Date: June 28, 2014
Event: Kentucky 400 (Round 17 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Location: Kentucky Speedway in Sparta (1.5-mile oval)
Winner: Brad Keselowski of Team Penske (Ford)
SHR Finish:
Kevin Harvick (Started 5th, Finished 7th / Running, completed 267 of 267 laps)
Tony Stewart (Started 13th, Finished 11th / Running, completed 267 of 267 laps)
Kurt Busch (Started 9th, Finished 12th / Running, completed 267 of 267 laps)
Danica Patrick (Started 10th, Finished 21st / Running, completed 267 of 267 laps)
SHR Points:
Kevin Harvick (9th with 509 points, 109 out of first)
Tony Stewart (16th with 460 points, 158 out of first)
Kurt Busch (26th with 379 points, 239 out of first)
Danica Patrick (28th with 322 points, 296 out of first)
Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Budweiser Chevrolet SS, led the four-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent Saturday night at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta by finishing seventh in the Kentucky 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
Harvick started fifth and scored his eighth top-10 this season and his second top-10 in four career Sprint Cup starts at Kentucky. It was also his 217th top-10 in 483 career Sprint Cup starts.
Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Rush Truck Centers Chevrolet SS for SHR, qualified 13th but had to start at the back of the field after the team changed the transmission prior to the race, per the NASCAR rulebook. Stewart rallied to finish an impressive 11th.
Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet SS for SHR, started ninth and finished 12th. It was his sixth top-15 this season.
Danica Patrick, driver of the No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet SS for SHR, started 10th and finished 21st. It was Patrick’s 63rd career Sprint Cup start and her second at Kentucky.
Brad Keselowski won the Kentucky 400 to score his 12th career Sprint Cup victory, his second of the season and his second at Kentucky.
Kyle Busch finished 1.014 seconds behind Keselowski in the runner-up spot, while Ryan Newman, Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. rounded out the top-five. Jeff Gordon, Harvick, Kasey Kahne, Joey Logano and Jimmie Johnson comprised the remainder of the top-10.
There were six caution periods for 34 laps, with four drivers failing to finish the 267-lap race.
With round 17 of 36 complete, Harvick leads the SHR contingent in the championship point standings. He is ninth with 509 points, 109 behind series leader Gordon. Stewart is 16th with 460 points, 158 out of first. Busch is 26th with 379 points, 239 out of first. Patrick is 28th with 322 points, 296 out of first.
The next event on the Sprint Cup schedule is the Coke Zero 400 on Saturday, July 5 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. The race starts at 7:30 p.m. EDT, with live coverage provided by TNT beginning with its prerace show at 6:30 p.m.
