2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Kevin Harvick, the 2014 Sprint Cup Series champion
Ryan Newman finished 1 point behind Harvick in second place
Denny Hamlin finished 6 points behind Harvick in third place
Joey Logano finished 15 points behind Harvick in fourth place
Kyle Larson, the 2014 NASCAR Rookie of the Year.
Chevrolet won the Manufacturer's championship with 20 wins & 1572 points, their 13th championship in a row. They wouldn't win again until 2021

The 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was the 66th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 43rd modern-era Cup season. The season began at Daytona International Speedway, with the Sprint Unlimited, followed by the Daytona 500. The season ended with the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

This season was the final year of broadcasting for both the ESPN family of networks and Turner Sports. ESPN had covered the second half of the Sprint Cup season since 2007 while Turner Sports ended a thirty-one year relationship with NASCAR on TBS and later TNT. For 2015, their portions of the season were divided between Fox Sports and NBC.

Kevin Harvick and Stewart-Haas Racing claimed the drivers' championship and owners' championship, while Chevrolet won the manufacturer's championship. In one of the largest rookie classes in recent history, Kyle Larson was named Rookie of the Year. If NASCAR still had the season long points format in 2014, Jeff Gordon would have won his 7th championship this season.

The 2014 season was the first Cup Series season without NASCAR legend Mark Martin since 1985 after he retired following the end of the 2013 season. Additionally, this was also the first Cup season without Ken Schrader since 2009, Tony Raines since 2001, Scott Riggs since 2003, Elliott Sadler since 1996 (he would return 3 years later in 2017), Scott Speed since 2007, and Kenny Wallace since 1989. However, excluding 2009, this was the first season without Schrader since 1983.


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