The 2014 Bank of America 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on October 11, 2014, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.

The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (6th), Austin Dillon (13th), and Justin Allgaier (15th).

On the final restart with 28 laps to go, Ryan Newman lost the lead to Joey Logano and he held off a hard-charging Kyle Larson to score his fifth win of the season.

The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area.

[18] Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.332 and a speed of 190.597 mph (306.736 km/h).

Just a little drama.”[19] Prior to the start of the race, Matt Kenseth had to drop to the rear of the field for unapproved adjustments.

Following the caution, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the race off pit road to assume the lead.

Earnhardt Jr. led the restart on lap 31, and promptly lost the lead to Kyle Busch.

The second caution of the race flew on lap 96 when Clint Bowyer blew an engine exiting turn 4.

The fourth caution of the race flew on lap 221 after Josh Wise blew an engine.

The fifth caution of the race flew with 98 laps to go after Brian Vickers got loose and spun in turn 4.

The sixth caution of the race flew with 89 laps to go after Joey Logano tapped the left-rear corner panel of Danica Patrick, who connected with the wall.

The seventh caution flew with 68 laps to go when Michael Annett was slowing with a flat left-rear tire.

Kevin Harvick made his final stop with 23 laps to go and handed the lead to Jeff Gordon.

Gordon made his final stop with 22 laps to go and handed the lead to Kurt Busch, who in turn made his final stop with 21 laps to go, handing the lead to Austin Dillon.

Dillon made his final stop with 20 laps to go, with Ryan Newman assuming the lead.

Edwards made his final stop with 18 laps to go and handed the lead to Justin Allgaier.

Allgaier made his final stop with 16 laps to go and the lead cycled back to Kevin Harvick.

The eighth caution of the race flew with seven laps to go, after Brian Vickers blew an engine.

[27] Brad Keselowski was fined $50,000 and placed on NASCAR probation for the next four Sprint Cup Series championship events through November 12 for violating:[27] Tony Stewart was also fined $25,000 and placed on NASCAR probation for the next four Cup Series races through November 12 for the same charges.

"We knew that the new Chase format was likely going to raise the intensity level and we want our drivers to continue to be themselves.