Joey Logano’s season was littered with high points, from his electrifying last-lap pass to win the spring Texas race all the way through to his Chase victory at Kansas in the fall that locked him into the Eliminator Round.
Jeff Gordon won the inaugural Brickyard 400 in 1994 in his home state of Indiana. 20 years later he joined Michael Schumacher as the only drivers to win five times at Indianapolis.
Carl Edwards visited victory lane twice in 2014, but it was his road-course win ahead of a hard-charging Jeff Gordon at Sonoma that seemed to be his shining moment for the year.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. scored a second win in the Daytona 500 and spent as much time at the front of the pack as he did in 2004 when he was last considered a threat to win the championship.
It’s difficult to find one particular bright spot in what was a consistent, yet unspectacular season for Matt Kenseth.
Kyle Busch suffered yet again a missed opportunity to run up front as the Chase for the Sprint Cup lingered on into the Eliminator Round.
Jimmie Johnson had a little hot streak in late May and early June, winning three of four races. That fourth race? A consistent sixth-place finish.
You have to look all the way back to March to find the best moment in Kurt Busch’s 2014 season.
There is no question that 2014 was not kind to Greg Biffle and the Roush Fenway No. 16 team.
Hands down Kasey Kahne’s win at Atlanta in August was his season highlight.