2015 WinStar World Casino & Resort 400

The 2015 WinStar World Casino & Resort 400 was the 7th stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 5, 2015, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 167 laps to complete. Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would hold off the field on the final restart, earning his eighth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his third of the season. Crafton and pole-sitter Erik Jones dominated the entire race, leading 77 and 68 laps respectively.[1] To fill out the podium, Daniel Suárez, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, and John Wes Townley, driving for Athenian Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2015 WinStar World Casino & Resort 400
Race details
Race 7 of 23 of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date June 5, 2015
Official name 19th Annual WinStar World Casino & Resort 400
Location Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 167 laps, 250 mi (403 km)
Scheduled Distance 167 laps, 250 mi (403 km)
Average speed 102.990 mph (165.746 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 29.822
Most laps led
Driver Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing
Laps 77
Winner
No. 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport 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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The layout of Texas Motor Speedway, the circuit where the race was held.

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The reconfigured track measures 1.500 mi (2.414 km) with banked 20° in turns 1 and 2 and banked 24° in turns 3 and 4. Texas Motor Speedway is a quad-oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway. The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Nicknamed “The Great American Speedway“ the racetrack facility is one of the largest motorsports venues in the world capable of hosting crowds in excess of 200,000 spectators.[2][3]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Adam Edwards Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven2Honor.org
1 Ryan Ellis MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet MAKE Motorsports
02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Randco, Young's Building Systems
03 Mike Affarano (i) Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet Mike Affarano Motorsports
4 Erik Jones (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Special Olympics World Games
05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet Zaxby's
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Boedeker Construction
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 Joe Nemechek SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet SWM-NEMCO Motorsports
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Grimes Irrigation & Construction
11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota Local Motors
13 Cameron Hayley (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota Cabinets by Hayley
14 Daniel Hemric (R) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet California Clean Power
15 Mason Mingus Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet Call 811 Before You Dig
17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota Red Horse Racing
19 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Bulldog
23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Travel Company
29 Austin Theriault (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Cooper-Standard Automotive
33 Brandon Jones (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Century A/C Supply
36 Justin Jennings MB Motorsports Chevrolet Mittler Bros. Machine & Tool, Ski Soda
45 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Tilted Kilt
50 Donnie Neuenberger MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet Burnie Grill
51 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Arris
54 Justin Boston (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota ROK Mobile
63 Tyler Tanner MB Motorsports Chevrolet Mittler Bros. Machine & Tool, Ski Soda
74 Jordan Anderson Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Knight Fire Protection
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Ideal Door, Menards
94 Timmy Hill Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Premium Motorsports
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 Thursday, June 4, at 4:30 PM CST, and would last for 55 minutes.[4] Spencer Gallagher, driving for GMS Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.268, and an average speed of 178.406 mph (287.117 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.268 178.406
2 98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 30.430 177.456
3 19 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 30.442 177.387
Full practice results

Final practice

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The final practice session was held on Thursday, June 4, at 6:30 PM CST, and would last for 1 hour and 25 minutes.[4] Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.241, and an average speed of 178.566 mph (287.374 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 30.241 178.566
2 19 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 30.241 178.566
3 51 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.342 177.971
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, June 5, at 5:15 PM CST.[4] 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 third round to determine positions 1–12.[7]

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 29.822, and an average speed of 181.074 mph (291.410 km/h).[8]

