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The 2014 History 300 was the 11th stock car race of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, and the 33rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Turner Scott Motorsports driver Kyle Larson would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his second career NASCAR Nationwide Series victory and his second and final victory of the season. To fill out the podium, Team Penske driver Brad Keselowski and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Thursday, May 22, at 4:00 PM EST. The session would last for one hour. Brian Scott, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.221 and an average speed of 178.684 miles per hour (287.564 km/h).

Final practice

The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, May 22, at 5:30 PM EST. The session would last for one hour and 20 minutes. Chase Elliott, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.281 and an average speed of 178.330 miles per hour (286.994 km/h).

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 24, at 10:40 AM EST. Since Talladega Superspeedway is at least 1.25 miles (2.01 km) in length, the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included three rounds. The first round was 25 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 25 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 24 cars in Round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a lap. Round 3 consisted of the fastest 12 drivers from Round 2, and the drivers would have 5 minutes to set a time. Whoever was fastest in Round 3 would win the pole.

Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole after setting a time of 29.493 and an average speed of 183.094 mph (294.661 km/h) in the third round.

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 2 1 Regan Smith 414 2 Elliott Sadler 409 (-5) 2 3 Chase Elliott 386 (-28) 1 4 Trevor Bayne 378 (–35) 1 5 Ty Dillon 377 (–36) 6 Brian Scott 354 (–60) 7 Brendan Gaughan 309 (–105) 8 James Buescher 303 (–111) 9 Chris Buescher 295 (–119) 1 10 Dylan Kwasniewski 285 (–129) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

1. "Larson picks up 2nd Nationwide win of season". ESPN. May 24, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
2. ^ "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2014 Nationwide Charlotte 1 Race Info Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
3. Bonkowski, Jerry (May 22, 2014). "Brian Scott leads five Sprint Cup regulars in first Nationwide Series practice at Charlotte". MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
4. Bonkowski, Jerry (May 22, 2014). "Chase Elliott is fastest in Thursday's second Nationwide Series practice at Charlotte". MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
5. "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
6. Bonkowski, Jerry (May 24, 2014). "Kyle Busch qualifies repaired car No. 1 for Saturday's Nationwide Series race at Charlotte". MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
7. "2014 History 300 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 21, 2022.

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