| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 23 of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
| Date | February 20, 2015 | ||
| Official name | 16th Annual NextEra Energy Resources 250 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 250 mi (400 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 100 laps, 250 mi (400 km) | ||
| Average speed | 128.480 mph (206.769 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | GMS Racing | ||
| Time | 47.676 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | |
| Laps | 46 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2015 NextEra Energy Resources 250 was the 1st stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, February 20, 2015, in Daytona Beach, Florida, at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.02 km) permanent tri-oval shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. Tyler Reddick, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would hold off a fast-charging Erik Jones on the final lap, and earned his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win. Reddick would dominate a portion of the race, leading 46 laps. [1] To fill out the podium, Jones, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, and Scott Lagasse Jr., driving for NTS Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. [2] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees. [3]
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Thursday, February 19, at 1:30 PM EST, and would last for 55 minutes. [4] Austin Hill, driving for Empire Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 47.743, and an average speed of 188.509 mph (303.376 km/h). [5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 82 | Austin Hill | Empire Racing | Ford | 47.743 | 188.509 |
| 2 | 94 | Travis Kvapil | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47.766 | 188.419 |
| 3 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47.851 | 188.084 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Final practice
The final practice session was held on Thursday, February 19, at 3:30 PM EST, and would last for 1 hour and 25 minutes. [4] Johnny Sauter, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 47.215, and an average speed of 190.617 mph (306.768 km/h). [6]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 47.215 | 190.617 |
| 2 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 47.378 | 189.962 |
| 3 | 29 | Austin Theriault (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 47.457 | 189.645 |
| Full final practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, February 20, at 4:45 PM EST. [4] 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. [7]
Ty Dillon, driving for GMS Racing, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary rounds and setting the fastest time in Round 3, with a lap of 49.676 and an average speed of 188.774 mph (303.802 km/h). [8]
Mason Mingus, Justin Jennings, Cody Ware, Clay Greenfield, and Jordan Anderson would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Ty Dillon (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 48.642 | 185.025 | 47.345 | 190.094 | 47.676 | 188.774 |
| 2 | 94 | Travis Kvapil | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48.460 | 185.720 | 47.610 | 189.036 | 47.693 | 188.707 |
| 3 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 48.614 | 185.132 | 47.556 | 189.251 | 47.841 | 188.123 |
| 4 | 29 | Austin Theriault (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 48.654 | 184.980 | 47.516 | 189.410 | 47.927 | 187.786 |
| 5 | 31 | James Buescher | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48.662 | 184.949 | 47.344 | 190.098 | 48.049 | 187.309 |
| 6 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 48.233 | 186.594 | 47.380 | 189.954 | 48.097 | 187.122 |
| 7 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 48.456 | 185.736 | 47.524 | 189.378 | 48.105 | 187.091 |
| 8 | 84 | Chris Fontaine | Glenden Enterprises | Toyota | 48.496 | 185.582 | 47.544 | 189.298 | 48.106 | 187.087 |
| 9 | 20 | Scott Lagasse Jr. (i) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48.629 | 185.075 | 47.576 | 189.171 | 48.108 | 187.079 |
| 10 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 48.628 | 185.079 | 47.332 | 190.146 | 50.114 | 179.591 |
| 11 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 48.412 | 185.904 | 47.353 | 190.062 | 50.937 | 176.689 |
| 12 | 1 | Donnie Neuenberger | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48.407 | 185.924 | 47.376 | 189.970 | 50.969 | 176.578 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 | ||||||||||
| 13 | 92 | David Gilliland (i) | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 48.447 | 185.770 | 48.171 | 186.834 | - | - |
| 14 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 48.217 | 186.656 | 48.202 | 186.714 | - | - |
| 15 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 48.389 | 185.993 | 48.587 | 185.235 | - | - |
| 16 | 25 | Matt Tifft | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 48.449 | 185.762 | 48.668 | 184.926 | - | - |
| 17 | 82 | Austin Hill | Empire Racing | Ford | 48.441 | 185.793 | 48.835 | 184.294 | - | - |
| 18 | 8 | Joe Nemechek | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48.368 | 186.073 | 49.094 | 183.322 | - | - |
| 19 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 48.227 | 186.617 | 49.095 | 183.318 | - | - |
| 20 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48.662 | 184.949 | 50.520 | 178.147 | - | - |
| 21 | 28 | Ryan Ellis | FDNY Racing | Chevrolet | 48.404 | 185.935 | 52.760 | 170.584 | - | - |
| 22 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 48.403 | 185.939 | - | - | - | - |
