2015 Rhino Linings 350
18th race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Motor car race
The 2015 Rhino Linings 350 was the 18th stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series , and the 19th iteration of the event . The race was held on Saturday, October 3, 2015, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway , a 1.5 mi (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 146 laps to complete. John Wes Townley , driving for family-owned Athenian Motorsports , would take the upset win after taking the lead with five laps to go, and survived on fuel mileage to earn his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his only career win in NASCAR. Pole-sitter Matt Crafton dominated the majority of the race, leading a race-high 69 laps.[ 1] To fill out the podium, Red Horse Racing teammates Timothy Peters and Ben Kennedy , would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
The layout of Las Vegas Motor Speedway , the circuit where the race was held.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway , located in Clark County, Nevada in Las Vegas about 15 mi (24 km) northeast of the Las Vegas Strip , is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. , which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina .
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, October 3, at 9:00 AM PST , and would last for 2 hours and 30 minutes.[ 2] Matt Crafton , driving for ThorSport Racing , would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.385, and an average speed of 177.719 mph (286.011 km/h).[ 3]
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 3, at 4:05 PM PST .[ 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]
Matt Crafton , driving for ThorSport Racing , would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary rounds and setting the fastest time in Round 3, with a lap of 28.574, and an average speed of 133.296 mph (214.519 km/h).[ 5]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
Fin[ 6]
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
Winnings
1
2
05
John Wes Townley
Athenian Motorsports
Chevrolet
146
23
Running
47
$45,845
2
4
17
Timothy Peters
Red Horse Racing
Toyota
146
13
Running
43
$31,057
3
9
11
Ben Kennedy
Red Horse Racing
Toyota
146
0
Running
41
$25,167
4
16
8
John Hunter Nemechek (R)
SWM-NEMCO Motorsports
Chevrolet
146
0
Running
40
$21,906
5
3
33
Brandon Jones (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
146
0
Running
39
$19,051
6
12
14
Daniel Hemric (R)
NTS Motorsports
Chevrolet
146
0
Running
38
$17,267
7
11
19
Tyler Reddick
Brad Keselowski Racing
Ford
146
2
Running
38
$16,712
8
1
88
Matt Crafton
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
146
69
Running
38
$19,762
9
15
4
Erik Jones (R)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
146
0
Running
35
$16,406
10
6
13
Cameron Hayley (R)
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
145
23
Running
35
$17,301
11
14
21
Brennan Poole (i)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
145
0
Running
0
$14,045
12
13
98
Johnny Sauter
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
145
13
Running
33
$16,156
13
22
07
Ray Black Jr. (R)
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
145
1
Running
32
$16,099
14
5
54
Christopher Bell
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
145
0
Running
30
$16,044
15
10
23
Spencer Gallagher (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
144
0
Running
29
$16,306
16
17
31
Travis Pastrana
NTS Motorsports
Chevrolet
144
0
Running
28
$15,966
17
20
02
Tyler Young
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
144
0
Running
27
$15,656
18
21
1
Travis Kvapil
MAKE Motorsports
Chevrolet
144
1
Running
27
$15,516
19
18
51
Matt Tifft
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
143
0
Running
25
$15,406
20
8
15
Mason Mingus
Billy Boat Motorsports
Chevrolet
142
0
Running
24
$14,600
21
24
10
Jennifer Jo Cobb
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing
Chevrolet
140
0
Running
23
$13,933
22
27
74
Jordan Anderson
Mike Harmon Racing
Chevrolet
138
0
Running
22
$12,822
23
30
63
Akinori Ogata
MB Motorsports
Chevrolet
135
0
Running
21
$12,712
24
29
94
Wayne Edwards
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
135
0
Running
20
$12,600
25
19
16
Chad Boat
Billy Boat Motorsports
Chevrolet
114
0
Handling
19
$12,695
26
32
6
Norm Benning
Norm Benning Racing
Chevrolet
46
0
Suspension
18
$12,517
27
26
08
Korbin Forrister (R)
BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
34
0
Oil Leak
17
$12,462
28
25
45
B. J. McLeod
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
33
0
Overheating
16
$12,213
29
23
36
Justin Jennings
MB Motorsports
Chevrolet
29
1
Electrical
16
$12,185
30
28
0
Caleb Roark
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing
Chevrolet
16
0
Electrical
14
$11,685
31
7
29
Austin Theriault (R)
Brad Keselowski Racing
Ford
14
0
Accident
13
$10,185
32
31
50
Tyler Tanner
MAKE Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
0
Ignition
12
$9,185
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
^ McFadin, Daniel (October 4, 2015). "John Wes Townley wins first Truck series race in fuel gamble at Las Vegas" . NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports . Retrieved January 9, 2024 .
^ a b "2015 Truck Series Las Vegas Race Info" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Archived from the original on October 28, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2024 .
^ "Crafton tops Las Vegas Truck Series practice" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 3, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2024 .
^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Retrieved January 9, 2024 .
^ Long, Dustin (September 26, 2015). "Austin Dillon scores Truck pole at New Hampshire" . NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports . Retrieved January 9, 2024 .
^ "2015 Rhino Linings 350 - Racing Reference" . Racing-Reference.info . Retrieved January 9, 2024 .
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