<P> Kahne struggled in the first half of the season . He came close to a win at Pocono in June but hit the outside barrier late in the event, costing him his shot at the win . Kahne said that Kyle Busch was yet again responsible for the crash and Busch himself took responsibility that night . When Kahne heard that Busch apologized for the wreck he shrugged it off and said "I don't care to talk to him anymore about our wrecks . Tired of his aggressiveness and the fact that his performances are affecting my own results ." </P> <P> Kahne began ending rumors of his departure from Hendrick Motorsports with a sponsorship extension with Farmers Insurance for 12 races in the 2015--2017 seasons . At the Brickyard 400, Kahne led 70 laps due to great track position but lost the lead on a restart with 17 laps left to Jeff Gordon and ended up sixth . </P> <P> At Atlanta, Kahne controlled the final 15 laps of the race . With 3 laps to go it seemed like he lost it when a caution came out . He lost 4 spots on pit road, but after 2 more cautions, sped by Matt Kenseth and won the race to clench a spot in the Chase . It was his first only win of 2014 . He finished 15th in the standings being eliminated from round 2 of the Chase . Kahne received a 3 - year contract extension with HMS in November which runs until the conclusion of the 2018 season . It was announced a day earlier that long time engineer and Jamie McMurray's 2014 crew chief, Keith Rodden, would return to HMS and replace Kenny Francis as Kahne's crew chief . Francis had been Kahne's crew chief since the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Homestead - Miami Speedway . Replacing Francis ended the second longest driver / crew chief pairing (Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus currently still have the longest driver / crew chief pairing) in NASCAR in the first two decades of the 21st century . </P> <P> Kahne made his return to the Camping World Truck Series driving the No. 00 Haas Automation - sponsored Silverado for JR Motorsports at Charlotte . Kahne beat 18 - year - old Erik Jones by 0.005 seconds which was tied for the second closest finish in NASCAR Truck Series competition . The win was Chevrolet's 200th win in the Camping World Truck Series . In the Cup series, Kahne would start off with a 9th - place finish in the Daytona 500 . He would struggle throughout most of the year, and only get 10 top 10's and 3 top 5's, his best finish being 4th at Phoenix, Dover and the Kansas Chase race . Kahne finished the season in 18th place in the final points standings . </P>

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