NASCAR Nationwide Series at Darlington

Darlington Raceway — April 11, 2014

Chase Elliott

Winner

147

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Chase Elliott won the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Darlington at Darlington Raceway on April 11, 2014, leading 52 of 147 laps. Elliott Sadler finished second; Matt Kenseth rounded out the podium. The race featured 6 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Friday, April 11, 2014

Track

Darlington Raceway

Season

2014

Winner

Chase Elliott

Leaders

6 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	+1	Chase Elliott		147	—	Running	52	47
2	9	+7	Elliott Sadler		147	—	Running	3	43
3	3	—	Matt Kenseth		147	—	Running	—	0
4	1	-3	Kyle Busch		147	—	Running	84	0
5	15	+10	Joey Logano		147	—	Running	—	0
6	12	+6	Kyle Larson		147	—	Running	2	0
7	4	-3	Kevin Harvick		147	—	Running	5	0
8	8	—	Regan Smith		147	—	Running	—	36
9	10	+1	Trevor Bayne		147	—	Running	—	35
10	5	-5	Ty Dillon		147	—	Running	—	34
11	7	-4	Brian Scott		147	—	Running	—	33
12	16	+4	Landon Cassill		147	—	Running	—	32
13	18	+5	Ryan Reed		147	—	Running	—	31
14	23	+9	J.J. Yeley		147	—	Running	—	30
15	19	+4	Josh Wise		147	—	Running	—	0
16	20	+4	Mike Bliss		147	—	Running	—	28
17	27	+10	Mike Wallace	Dodge	147	—	Running	1	28
18	25	+7	Dakoda Armstrong		147	—	Running	—	26
19	31	+12	Kevin Lepage		147	—	Running	—	25
20	26	+6	Jeffrey Earnhardt		147	—	Running	—	24
21	30	+9	Eric McClure		147	—	Running	—	23
22	13	-9	Brendan Gaughan		146	—	Running	—	22
23	17	-6	Dylan Kwasniewski		146	—	Running	—	21
24	36	+12	Carlos Contreras		145	—	Running	—	20
25	22	-3	James Buescher		144	—	Running	—	19
26	32	+6	Joey Gase		144	—	Running	—	18
27	28	+1	Tanner Berryhill		144	—	Running	—	17
28	29	+1	Todd Bodine		143	—	Running	—	0
29	35	+6	Derrike Cope		141	—	Running	—	15
30	34	+4	Tommy Joe Martins	Dodge	141	—	Running	—	14
31	21	-10	Jeremy Clements		137	—	Running	—	13
32	11	-21	Cale Conley		136	—	Running	—	0
33	39	+6	Mike Harmon	Dodge	136	—	Running	—	11
34	6	-28	Chris Buescher		119	—	DNF	—	10
35	24	-11	David Starr		67	—	DNF	—	9
36	37	+1	Matt Carter	Dodge	30	—	DNF	—	8
37	14	-23	Ryan Sieg		16	—	DNF	—	7
38	33	-5	Matt DiBenedetto		7	—	DNF	—	6
39	38	-1	Jeff Green		6	—	DNF	—	5
40	40	—	Blake Koch		2	—	DNF	—	4

Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 9 matched drivers, the model averaged 11.8 positions off — worse than the season average of 8.5. Below Average

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
1	Chase Elliott	7.8	1	+6.8	High Confidence
4	Kyle Busch	17.0	4	+13.0	Coinflip
5	Joey Logano	14.7	5	+9.7	Coinflip
6	Kyle Larson	12.7	6	+6.7	Coinflip
10	Ty Dillon	23.4	10	+13.4	High Confidence
14	J.J. Yeley	28.8	14	+14.8	High Confidence
26	Joey Gase	23.4	26	-2.6	High Confidence
34	Chris Buescher	9.2	34	-24.8	High Confidence
35	David Starr	20.9	35	-14.1	Moderate

Predicted finish from NR-Rating model. Delta = predicted − actual (positive = driver beat prediction). Confidence: High Confidence = low variance (stdDev ≤ 9), Moderate = medium variance, Coinflip = high variance.

Historical Context

Chase Elliott: has 23 career starts at Darlington Raceway with a 12.8 avg finish (1 win) — the model correctly identified this strength.
J.J. Yeley: was the biggest surprise, finishing P14 vs predicted P29. Track history: 28 starts, 27.3 avg finish.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Darlington?

Chase Elliott won the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Darlington at Darlington Raceway.

Where was the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Darlington held?

The 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Darlington was held at Darlington Raceway on April 11, 2014.