The 2015 fred's 250 was the 19th stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 10th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 24, 2015, in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 mi (4.28 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 94 to 98 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Timothy Peters, driving for Red Horse Racing, would win the race after leading when caution came out on the final lap. This was Peters' ninth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, his first of the season, and his second consecutive win at Talladega. Starting on the pole, Peters led a total of 23 laps, with Matt Crafton leading the most laps with 43.[1]  To fill out the podium, Brandon Jones, driving for GMS Racing, and Mason Mingus, driving for Billy Boat Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2015 fred's 250
Race details
Race 19 of 23 of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date October 24, 2015
Official name 10th Annual fred's 250
Location Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 98 laps, 260 mi (419 km)
Scheduled Distance 94 laps, 250 mi (402 km)
Average speed 130.051 mph (209.297 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Red Horse Racing
Time 53.706
Most laps led
Driver Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing
Laps 43
Winner
No. 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing
Television in the United States
Network FOX
Announcers Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, and Kevin Harvick
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

Background

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The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the circuit where the race was held.

Talladega Superspeedway, nicknamed "Dega", and formerly named Alabama International Motor Speedway (AIMS) from 1969 to 1989, is a motorsports complex located in Lincoln, Alabama, north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family. As of 2015, the track hosts the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and ARCA Racing Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, with a length of 2.660 mi (4.281 km), compared to the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.500 mi (4.023 km) long. The total peak capacity of Talladega is around 175,000 spectators,[2][3][4] with the main grandstand capacity being about 80,000.[5]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet Bad Boy Mowers
02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet AKL Insurance Group
4 Erik Jones (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Toyota
05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet Zaxby's
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Norm Benning Racing
07 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet ScubaLife
08 Korbin Forrister (R) BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Tilted Kilt
8 John Hunter Nemechek (R) SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet SWM-NEMCO Motorsports
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet V. G. Pride Group
11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota Local Motors
13 Cameron Hayley (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota Mattei, Carolina Nut Co.
14 Daniel Hemric (R) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet California Clean Power
15 Mason Mingus Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet Call 811 Before You Dig
16 Chad Boat Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet Pristine Auction
17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota Red Horse Racing
19 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Stoney Creek Records
23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Travel Company
28 Andy Seuss FDNY Racing Chevrolet FDNY, Cancer Wellness TV
29 Brian Keselowski Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Cooper-Standard Automotive
30 Terry Jones Rette Jones Racing Chevrolet Nortrax
33 Brandon Jones (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Wittichen Supply Company
36 Bobby Gerhart (i) Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet Lucas Oil
45 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota Glenden Enterprises, Racktail.com
50 Ryan Ellis MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet PTR Industries, Inc.
51 Matt Tifft Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Waves for Water
54 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota JBL
63 Tyler Tanner MB Motorsports Chevrolet Mittler Bros., Ski Soda
68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet ClutchDefense.com
74 Jordan Anderson Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Rusty's Off Road
82 Austin Hill Empire Racing Ford Empire Racing Driver Development
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Hormel, Menards
91 Stanton Barrett (i) Stanton Barrett Motorsports Chevrolet NavySEALsvsZombies.com
94 Timmy Hill Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Testoril, Champion Machinery
98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota Nextant Aerospace, Curb Records
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, October 23, at 12:00 PM CST, and would last for 55 minutes.[6] John Hunter Nemechek, driving for family-owned SWM-NEMCO Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 49.977, and an average speed of 191.608 mph (308.363 km/h).[7]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 8 John Hunter Nemechek (R) SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 49.977 191.608
2 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 49.978 191.604
3 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 49.998 191.528
Full first practice results

Final practice

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The final practice session was held on Friday, October 23, at 2:00 PM CST, and would last for 55 minutes.[6] Jennifer Jo Cobb, driving for her team, Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 52.338, and an average speed of 182.965 mph (294.454 km/h).[8]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 52.338 182.965
2 82 Austin Hill Empire Racing Ford 52.341 182.954
3 30 Terry Jones Rette Jones Racing Chevrolet 52.341 182.954
Full final practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 24, at 9:30 AM CST.[6] The qualifying system used is a multi car, multi lap, two round system where in the first round, everyone would set a time to determine positions 13–32. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12.[9]

Timothy Peters, driving for Red Horse Racing, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 53.706, and an average speed of 178.304 mph (286.952 km/h).[10]

