during 2014 daytona 500 practice, whitt's car had debris hit the nose, and without a backup car due to teammate parker kligerman's crash during the session, whitt's team was forced to make repairs, and he also did not have a provisional to lock him into the race. in the budweiser duels, whitt's transfer into the 500 varied, but gained eight spots in the final five laps to finish 11th and qualify. when asked about the duel, whitt stated, "it was a hard way to do it, being out and back in with just a lap or so to go. i didn't know if i was in when i crossed the finish line. it was a nail biter, for sure." in the daytona 500, whitt ran as high as fourth, but ran out of fuel, and was later down two laps. however, whitt eventually returned onto the lead lap, but was involved in a crash with seven laps remaining. whitt finished 28th in the race.