The 2015 Lucas Oil 150 was the 22nd stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 13, 2015, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1 mi (1.6 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. Timothy Peters, driving for Red Horse Racing, would hold off John Hunter Nemechek with under 30 laps to go, and earned his 10th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his second of the season. Pole-sitter Erik Jones dominated the entire race, leading 106 of the 150 laps before being involved in an incident with Matt Crafton with 30 laps to go.[1] To fill out the podium, Nemechek, driving for family-owned SWM-NEMCO Motorsports, and John Wes Townley, driving for family-owned Athenian Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 22 of 23 of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
| Date | November 13, 2015 | ||
| Official name | 21st Annual Lucas Oil 150 | ||
| Location | Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km) | ||
| Distance | 150 laps, 150 mi (241 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 150 laps, 150 mi (241 km) | ||
| Average speed | 92.704 mph (149.193 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch Motorsports | ||
| Time | 26.179 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Erik Jones | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
| Laps | 106 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Ralph Sheheen, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
Background
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Phoenix International Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR subsidiary International Speedway Corporation.
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 Thursday, November 12, at 2:30 PM MST, and would last for 2 hours and 25 minutes.[2] Cameron Hayley, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 26.192, and an average speed of 137.447 mph (221.200 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 26.192 | 137.447 |
| 2 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 26.276 | 137.007 |
| 3 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 26.429 | 136.214 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Friday, November 13, at 10:45 AM MST.[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 26.179, and an average speed of 137.515 mph (221.309 km/h).[5]
Brandon Hightower, Caleb Roark, Norm Benning, and Cassie Gannis 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 | 26.473 | 135.988 | 26.305 | 136.856 | 26.179 | 137.515 |
| 2 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 26.519 | 135.752 | 26.487 | 135.916 | 26.290 | 136.934 |
| 3 | 32 | Justin Haley | Braun Motorsports | Chevrolet | 26.804 | 134.308 | 26.517 | 135.762 | 26.320 | 136.778 |
| 4 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 26.718 | 134.741 | 26.401 | 136.358 | 26.350 | 136.622 |
| 5 | 9 | William Byron | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 26.758 | 134.539 | 26.547 | 135.609 | 26.386 | 136.436 |
| 6 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 26.581 | 135.435 | 26.347 | 136.638 | 26.396 | 136.384 |
| 7 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 27.124 | 132.724 | 26.331 | 136.721 | 26.453 | 136.090 |
| 8 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 26.696 | 134.852 | 26.433 | 136.193 | 26.460 | 136.054 |
| 9 | 00 | Cole Custer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 26.721 | 134.725 | 26.451 | 136.101 | 26.469 | 136.008 |
| 10 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 27.023 | 133.220 | 26.523 | 135.731 | 26.508 | 135.808 |
| 11 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 26.616 | 135.257 | 26.498 | 135.859 | 26.525 | 135.721 |
| 12 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 26.596 | 135.359 | 26.495 | 135.875 | 26.602 | 135.328 |
| Eliminated from Round 2 | ||||||||||
| 13 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 26.909 | 133.784 | 26.558 | 135.552 | – | – |
| 14 | 31 | Rico Abreu | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 26.772 | 134.469 | 26.588 | 135.399 | – | – |
| 15 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 26.801 | 134.323 | 26.622 | 135.227 | – | – |
| 16 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 26.730 | 134.680 | 26.648 | 135.095 | – | – |
| 17 | 54 | Matt Tifft | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 26.654 | 135.064 | 26.671 | 134.978 | – | – |
| 18 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.153 | 132.582 | 26.694 | 134.862 | – | – |
| 19 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 26.760 | 134.529 | 26.727 | 134.695 | – | – |
| 20 | 5 | Dalton Sargeant | Wauters Motorsports | Toyota | 27.065 | 133.013 | 26.742 | 134.620 | – | – |
| 21 | 29 | Austin Cindric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 27.172 | 132.489 | 26.880 | 133.929 | – | – |
| 22 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 27.266 | 132.033 | 26.959 | 133.536 | – | – |
| 23 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.094 | 132.871 | 27.123 | 132.729 | – | – |
| 24 | 16 | Chad Boat | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 26.994 | 133.363 | 27.127 | 132.709 | – | – |
| Eliminated from Round 1 | ||||||||||
