2014 NASCAR Cup Series (Simpsonverse)

The 2014 NASCAR 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 Budweiser Shootout, followed by the Daytona 500. The season ended with the Oral-B USA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

This season was the final year of broadcasting for the ESPN family of networks. ESPN had covered the second half of the Sprint Cup season since 2007. For 2015, their portions of the season were divided between Fox Sports and NBC.

In one of the largest rookie classes in recent history, Kyle Larson was named the Junie Donlavey Rookie of the Year.

Schedule
The final calendar was released on October 15, 2013, comprising 38 races, as well as two exhibition races. The schedule also includes two Gatorade Duels, which are the qualifying races for the Daytona 500.