2015 Lucas Oil 150 Explained

Type:CUST
Pole Team:Kyle Busch Motorsports
Official Name:21st Annual Lucas Oil 150
Network:FS1
Avg:92.704mph
Date:November 13
Pole Driver:Erik Jones
Most Driver:Erik Jones
Most Team:Kyle Busch Motorsports
First Driver:Timothy Peters
First Team:Red Horse Racing
Car:17
Most Laps:106
Scheduled Laps:150
Location:Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona
Scheduled Mi:150
Scheduled Km:241
Distance Km:241
Distance Laps:150
Radio:MRN
Description:Race 22 of 23 of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Course Km:1.6
Course Mi:1
Race Name:Lucas Oil 150
Year:2015
Distance Mi:150
Announcers:Ralph Sheheen, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Pole Time:26.179

The 2015 Lucas Oil 150 was the 22nd stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 13, 2015, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1 mi (1.6 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. Timothy Peters, driving for Red Horse Racing, would hold off John Hunter Nemechek with under 30 laps to go, and earned his 10th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his second of the season. Pole-sitter Erik Jones dominated the entire race, leading 106 of the 150 laps before being involved in an incident with Matt Crafton with 30 laps to go.[1]   To fill out the podium, Nemechek, driving for family-owned SWM-NEMCO Motorsports, and John Wes Townley, driving for family-owned Athenian Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

Phoenix International Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR subsidiary International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

DriverTeamMakeSponsor
00Cole CusterJR MotorsportsChevroletHaas Automation
0Caleb RoarkJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven2Honor.org
1Rubén PardoRick Ware RacingChevroletBYB Extreme Fighting Series
02Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevroletRandco, Young's Building Systems
4Erik Jones (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaToyota Certified Used Vehicles
05John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevroletZaxby's
5Dalton SargeantWauters MotorsportsToyotaGalt
6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletNorm Benning Racing
07Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevroletScubaLife
08Korbin Forrister (R)BJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevroletTilted Kilt
8John Hunter Nemechek (R)SWM-NEMCO MotorsportsChevroletAnderson's Pure Maple Syrup
9William ByronKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaLiberty University
10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletPOW, MIAFamilies.org
11Ben KennedyRed Horse RacingToyotaLocal Motors
13Cameron Hayley (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaProtect the Harvest
14Daniel Hemric (R)NTS MotorsportsChevroletCalifornia Clean Power
15Mason MingusBilly Boat MotorsportsChevroletCall 811 Before You Dig
16Chad BoatBilly Boat MotorsportsChevroletPristine Auction, Lawson Rock & Oil
17Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyotaRed Horse Racing
19Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFordDrawTite
23Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevroletAllegiant Travel Company
29Austin CindricBrad Keselowski RacingFordCooper-Standard Automotive
31Rico AbreuNTS MotorsportsChevroletAccuDoc Solutions
32Justin HaleyBraun MotorsportsChevroletGreat Clips
33Brandon Jones (R)GMS RacingChevroletLucas Oil
36Bobby PierceMB MotorsportsChevroletMittler Bros., Ski Soda
45Brandon HightowerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletAdvanced Specialized Carriers
49Cassie GannisMike Harmon RacingRAMInnerDivaDen.com
50Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevroletCorvetteParts.net
51Daniel Suárez (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaArris
54Matt TifftKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotagames.NASCAR.com
63Akinori OgataMB MotorsportsChevroletEneos
74Jordan AndersonMike Harmon RacingChevroletMike Harmon Racing
88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyotaIdeal Door, Menards
94Timmy HillPremium MotorsportsChevroletTestoril, Champion Machinery
98Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyotaSmokey Mountain Herbal Snuff
Official entry list

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Thursday, November 12, at 2:30 PM MST, and would last for 2 hours and 25 minutes.[2] Cameron Hayley, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 26.192, and an average speed of 137.447mph.[3]

Pos.DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
113Cameron Hayley (R)ThorSport RacingToyota26.192137.447
24Erik Jones (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota26.276137.007
333Brandon Jones (R)GMS RacingChevrolet26.429136.214
Full first practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, November 13, at 10:45 AM MST. 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.[4]

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 26.179, and an average speed of 137.515mph.[5]

