Race Lineup
The official 2014 Aarons 499 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Talladega Superspeedway.
Aarons 499
Sunday, May 4th, 2014
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
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- Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 188
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 152.103
- Cautions: 8 for 31 laps
- Lead Changes: 48
- Green Flag Passes: 19,742 (125.7 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 33 | Brian Scott | Chevrolet | 198.290 | 48.293 | 0.000 | Whitetail | Joe Falk | Nick Harrison |
| 2 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 197.888 | 48.391 | 0.098 | Richmond/Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Slugger Labbe |
| 3 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 197.704 | 48.436 | 0.143 | Bush's Beans | Tad Geschickter | Brian Burns |
| 4 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 197.370 | 48.518 | 0.225 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 5 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 197.362 | 48.520 | 0.227 | Bass Pro Shops | Richard Childress Racing | Gil Martin |
| 6 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 197.297 | 48.536 | 0.243 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 7 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 194.995 | 49.109 | 0.816 | GoDaddy | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 194.393 | 49.261 | 0.968 | Jimmy John's | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 9 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 193.619 | 49.458 | 1.165 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Daniel Knost |
| 10 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 193.615 | 49.459 | 1.166 | Fastenal | Jack Roush | Jimmy Fennig |
| 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 193.486 | 49.492 | 1.199 | Drive To End Hunger | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 12 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 188.958 | 50.678 | 2.385 | Bass Pro Shops | Stewart-haas Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 13 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 194.963 | 49.117 | 0.824 | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 14 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 194.959 | 49.118 | 0.825 | Jordan Truck Sales | Bob Leavine | Wally Rogers |
| 15 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 194.911 | 49.130 | 0.837 | Gwaltney | Richard Petty Motorsports | Trent Owens |
| 16 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 194.880 | 49.138 | 0.845 | Shell Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki | Todd Gordon |
| 17 | 7 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 194.098 | 49.336 | 1.043 | Pilot/Flying J | Tommy Baldwin, Jr | Bono Manion |
| 18 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 194.035 | 49.352 | 1.059 | Aaron's Dream Machine | Michael Waltrip Racing | Billy Scott |
| 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 193.541 | 49.478 | 1.185 | M&M's Pretzel | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 193.478 | 49.494 | 1.201 | Lowe's/Valspar Reserve | Jeff Gordon | Chad Knaus |
| 21 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 193.458 | 49.499 | 1.206 | Dollar General | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 22 | 36 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 190.890 | 50.165 | 1.872 | Golden Corral | Allan Heinke | Todd Parrott |
| 23 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 190.575 | 50.248 | 1.955 | Motorcraft | Wood Brothers Racing | Donnie Wingo |
| 24 | 83 | Ryan Truex | Toyota | 197.913 | 48.385 | 0.092 | VooDoo BBQ & Grill | Ron Devine | Doug Richert |
| 25 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 197.908 | 48.386 | 0.093 | Zest | John Henry | Mike Kelley |
| 26 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 197.835 | 48.404 | 0.111 | DeWALT | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 27 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 197.806 | 48.411 | 0.118 | Peak Antifreeze | Michael Waltrip Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 28 | 66 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 197.806 | 48.411 | 0.118 | Blur/DEF | Jay Robinson | Chad Walter |
| 29 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 197.770 | 48.420 | 0.127 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chris Heroy |
| 30 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 197.765 | 48.421 | 0.128 | National Guard | Hendrick Motorsports | Steve Letarte |
| 31 | 26 | Cole Whitt | Toyota | 197.721 | 48.432 | 0.139 | Scorpyd Crossbows | Anthony Marlowe | Randy Cox |
| 32 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 197.443 | 48.500 | 0.207 | McDonalds | Felix Sabates | Keith Rodden |
| 33 | 23 | Alex Bowman | Toyota | 197.403 | 48.510 | 0.217 | Dr.Pepper | Ron Devine | Dave Winston |
| 34 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 197.378 | 48.516 | 0.223 | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing | Darian Grubb |
| 35 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 197.244 | 48.549 | 0.256 | 3M Window Film | Jack Roush | Matt Puccia |
| 36 | 98 | Josh Wise | Ford | 197.029 | 48.602 | 0.309 | Dogedoin/Reddit.com | Mike Curb | Gene Nead |
| 37 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Ford | 196.746 | 48.672 | 0.379 | C&J Energy Services | Frank Stoddard, Jr | Dan Stillman |
| 38 | 51 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 196.230 | 48.800 | 0.507 | Brandt | Hscott Motorsports | Steve Addington |
| 39 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 195.732 | 48.924 | 0.631 | KFC Go Cup | Front Row Motorsports | Jay Guy |
| 40 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 194.880 | 49.138 | 0.845 | Love's Travel Stop | Front Row Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 41 | 40 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 194.389 | 49.262 | 0.969 | Hillman Racing | Mike Hillman, Sr. | Mike Abner |
| 42 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 48.293 | Farmers Insurance | Linda Hendrick | Kenny Francis |
| 43 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 48.293 | Furniture Row | Barney Visser | Todd Berrier |