No driver would fail to qualify

Full qualifying results

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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 29.984 180.096 30.054 179.677 29.822 181.074
2 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 30.500 177.049 30.096 179.426 29.937 180.379
3 51 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.126 179.247 29.926 180.445 30.019 179.886
4 98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 30.505 177.020 30.125 179.253 30.091 179.456
5 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 30.558 176.713 29.909 180.548 30.153 179.087
6 29 Austin Theriault (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 30.079 179.527 30.223 178.672 30.201 178.802
7 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 30.112 179.330 30.110 179.342 30.214 178.725
8 13 Cameron Hayley (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 29.977 180.138 30.227 178.648 30.295 178.247
9 14 Daniel Hemric (R) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 30.072 179.569 30.011 179.934 30.332 178.030
10 8 Joe Nemechek SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 30.236 178.595 30.268 178.406 30.435 177.427
11 54 Justin Boston (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.814 175.245 30.229 178.636 30.543 176.800
12 11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota 30.014 179.916 30.232 178.619 30.823 175.194
Eliminated in Round 2
13 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.990 180.060 30.288 178.288
14 33 Brandon Jones (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.235 178.601 30.332 178.030
15 15 Mason Mingus Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 30.215 178.719 30.399 177.637
16 19 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 29.815 181.117 30.409 177.579
17 63 Tyler Tanner MB Motorsports Chevrolet 30.404 177.608 30.455 177.311
18 07 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 30.542 176.806 30.506 177.014
19 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 30.449 177.346 30.633 176.280
20 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 30.958 174.430 31.160 173.299
21 08 Korbin Forrister (R) BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 30.960 174.419 31.185 173.160
22 1 Ryan Ellis MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 31.213 173.005 31.712 170.283
23 36 Justin Jennings MB Motorsports Chevrolet 31.376 172.106
24 94 Timmy Hill Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 31.411 171.914
Eliminated in Round 1
25 74 Jordan Anderson Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 31.441 171.750
26 45 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 32.153 167.947
27 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 33.058 163.349
Qualified by owner's points
28 0 Adam Edwards Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 33.846 159.546
29 50 Donnie Neuenberger MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 34.204 157.876
Qualified by time
30 03 Mike Affarano (i) Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet 36.595 147.561
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

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Race results

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Fin[9] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 2 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 167 77 Running 48 $59,959
2 3 51 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 167 6 Running 0 $41,559
3 5 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 167 0 Running 41 $34,099
4 4 98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 167 0 Running 40 $24,132
5 6 29 Austin Theriault (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 167 0 Running 39 $20,943
6 10 8 Joe Nemechek SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 167 0 Running 38 $18,123
7 8 13 Cameron Hayley (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 167 3 Running 38 $17,316
8 11 54 Justin Boston (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 167 1 Running 37 $16,841
9 9 14 Daniel Hemric (R) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 167 0 Running 35 $16,824
10 12 11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Ford 167 0 Running 34 $17,709
11 16 19 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 166 1 Running 34 $16,677
12 13 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 166 0 Running 32 $16,511
13 15 15 Mason Mingus Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 166 0 Running 31 $16,468
14 19 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 165 0 Running 30 $16,363
15 1 4 Erik Jones (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 165 68 Running 30 $19,165
16 18 07 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 164 1 Running 29 $16,167
17 17 63 Tyler Tanner MB Motorsports Chevrolet 164 5 Running 28 $16,068
18 21 08 Korbin Forrister (R) BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 160 0 Running 26 $15,969
19 20 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 157 0 Running 25 $15,817
20 22 1 Ryan Ellis MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 152 0 Running 24 $14,968
21 7 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 147 5 Engine 24 $14,370
22 14 33 Brandon Jones (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 127 0 Running 22 $13,272
23 24 94 Timmy Hill Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 49 0 Engine 21 $13,173
24 25 74 Jordan Anderson Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 47 0 Engine 20 $13,074
25 27 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 23 0 Clutch 19 $13,126
26 23 36 Justin Jennings MB Motorsports Chevrolet 12 0 Electrical 18 $12,878
27 26 45 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 Electrical 17 $12,779
28 29 50 Donnie Neuenberger MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 8 0 Engine 16 $12,444
29 30 03 Mike Affarano (i) Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet 6 0 Vibration 0 $12,340
30 28 0 Adam Edwards Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 5 0 Rear Gear 14 $11,840
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Long, Dustin (June 5, 2015). "Matt Crafton triumphs in Texas for third Truck win of the season". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Texas Motor Speedway - Fort Worth, TX".
  3. ^ "Texas Motor Speedway: Fort Worth, TX 76177: Visit Dallas".
  4. ^ a b c "2015 Truck Series Texas Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  5. ^ McFadin, Daniel (June 4, 2015). "Spencer Gallagher fastest in first Truck Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  6. ^ Allaway, Phil (June 4, 2015). "Spencer Gallagher, Matt Crafton Head Up 2015 WinStar World Casino 400 Practice Sessions at Texas". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  7. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  8. ^ "Erik Jones takes 2nd Truck pole of season, is a win next?". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. June 5, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  9. ^ "2015 WinStar World Casino & Resort 400 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
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