Contested over 400 laps on the 1 mile (1.6 km) oval, it was the 13th race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

Jimmie Johnson won the race, his second of the season and ninth at Dover, while Brad Keselowski finished second.

Matt Kenseth, Clint Bowyer, and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top five.

The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (11th), Austin Dillon (20th), and Brett Moffitt (22nd).

Jimmie Johnson passed Matt Kenseth with nine laps to go to win his first race of the season in the previous week's Coca-Cola 600.

Jeff Gordon battled back spasms all weekend and after a two-tire pit stop late was in contention for the win but settled for a seventh-place finish and left Charlotte with the points lead.

Brad Keselowski won the pole with a new track record time of 21.892 and a speed of 164.444 mph (264.647 km/h).

After the session, Keselowski stated that his team "gave me a great car here", as he entered the weekend looking for a second win of 2014.

The race was then red-flagged, while Justin Allgaier also took damage when he was clipped in the side by Allmendinger.

NASCAR was forced to red flag the race for a second time to fix a hole in the track, while the concrete also damaged the glass covering the crossover bridge that crosses over the top of Turn 2.