The 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 250 was the 15th stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 30, 2015, in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, a 2.459 mile (3.957 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 64 laps to complete. Erik Jones, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would hold off the field on the final restart, and led the final two laps to earn his sixth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his second of the season. Jones and Cole Custer dominated the majority of the race, leading 19 and 22 laps. Pole-sitter Alex Tagliani lead eight laps, and ran second on the final lap before experiencing issues and ultimately finished in fifth.[1] To fill out the podium, Matt Crafton, driving for his team, ThorSport Racing, and Ben Kennedy, driving for Red Horse Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
| Race details | |||
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| Race 15 of 23 of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
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| Date | August 30, 2015 | ||
| Official name | 3rd Annual Chevrolet Silverado 250 | ||
| Location | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.459 mi (3.957 km) | ||
| Distance | 64 laps, 157 mi (157 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 64 laps, 157 mi (253 km) | ||
| Average speed | 83.476 mph (134.342 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Brad Keselowski Racing | ||
| Time | 1:20.275 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Cole Custer | JR Motorsports | |
| Laps | 22 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 4 | Erik Jones | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Ralph Sheheen, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
Background
editCanadian Tire Motorsport Park (formerly Mosport Park and Mosport International Raceway) is a multi-track motorsport venue located north of Bowmanville, in Ontario, Canada, 64-kilometre (40 mi) east of Toronto. The facility features a 3.957 km (2.459 mi), 10-turn road course; a 2.9 km (1.8 mi) advance driver and race driver training facility with a 0.402 km (0.250 mi) skid pad (Driver Development Centre) and a 1.5 km (0.93 mi) kart track (Mosport Karting Centre Inc., previously "Mosport Kartways"). The name "Mosport", a portmanteau of Motor Sport, came from the enterprise formed to build the track.[2]
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
editFirst practice
editThe first practice session was held on Saturday, August 29, at 9:30 AM EST, and would last for 55 minutes.[3] Alex Tagliani, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:20.584, and an average speed of 109.853 mph (176.791 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | Alex Tagliani (i) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 1:20.584 | 109.853 |
| 2 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 1:21.277 | 108.916 |
| 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 1:21.294 | 108.894 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Final practice
editThe final practice session was held on Saturday, August 29, at 11:35 AM EST, and would last for 1 hour and 25 minutes.[3] Erik Jones, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:20.159, and an average speed of 110.436 mph (177.730 km/h).[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 1:20.159 | 110.436 |
| 2 | 29 | Alex Tagliani (i) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 1:20.211 | 110.364 |
| 3 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 1:20.277 | 110.273 |
| Full final practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Saturday, August 29, at 5:45 PM EST.[3] 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.[6]
Alex Tagliani, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 1:20.084, and an average speed of 110.539 mph (177.895 km/h).[7]
No driver would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
editRace results
edit| Fin[8] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 64 | 19 | Running | 47 | $64,245 |
| 2 | 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 64 | 1 | Running | 43 | $48,243 |
| 3 | 6 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 64 | 0 | Running | 41 | $35,572 |
| 4 | 13 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | Running | 40 | $27,034 |
| 5 | 1 | 29 | Alex Tagliani (i) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 64 | 8 | Running | 0 | $26,832 |
| 6 | 9 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 64 | 0 | Running | 38 | $21,752 |
| 7 | 7 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 64 | 13 | Running | 38 | $21,202 |
| 8 | 14 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | Running | 36 | $20,651 |
| 9 | 12 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | Running | 35 | $19,661 |
| 10 | 5 | 00 | Cole Custer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 64 | 22 | Running | 36 | $20,500 |
| 11 | 8 | 54 | Gray Gaulding | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 64 | 0 | Running | 33 | $19,441 |
| 12 | 19 | 25 | Brian Wong | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 64 | 0 | Running | 32 | $16,997 |
| 13 | 18 | 94 | T. J. Bell (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 64 | 1 | Running | 0 | $19,137 |
| 14 | 17 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | Running | 30 | $19,027 |
| 15 | 22 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | Running | 29 | $19,406 |
| 16 | 23 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | Running | 28 | $18,697 |
| 17 | 16 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | Running | 27 | $18,586 |
| 18 | 24 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | Running | 26 | $18,476 |
| 19 | 4 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 62 | 0 | Running | 25 | $18,367 |
| 20 | 29 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 61 | 0 | Running | 24 | $17,506 |
| 21 | 28 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | Running | 23 | $16,896 |
| 22 | 10 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Running | 22 | $15,787 |
| 23 | 15 | 51 | Matt Tifft | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 56 | 0 | Running | 21 | $15,566 |
| 24 | 27 | 1 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | Running | 20 | $15,455 |
| 25 | 20 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | Running | 19 | $15,551 |
| 26 | 11 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | Accident | 18 | $15,346 |
| 27 | 21 | 63 | Daniel Brown | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 42 | 0 | Running | 17 | $15,291 |
| 28 | 25 | 45 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21 | 0 | Brakes | 16 | $15,013 |
| 29 | 26 | 36 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | Brakes | 15 | $14,958 |
| 30 | 31 | 44 | Josh Reaume (i) | Trophy Girl Racing | RAM | 10 | 0 | Engine | 0 | $14,458 |
| 31 | 30 | 50 | Ryan Ellis | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Engine | 13 | $12,958 |
| Withdrew | ||||||||||
| 53 | Robert Mitten | NDS Motorsports | Chevrolet | |||||||
| Official race results | ||||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
edit- ^ Utter, Jim (August 30, 2015). "Erik Jones wins at Mosport, takes over the points lead". Motorsport.com. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "History". Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ a b c "2015 Truck Series Canadian Tire Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (August 29, 2015). "Tagliani fastest in first of 2 Camping World Truck practices in Canada". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ Ifeguni, David (August 29, 2015). "Alex Tagliani, Erik Jones Pace 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 250 Practices at CTMP". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2015-03-03. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (August 29, 2015). "Alex Tagliani sets track record en route to Truck race pole in Canada". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "2015 Chevrolet Silverado 250 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved January 5, 2024.