2014 FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks- NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

First off, I will be at this race.

Last year, Tony Stewart won his most recent Sprint Cup race before his leg injury. Jimmie Johnson won the last Dover race in September.

Entry List:
Car# Driver Manu Sponsor Owner Owner
Points
Rank Race Attempts
1 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy Cessna Felix Sabates 23 12
2 2 Brad Keselowski (PC2) Ford Miller Lite Roger Penske 10 12
3 3 Austin Dillon # Chevy American Ethanol Richard Childress 15 12
4 4 Kevin Harvick Chevy Budweiser Tony Stewart 13 12
5 5 Kasey Kahne Chevy Farmers Insurance Linda Hendrick 17 12
6 7 Michael Annett # Chevy Pilot Flying J Tommy Baldwin 30 12
7 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford DeWalt Richard Petty 21 12
8 10 Danica Patrick Chevy GoDaddy Tony Stewart 27 12
9 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota Autism Speaks J D Gibbs 8 12
10 13 Casey Mears Chevy GEICO Bob Germain 24 12
11 14 Tony Stewart (PC3) Chevy Code 3 - Mobile 1 Margaret Haas 22 12
12 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota Cherry 5-Hour Energy for Special Ops Warrior Foundation Rob Kauffman 20 12
13 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M Jack Roush 12 12
14 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford Nationwide John Henry 25 12
15 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's Peanut Butter Joe Gibbs 3 12
16 20 Matt Kenseth (PC5) Toyota Dollar General Joe Gibbs 2 12
17 22 Joey Logano Ford Shell Pennzoil Walter Czarnecki 7 12
18 23 Alex Bowman # Toyota Dr. Pepper Ron Devine 34 12
19 24 Jeff Gordon (PC6) Chevy Drive to End Hunger Rick Hendrick 1 12
20 26 Cole Whitt # Toyota Burger King Anthony Marlowe 32 12
21 27 Paul Menard Chevy Menards / Pittsburgh Paints Richard Childress 16 12
22 31 Ryan Newman Chevy Caterpillar Richard Childress 11 12
23 32 Blake Koch (i) Ford supportmilitary.org Frank Stoddard Jr. 37 12
24 33 David Stremme Chevy Little Joe's Autos Joe Falk 41 12
25 34 David Ragan Ford Dockside Logistics Bob Jenkins 35 12
26 36 Reed Sorenson Chevy Click it or Ticket Allan Heinke 36 12
27 38 David Gilliland Ford The Pete Store Brad Jenkins 33 12
28 40 Landon Cassill(i) Chevy Hillman Racing Mike Hillman 31 12
29 41 Kurt Busch (PC4) Chevy Haas Automation Gene Haas 28 12
30 42 Kyle Larson # Chevy Cottonelle Chip Ganassi 14 12
31 43 Aric Almirola Ford Smithfield Richard Petty 19 12
32 44 J.J. Yeley(i) Chevy TBA Johnathan Cohen 44 12
33 47 A.J. Allmendinger Chevy Scott Products Tad Geschickter 18 12
34 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC1) Chevy Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Jeff Gordon 6 12
35 51 Justin Allgaier # Chevy TBD Harry Scott Jr. 29 12
36 55 Brian Vickers Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Michael Waltrip 9 12
37 66 Brett Moffitt Toyota Land Castle Title Jay Robinson 39 12
38 77 Dave Blaney Ford TBA Randy Humphrey 48 10
39 78 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy Furniture Row Barney Vissar 26 12
40 83 Ryan Truex # Toyota Burger King Ron Devine 42 12
41 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy National Guard Rick Hendrick 5 12
42 98 Josh Wise Chevy iRacing.com / Reddit.com Mike Curb 38 12
43 99 Carl Edwards Ford Subway Jack Roush 4 12

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NeverNeutral wrote:37 66 Brett Moffitt Toyota Land Castle Title Jay Robinson 39 12

People talk about how some of the Nationwide drivers were rushed into a Cup ride: Aside from a pretty prominent K&N Pro Series career, this guy doesn't even have more than two Truck Series starts and one Nationwide start. Saying that this was a "little bit of a jump" might be an understatement. I mean, Kyle Larson was pretty rushed into the #42 seat, but at least he was decently successful in Trucks and Nationwide before he went anywhere else.

The only other thing I know about this guy is that Brian Moffitt, who I can only assume is related to Brett, is the Chief Executive Officer at Richard Petty Motorsports right now, so there's that...

Apparently he's a test driver for TRD and MWR.

He was pretty good in K&N, so he'll be slow, but not completely hopeless.

kensethfan wrote:

NeverNeutral wrote:37 66 Brett Moffitt Toyota Land Castle Title Jay Robinson 39 12

People talk about how some of the Nationwide drivers were rushed into a Cup ride: Aside from a pretty prominent K&N Pro Series career, this guy doesn't even have more than two Truck Series starts and one Nationwide start. Saying that this was a "little bit of a jump" might be an understatement. I mean, Kyle Larson was pretty rushed into the #42 seat, but at least he was decently successful in Trucks and Nationwide before he went anywhere else.

