The 2014 Ford EcoBoost 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on November 16, 2014, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida.

Newman was second while Brad Keselowski, Paul Menard, and Jamie McMurray rounded out the top five.

The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (13th), Justin Allgaier (15th), and Austin Dillon (25th).

Kevin Harvick dominated the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 to score the victory.

This was the final NASCAR race for driver Marcos Ambrose, who returned to V8 Supercars in his native Australia the following season.

[16] It was also the final NASCAR race for crew chief Steve Letarte, who would leave Hendrick Motorsports, where he had worked since he was 16, and move to the broadcast booth for NBC Sports in 2015.

"He cares as much or more about winning than anyone I’ve ever been around, so to me Jimmy has been a huge positive influence on me and my driving and he’s a friend.’’[18] Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.167 and a speed of 179.004 mph (288.079 km/h).

[19] Jeff Gordon won the pole with a new track record time of 29.876 and a speed of 180.747 mph (290.884 km/h).

[21] Brian Scott blew his engine early in the session and started from the rear since this change took place post-qualifying.

[21] Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.822 and a speed of 175.200 mph (281.957 km/h).

The race started eight minutes late at 3:25 p.m. with Jeff Gordon leading the field to the green.

[23] "Winning the Manufacturers' championship is one of the goals we set at the beginning of every season," Jim Campbell, U.S. vice president, Performance Vehicles and Motorsports, said.

Special thanks to the Chevrolet powertrain team, along with the engine shops at Hendrick Motorsports and Earnhardt-Childress Racing for delivering the right combination of power, fuel economy, and reliability throughout the entire season.

"[23] The first caution of the race flew on lap eleven for a cable coming off the catch fence near the start/finish line.

[24] The second caution of the race flew on lap 58 after Brett Moffitt had smoke billowing from his car.

The fourth caution of the race flew on lap 116 after Alex Bowman scraped the wall in turn 2.

[24] Kyle Busch was running fifth when he broke the rear-end axle when his car was dropped off the jack.

[24] Jeff Gordon retook the lead after beating off Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick off pit road.

The sixth caution of the race flew on lap 162 after Greg Biffle slammed the wall in turn 3.

[26] The seventh caution of the race flew with 74 laps to go when Marcos Ambrose, making his final NASCAR start, slammed the wall in turn 3.

The tenth caution of the race flew with 32 laps to go after A. J. Allmendinger slammed the wall rear first in turn 1.

“That's disappointing, but like I said, it was an awesome team effort, and I think, again, this is a great racetrack to have a race like this, and I thought there was some amazing passing, and we don't get that at every racetrack.”[28] Jeff Gordon's tenth-place finish moved him past Mark Martin for the second-most top ten finishes in NASCAR history.

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