2015 Mudsummer Classic

The 2015 1-800 CarCash Mudsummer Classic was a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. The race was the third iteration of the event. The race was also the 11th of the season. The race was held on July 22, 2015, at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. The race was scheduled for 150 laps but was extended to 154 due to a green-white-checker finish. Bobby Pierce won the pole but it was Christopher Bell who led the most laps at 106 and won the race.[2]

2015 Mudsummer Classic
Race details[1]
Map of track
Map of track
Date July 22, 2015 (2015-07-22)
Official name 2015 1-800 Carcash Mudsummer Classic
Location Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio
Course Dirt Track
0.5 mi (0.804 km)
Distance 154 laps, 77 mi (123.919 km)
Scheduled Distance 150 laps, 75 mi (121 km)
Pole position
Driver MB Motorsports
Time 20.716
Most laps led
Driver Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps 106
Winner
No. 54 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Ralph Sheheen, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip

Background

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Eldora Speedway (nicknamed "The Big E", "Auto Racing's Showcase Since 1954," and "The World's Greatest Dirt Track") is a 0.5 mi (804.672 m) high-banked clay dirt oval. Located north of Rossburg, Ohio in the village of New Weston, Ohio, it features permanent and festival-style seating believed to be in the range of 30,000. The 22,000 permanent grandstand and VIP suite seats make it the largest sports stadium in the Dayton, Ohio-region according to the Dayton Business Journal.[3]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points
# Driver Team Make
00 Cole Custer JR Motorsports Chevrolet
1 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet
02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
03 Jake Griffin Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet
4 Erik Jones (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet
07 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
08 Korbin Forrister (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
8 John Hunter Nemechek (R) SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota
13 Cameron Hayley (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota
14 Daniel Hemric (R) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet
15 Chad Boat Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet
17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota
19 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford
23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet
29 Brad Keselowski (i) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford
31 Austin Dillon (i) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet
33 Ty Dillon (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet
35 Cody Erickson Empire Racing Chevrolet
45 Chris Fontaine B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
50 Jody Knowles Tracy Wallace Racing Ford
51 Matt Tifft Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
52 Ken Schrader Ken Schrader Racing Toyota
54 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
63 Bobby Pierce MB Motorsports Chevrolet
74 Stew Hayward Mike Harmon Racing Ram
80 Madeline Crane Tracy Wallace Racing Ford
82 Sean Corr Empire Racing Ford
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota
94 Wendell Chavous (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota
Official Entry List

Qualifying

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Bobby Pierce won the pole with a time of 20.716 and a speed of 86.889. It would be his only career NASCAR pole.[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 63 Bobby Pierce MB Motorsports Chevrolet 20.716 86.889
2 98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 21.222 84.818
3 07 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 21.285 84.567
4 13 Cameron Hayley (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 21.332 84.380
5 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 21.350 84.309
6 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 21.412 84.065
7 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 21.497 83.733
8 1 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 21.501 83.717
9 54 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 21.536 83.581
10 19 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 21.548 83.534
11 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 21.624 83.241
12 14 Daniel Hemric (R) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 21.649 83.145
13 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 21.656 83.118
14 35 Cody Erickson Empire Racing Chevrolet 21.700 82.949
15 31 Austin Dillon (i) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 21.766 82.698
16 08 Korbin Forrister (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 21.803 82.557
17 8 John Hunter Nemechek (R) SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 21.814 82.516
18 52 Ken Schrader Ken Schrader Racing Toyota 21.911 82.151
19 15 Chad Boat Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 21.946 82.020
20 33 Ty Dillon (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet 21.966 81.945
21 29 Brad Keselowski (i) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 21.984 81.878
22 11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota 22.067 81.570
23 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 22.092 81.477
24 4 Erik Jones (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 22.114 81.396
25 50 Jody Knowles Tracy Wallace Racing Ford 22.130 81.338
26 45 Chris Fontaine B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 22.143 81.290
27 51 Matt Tifft Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 22.251 80.895
28 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 22.332 80.602
29 03 Jake Griffin Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet 22.441 80.210
30 82 Sean Corr Empire Racing Ford 22.728 79.197
31 74 Stew Hayward Mike Harmon Racing Ram 22.757 79.097
32 94 Wendell Chavous (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 22.905 78.585
33 80 Madeline Crane Tracy Wallace Racing Ford 24.500 73.469
34 00 Cole Custer JR Motorsports Chevrolet
Official Qualifying Results

Qualifying heat races

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Drivers will be split into five different heat races, all 10 laps, and their finish will determine the starting lineup. Drivers who finish in the top 5 in each heat will advance into the main event. The remaining drivers will compete in the "last chance" qualifier race, which will be 15 laps, and whoever finishes in the top 5, advances.