Andy Seuss and Ryan Ellis would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 53.735 178.208 53.706 178.304
2 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 53.888 177.702 53.778 178.065
3 4 Erik Jones (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 54.116 176.953 53.954 177.485
4 14 Daniel Hemric (R) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 53.977 177.409 53.997 177.343
5 11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota 54.093 177.028 54.013 177.291
6 51 Matt Tifft Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 54.281 176.415 54.277 176.428
7 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 54.421 175.961 54.305 176.337
8 98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 54.331 176.253 54.340 176.224
9 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 54.419 175.968 54.373 176.117
10 54 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 54.445 175.884 54.400 176.029
11 29 Brian Keselowski Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 54.334 176.243 54.441 175.897
12 45 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota 54.649 175.227 54.913 174.385
Eliminated from Round 1
13 33 Brandon Jones (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 54.703 175.054
14 8 John Hunter Nemechek (R) SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 54.753 174.895
15 19 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 54.798 174.751
16 13 Cameron Hayley (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 54.824 174.668
17 36 Bobby Gerhart (i) Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet 55.015 174.062
18 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 55.028 174.020
19 15 Mason Mingus Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 55.137 173.676
20 16 Chad Boat Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 55.166 173.585
21 91 Stanton Barrett (i) Stanton Barrett Motorsports Chevrolet 55.353 172.999
22 82 Austin Hill Empire Racing Ford 55.601 172.227
23 30 Terry Jones Rette Jones Racing Chevrolet 55.613 172.190
24 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 55.712 171.884
25 94 Timmy Hill Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 55.783 171.665
26 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet 55.807 171.591
27 07 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 55.898 171.312
Qualified by owner's points
28 63 Tyler Tanner MB Motorsports Chevrolet 56.002 170.994
29 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 56.226 170.313
30 08 Korbin Forrister (R) BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 56.767 168.690
31 1 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 56.931 168.204
32 74 Jordan Anderson Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 57.318 167.068
Failed to qualify
33 28 Andy Seuss FDNY Racing Chevrolet 56.048 170.854
34 50 Ryan Ellis MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 57.609 166.224
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin[11] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 1 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 98 23 Running 47 $67,978
2 13 33 Brandon Jones (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 98 7 Running 43 $48,318
3 19 15 Mason Mingus Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 98 0 Running 41 $36,014
4 3 4 Erik Jones (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 98 6 Running 41 $27,203
5 15 19 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 98 0 Running 39 $20,861
6 16 13 Cameron Hayley (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 98 0 Running 38 $20,056
7 8 98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 98 0 Running 37 $19,470
8 12 45 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota 98 0 Running 36 $18,939
9 20 16 Chad Boat Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 98 0 Running 35 $16,579
10 18 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 98 0 Running 34 $19,675
11 14 8 John Hunter Nemechek (R) SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 98 0 Running 33 $18,616
12 17 36 Bobby Gerhart (i) Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet 98 0 Running 0 $18,428
13 10 54 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 98 0 Running 31 $18,318
14 27 07 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 98 1 Running 31 $18,214
15 30 08 Korbin Forrister (R) BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 98 0 Running 29 $18,705
16 2 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 98 1 Running 29 $18,000
17 11 29 Brian Keselowski Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 98 10 Running 28 $17,891
18 9 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 98 0 Running 26 $17,787
19 32 74 Jordan Anderson Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 97 0 Running 25 $17,655
20 25 94 Timmy Hill Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 97 1 Running 25 $16,796
21 24 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 96 0 Running 23 $16,192
22 22 82 Austin Hill Empire Racing Ford 96 0 Running 22 $15,082
23 6 51 Matt Tifft Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 96 0 Running 21 $14,979
24 7 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 96 43 Running 22 $15,869
25 5 11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota 96 6 Running 20 $14,909
26 28 63 Tyler Tanner MB Motorsports Chevrolet 91 0 Accident 18 $14,655
27 31 1 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 91 0 Accident 17 $14,551
28 4 14 Daniel Hemric (R) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 91 0 Running 16 $14,215
29 21 91 Stanton Barrett (i) Stanton Barrett Motorsports Chevrolet 85 0 Accident 0 $14,106
30 26 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet 77 0 Overheating 14 $13,606
31 23 30 Terry Jones Rette Jones Racing Chevrolet 35 0 Accident 13 $12,106
32 29 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 29 0 Engine 12 $11,106
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ McFadin, Daniel (October 24, 2015). "Timothy Peters earns first Truck win of 2015, second Talladega win in a row". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Talladega is known for speed, but slow down and take in what the Alabama city offers". April 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Talladega Superspeedway". December 31, 2017. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "Track Facts". Talladega Superspeedway. Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  5. ^ Utter, Jim (November 27, 2013). "Talladega Superspeedway to reduce seating to 80,000". The Charlotte Observer. The McClatchy Company. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "2015 Truck Series Talladega Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  7. ^ "Cobb, Nemechek lead 'Dega practices". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 23, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  8. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (October 23, 2015). "Jennifer Jo Cobb surprises, fastest in final Truck practice at 'Dega". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  9. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  10. ^ McFadin, Daniel (October 24, 2015). "Timothy Peters wins pole for Truck race at Talladega". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  11. ^ "2015 Fred's 250 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
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