2015 American Ethanol 200
9th race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Motor car race
The 2015 American Ethanol 200 presented by Enogen was the 9th stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series , and the 7th iteration of the event . The race was held on Friday, June 19, 2015, in Newton, Iowa at Iowa Speedway , a 0.875 mile (1.408 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Erik Jones , driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports , would put on a dominating performance, winning the pole and leading a race-high 112 laps, earning his fifth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his first of the season.[ 1] Brandon Jones , driving for GMS Racing , and Tyler Reddick , driving for Brad Keselowski Racing , would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa , United States , approximately 30 mi (48 km) east of Des Moines . It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered RV viewing area along the backstretch. The premiere event of the track is the Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend held yearly in July since its inaugural running in 2007 .
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, June 13, at 10:00 AM CST , and would last for 2 hours and 25 minutes.[ 2] Erik Jones , driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports , would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.153, and an average speed of 136.051 mph (218.953 km/h).[ 3]
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, June 19, at 4:45 PM CST .[ 2] [ 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 23.129, and an average speed of 136.193 mph (219.181 km/h).[ 5]
No driver would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
Fin[ 6]
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
Winnings
1
1
4
Erik Jones (R)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
200
112
Running
48
$48,421
2
4
33
Brandon Jones (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
200
4
Running
43
$29,147
3
3
19
Tyler Reddick
Brad Keselowski Racing
Ford
200
0
Running
41
$27,459
4
9
88
Matt Crafton
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
200
33
Running
41
$21,600
5
10
51
Christopher Bell
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
200
0
Running
39
$18,646
6
16
17
Timothy Peters
Red Horse Racing
Toyota
200
0
Running
38
$16,562
7
14
23
Spencer Gallagher (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
37
$16,006
8
13
14
Daniel Hemric (R)
NTS Motorsports
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
36
$15,757
9
7
00
Cole Custer
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
35
$15,701
10
12
05
John Wes Townley
Athenian Motorsports
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
34
$16,596
11
11
54
Justin Boston (R)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
200
0
Running
33
$15,591
12
18
29
Austin Theriault (R)
Brad Keselowski Racing
Ford
200
0
Running
32
$15,451
13
8
11
Ben Kennedy
Red Horse Racing
Toyota
200
0
Running
31
$15,396
14
6
75
Caleb Holman
Henderson Motorsports
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
30
$13,090
15
23
07
Ray Black Jr. (R)
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
199
0
Running
29
$15,801
16
17
15
Mason Mingus
Billy Boat Motorsports
Chevrolet
199
0
Running
28
$15,062
17
20
98
Johnny Sauter
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
198
14
Running
28
$14,952
18
22
94
Timmy Hill
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
198
0
Running
26
$14,813
19
5
13
Cameron Hayley (R)
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
198
37
Running
26
$14,702
20
19
02
Tyler Young
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
197
0
Running
24
$13,897
21
27
10
Jennifer Jo Cobb
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing
Chevrolet
196
0
Running
23
$13,230
22
26
74
Jordan Anderson
Mike Harmon Racing
Chevrolet
193
0
Running
22
$12,119
23
2
8
John Hunter Nemechek (R)
SWM-NEMCO Motorsports
Chevrolet
157
0
Accident
21
$11,980
24
21
50
Travis Kvapil
MAKE Motorsports
Chevrolet
148
0
Drive Shaft
20
$11,897
25
29
6
Norm Benning
Norm Benning Racing
Chevrolet
93
0
Oil Leak
19
$12,019
26
25
08
Korbin Forrister (R)
BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
65
0
Engine
18
$11,841
27
15
63
Jake Griffin
MB Motorsports
Chevrolet
41
0
Accident
17
$11,786
28
30
45
Tommy Regan
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
33
0
Electrical
16
$11,539
29
28
1
Ryan Ellis
MAKE Motorsports
Chevrolet
24
0
Suspension
15
$11,511
30
31
03
Mike Affarano (i)
Mike Affarano Motorsports
Chevrolet
22
0
Vibration
0
$11,011
31
24
36
Justin Jennings
MB Motorsports
Chevrolet
15
0
Electrical
13
$9,511
32
32
0
Caleb Roark
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing
Chevrolet
5
0
Vibration
12
$8,511
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
^ Bonkowski, Jerry (June 19, 2015). "After fourth Truck race of leading most laps, Erik Jones breaks through with Iowa win" . NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports . Retrieved January 3, 2024 . ^ a b "2015 Truck Series Iowa Race Info" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2024 .^ McFadin, Daniel (June 19, 2015). "Erik Jones fastest in only Truck Series practice at Iowa" . NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports . Retrieved January 3, 2024 . ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Retrieved January 3, 2024 .^ "Erik Jones kicks off bid for weekend sweep with Truck pole at Iowa" . NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports . June 19, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2024 .^ "2015 American Ethanol 200 Presented by Enogen - Racing Reference" . Racing-Reference.info . Retrieved January 3, 2024 .
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