| 23 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 48.406 | 185.927 | - | - | - | - |
| 24 | 40 | Todd Peck | Peck Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48.410 | 185.912 | - | - | - | - |
| Eliminated in Round 1 | ||||||||||
| 25 | 54 | Justin Boston (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 49.038 | 183.531 | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.043 | 183.512 | - | - | - | - |
| 27 | 35 | Justin Marks (i) | Win-Tron Racing | Toyota | 49.045 | 183.505 | - | - | - | - |
| Qualified by owner's points | ||||||||||
| 28 | 99 | Bryan Silas | T3R2 | Chevrolet | 49.189 | 182.968 | - | - | - | - |
| 29 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.295 | 182.574 | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 50.883 | 176.876 | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 51.044 | 176.318 | - | - | - | - |
| 32 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
| 33 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.148 | 179.469 | - | - | - | - |
| 34 | 63 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.663 | 177.644 | - | - | - | - |
| 35 | 50 | Cody Ware | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.971 | 176.571 | - | - | - | - |
| 36 | 68 | Clay Greenfield | Clay Greenfield Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52.409 | 171.726 | - | - | - | - |
| 37 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 52.766 | 170.564 | - | - | - | - |
| Official qualifying results | ||||||||||
| Official starting lineup | ||||||||||
Race results
| Fin [9] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 100 | 46 | Running | 48 | $91,804 |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 42 | $58,057 |
| 3 | 9 | 20 | Scott Lagasse Jr. (i) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 0 | $42,138 |
| 4 | 4 | 29 | Austin Theriault (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 100 | 9 | Running | 41 | $32,221 |
| 5 | 15 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 39 | $26,294 |
| 6 | 13 | 92 | David Gilliland (i) | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 100 | 1 | Running | 0 | $22,729 |
| 7 | 28 | 99 | Bryan Silas | T3R2 | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 37 | $22,981 |
| 8 | 31 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 100 | 1 | Running | 37 | $22,883 |
| 9 | 9 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 5 | Running | 0 | $20,786 |
| 10 | 19 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 34 | $20,638 |
| 11 | 1 | 33 | Ty Dillon (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 37 | Running | 0 | $19,673 |
| 12 | 23 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 32 | $19,430 |
| 13 | 29 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 1 | Running | 32 | $17,050 |
| 14 | 22 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 30 | $19,171 |
| 15 | 2 | 94 | Travis Kvapil | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | Running | 29 | $17,192 |
| 16 | 21 | 28 | Ryan Ellis | FDNY Racing | Chevrolet | 87 | 0 | Accident | 28 | $16,798 |
| 17 | 5 | 31 | James Buescher | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 85 | 0 | Running | 27 | $16,469 |
| 18 | 11 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Running | 26 | $18,590 |
| 19 | 16 | 25 | Matt Tifft | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 64 | 0 | Rear Hub | 25 | $18,461 |
| 20 | 18 | 8 | Joe Nemechek | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Running | 24 | $18,896 |
| 21 | 10 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 61 | 0 | Running | 23 | $18,267 |
| 22 | 26 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | Accident | 22 | $18,138 |
| 23 | 14 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 48 | 0 | Accident | 21 | $18,009 |
| 24 | 32 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 48 | 0 | Accident | 20 | $17,879 |
| 25 | 8 | 84 | Chris Fontaine | Glenden Enterprises | Toyota | 48 | 0 | Accident | 19 | $15,650 |
| 26 | 20 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | Accident | 18 | $16,435 |
| 27 | 24 | 40 | Todd Peck | Peck Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | Accident | 17 | $15,241 |
| 28 | 6 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 20 | 0 | Accident | 16 | $15,661 |
| 29 | 25 | 54 | Justin Boston (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 18 | 0 | Accident | 15 | $14,550 |
| 30 | 17 | 82 | Austin Hill | Empire Racing | Ford | 13 | 0 | Accident | 14 | $14,050 |
| 31 | 12 | 1 | Donnie Neuenberger | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | Accident | 13 | $12,550 |
| 32 | 27 | 35 | Justin Marks (i) | Win-Tron Racing | Toyota | 12 | 0 | Accident | 0 | $11,550 |
| Official race results | ||||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
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- ^ "NASCAR.COM: Tracks". 2010-08-11. Archived from the original on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ^ "Daytona International Speedway: The World Center of Racing". 2010-08-30. Archived from the original on 2010-08-30. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ^ a b c "2015 Truck Series Daytona Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ Long, Dustin (February 19, 2015). "Austin Hill paces first Camping World Truck practice at Daytona". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (February 19, 2015). "Johnny Sauter tops second Camping World Truck practice at Daytona". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ Estrada, Chris (February 20, 2015). "Ty Dillon on pole for tonight's Truck Series season opener". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "2015 NextEra Energy Resources 250 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved November 28, 2023.