Date: April 26, 2014
Event: Richmond 400 (Round 9 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Location: Richmond (Va.) International Raceway (.75-mile oval)
Winner: Joey Logano of Team Penske (Ford)
SHR Finish:
Kevin Harvick (Started 5th, Finished 11th / Running, completed 400 of 400 laps)
Kurt Busch (Started 21st, Finished 23rd / Running, completed 400 of 400 laps)
Tony Stewart (Started 20th, Finished 25th / Running, completed 399 of 400 laps)
Danica Patrick (Started 35th, Finished 34th / Running, completed 395 of 400 laps)
SHR Points:
Tony Stewart (15th with 243 points, 98 out of first)
Kevin Harvick (20th with 220 points, 121 out of first)
Kurt Busch (25th with 185 points, 156 out of first)
Danica Patrick (29th with 153 points, 188 out of first)
Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Outback Steakhouse Chevrolet SS, led the four-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent Saturday night at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway by finishing 11th in the Richmond 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
Harvick started fifth and led twice for 23 laps around the .75-mile oval.
Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet SS for SHR, started 21st and finished 23rd.
Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Chevrolet SS for SHR, started 20th and finished 25th.
Danica Patrick, driver of the No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet SS for SHR, started 35th and finished 34th.
Joey Logano won the Richmond 400 to score his fifth career Sprint Cup victory, his second of the season and his first at Richmond.
Jeff Gordon finished .946 of a second behind Logano in the runner-up spot, while Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski and Matt Kenseth rounded out the top-five. A.J. Allmendinger, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards and Martin Truex Jr., comprised the remainder of the top-10.
There were nine caution periods for 66 laps, with three drivers failing to finish the 400-lap race.
With round nine of 36 complete, Stewart leads the SHR contingent in the championship point standings. He is 15th with 243 points, 98 behind first-place Gordon. Harvick is 20th with 220 points, 121 out of first. Kurt Busch is 25th with 185 points, 156 out of first. Patrick is 29th with 153 points, 188 out of first.
The next event on the Sprint Cup schedule is the Aaron’s 499 on Sunday, May 4 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. The race starts at 1 p.m. EDT, with live coverage provided by FOX beginning with its prerace show at 12:30 p.m.
