2015 Lucas Oil 200
6th race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Motor car race
The 2015 Lucas Oil 200 was the 6th stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series , and the 16th iteration of the event . The race was held on Friday, May 29, 2015, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway , a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Tyler Reddick , driving for Brad Keselowski Racing , would make a pass for the lead on Erik Jones with eight laps to go, and held off a charging Daniel Suárez to earn his second career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his second of the season.[ 1] To fill out the podium, Suárez, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports , and Jones, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports , would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
The layout of Dover International Speedway , the circuit where the race was held.
Dover International Speedway (formerly Dover Downs International Speedway ) is a race track in Dover, Delaware . The track has hosted at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race each year since 1969, including two per year since 1971. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC [ 2] and the Indy Racing League . The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval , with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports .
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 Thursday, May 28, at 2:00 PM EST , and would last for 2 hours and 25 minutes.[ 3] Erik Jones , driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports , would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.094, and an average speed of 155.885 mph (250.873 km/h).[ 4]
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, May 29, at 12:45 PM EST .[ 3] 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.[ 5]
Ryan Blaney , driving for Brad Keselowski Racing , would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary rounds and setting the fastest time in Round 3, with a lap of 22.718, and an average speed of 158.465 mph (255.025 km/h).[ 6]
Kyle Martel was the only driver who failed to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
Fin[ 7]
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
Winnings
1
4
19
Tyler Reddick
Brad Keselowski Racing
Ford
200
40
Running
47
$55,620
2
5
51
Daniel Suárez (i)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
200
0
Running
0
$33,106
3
2
4
Erik Jones (R)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
200
50
Running
42
$32,003
4
19
14
Daniel Hemric (R)
NTS Motorsports
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
40
$23,957
5
3
88
Matt Crafton
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
200
3
Running
40
$23,604
6
18
11
Ben Kennedy
Red Horse Racing
Toyota
200
0
Running
38
$21,965
7
1
29
Ryan Blaney (i)
Brad Keselowski Racing
Ford
200
33
Running
0
$20,663
8
12
33
Brandon Jones (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
36
$20,060
9
16
98
Johnny Sauter
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
200
0
Running
35
$19,612
10
25
02
Tyler Young
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
199
0
Running
34
$20,313
11
20
07
Ray Black Jr. (R)
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
199
1
Running
34
$19,115
12
13
23
Spencer Gallagher (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
199
0
Running
32
$18,810
13
10
00
Cole Custer
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
198
67
Running
33
$16,450
14
15
86
Brandon Bown
Brandonbilt Motorsports
Chevrolet
196
0
Running
30
$16,339
15
22
94
Timmy Hill
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
195
0
Running
29
$18,878
16
21
82
Austin Hill
Empire Racing
Ford
192
0
Running
28
$16,317
17
27
08
Korbin Forrister (R)
BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
190
0
Running
27
$18,258
18
17
05
John Wes Townley
Athenian Motorsports
Chevrolet
178
0
Running
26
$18,147
19
24
50
Travis Kvapil
MAKE Motorsports
Chevrolet
178
0
Running
25
$15,786
20
14
17
Timothy Peters
Red Horse Racing
Toyota
136
5
Accident
25
$18,426
21
7
13
Cameron Hayley (R)
ThorSport Racing
Toyota
136
1
Running
24
$17,815
22
6
8
John Hunter Nemechek (R)
SWM-NEMCO Motorsports
Chevrolet
136
0
Running
22
$17,704
23
31
74
Tim Viens
Mike Harmon Racing
Chevrolet
127
0
Rear End
21
$17,594
24
28
1
Ryan Ellis
MAKE Motorsports
Chevrolet
90
0
Accident
20
$17,484
25
8
54
Justin Boston (R)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
65
0
Accident
19
$16,273
26
32
6
Norm Benning
Norm Benning Racing
Chevrolet
61
0
Suspension
18
$16,012
27
23
45
B. J. McLeod
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
56
0
Ignition
17
$14,902
28
26
63
Justin Jennings
MB Motorsports
Chevrolet
33
0
Accident
16
$14,570
29
11
15
Mason Mingus
Billy Boat Motorsports
Chevrolet
32
0
Accident
15
$14,432
30
9
97
Jesse Little
JJL Motorsports
Toyota
32
0
Accident
14
$13,932
31
29
36
Tyler Tanner
MB Motorsports
Chevrolet
15
0
Vibration
13
$12,432
32
30
10
Jennifer Jo Cobb
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing
Chevrolet
12
0
Accident
12
$11,432
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
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^ a b "2015 Truck Series Dover Race Info" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Archived from the original on June 25, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2023 .
^ McFadin, Daniel (May 28, 2015). "Erik Jones fastest in only Truck series practice at Dover International Speedway" . NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports . Retrieved November 30, 2023 .
^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Retrieved November 30, 2023 .
^ "Blaney bolts to Keystone Light Pole at Dover" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 28, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2023 .
^ "2015 Lucas Oil 200 - Racing Reference" . Racing-Reference.info . Retrieved November 30, 2023 .
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