1-16, Kenseth 17-20, Johnson 21-43, Kvapil 44, Johnson 45-55,
Kenseth 56-58, Ky. Busch 59-64, Logano 65-81, Johnson 82-105, Kenseth 106-110,
Logano 111-132, Johnson 133-154, Biffle 155-172, Ambrose 173-194, Kenseth 195-212,
Johnson 213-221, Earnhardt Jr 222-236, Allmendinger 237, Earnhardt Jr 238-242, Ku. Busch 243-244,
Johnson 245-252, Harvick 253, Kenseth 254-259, Earnhardt Jr 260-264, Johnson 265-283,
Bowyer 284-287, Johnson 288-346, Bowyer 347, Johnson 348-449, Bowyer 450-460,
Johnson 461-472, Ku. Busch 473-482, Johnson 483-489, Ku. Busch 490-500.

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Fin	Car			Series	Bonus
Pos	No	Driver	Laps	Points	Points	Status
1	41	Kurt Busch	500	47	4	Running
2	48	Jimmie Johnson	500	44	2	Running
3	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr	500	42	1	Running
4	22	Joey Logano	500	41	1	Running
5	9	Marcos Ambrose	500	40	1	Running
6	20	Matt Kenseth	500	39	1	Running
7	4	Kevin Harvick	500	38	1	Running
8	43	Aric Almirola	500	36	0	Running
9	15	Clint Bowyer	500	36	1	Running
10	27	Paul Menard	500	34	0	Running
11	47	AJ Allmendinger	500	34	1	Running
12	24	Jeff Gordon	500	32	0	Running
13	99	Carl Edwards	500	31	0	Running
14	18	Kyle Busch	500	31	1	Running
15	3	Austin Dillon #	500	29	0	Running
16	55	Brian Vickers	500	28	0	Running
17	14	Tony Stewart	500	27	0	Running
18	16	Greg Biffle	500	27	1	Running
19	11	Denny Hamlin	500	25	0	Running
20	31	Ryan Newman	500	24	0	Running
21	78	Martin Truex Jr	500	23	0	Running
22	5	Kasey Kahne	500	22	0	Running
23	51	Justin Allgaier #	500	21	0	Running
24	13	Casey Mears	500	20	0	Running
25	40	Landon Cassill	500	0	0	Running
26	38	David Gilliland	499	18	0	Running
27	42	Kyle Larson #	498	17	0	Running
28	34	David Ragan	497	16	0	Running
29	26	Cole Whitt #	497	15	0	Running
30	83	Ryan Truex #	496	14	0	Running
31	7	Michael Annett #	495	13	0	Running
32	10	Danica Patrick	494	12	0	Running
33	32	Travis Kvapil	493	12	1	Running
34	36	Reed Sorenson	492	10	0	Running
35	98	Josh Wise	492	9	0	Running
36	23	Alex Bowman #	488	8	0	Running
37	95	Michael McDowell	474	7	0	Brakes
38	2	Brad Keselowski	469	6	0	Running
39	33	David Stremme	440	5	0	Running
40	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	409	4	0	Running
41	30	Parker Kligerman #	408	3	0	Running
42	1	Jamie McMurray	396	2	0	Running
43	66	Joe Nemechek	310	0	0	Accident