Date: May 25, 2014
Event: Coca-Cola 600 (Round 12 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Location: Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval)
Winner: Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)
SHR Finish:
Kevin Harvick (Started 11th, Finished 2nd / Running, completed 400 of 400 laps)
Tony Stewart (Started 18th, Finished 13th / Running, completed 400 of 400 laps)
Danica Patrick (Started 4th, Finished 39th / Engine, completed 281 of 400 laps)
Kurt Busch (Started 28th, Finished 40th / Engine, completed 271 of 400 laps)
SHR Points:
Kevin Harvick (12th with 345 points, 87 out of first)
Tony Stewart (22nd with 299 points, 133 out of first)
Danica Patrick (27th with 218 points, 214 out of first)
Kurt Busch (28th with 215 points, 217 out of first)
Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Budweiser Folds of Honor Chevrolet SS, led the four-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent Sunday night at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway by finishing second in the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
Harvick started 11th and led five times for 100 laps en route to his fourth top-five in 27 career Sprint Cup starts at Charlotte. It was his fourth top-five this season and his 104th top-five in 478 career Sprint Cup starts.
Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet SS for SHR, started 18th and finished 13th.
Danica Patrick, driver of the No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet SS for SHR, started fourth and finished 39th after engine problems forced her from the race after 281 laps.
Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 41 Haas Automation “America’s Machine Tool” Chevrolet SS for SHR, started 28th and finished 40th. He also experienced engine issues and completed only 271 laps.
Busch came to Charlotte by way of Indianapolis, where he became just the fourth driver to compete in the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, joining Stewart, John Andretti and Robby Gordon. Busch finished sixth in the Indianapolis 500 and completed a total of 906.5 miles between the two races.
Jimmie Johnson won the Coca-Cola 600 to score his 67th career Sprint Cup victory, his first of the season and his series-leading seventh at Charlotte.
Harvick finished 1.272 seconds behind Johnson in the runner-up spot, while Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards and Jamie McMurray rounded out the top-five. Brian Vickers, Jeff Gordon, Paul Menard, Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski comprised the remainder of the top-10.
There were eight caution periods for 44 laps, with six drivers failing to finish the 400-lap race.
With round 12 of 36 complete, Harvick leads the SHR contingent in the championship point standings. He is 12th with 345 points, 87 behind series leader Gordon. Stewart is 22nd with 299 points, 133 out of first. Patrick is 27th with 218 points, 214 out of first. Busch is 28th with 215 points, 217 out of first.
The next event on the Sprint Cup schedule is the FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks on Sunday, June 1 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. The race starts at 1 p.m. EDT, with live coverage provided by FOX beginning with its prerace show at 12:30 p.m.
