2014 Boyd Gaming 300
# 2014 Boyd Gaming 300

The 2014 Boyd Gaming 300 was the third stock car race of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 8, 2014, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Brad Keselowski, driving for Team Penske, would complete a dominant performance to win his 28th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Kyle Larson, driving for Turner Scott Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

### Entry list

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

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 01 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | G&K Services |
| 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Whitetail Club |
| 3 | Ty Dillon (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Jiffy Lube |
| 4 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Seal |
| 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | AdvoCare |
| 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | NAPA Synthetic Motor Oil |
| 9 | Chase Elliott (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts |
| 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | SupportMilitary.org |
| 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Interstate Batteries |
| 14 | Eric McClure | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | Hefty Ultimate |
| 16 | Ryan Reed (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Lilly Diabetes |
| 17 | Tanner Berryhill (R) | Vision Racing | Dodge | BWP Bats |
| 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 20 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | GameStop, ChargeBase |
| 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | Discount Tire |
| 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports | Chevrolet | CornBoard |
| 24 | Ryan Ellis | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | Superlite Cars |
| 28 | Mike Wallace | JGL Racing | Dodge | JGL Racing |
| 31 | Dylan Kwasniewski (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | Rockstar, AccuDoc Solutions |
| 33 | Matt Crafton (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Menards, Tarkett |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg (R) (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | Pull-A-Part |
| 40 | Josh Wise (i) | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | The Motorsports Group |
| 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | Cartwheel by Target |
| 43 | Dakoda Armstrong (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | WinField United |
| 44 | Blake Koch | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 46 | Matt DiBenedetto | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | The Motorsports Group |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | Gold & Silver Pawn Shop |
| 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | Donate Life Nevada |
| 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Monster Energy |
| 55 | Jamie Dick | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | Viva Motorsports |
| 60 | Chris Buescher (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Ford EcoBoost |
| 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | Charlie's Soap |
| 74 | Kevin Lepage | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | Mike Harmon Racing |
| 76 | Tommy Joe Martins (R) | Martins Motorsports | Ford | Cross Concrete Construction |
| 87 | Daryl Harr | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Champions Against Bullying, PasmaCar |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer |
| 93 | J. J. Yeley (i) | JGL Racing | Dodge | JGL Racing |
| 98 | David Ragan (i) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers |
| 99 | James Buescher | RAB Racing | Toyota | Rheem |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, March 7, at 12:40 PM PST. The session would last for 50 minutes. Matt Crafton, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.399 and an average speed of 177.637 miles per hour (285.879 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 33 | Matt Crafton (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.399 | 177.637 |
| 2 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.419 | 177.521 |
| 3 | 3 | Ty Dillon (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.460 | 177.282 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, March 7, at 2:00 PM PST. The session would last for one hour and 20 minutes. Ty Dillon, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.086 and an average speed of 179.485 miles per hour (288.853 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Ty Dillon (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.086 | 179.485 |
| 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.261 | 178.448 |
| 3 | 60 | Chris Buescher (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.265 | 178.424 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 8, at 9:40 AM PST. Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway 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.

Ty Dillon, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole after setting a time of 29.625 and an average speed of 182.278 mph (293.348 km/h) in the third round.

No drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Ty Dillon (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.625 | 182.278 |
| 2 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.719 | 181.702 |
| 3 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.810 | 181.147 |
| 4 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.854 | 180.880 |
| 5 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.884 | 180.699 |
| 6 | 20 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.925 | 180.451 |
| 7 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.933 | 180.403 |
| 8 | 31 | Dylan Kwasniewski (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | -* | -* | 29.972 | 180.168 |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | -* | -* | 30.000 | 180.000 |
| 10 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | -* | -* | 30.093 | 179.444 |
| 11 | 33 | Matt Crafton (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* | -* | -* | 30.195 | 178.838 |
| 12 | 60 | Chris Buescher (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | -* | -* | -* | -* | 30.221 | 178.684 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 |||||||||||
| 13 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | -* | -* | 30.156 | 179.069 | - | - |
| 14 | 99 | James Buescher | RAB Racing | Toyota | -* | -* | 30.167 | 179.004 | - | - |
| 15 | 16 | Ryan Reed (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | -* | -* | 30.193 | 178.849 | - | - |
| 16 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 30.197 | 178.826 | - | - |
| 17 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | -* | -* | 30.280 | 178.336 | - | - |
| 18 | 44 | Blake Koch | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | -* | -* | 30.288 | 178.288 | - | - |
| 19 | 98 | David Ragan (i) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | -* | -* | 30.405 | 177.602 | - | - |
| 20 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | -* | -* | 30.452 | 177.328 | - | - |
| 21 | 43 | Dakoda Armstrong (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* | 30.466 | 177.247 | - | - |
| 22 | 39 | Ryan Sieg (R) (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 30.698 | 175.907 | - | - |
| 23 | 40 | Josh Wise (i) | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 30.741 | 175.661 | - | - |
| 24 | 01 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 30.810 | 175.268 | - | - |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||||
| 25 | 93 | J. J. Yeley (i) | JGL Racing | Dodge | 30.832 | 175.143 | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | 55 | Jamie Dick | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.931 | 174.582 | - | - | - | - |
| 27 | 17 | Tanner Berryhill (R) | Vision Racing | Dodge | 30.983 | 174.289 | - | - | - | - |
| 28 | 28 | Mike Wallace | JGL Racing | Dodge | 31.024 | 174.059 | - | - | - | - |
| 29 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 31.041 | 173.963 | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | 14 | Eric McClure | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 31.128 | 173.477 | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | 4 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.132 | 173.455 | - | - | - | - |
| 32 | 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 31.147 | 173.371 | - | - | - | - |
| 33 | 74 | Kevin Lepage | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 31.302 | 172.513 | - | - | - | - |
| 34 | 76 | Tommy Joe Martins (R) | Martins Motorsports | Ford | 31.340 | 172.304 | - | - | - | - |
| 35 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | 31.612 | 170.821 | - | - | - | - |
| 36 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Toyota | 31.624 | 170.756 | - | - | - | - |
| 37 | 87 | Daryl Harr | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.741 | 170.127 | - | - | - | - |
| 38 | 24 | Ryan Ellis | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 31.834 | 169.630 | - | - | - | - |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||||
| 39 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.244 | 167.473 | - | - | - | - |
| Last car to qualify on time |||||||||||
| 40 | 46 | Matt DiBenedetto | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 31.493 | 171.467 | - | - | - | - |
| Official starting lineup |||||||||||