Brandon Hightower, Caleb Roark, Norm Benning, and Cassie Gannis would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)
14Erik Jones (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota26.473135.98826.305136.85626.179137.515
219Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord26.519135.75226.487135.91626.290136.934
332Justin HaleyBraun MotorsportsChevrolet26.804134.30826.517135.76226.320136.778
488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota26.718134.74126.401136.35826.350136.622
59William ByronKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota26.758134.53926.547135.60926.386136.436
613Cameron Hayley (R)ThorSport RacingToyota26.581135.43526.347136.63826.396136.384
733Brandon Jones (R)GMS RacingChevrolet27.124132.72426.331136.72126.453136.090
851Daniel Suárez (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota26.696134.85226.433136.19326.460136.054
900Cole CusterJR MotorsportsChevrolet26.721134.72526.451136.10126.469136.008
1017Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota27.023133.22026.523135.73126.508135.808
118John Hunter Nemechek (R)SWM-NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet26.616135.25726.498135.85926.525135.721
1211Ben KennedyRed Horse RacingToyota26.596135.35926.495135.87526.602135.328
Eliminated from Round 2
1314Daniel Hemric (R)NTS MotorsportsChevrolet26.909133.78426.558135.552
1431Rico AbreuNTS MotorsportsChevrolet26.772134.46926.588135.399
1523Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet26.801134.32326.622135.227
1698Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota26.730134.68026.648135.095
1754Matt TifftKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota26.654135.06426.671134.978
1815Mason MingusBilly Boat MotorsportsChevrolet27.153132.58226.694134.862
1905John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet26.760134.52926.727134.695
205Dalton SargeantWauters MotorsportsToyota27.065133.01326.742134.620
2129Austin CindricBrad Keselowski RacingFord27.172132.48926.880133.929
2207Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet27.266132.03326.959133.536
2302Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet27.094132.87127.123132.729
2416Chad BoatBilly Boat MotorsportsChevrolet26.994133.36327.127132.709
Eliminated from Round 1
2550Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet27.356131.598
2636Bobby PierceMB MotorsportsChevrolet27.509130.866
271Rubén PardoRick Ware RacingChevrolet27.571130.572
Qualified by owner's points
2894Timmy HillPremium MotorsportsChevrolet27.697129.978
2910Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet28.100128.114
3008Korbin Forrister (R)BJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet28.209127.619
3174Jordan AndersonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet28.337127.042
3263Akinori OgataMB MotorsportsChevrolet28.524126.210
Failed to qualify
3345Brandon HightowerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet27.776129.608
340Caleb RoarkJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet28.020128.480
356Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet28.406126.734
3649Cassie GannisMike Harmon RacingRAM29.052123.916
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin[6] StDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
11017Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota15028Running47$44,502
2118John Hunter Nemechek (R)SWM-NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1500Running42$32,722
31905John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet1500Running41$24,226
4851Daniel Suárez (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1500Running0$17,000
5219Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord1500Running39$17,375
61523Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1500Running38$16,287
7332Justin HaleyBraun MotorsportsChevrolet1500Running37$13,982
81754Matt TifftKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1500Running36$16,176
914Erik Jones (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota150106Running37$20,621
101815Mason MingusBilly Boat MotorsportsChevrolet1500Running34$16,988
11613Cameron Hayley (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1500Running33$15,844
122416Chad BoatBilly Boat MotorsportsChevrolet1490Running32$13,455
132302Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1490Running31$15,649
142129Austin CindricBrad Keselowski RacingFord1490Running30$15,567
152550Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet1491Running30$15,911
162636Bobby PierceMB MotorsportsChevrolet1490Running28$15,628
17271Rubén PardoRick Ware RacingChevrolet1480Running27$15,372
182894Timmy HillPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1480Running26$15,317
19205Dalton SargeantWauters MotorsportsToyota1480Running25$13,012
202207Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1480Running24$15,706
211314Daniel Hemric (R)NTS MotorsportsChevrolet1440Running23$15,096
222910Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1410Running22$15,040
23488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota13015Accident22$14,680
241211Ben KennedyRed Horse RacingToyota1260Running20$13,569
251698Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota1200Accident19$12,609
26900Cole CusterJR MotorsportsChevrolet1140Running18$12,347
273263Akinori OgataMB MotorsportsChevrolet1050Suspension17$12,209
281431Rico AbreuNTS MotorsportsChevrolet440Accident16$11,878
293174Jordan AndersonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet360Engine15$11,768
303008Korbin Forrister (R)BJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet150Accident14$11,268
3159William ByronKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota60Accident13$9,768
32733Brandon Jones (R)GMS RacingChevrolet60Accident12$8,768
Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1Erik Jones861
12Tyler Reddick842 (-19)
13Matt Crafton829 (–32)
4Johnny Sauter772 (–89)
5Timothy Peters765 (–96)
6Cameron Hayley731 (–130)
7Daniel Hemric697 (–164)
8John Wes Townley695 (–166)
9Ben Kennedy650 (–211)
10Spencer Gallagher644 (–217)
Official driver's standings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: McFadin . Daniel . November 13, 2015 . Timothy Peters takes Phoenix win after Matt Crafton, Erik Jones crash . January 10, 2024 . NASCAR Talk NBC Sports . en.
  2. Web site: 2015 Truck Series Phoenix Race Info . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160109210208/http://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2015/story/_/page/2015cts-22phoenix . January 9, 2016 . January 10, 2024 . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . en-US.
  3. Web site: Bonkowski . Jerry . November 12, 2015 . Cameron Hayley, Erik and Brandon Jones fast in Phoenix Truck practice . January 10, 2024 . NASCAR Talk NBC Sports . en-US.
  4. Web site: NASCAR Qualifying Rules . January 10, 2024 . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . https://web.archive.org/web/20150303175127/http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-Series-Qualifying-Rules . 2015-03-03 . en.
  5. Web site: November 13, 2015 . Jones speeds to fifth Truck Series pole of 2015 . January 10, 2024 . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2015 Lucas Oil 150 - Racing Reference . January 10, 2024 . Racing-Reference.info.