2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series


[file:22 Alex Tagliani pan NASCAR Nationwide 2014 Gardner Denver 200 at Road America.jpg|thumb|The No. 22 car for Team Penske won the owner's championship with 1347 points and five different drivers.]
file:9 Chase Elliott passenger side NASCAR Nationwide 2014 Gardner Denver 200 at Road America.jpg|thumb|Chevy won the manufacturer's championship with 15 wins and 1,452 points.
The 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series was the 33rd season of the NASCAR Nationwide Series, the second national professional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. It began with the DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 22, and ended with the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead–Miami Speedway on November 15. This was also the final year that the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company sponsored the series, opting for increased involvement in the Sprint Cup Series, as well as the final season the series was broadcast by ESPN. Ford entered the season as the defending Manufacturer's Champion. After 2014, Xfinity became the series sponsor.

Teams and drivers

Limited schedule

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Driver changes

Between the 2013 and 2014 seasons, several driver changes have occurred. Kevin Harvick will run with JR Motorsports for 13 races. Numerous drivers will move up to the Nationwide Series full-time; Brendan Gaughan, Ty Dillon, Ryan Reed, Dakoda Armstrong, Landon Cassill, as well as 2012 ARCA champion Chris Buescher, and his cousin James Buescher, the 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion. Maryeve Dufault will contest a limited schedule. Sam Hornish Jr. moves from Penske Racing to Joe Gibbs Racing, where he will share a ride with Kyle Busch.
Kyle Busch Motorsports will not field any cars in 2014 due to lack of funding.

Schedule

The calendar was released on October 18, 2013.
No.Race titleTrackLocationDate
1DRIVE4COPD 300Daytona International SpeedwayDaytona Beach, FloridaFebruary 22
2Blue Jeans Go Green 200Phoenix International RacewayAvondale, ArizonaMarch 1
3Boyd Gaming 300Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayLas Vegas, NevadaMarch 8
4Drive to Stop Diabetes 300Bristol Motor Speedway, BristolBristol, TennesseeMarch 15
5Treatmyclot.com 300Auto Club SpeedwayFontana, CaliforniaMarch 22
6O'Reilly Auto Parts 300Texas Motor SpeedwayFort Worth, TexasApril 4
7VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200Darlington RacewayDarlington, South CarolinaApril 11
8ToyotaCare 250Richmond International RacewayRichmond, VirginiaApril 25
9Aaron's 312Talladega SuperspeedwayTalladega, AlabamaMay 3
10Get To Know Newton 250Iowa SpeedwayNewton, IowaMay 18
11History 300Charlotte Motor SpeedwayConcord, North CarolinaMay 24
12Buckle Up 200Dover International SpeedwayDover, DelawareMay 31
13Ollie's Bargain Outlet 250Michigan International SpeedwayCambridge Township, MichiganJune 14
14Gardner Denver 200Road AmericaElkhart Lake, WisconsinJune 21
15John R. Elliott HERO Campaign 300Kentucky SpeedwaySparta, KentuckyJune 27
16Subway Firecracker 250Daytona International SpeedwayDaytona Beach, FloridaJuly 4
17Sta-Green 200New Hampshire Motor SpeedwayLoudon, New HampshireJuly 12
18EnjoyIllinois.com 300Chicagoland SpeedwayJoliet, IllinoisJuly 19
19Lilly Diabetes 250Indianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaJuly 26
20U.S. Cellular 250Iowa SpeedwayNewton, IowaAugust 2
21Zippo 200 at The GlenWatkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, New YorkAugust 9
22Nationwide Children's Hospital 200Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, OhioAugust 16
23Food City 300Bristol Motor SpeedwayBristol, TennesseeAugust 22
24Great Clips / Grit Chips 300Atlanta Motor SpeedwayHampton, GeorgiaAugust 30
25Virginia 529 College Savings 250Richmond International RacewayRichmond, VirginiaSeptember 5
26Jimmy John's Freaky Fast 300Chicagoland SpeedwayJoliet, IllinoisSeptember 13
27VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300Kentucky SpeedwaySparta, KentuckySeptember 20
28Dover 200Dover International SpeedwayDover, DelawareSeptember 27
29Kansas Lottery 300Kansas SpeedwayKansas City, KansasOctober 4
30Drive for the Cure 300Charlotte Motor SpeedwayConcord, North CarolinaOctober 10
31O'Reilly Auto Parts ChallengeTexas Motor SpeedwayFort Worth, TexasNovember 1
32DAV 200Phoenix International RacewayAvondale, ArizonaNovember 8
33Ford EcoBoost 300Homestead–Miami SpeedwayHomestead, FloridaNovember 15

Results and standings

Drivers' championship

BoldPole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led

Owners' championship (Top 15)

Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.