*Time not available.

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 144 | running | 0 | $92,995 |
| 2 | 7 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 33 | running | 0 | $63,450 |
| 3 | 4 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 9 | running | 0 | $51,550 |
| 4 | 3 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 | $33,700 |
| 5 | 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 39 | $35,775 |
| 6 | 6 | 20 | Matt Kenseth (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 7 | running | 0 | $25,775 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 37 | $32,325 |
| 8 | 17 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 36 | $29,050 |
| 9 | 12 | 60 | Chris Buescher (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 35 | $27,960 |
| 10 | 10 | 7 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 34 | $29,650 |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | Ty Dillon (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 7 | running | 34 | $30,250 |
| 12 | 11 | 33 | Matt Crafton (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 0 | $26,300 |
| 13 | 13 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 198 | 0 | running | 31 | $25,750 |
| 14 | 20 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 198 | 0 | running | 30 | $25,240 |
| 15 | 15 | 16 | Ryan Reed (R) | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 29 | $25,830 |
| 16 | 16 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 28 | $24,770 |
| 17 | 19 | 98 | David Ragan (i) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 0 | $18,585 |
| 18 | 14 | 99 | James Buescher | RAB Racing | Toyota | 197 | 0 | running | 26 | $24,450 |
| 19 | 24 | 01 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 25 | $24,340 |
| 20 | 18 | 44 | Blake Koch | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 195 | 0 | running | 24 | $24,930 |
| 21 | 25 | 93 | J. J. Yeley (i) | JGL Racing | Dodge | 195 | 0 | running | 0 | $18,120 |
| 22 | 22 | 39 | Ryan Sieg (R) (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 0 | $23,980 |
| 23 | 21 | 43 | Dakoda Armstrong (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | 21 | $23,845 |
| 24 | 8 | 31 | Dylan Kwasniewski (R) | Turner Scott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | running | 20 | $23,735 |
| 25 | 27 | 17 | Tanner Berryhill (R) | Vision Racing | Dodge | 193 | 0 | running | 19 | $24,085 |
| 26 | 28 | 28 | Mike Wallace | JGL Racing | Dodge | 192 | 0 | running | 18 | $17,440 |
| 27 | 30 | 14 | Eric McClure | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 192 | 0 | running | 17 | $23,305 |
| 28 | 38 | 24 | Ryan Ellis | SR² Motorsports | Toyota | 191 | 0 | running | 16 | $23,160 |
| 29 | 26 | 55 | Jamie Dick | Viva Motorsports | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | running | 15 | $23,010 |
| 30 | 37 | 87 | Daryl Harr | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | running | 14 | $23,175 |
| 31 | 39 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | running | 13 | $22,745 |
| 32 | 29 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | running | 12 | $22,635 |
| 33 | 31 | 4 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | running | 11 | $22,520 |
| 34 | 33 | 74 | Kevin Lepage | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 188 | 0 | running | 10 | $22,409 |
| 35 | 35 | 70 | Derrike Cope | Derrike Cope Racing | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | running | 9 | $22,289 |
| 36 | 36 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Toyota | 133 | 0 | engine | 8 | $20,820 |
| 37 | 23 | 40 | Josh Wise (i) | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | suspension | 0 | $20,775 |
| 38 | 40 | 46 | Matt DiBenedetto | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | electrical | 6 | $14,740 |
| 39 | 34 | 76 | Tommy Joe Martins (R) | Martins Motorsports | Ford | 8 | 0 | rear gear | 5 | $14,490 |
| 40 | 32 | 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 3 | 0 | vibration | 4 | $14,455 |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Regan Smith | 117 |
| | 2 | Trevor Bayne | 114 (-3) |
| | 3 | Elliott Sadler | 108 (-9) |
| | 4 | Ty Dillon | 105 (–12) |
| | 5 | Chase Elliott | 103 (–14) |
| | 6 | Brian Scott | 97 (–20) |
| | 7 | Brendan Gaughan | 94 (–23) |
| | 8 | Dylan Kwasniewski | 87 (–30) |
| | 9 | James Buescher | 86 (–31) |
| | 10 | Mike Bliss | 81 (–36) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