The only other thing I know about this guy is that Brian Moffitt, who I can only assume is related to Brett, is the Chief Executive Officer at Richard Petty Motorsports right now, so there's that...

He's driving the 66...is that really going to do anything to anyone? Kevin Conway is still likely slower then this guy.

kensethfan wrote:

NeverNeutral wrote:37 66 Brett Moffitt Toyota Land Castle Title Jay Robinson 39 12

People talk about how some of the Nationwide drivers were rushed into a Cup ride: Aside from a pretty prominent K&N Pro Series career, this guy doesn't even have more than two Truck Series starts and one Nationwide start. Saying that this was a "little bit of a jump" might be an understatement. I mean, Kyle Larson was pretty rushed into the #42 seat, but at least he was decently successful in Trucks and Nationwide before he went anywhere else.

The only other thing I know about this guy is that Brian Moffitt, who I can only assume is related to Brett, is the Chief Executive Officer at Richard Petty Motorsports right now, so there's that...

It's going to be his first race in a cup car, I doubt he'll be doing any other races aside from K&N Companion events, and even then, it doesn't hurt to at least get a feel for a a cup car.

Not to mention, Jay Robinson was probably desperate for a driver.

navycook75 wrote:

kensethfan wrote:

NeverNeutral wrote:37 66 Brett Moffitt Toyota Land Castle Title Jay Robinson 39 12

People talk about how some of the Nationwide drivers were rushed into a Cup ride: Aside from a pretty prominent K&N Pro Series career, this guy doesn't even have more than two Truck Series starts and one Nationwide start. Saying that this was a "little bit of a jump" might be an understatement. I mean, Kyle Larson was pretty rushed into the #42 seat, but at least he was decently successful in Trucks and Nationwide before he went anywhere else.

The only other thing I know about this guy is that Brian Moffitt, who I can only assume is related to Brett, is the Chief Executive Officer at Richard Petty Motorsports right now, so there's that...

It's going to be his first race in a cup car, I doubt he'll be doing any other races aside from K&N Companion events, and even then, it doesn't hurt to at least get a feel for a a cup car.

Not to mention, Jay Robinson was probably desperate for a driver.

Front Row Joe will get that pole one day!...or end up at Front Row Motorsports somehow.

Brett Moffitt starts on the ninth row. Huh, Interesting.

Also, Keselowski is on pole.

Brett Moffitt is properly good. He nearly beat Dylan Kwasnieswki in 2013 even though he had much less funding than Kwaz. It's a bit early for him but he has talent.

Maybe I underestimated him. Halfway up the field is good enough for a Michael Waltrip/Jay Robinson car.

HEY KYLE, UMAD BRO?

Run Bowyer Run!

And this is the same driver in the #15 who thought he could win Richmond on turn 1 lap 1 right?

Don't blaime Kyle for getting mad, Bowyer's spotter screwed that up massively.

Mother of Invention wrote:And this is the same driver in the #15 who thought he could win Richmond on turn 1 lap 1 right?

Don't blaime Kyle for getting mad.

The wreck was the fault of Bowyers spotter. No doubt there, Kyle has a right to be upset. But Kyles response to the incident to chase Bowyer down the front stretch I found childish.

I must be in a minority then. I'd rather see a driver show his displeasure with another driver under yellow, granted I don't want him to pull a Gordon/Bowyer and take out others, but yeah let them vocalize there displeasure on the track.

McMurray wtf?

Dover is becoming like Daytona; comical because the damn track breaks!

Actually wait, the track broke up!

Grab the quickcrete guys!

Can't we just use Dale Jr.'s suggestion from a few year ago? Put a cone down there and avoid that part of the track.

The only thing coming apart more than the track was Fox ratings.

Typical run-of-the-mill Dover race, as expected, with some Jimmiewinslol thrown in for good measure. Other than the track coming apart and some fail driving, this race was pretty much a sleeper. At least it was a little better than the 600.

The 2014 FedEx 400 @ Dover gets a 2.5/10.

Good first half. Second half was very meh

Despite getting wrecked by Stenhouse Jr. and Allmendinger, Greg Biffle still continues his consecutive finishing streak, now up to 85 races. Last DNF was 2011 Homestead.

conrail1990 wrote:Good first half. Second half has very meh

Yeah, I only managed to tune in for the last half. From what I could tell, it was a pretty sub-par race.

To be brutally honest, though, I don't think that Jimmie is going to win a seventh title under this points format, though. That's not to say I don't like him, I'm cool with him. I just think that the sandbagging the #48 team is usually subject to is going to ruin him in the end.

*flame shields activate*

Meh race but still ok for my standards...

Jimmie does love this track, so i can't blame him... he dominated today.

Brett Moffitt P22!!!!!!! Damm..