2015 NextEra Energy Resources 250
1st race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Motor car race
The 2015 NextEra Energy Resources 250 was the 1st stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, and the 16th iteration of the event . The race was held on Friday, February 20, 2015, in Daytona Beach, Florida , at Daytona International Speedway , a 2.5 miles (4.02 km) permanent tri-oval shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. Tyler Reddick , driving for Brad Keselowski Racing , would hold off a fast-charging Erik Jones on the final lap, and earned his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win. Reddick would dominate a portion of the race, leading 46 laps.[ 1] To fill out the podium, Jones, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports , and Scott Lagasse Jr. , driving for NTS Motorsports , would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
The layout of Daytona International Speedway , the circuit where the race was held.
Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway .[ 2] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees , while the front stretch , the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.[ 3]
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Thursday, February 19, at 1:30 PM EST , and would last for 55 minutes.[ 4] Austin Hill , driving for Empire Racing , would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 47.743, and an average speed of 188.509 mph (303.376 km/h).[ 5]
Final practice
The final practice session was held on Thursday, February 19, at 3:30 PM EST , and would last for 1 hour and 25 minutes.[ 4] Johnny Sauter , driving for ThorSport Racing , would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 47.215, and an average speed of 190.617 mph (306.768 km/h).[ 6]
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, February 20, at 4:45 PM EST .[ 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 the third round to determine positions 1–12.[ 7]
Ty Dillon , driving for GMS Racing , would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary rounds and setting the fastest time in Round 3, with a lap of 49.676 and an average speed of 188.774 mph (303.802 km/h).[ 8]
Mason Mingus , Justin Jennings , Cody Ware , Clay Greenfield , and Jordan Anderson would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
Fin[ 9]
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
Winnings
1
3
19
Tyler Reddick
Brad Keselowski Racing
Ford
100
46
Running
48
$91,804
2
7
4
Erik Jones (R)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
100
0
Running
42
$58,057
3
9
20
Scott Lagasse Jr. (i)
NTS Motorsports
Chevrolet
100
0
Running
0
$42,138
4
4
29
Austin Theriault (R)
Brad Keselowski Racing
Ford
100
9
Running
41
$32,221
5
15
07
Ray Black Jr. (R)
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
100
0
Running
39
$26,294
6
13
92
David Gilliland (i)
RBR Enterprises
Ford
100
1
Running
0
$22,729
7
28
99
Bryan Silas
T3R2
Chevrolet
100
0
Running
37
$22,981
8
31
88
Matt Crafton
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
100
1
Running
37
$22,883
9
9
51
Daniel Suárez (i)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
100
5
Running
0
$20,786
10
19
98
Johnny Sauter
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
100
0
Running
34
$20,638
11
1
33
Ty Dillon (i)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
100
37
Running
0
$19,673
12
23
08
Korbin Forrister (R)
BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
100
0
Running
32
$19,430
13
29
02
Tyler Young
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
100
1
Running
32
$17,050
14
22
6
Norm Benning
Norm Benning Racing
Chevrolet
100
0
Running
30
$19,171
15
2
94
Travis Kvapil
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
93
0
Running
29
$17,192
16
21
28
Ryan Ellis
FDNY Racing
Chevrolet
87
0
Accident
28
$16,798
17
5
31
James Buescher
NTS Motorsports
Chevrolet
85
0
Running
27
$16,469
18
11
10
Jennifer Jo Cobb
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing
Chevrolet
77
0
Running
26
$18,590
19
16
25
Matt Tifft
Venturini Motorsports
Toyota
64
0
Rear Hub
25
$18,461
20
18
8
Joe Nemechek
SWM-NEMCO Motorsports
Chevrolet
62
0
Running
24
$18,896
21
10
23
Spencer Gallagher (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
61
0
Running
23
$18,267
22
26
05
John Wes Townley
Athenian Motorsports
Chevrolet
48
0
Accident
22
$18,138
23
14
13
Cameron Hayley (R)
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
48
0
Accident
21
$18,009
24
32
17
Timothy Peters
Red Horse Racing
Toyota
48
0
Accident
20
$17,879
25
8
84
Chris Fontaine
Glenden Enterprises
Toyota
48
0
Accident
19
$15,650
26
20
14
Daniel Hemric (R)
NTS Motorsports
Chevrolet
48
0
Accident
18
$16,435
27
24
40
Todd Peck
Peck Motorsports
Chevrolet
48
0
Accident
17
$15,241
28
6
11
Ben Kennedy
Red Horse Racing
Toyota
20
0
Accident
16
$15,661
29
25
54
Justin Boston (R)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
18
0
Accident
15
$14,550
30
17
82
Austin Hill
Empire Racing
Ford
13
0
Accident
14
$14,050
31
12
1
Donnie Neuenberger
MAKE Motorsports
Chevrolet
13
0
Accident
13
$12,550
32
27
35
Justin Marks (i)
Win-Tron Racing
Toyota
12
0
Accident
0
$11,550
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
^ Estrada, Chris (February 20, 2015). "Tyler Reddick wins Truck Series season opener at Daytona" . NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports . Retrieved November 28, 2023 .
^ "NASCAR.COM: Tracks" . 2010-08-11. Archived from the original on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2020-09-12 .
^ "Daytona International Speedway: The World Center of Racing" . 2010-08-30. Archived from the original on 2010-08-30. Retrieved 2020-09-12 .
^ a b c "2015 Truck Series Daytona Race Info" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2023 .
^ Long, Dustin (February 19, 2015). "Austin Hill paces first Camping World Truck practice at Daytona" . NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports . Retrieved November 28, 2023 .
^ Bonkowski, Jerry (February 19, 2015). "Johnny Sauter tops second Camping World Truck practice at Daytona" . NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports . Retrieved November 28, 2023 .
^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Retrieved November 28, 2023 .
^ Estrada, Chris (February 20, 2015). "Ty Dillon on pole for tonight's Truck Series season opener" . NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports . Retrieved November 28, 2023 .
^ "2015 NextEra Energy Resources 250 - Racing Reference" . Racing-Reference.info . Retrieved November 28, 2023 .
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