Race Lineup
The official 2014 GEICO 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Talladega Superspeedway.
GEICO 500
Sunday, October 19th, 2014
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
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- Drivers Entered: 46 (6 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 188
- Laps Actual: 194 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 160.302
- Cautions: 6 for 25 laps
- Lead Changes: 38
- Green Flag Passes: 15,825 (93.6 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 196.129 | 48.825 | 0.000 | Aaron's Dream Machine | Michael Waltrip Racing | Billy Scott |
| 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 195.732 | 48.924 | 0.099 | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon | Chad Knaus |
| 3 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 195.496 | 48.983 | 0.158 | Unsponsored | Tad Geschickter | Brian Burns |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 194.015 | 49.357 | 0.532 | SKF | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 194.007 | 49.359 | 0.534 | Wicked Apple Ale | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 6 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 193.693 | 49.439 | 0.614 | LFR | Bob Leavine | Wally Rogers |
| 7 | Travis Kvapil | 193.603 | 49.462 | 0.637 | |||||
| 8 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 193.498 | 49.489 | 0.664 | Farmer's Insurance | Linda Hendrick | Kenny Francis |
| 9 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Ford | 193.431 | 49.506 | 0.681 | C&J Energy Services | Frank Stoddard, Jr | Clinton Cram |
| 10 | 7 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 193.162 | 49.575 | 0.750 | Golden Corral | Tommy Baldwin, Jr | Bono Manion |
| 11 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 191.302 | 50.057 | 1.232 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 12 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 190.981 | 50.141 | 1.316 | Furniture Row | Barney Visser | Todd Berrier |
| 13 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 193.415 | 49.510 | 0.685 | Home Depot Husky | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 14 | 23 | Alex Bowman | Toyota | 193.376 | 49.520 | 0.695 | Dustless Blasting | Ron Devine | Dave Winston |
| 15 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 193.291 | 49.542 | 0.717 | Subway | Jack Roush | Jimmy Fennig |
| 16 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 192.401 | 49.771 | 0.946 | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire | Wood Brothers Racing | Donnie Wingo |
| 17 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 192.278 | 49.803 | 0.978 | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports | Trent Owens |
| 18 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 192.096 | 49.850 | 1.025 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Daniel Knost |
| 19 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 191.908 | 49.899 | 1.074 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 20 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 191.773 | 49.934 | 1.109 | Moen / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 21 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 190.985 | 50.140 | 1.315 | Long John Silver's | Front Row Motorsports | Jay Guy |
| 22 | 26 | Cole Whitt | Toyota | 190.970 | 50.144 | 1.319 | Burger King / Borla Toyota | Anthony Marlowe | Randy Cox |
| 23 | 87 | Mike Wallace | Toyota | 184.729 | 51.838 | 3.013 | Royal Teak Collection | Jay Robinson | Scott Eggleston |
| 24 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 191.577 | 49.985 | 1.160 | 3M | Jack Roush | Matt Puccia |
| 25 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 191.420 | 50.026 | 1.201 | Dockside Logistics | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 26 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 191.214 | 50.080 | 1.255 | Black & Decker | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 27 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 191.149 | 50.097 | 1.272 | Breast Cancer Awareness | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 28 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 191.134 | 50.101 | 1.276 | Diet Mountain Dew | Hendrick Motorsports | Steve Letarte |
| 29 | 40 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 191.130 | 50.102 | 1.277 | Carsforsale.com | Mike Hillman, Sr. | Mark Hillman |
| 30 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 191.027 | 50.129 | 1.304 | Dow | Richard Childress Racing | Gil Martin |
| 31 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 190.818 | 50.184 | 1.359 | Cessna | Felix Sabates | Keith Rodden |
| 32 | 83 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 190.689 | 50.218 | 1.393 | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Ron Devine | Joe Williams |
| 33 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 190.681 | 50.220 | 1.395 | 5-Hour Energy | Michael Waltrip Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 34 | 66 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 190.586 | 50.245 | 1.420 | MyAFibStory.com | Jay Robinson | Chad Walter |
| 35 | 98 | Josh Wise | Ford | 190.507 | 50.266 | 1.441 | Dogecoin / Reddit.com | Mike Curb | Gene Nead |
| 36 | 36 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 189.305 | 50.585 | 1.760 | Zing Zang | Allan Heinke | Todd Parrott |
| 37 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 189.286 | 50.590 | 1.765 | Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 38 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 188.270 | 50.863 | 2.038 | FedEx One Rate | Joe Gibbs Racing | Darian Grubb |
| 39 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 187.361 | 51.110 | 2.285 | Budweiser | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 40 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 177.399 | 53.980 | 5.155 | Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki | Todd Gordon |
| 41 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 177.120 | 54.065 | 5.240 | M&M's Halloween | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 42 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 176.800 | 54.163 | 5.338 | Energizer | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chris Heroy |
| 43 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 176.532 | 54.245 | 5.420 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |