2015 Ford EcoBoost 200
23rd race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Motor car race
The 2015 Ford EcoBoost 200 was the 23rd and final stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series , and the 20th iteration of the event . The race was held on Friday, November 20, 2015, in Homestead, Florida at Homestead–Miami Speedway , a 1.5 mi (2.4 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. Matt Crafton , driving for ThorSport Racing , would start from the pole and dominate the entire race, leading a race-high 93 laps and earning his 11th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his sixth of the season.[ 1] To fill out the podium, John Hunter Nemechek , driving for family-owned SWM-NEMCO Motorsports , and Tyler Reddick , driving for Brad Keselowski Racing , would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Meanwhile, Erik Jones , who finished in 6th, would claim the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship, becoming the youngest champion in the series at 19 years, 5 months, and 21 days.[ 2]
Background
The layout of Homestead–Miami Speedway , the circuit where the race was held.
Homestead–Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida . The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR , the IndyCar Series , the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series, and the Championship Cup Series .
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsored all three of the season-ending races, under the names Ford EcoBoost 400 , Ford EcoBoost 300 , and Ford EcoBoost 200 , respectively. The weekend itself was marketed as Ford Championship Weekend .
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Sponsor
0
Scott Lagasse Jr. (i)
NTS Motorsports
Chevrolet
Florida DOT , Boy Scouts of America
1
Dexter Stacey
MAKE Motorsports
Chevrolet
Maddie's Place
02
Tyler Young
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
AKL Insurance Group, Young's
4
Erik Jones (R)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
Toyota
05
John Wes Townley
Athenian Motorsports
Chevrolet
Zaxby's
6
Norm Benning
Norm Benning Racing
Chevrolet
Norm Benning Racing
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
John Hunter Nemechek (R)
SWM-NEMCO Motorsports
Chevrolet
SWM-NEMCO Motorsports
10
Jennifer Jo Cobb
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing
Chevrolet
UTA.org
11
Ben Kennedy
Red Horse Racing
Toyota
Florida Lottery
13
Cameron Hayley (R)
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
Mattei, Carolina Nut Co.
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
18
Ross Kenseth (i)
Hattori Racing Enterprises
Toyota
Green Brave, Saitama Toyopet
19
Tyler Reddick
Brad Keselowski Racing
Ford
BBR Music Group
23
Spencer Gallagher (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
Allegiant Travel Company
29
Austin Theriault (R)
Brad Keselowski Racing
Ford
Cooper-Standard Automotive
31
Rico Abreu
NTS Motorsports
Chevrolet
GunBroker.com
33
Brandon Jones (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
Lucas Oil
36
Bobby Pierce
MB Motorsports
Chevrolet
Pixographs.com
45
Todd Peck
Peck Motorsports
Chevrolet
Boobitrap, Arthritis Foundation
50
Travis Kvapil
MAKE Motorsports
Chevrolet
CorvetteParts.net
51
Daniel Suárez (i)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
Arris
54
Christopher Bell
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
JBL
58
Kyle Weatherman
Lira Motorsports
Ford
LifeXist, Massage LUXE
59
David Levine
Lira Motorsports
Ford
Furman University , MOMO
63
Garrett Smithley
MB Motorsports
Chevrolet
NIMITZ, Adama
74
Jordan Anderson
Mike Harmon Racing
Chevrolet
Simmons & White, Columbia SC
86
Brandon Brown
Brandonbilt Motorsports
Chevrolet
Coastal Carolina University
88
Matt Crafton
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
Ideal Door, Menards
92
David Gilliland (i)
RBR Enterprises
Ford
Black's Tire Service
94
Timmy Hill
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
Testoril, Champion Machinery
97
Jesse Little
JJL Motorsports
Toyota
Protect the Harvest
98
Johnny Sauter
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
Nextant Aerospace , Curb Records
Official entry list
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, November 20, at 9:00 AM EST , and would last for 2 hours and 25 minutes.[ 3] Daniel Hemric , driving for NTS Motorsports , would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.970, and an average speed of 168.908 mph (271.831 km/h).[ 4]
