Date: May 10, 2014
Event: 5-hour Energy 400 (Round 11 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|
Location: Kansas Speedway in Kansas City (1.5-mile oval)
Winner: Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)
SHR Finish:
Kevin Harvick (Started 1st, Finished 2nd / Running, completed 267 of 267 laps)
Danica Patrick (Started 9th, Finished 7th / Running, completed 267 of 267 laps)
Tony Stewart (Started 8th, Finished 20th / Running, completed 266 of 267 laps)
Kurt Busch (Started 6th, Finished 29th / Running, completed 263 of 267 laps)
SHR Points:
Kevin Harvick (15th with 302 points, 92 out of first)
Tony Stewart (22nd with 268 points, 126 out of first)
Danica Patrick (27th with 213 points, 181 out of first)
Kurt Busch (28th with 211 points, 183 out of first)
Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Jimmy John’s Chevrolet SS, led the four-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent Saturday night at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City by finishing second in the 5-hour Energy 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
Harvick started from the pole and led four times for a race-high 119 laps en route to his third top-five in 17 career Sprint Cup starts at Kansas. It was his third top-five this season and his 103rd top-five in 477 career Sprint Cup starts.
Danica Patrick, driver of the No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet SS for SHR, started ninth and finished a career-best seventh. It was the second top-10 of her career, as she finished eighth in the 2013 Daytona 500.
Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet SS for SHR, started eighth and finished 20th.
Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet SS for SHR, started sixth and finished 29th after spinning twice.
Jeff Gordon won the 5-hour Energy 400 to score his 89th career Sprint Cup victory, his first of the season and his third at Kansas. He is third behind Richard Petty (200) and David Pearson (105) on the Sprint Cup all-time win list.
Harvick finished .112 of a second behind Gordon in the runner-up spot, while Kasey Kahne, Joey Logano and Dale Earnhardt Jr. rounded out the top-five. Carl Edwards, Patrick, Aric Almirola, Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth comprised the remainder of the top-10.
There were eight caution periods for 47 laps, with seven drivers failing to finish the 267-lap race.
With round 11 of 36 complete, Harvick leads SHR in the championship point standings. He is 15th with 302 points, 92 behind series leader Gordon. Stewart is 22nd with 268 points, 126 out of first. Patrick is 27th with 213 points, 181 out of first. Busch is 28th with 211 points, 183 out of first.
The next event on the Sprint Cup schedule is the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday, May 17 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway. Coverage of the non-points-paying event begins at 7 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by FOX Sports 1.
