The 2015 Pocono Mountains 150 was the 12th stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 6th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 1, 2015, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 mile (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 60 to 69 laps, due to numerous NASCAR overtime attempts. Kyle Busch, driving for his team, Kyle Busch Motorsports, would hold off the field in three overtime attempts to earn his 43rd career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his first of the season. Busch had dominated the race as well, leading a race-high 53 laps.[1] To fill out the podium, Kevin Harvick, driving for JR Motorsports, and Tyler Reddick, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 23 of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
| Date | August 1, 2015 | ||
| Official name | 6th Annual Pocono Mountains 150 | ||
| Location | Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||
| Distance | 69 laps, 172 mi (277 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 60 laps, 150 mi (241 km) | ||
| Average speed | 119.607 mph (192.489 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch Motorsports | ||
| Time | 54.151 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
| Laps | 53 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 51 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
Background
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Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway), also known as The Tricky Triangle, is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It is the site of three NASCAR national series races and an ARCA Racing Series event in July: a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race with support events by the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. From 1971 to 1989, and since 2013, the track also hosted an Indy Car race, currently sanctioned by the IndyCar Series. Additionally, since 1982, it currently hosts two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.[citation needed]
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 Friday, July 31, at 2:00 PM EST, and would last for 2 hours and 25 minutes.[2] Austin Dillon, driving for GMS Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.060, and an average speed of 166.482 mph (267.927 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Austin Dillon (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 54.060 | 166.482 |
| 2 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 54.344 | 165.612 |
| 3 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 54.538 | 165.023 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Saturday, August 1, at 10:00 AM EST.[2] 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.[4]
Erik Jones, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 54.151, and an average speed of 166.202 mph (267.476 km/h).[5]
Tim Viens was the only driver that failed to qualify.
Full qualifying results
editRace results
edit| Fin[6] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 69 | 53 | Running | 0 | $41,542 |
| 2 | 7 | 00 | Kevin Harvick (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 69 | 0 | Running | 0 | $26,768 |
| 3 | 6 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 69 | 0 | Running | 41 | $27,203 |
| 4 | 16 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 69 | 0 | Running | 40 | $21,817 |
| 5 | 5 | 33 | Austin Dillon (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 69 | 0 | Running | 0 | $16,613 |
| 6 | 17 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 69 | 4 | Running | 39 | $16,279 |
| 7 | 12 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 69 | 0 | Running | 37 | $15,725 |
| 8 | 14 | 54 | Matt Tifft | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 69 | 0 | Running | 36 | $15,475 |
| 9 | 15 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 69 | 0 | Running | 35 | $15,420 |
| 10 | 1 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 69 | 9 | Running | 35 | $18,587 |
| 11 | 8 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 69 | 0 | Running | 33 | $15,281 |
| 12 | 11 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 69 | 0 | Running | 32 | $15,141 |
| 13 | 9 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 69 | 0 | Running | 31 | $15,058 |
| 14 | 13 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 69 | 3 | Running | 31 | $15,003 |
| 15 | 20 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 69 | 0 | Running | 29 | $15,264 |
| 16 | 18 | 63 | Garrett Smithley | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 69 | 0 | Running | 28 | $14,953 |
| 17 | 10 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | Running | 27 | $14,643 |
| 18 | 21 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 26 | $14,503 |
| 19 | 32 | 50 | Kyle Martel | Bill Martel Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 25 | $14,393 |
| 20 | 25 | 28 | Ryan Ellis | FDNY Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 24 | $12,587 |
| 21 | 23 | 40 | Todd Peck | Peck Motorsports | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | Running | 23 | $11,921 |
| 22 | 30 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | Running | 22 | $14,060 |
| 23 | 19 | 1 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56 | 0 | Running | 21 | $13,949 |
| 24 | 31 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | Accident | 20 | $12,616 |
| 25 | 26 | 94 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | Accident | 19 | $12,727 |
| 26 | 24 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | Running | 18 | $11,533 |
| 27 | 29 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | Accident | 17 | $11,505 |
| 28 | 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 13 | 0 | Accident | 16 | $12,258 |
| 29 | 22 | 45 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | Overheating | 15 | $11,229 |
| 30 | 4 | 29 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 5 | 0 | Accident | 0 | $10,729 |
| 31 | 28 | 36 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | Vibration | 13 | $9,229 |
| 32 | 27 | 0 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | Suspension | 12 | $8,229 |
| Official race results | ||||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
edit- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (August 1, 2015). "Final results, winnings of Camping World Truck Series' Pocono Mountains 150". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ a b "2015 Truck Series Pocono Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "Dillon paces lone Pocono Truck practice". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 31, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ Wolkin, Joseph (August 1, 2015). "Erik Jones Edges Out the Boss to Win 2015 Pocono Mountains 150 Pole at Pocono". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "2015 Pocono Mountains 150 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved January 5, 2024.