Race 1

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Fin. St. # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status
1 1 63 Bobby Pierce MB Motorsports Chevrolet 10 10 running
2 2 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running
3 5 29 Brad Keselowski (i) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 10 0 running
4 4 08 Korbin Forrister (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 10 0 running
5 6 45 Chris Fontaine B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running
6 3 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 10 0 running
7 7 74 Stew Hayward Mike Harmon Racing Ram 10 0 running

Heat 2

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Fin. St. # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status
1 4 8 John Hunter Nemechek (R) SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 10 2 running
2 1 98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 10 8 running
3 2 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 10 0 running
4 3 14 Daniel Hemric (R) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running
5 6 51 Matt Tifft Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 10 0 running
6 5 11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota 10 0 running
7 7 94 Wendell Chavous (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running

Heat 3

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Fin. St. # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status
1 4 52 Ken Schrader Ken Schrader Racing Toyota 10 8 running
2 3 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 10 1 running
3 5 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 10 0 running
4 6 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 10 0 running
5 1 07 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 10 0 running
6 2 1 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 10 1 running
7 7 80 Madeline Crane Tracy Wallace Racing Ford 10 0 running

Heat 4

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Fin. St. # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status
1 2 54 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 10 10 running
2 1 13 Cameron Hayley (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 10 0 running
3 4 15 Chad Boat Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running
4 5 4 Erik Jones (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 10 0 running
5 7 00 Cole Custer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running
6 3 35 Cody Erickson Empire Racing Chevrolet 10 0 running
7 6 03 Jake Griffin Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running

Heat 5

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Fin. St. # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status
1 2 19 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 10 10 running
2 3 31 Austin Dillon (i) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running
3 4 33 Ty Dillon (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet 10 0 running
4 1 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running
5 6 82 Sean Corr Empire Racing Ford 10 0 running
6 5 50 Jody Knowles Tracy Wallace Racing Ford 10 0 running

"Last chance" qualifiers

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Fin. St. # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status
1 4 35 Cody Erickson Empire Racing Chevrolet 15 15 running
2 2 11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota 15 0 running
3 3 1 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 running
4 9 03 Jake Griffin Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 running
5 5 50 Jody Knowles Tracy Wallace Racing Ford 15 0 running
6 1 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 15 0 running
7 6 74 Stew Hayward Mike Harmon Racing Ram 15 0 running
8 7 94 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 3 0 vibration
9 8 80 Madeline Crane Tracy Wallace Racing Ford 0 0 did not start

Starting lineup

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Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 63 Bobby Pierce MB Motorsports Chevrolet
2 8 John Hunter Nemechek (R) SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet
3 52 Ken Schrader Ken Schrader Racing Toyota
4 54 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
5 19 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford
6 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
7 98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota
8 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota
9 13 Cameron Hayley (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota
10 31 Austin Dillon (i) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet
11 29 Brad Keselowski (i) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford
12 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota
13 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet
14 15 Chad Boat Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet
15 33 Ty Dillon (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet
16 08 Korbin Forrister (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
17 14 Daniel Hemric (R) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet
18 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet
19 4 Erik Jones (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
20 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet
21 45 Chris Fontaine B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
22 51 Matt Tifft Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
23 07 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
24 00 Cole Custer JR Motorsports Chevrolet
25 82 Sean Corr* Empire Racing Ford
26 35 Cody Erickson Empire Racing Ford
27 11 Ben Kennedy* Red Horse Racing Toyota
28 1 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet
29 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
30 50 Jody Knowles Tracy Wallace Racing Ford
31 74 Stew Hayward Mike Harmon Racing Ram
32 94 Wendell Chavous (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
Failed to Qualify
33 03 Jake Griffin Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet
34 80 Madeline Crane Tracy Wallace Racing Ford
Official Starting lineup

* - Sean Corr and Ben Kennedy had to start at the rear of the field. Corr missed the driver introductions and Kennedy had unapproved adjustments.

Race

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Outside pole sitter John Hunter Nemechek took the lead from pole sitter Bobby Pierce and led the first lap of the race. Pierce took the lead from Nemechek the next lap as the two raced side by side for two laps. On lap 6, Austin Dillon made a three wide pass on Pierce and Johnny Sauter and took the lead. The first caution flew on lap 7 when rookie Korbin Forrister spun on the frontstretch. The race restarted on lap 12 with Austin Dillon as the leader. On lap 13, Bobby Pierce took the lead from Dillon. On lap 17, the second caution flew for a six truck crash. It started when Chad Boat spun all by himself on the backstretch and Boat spun down and collected Cody Erickson. Erickson spun up and caught Cole Custer while John Wes Townley, Jody Knowles, and Sean Corr were collected in the crash. The race got back underway on lap 24 with Pierce remaining as the leader. On lap 26, the third caution flew when Korbin Forrister spun on the frontstretch for the second time after Travis Kvapil spun in front of him. The race got back going on lap 32. On lap 37, the fourth caution flew when rookie Wendell Chavous spun in turn two. The race would restart on lap 42. On the restart, Christopher Bell pulled a slide job on Bobby Pierce and was the new leader. On lap 47, the 5th caution flew when Jennifer Jo Cobb spun in turn 4. The race got back going on lap 53. On the next lap, the 6th caution flew when rookie Spencer Gallagher got turned by Chad Boat in turn 1. Trucks soon came in to make pitstops during the caution. Brad Keselowski stayed out and led the field to the restart on lap 61. Bell immediately took the lead from Keselowski. On lap 72, the 7th caution flew for debris on the frontstretch. The race would restart on lap 78 and Bell stayed in the lead.

