2014 NASCAR Driver Review: Carl Edwards
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.
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.
The high point of Aric Almirola’s season came in the Coke Zero 400 in July at Daytona, where Almirola delivered his first-ever Sprint Cup Series victory.
AJ Allmendinger’s first full season behind the wheel of the No. 47 Chevrolet yielded a few good finishes surrounded by mostly mediocre results heading into the summer stretch. That all changed when the series headed to Watkins Glen.