CONCORD, NC (May 16, 2014) – Reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick led the way for Team Chevy at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a second place finish in the 31st Annual NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race which featured four 25-lap segments and a final 10-lap shootout. Starting from the rear of the 20-car field, Harvick muscled his No. 4 Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevy SS to the front, and captured second place finishes in Segments 3 and 4 and again in the final feature.
Harvick’s Stewart-Haas Racing teammate, Kurt Busch, had a strong No. 41 Haas Automation Chevy SS too, and led 24 of the 110-lap race. Busch won Segment 4, restarted fifth in the final segment, and took third place overall.
Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 Axalta Chevrolet SS, received a special introduction prior to the race, and was joined by the other 19 All-Star competitors in honor of his last career All-Star event. Gordon scored a solid fourth place in the final shootout, which gave Team Chevy three of the top five in the finishing order.
Kasey Kahne, who scored the 200th NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win for Chevrolet last evening, brought his No. 5 Time Warner Cable Chevy SS home in 7th place. Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Dale Earnhardt Jr., finished 10th in his No. 88 Mountain Dew Baja Blast Chevrolet SS to give Team Chevy five of the top 10 overall.
Danica Patrick, who was given a starting spot in the 20-car field by virtue of a special Fan Vote, experienced left front hub issues in her No. 10 Mobil 1/Aspen Dental Chevrolet SS and finished 20th.
Rounding out the top five, Denny Hamlin (Toyota) won the race and the $1 million prize, and Matt Kenseth (Toyota) finished fifth.