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, November 20, at 4:10 PM EST .[ 3] 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.[ 5]
Matt Crafton , driving for ThorSport Racing , would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 32.229, and an average speed of 167.551 mph (269.647 km/h).[ 6]
Ross Kenseth , Bobby Pierce , Todd Peck , and Norm Benning would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
Fin[ 7]
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
Winnings
1
1
88
Matt Crafton
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
134
93
Running
48
$53,598
2
2
8
John Hunter Nemechek (R)
SWM-NEMCO Motorsports
Chevrolet
134
24
Running
43
$32,308
3
4
19
Tyler Reddick
Brad Keselowski Racing
Ford
134
1
Running
42
$30,084
4
3
11
Ben Kennedy
Red Horse Racing
Toyota
134
0
Running
40
$25,597
5
12
17
Timothy Peters
Red Horse Racing
Toyota
134
0
Running
39
$22,449
6
5
4
Erik Jones (R)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
134
0
Running
38
$20,382
7
10
98
Johnny Sauter
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
134
0
Running
37
$20,164
8
7
14
Daniel Hemric (R)
NTS Motorsports
Chevrolet
134
0
Running
36
$19,945
9
11
13
Cameron Hayley (R)
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
134
0
Running
35
$19,727
10
13
05
John Wes Townley
Athenian Motorsports
Chevrolet
134
1
Running
35
$20,458
11
8
23
Spencer Gallagher (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
134
0
Running
33
$19,399
12
18
29
Austin Theriault (R)
Brad Keselowski Racing
Ford
134
0
Running
32
$19,206
13
14
31
Rico Abreu
NTS Motorsports
Chevrolet
134
0
Running
31
$19,070
14
19
97
Jesse Little
JJL Motorsports
Toyota
134
0
Running
30
$16,710
15
16
0
Scott Lagasse Jr. (i)
NTS Motorsports
Chevrolet
134
0
Running
0
$17,201
16
15
92
David Gilliland (i)
RBR Enterprises
Ford
133
0
Running
0
$16,464
17
22
59
David Levine
Lira Motorsports
Ford
133
0
Running
27
$16,355
18
27
07
Ray Black Jr. (R)
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
133
0
Running
26
$18,496
19
23
02
Tyler Young
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
133
0
Running
25
$18,386
20
20
15
Mason Mingus
Billy Boat Motorsports
Chevrolet
132
0
Running
24
$18,755
21
25
94
Timmy Hill
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
132
0
Running
23
$18,032
22
28
50
Travis Kvapil
MAKE Motorsports
Chevrolet
132
0
Running
22
$17,758
23
21
58
Kyle Weatherman
Lira Motorsports
Ford
131
0
Running
21
$15,372
24
32
1
Dexter Stacey
MAKE Motorsports
Chevrolet
131
0
Running
20
$16,044
25
9
54
Christopher Bell
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
130
5
Out of Fuel
19
$15,976
26
24
10
Jennifer Jo Cobb
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing
Chevrolet
128
0
Running
18
$14,607
27
31
08
Korbin Forrister (R)
BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
127
0
Running
17
$14,389
28
29
63
Garrett Smithley
MB Motorsports
Chevrolet
126
0
Running
16
$12,799
29
30
74
Jordan Anderson
Mike Harmon Racing
Chevrolet
115
0
Running
15
$12,553
30
6
51
Daniel Suárez (i)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
84
10
Accident
0
$11,553
31
17
33
Brandon Jones (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
67
0
Accident
13
$11,053
32
26
86
Brandon Brown
Brandonbilt Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
0
Transmission
12
$9,553
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
^ Catanzareti, Zach (November 20, 2015). "Matt Crafton Wins Ford EcoBoost 200, But Erik Jones Takes 2015 Truck Series Title in Homestead" . Frontstretch.com . Retrieved January 10, 2024 .
^ Utter, Jim (November 20, 2015). "Erik Jones crowned youngest champion as Crafton wins Truck finale" . Motorsport.com . Retrieved January 10, 2024 .
^ a b "2015 Truck Series Homestead–Miami Race Info" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2024 .
^ Bonkowski, Jerry (November 20, 2015). "Hemric, Reddick are fastest in lone Truck practice at Homestead" . NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports . Retrieved January 10, 2024 .
^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Retrieved January 10, 2024 .
^ Catanzareti, Zach (November 20, 2015). "Matt Crafton Wins Pole for 2015 Truck Series Season Finale at Homestead" . Frontstretch.com . Retrieved January 10, 2024 .
^ "2015 Ford EcoBoost 200 - Racing Reference" . Racing-Reference.info . Retrieved January 10, 2024 .
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