| 25 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.356 | 131.598 | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | 36 | Bobby Pierce | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.509 | 130.866 | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | 1 | Rubén Pardo | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 27.571 | 130.572 | – | – | – | – |
| Qualified by owner's points | ||||||||||
| 28 | 94 | Timmy Hill | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.697 | 129.978 | – | – | – | – |
| 29 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 28.100 | 128.114 | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 28.209 | 127.619 | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 28.337 | 127.042 | – | – | – | – |
| 32 | 63 | Akinori Ogata | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.524 | 126.210 | – | – | – | – |
| Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
| 33 | 45 | Brandon Hightower | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.776 | 129.608 | – | – | – | – |
| 34 | 0 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 28.020 | 128.480 | – | – | – | – |
| 35 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 28.406 | 126.734 | – | – | – | – |
| 36 | 49 | Cassie Gannis | Mike Harmon Racing | RAM | 29.052 | 123.916 | – | – | – | – |
| Official qualifying results | ||||||||||
| Official starting lineup | ||||||||||
Race results
edit| Fin[6] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 150 | 28 | Running | 47 | $44,502 |
| 2 | 11 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 42 | $32,722 |
| 3 | 19 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 41 | $24,226 |
| 4 | 8 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 0 | $17,000 |
| 5 | 2 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | Running | 39 | $17,375 |
| 6 | 15 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 38 | $16,287 |
| 7 | 3 | 32 | Justin Haley | Braun Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 37 | $13,982 |
| 8 | 17 | 54 | Matt Tifft | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 36 | $16,176 |
| 9 | 1 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 106 | Running | 37 | $20,621 |
| 10 | 18 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 34 | $16,988 |
| 11 | 6 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 33 | $15,844 |
| 12 | 24 | 16 | Chad Boat | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | Running | 32 | $13,455 |
| 13 | 23 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | Running | 31 | $15,649 |
| 14 | 21 | 29 | Austin Cindric | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 149 | 0 | Running | 30 | $15,567 |
| 15 | 25 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 149 | 1 | Running | 30 | $15,911 |
| 16 | 26 | 36 | Bobby Pierce | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | Running | 28 | $15,628 |
| 17 | 27 | 1 | Rubén Pardo | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Running | 27 | $15,372 |
| 18 | 28 | 94 | Timmy Hill | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Running | 26 | $15,317 |
| 19 | 20 | 5 | Dalton Sargeant | Wauters Motorsports | Toyota | 148 | 0 | Running | 25 | $13,012 |
| 20 | 22 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Running | 24 | $15,706 |
| 21 | 13 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | Running | 23 | $15,096 |
| 22 | 29 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | Running | 22 | $15,040 |
| 23 | 4 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 130 | 15 | Accident | 22 | $14,680 |
| 24 | 12 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 126 | 0 | Running | 20 | $13,569 |
| 25 | 16 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 120 | 0 | Accident | 19 | $12,609 |
| 26 | 9 | 00 | Cole Custer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | Running | 18 | $12,347 |
| 27 | 32 | 63 | Akinori Ogata | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 105 | 0 | Suspension | 17 | $12,209 |
| 28 | 14 | 31 | Rico Abreu | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | Accident | 16 | $11,878 |
| 29 | 31 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | Engine | 15 | $11,768 |
| 30 | 30 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | Accident | 14 | $11,268 |
| 31 | 5 | 9 | William Byron | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 6 | 0 | Accident | 13 | $9,768 |
| 32 | 7 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | Accident | 12 | $8,768 |
| Official race results | ||||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
edit- ^ McFadin, Daniel (November 13, 2015). "Timothy Peters takes Phoenix win after Matt Crafton, Erik Jones crash". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "2015 Truck Series Phoenix Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (November 12, 2015). "Cameron Hayley, Erik and Brandon Jones fast in Phoenix Truck practice". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2015-03-03. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "Jones speeds to fifth Truck Series pole of 2015". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 13, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "2015 Lucas Oil 150 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved January 10, 2024.