The 2015 American Ethanol 200 presented by Enogen was the 9th stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 7th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 19, 2015, in Newton, Iowa at Iowa Speedway, a 0.875 mile (1.408 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Erik Jones, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would put on a dominating performance, winning the pole and leading a race-high 112 laps, earning his fifth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Brandon Jones, driving for GMS Racing, and Tyler Reddick, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 9 of 23 of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
 | |||
| Date | June 19, 2015 | ||
| Official name | 7th Annual American Ethanol 200 presented by Enogen | ||
| Location | Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.875 mi (1.408 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 175 mi (281 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 175 mi (281 km) | ||
| Average speed | 96.730 mph (155.672 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch Motorsports | ||
| Time | 23.129 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Erik Jones | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
| Laps | 112 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 4 | Erik Jones | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Brian Till, Phil Parsons, and Todd Bodine | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
Background
editIowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately 30 mi (48 km) east of Des Moines. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered RV viewing area along the backstretch. The premiere event of the track is the Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend held yearly in July since its inaugural running in 2007.
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
editThe first and only practice session was held on Saturday, June 13, at 10:00 AM CST, and would last for 2 hours and 25 minutes.[2] Erik Jones, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.153, and an average speed of 136.051 mph (218.953 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 23.153 | 136.051 |
| 2 | 51 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 23.216 | 135.682 |
| 3 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.300 | 135.193 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Friday, June 19, at 4:45 PM CST.[2] The qualifying system used is a multi car, multi lap, three round system where in the first round, everyone would set a time to determine positions 25–32. Then, the fastest 24 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 13–24. Lastly, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the third round to determine positions 1–12.[4]
Erik Jones, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary rounds and setting the fastest time in Round 3, with a lap of 23.129, and an average speed of 136.193 mph (219.181 km/h).[5]
No driver would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
edit| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 22.836 | 137.940 | 22.986 | 137.040 | 23.129 | 136.193 |
| 2 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.258 | 135.437 | 23.223 | 135.641 | 23.172 | 135.940 |
| 3 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 23.522 | 133.917 | 23.225 | 135.630 | 23.303 | 135.176 |
| 4 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 23.416 | 134.523 | 23.205 | 135.747 | 23.347 | 134.921 |
| 5 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 23.687 | 132.984 | 23.325 | 135.048 | 23.366 | 134.811 |
| 6 | 75 | Caleb Holman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.328 | 135.031 | 23.170 | 135.952 | 23.396 | 134.638 |
| 7 | 00 | Cole Custer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.447 | 134.346 | 23.359 | 134.852 | 23.417 | 134.518 |
| 8 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 23.504 | 134.020 | 23.371 | 134.782 | 23.422 | 134.489 |
| 9 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 23.346 | 134.927 | 23.354 | 134.881 | 23.451 | 134.323 |
| 10 | 51 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 23.158 | 136.022 | 23.291 | 135.245 | 23.520 | 133.929 |
| 11 | 54 | Justin Boston (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 23.419 | 134.506 | 23.386 | 134.696 | 23.522 | 133.917 |
| 12 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.246 | 135.507 | 23.322 | 134.066 | 23.595 | 133.503 |
| Eliminated from Round 2 | ||||||||||
| 13 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.517 | 133.946 | 23.403 | 134.598 | – | – |
| 14 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 23.549 | 133.764 | 23.420 | 134.500 | – | – |
| 15 | 63 | Jake Griffin | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.628 | 133.316 | 23.464 | 134.248 | – | – |
| 16 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 23.601 | 133.469 | 23.491 | 134.094 | – | – |
| 17 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.754 | 132.609 | 23.507 | 134.003 | – | – |
| 18 | 29 | Austin Theriault (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 23.789 | 132.414 | 23.548 | 133.769 | – | – |
| 19 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.747 | 132.648 | 23.659 | 133.142 | – | – |
