The 2014 Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was scheduled to be held on July 5, 2014 but was pushed to July 6, 2014, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The race was originally scheduled to be run over 160 laps, though only 112 laps were contested due to rain, it was the 18th race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Aric Almirola was leading when the race was called for rain and scored his first career win and the No. 43's first win since the 1999 Goody's Body Pain 500. Brian Vickers was second, while Kurt Busch, Casey Mears, and top rookie Austin Dillon rounded out the top five. Behind Dillon, the top rookies of the race were Alex Bowman in 13th, and Michael Annett in 21st.
The 2014 Coke Zero 400 program cover, featuring highlights from last year's race.
Cars lined up in the garage for the race.
David Gilliland won the pole position, the first for Front Row Motorsports.
Aric Almirola scored his first career win after rain shortened the race to 112 laps.
2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
The 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was the 66th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 43rd modern-era Cup season. The season began at Daytona International Speedway, with the Sprint Unlimited, followed by the Daytona 500. The season ended with the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Kevin Harvick, the 2014 Sprint Cup Series champion
Ryan Newman finished 1 point behind Harvick in second place
Denny Hamlin finished 6 points behind Harvick in third place
Joey Logano finished 15 points behind Harvick in fourth place