Contested over 200 laps on the 2 miles (3.2 km) superspeedway, it was the 15th race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

Kevin Harvick finished second, while Brad Keselowski, Paul Menard, and Kasey Kahne rounded out the Top 5.

The top rookies in the race were Kyle Larson (8th), Justin Allgaier (16th), and Michael Annett (21st).

"[12] The track, Michigan International Speedway, is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 miles (3.2 km) long.

The entry list for the Quicken Loans 400 was released on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time.

Kasey Kahne was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 35.410 and a speed of 203.332 mph (327.231 km/h).

Kyle Larson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 36.286 and a speed of 198.424 mph (319.332 km/h).

Brian Vickers got loose and hit the wall in turn three and was T-boned by Travis Kvapil to bring out the first caution of the race, on the opening lap.

The race restarted on lap seven, before Kyle Larson got loose off turn two and went spinning to bring out the second caution.

Denny Hamlin got loose in turn three, making contact with Aric Almirola and spun to bring out the seventh caution of the race, on lap 122.

McMurray led the field to the restart on lap 153 but he spun the tires and gave the lead back to Johnson.

[16] Johnson reflected upon this in a post-race interview, stating that he "had figured out every way to lose this race" and that he "knew we were in the catbird seat and were able to take advantage of it".