| 20 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 23.395 | 134.644 | 23.682 | 133.012 | – | – |
| 21 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.861 | 132.015 | 23.929 | 131.639 | – | – |
| 22 | 94 | Timmy Hill | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.858 | 132.031 | 23.956 | 131.491 | – | – |
| 23 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 23.982 | 131.349 | 23.957 | 131.486 | – | – |
| 24 | 36 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.145 | 130.462 | – | – | – | – |
| Eliminated from Round 1 | ||||||||||
| 25 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 24.388 | 129.162 | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 24.408 | 129.056 | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 24.443 | 128.871 | – | – | – | – |
| Qualified by owner's points | ||||||||||
| 28 | 1 | Ryan Ellis | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25.131 | 125.343 | – | – | – | – |
| 29 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 25.399 | 124.021 | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | 45 | Tommy Regan | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25.686 | 122.635 | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | 03 | Mike Affarano (i) | Mike Affarano Motorsports | Chevrolet | 26.130 | 120.551 | – | – | – | – |
| Qualified by time | ||||||||||
| 32 | 0 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 26.128 | 120.560 | – | – | – | – |
| Official qualifying results | ||||||||||
| Official starting lineup | ||||||||||
Race results
edit| Fin[6] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 112 | Running | 48 | $48,421 |
| 2 | 4 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 4 | Running | 43 | $29,147 |
| 3 | 3 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 41 | $27,459 |
| 4 | 9 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 200 | 33 | Running | 41 | $21,600 |
| 5 | 10 | 51 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 39 | $18,646 |
| 6 | 16 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 38 | $16,562 |
| 7 | 14 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 37 | $16,006 |
| 8 | 13 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 36 | $15,757 |
| 9 | 7 | 00 | Cole Custer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 35 | $15,701 |
| 10 | 12 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 34 | $16,596 |
| 11 | 11 | 54 | Justin Boston (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 33 | $15,591 |
| 12 | 18 | 29 | Austin Theriault (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 32 | $15,451 |
| 13 | 8 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 31 | $15,396 |
| 14 | 6 | 75 | Caleb Holman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 30 | $13,090 |
| 15 | 23 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 29 | $15,801 |
| 16 | 17 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 28 | $15,062 |
| 17 | 20 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 198 | 14 | Running | 28 | $14,952 |
| 18 | 22 | 94 | Timmy Hill | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 26 | $14,813 |
| 19 | 5 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 198 | 37 | Running | 26 | $14,702 |
| 20 | 19 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 24 | $13,897 |
| 21 | 27 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Running | 23 | $13,230 |
| 22 | 26 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | Running | 22 | $12,119 |
| 23 | 2 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | Accident | 21 | $11,980 |
| 24 | 21 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Drive Shaft | 20 | $11,897 |
| 25 | 29 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | Oil Leak | 19 | $12,019 |
| 26 | 25 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Engine | 18 | $11,841 |
| 27 | 15 | 63 | Jake Griffin | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | Accident | 17 | $11,786 |
| 28 | 30 | 45 | Tommy Regan | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | Electrical | 16 | $11,539 |
| 29 | 28 | 1 | Ryan Ellis | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | Suspension | 15 | $11,511 |
| 30 | 31 | 03 | Mike Affarano (i) | Mike Affarano Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | Vibration | 0 | $11,011 |
| 31 | 24 | 36 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | Electrical | 13 | $9,511 |
| 32 | 32 | 0 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | Vibration | 12 | $8,511 |
| Official race results | ||||||||||
Standings after the race
edit
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (June 19, 2015). "After fourth Truck race of leading most laps, Erik Jones breaks through with Iowa win". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ a b "2015 Truck Series Iowa Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (June 19, 2015). "Erik Jones fastest in only Truck Series practice at Iowa". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "Erik Jones kicks off bid for weekend sweep with Truck pole at Iowa". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. June 19, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ "2015 American Ethanol 200 Presented by Enogen - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved January 3, 2024.