Matt Kenseth wins final Nationwide Series race
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Matt Kenseth closed out the 2014 Nationwide Series season in style, winning Saturday night’s Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Kenseth led 52 of the 206 laps run, but it took two green-white-checkered attempts to finish the finale in Homestead. His teammate Kyle Busch finished second, only leading five laps in the process.
Brad Keselowski finished eighth and secured the owner’s championship for Team Penske and the No. 22 team.
Chase Elliott clinched the Nationwide Series championship last weekend in Phoenix, but can now be officially named the 2014 Nationwide Series champion.
Your final UNOFFICIAL finishing order:
| Pos. | No. | Driver |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Matt Kenseth(i) |
| 2 | 54 | Kyle Busch(i) |
| 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson(i) |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney(i) |
| 5 | 60 | Chris Buescher # |
| 6 | 7 | Regan Smith |
| 7 | 3 | Ty Dillon # |
| 8 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) |
| 9 | 11 | Elliott Sadler |
| 10 | 2 | Brian Scott |
| 11 | 6 | Trevor Bayne |
| 12 | 33 | Paul Menard(i) |
| 13 | 51 | Jeremy Clements |
| 14 | 10 | Ross Chastain(i) |
| 15 | 93 | TJ Bell(i) |
| 16 | 28 | JJ Yeley |
| 17 | 9 | Chase Elliott # |
| 18 | 99 | James Buescher |
| 19 | 31 | Dylan Kwasniewski # |
| 20 | 43 | Dakoda Armstrong # |
| 21 | 4 | Jeffrey Earnhardt |
| 22 | 44 | Blake Koch |
| 23 | 19 | Mike Bliss |
| 24 | 26 | Jake Crum(i) |
| 25 | 5 | Josh Berry |
| 26 | 14 | Eric McClure |
| 27 | 16 | Ryan Reed # |
| 28 | 36 | Ryan Preece |
| 29 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan |
| 30 | 55 | David Starr |
| 31 | 17 | Tanner Berryhill # |
| 32 | 23 | Carlos Contreras |
| 33 | 25 | John Wes Townley(i) |
| 34 | 87 | Milka Duno |
| 35 | 01 | Landon Cassill |
| 36 | 39 | Ryan Sieg # |
| 37 | 98 | Corey LaJoie(i) |
| 38 | 40 | Matt DiBenedetto |
| 39 | 52 | Joey Gase |
| 40 | 91 | Jeff Green |
HEADLINES
- Bell wins at Bristol as Joe Gibbs Racing sweeps 1st round of playoffs
- Dillon, Larson optimistic at Bristol with playoff eliminations looming
- Hamlin advances in NASCAR playoffs with 200th Cup win for Toyota
- Hamlin captures 2nd consecutive pole to open NASCAR playoffs
- NASCAR suspends 2 of Denny Hamlin's pit crew for wheel violation at Bristol
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