Final laps

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On lap 94, the 8th caution would fly when Johnny Sauter and Chris Fontaine made contact that sent Fontaine around. The race would restart with 51 laps to go. Bobby Pierce would take the lead from Christopher Bell on the restart. On the next lap, the 9th caution would fly when John Wes Townley spun in turn 2. The race would restart with 45 laps to go. On that restart, Christopher Bell took the lead from Bobby Pierce. With 40 to go, the 10th caution flew for a 4 truck crash in turn 1 that involved Norm Benning, Travis Kvapil, Jennifer Jo Cobb, and Chad Boat. The race would restart with 38 laps to go. With 35 to go, the 11th caution would fly when Jennifer Jo Cobb and Spencer Gallagher spun in turn 2. The race would get back going again with 30 laps to go. With 29 to go, Matt Tifft spun in turn 2 but no caution was thrown. Christopher Bell and Bobby Pierce began to go nose to tail for the lead. With 12 laps to go, the 12th caution flew when Timothy Peters spun in turn 4. The race would restart with 5 laps to go. Bell took the lead and began to pull away. But with 3 laps to go, the 13th and final caution would fly when Korbin Forrister spun on the frontstretch for the third time in the race. The caution would set up a green-white-checker finish. On the restart, Austin Dillon attempted to make a big three wide dive bomb into turn 1 but couldn't make it stick. Christopher Bell would hold off a charge by Bobby Pierce and Bell would win his first Truck Series race in his 3rd Truck Series start. Bobby Pierce, Tyler Reddick, Erik Jones, and Daniel Hemric rounded out the top 5 while Austin Dillon, John Hunter Nemechek, Cameron Hayley, Matt Crafton, and Ty Dillon rounded out the top 10.[5]

Race results

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Pos Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run Laps Led Status Points
1 54 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 154 106 running 48
2 63 Bobby Pierce MB Motorsports Chevrolet 154 39 running 43
3 19 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 150 0 running 41
4 4 Erik Jones (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 154 0 running 40
5 14 Daniel Hemric (R) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 154 0 running 39
6 31 Austin Dillon (i) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 154 8 running 0
7 8 John Hunter Nemechek (R) SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 154 1 running 38
8 13 Cameron Hayley (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 154 0 running 36
9 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 154 0 running 35
10 33 Ty Dillon (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet 154 0 running 0
11 52 Ken Schrader Ken Schrader Racing Toyota 154 0 running 33
12 11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota 154 0 running 32
13 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 154 0 running 31
14 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 154 0 running 30
15 07 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 154 0 running 29
16 45 Chris Fontaine B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 154 0 running 28
17 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 154 0 running 27
18 50 Jody Knowles Tracy Wallace Racing Ford 154 0 running 26
19 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 154 0 running 25
20 82 Sean Corr Empire Racing Ford 154 0 running 24
21 51 Matt Tifft Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 154 0 running 23
22 98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 153 0 running 22
23 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 153 0 running 21
24 08 Korbin Forrister (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 153 0 running 20
25 35 Cody Erickson Empire Racing Chevrolet 153 0 running 19
26 94 Wendell Chavous (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 152 0 running 18
27 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 151 0 running 17
28 29 Brad Keselowski (i) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 144 0 running 0
29 00 Cole Custer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 136 0 running 15
30 1 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 119 0 crash 14
31 15 Chad Boat Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 110 0 crash 13
32 74 Stew Hayward Mike Harmon Racing Ram 79 0 engine 12
Official Race Results

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Mudsummer Classic". Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  2. ^ "Christopher Bell wins Mudsummer Classic Truck race at Eldora". Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  3. ^ Applegate, Jane (September 8, 2017). "Largest Dayton-Area Entertainment Venues". Dayton Business Journal. American City Business Journals.
  4. ^ "NCWTS: Bobby Pierce Claims 1-800-Car-Cash Mud Summer Classic Pole".
  5. ^ "NASCAR Eldora 2015 results: Christopher Bell wins Mud Summer Classic thriller". Retrieved July 23, 2015.


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