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2015 NextEra Energy Resources 250

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2015 NextEra Energy Resources 250
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

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The layout of Daytona International Speedway, the circuit where the race was held.

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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Donnie Neuenberger MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet Eagle Convenience Stores
02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet AKL Insurance Group, Randco
4 Erik Jones (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Toyota
05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet Zaxby's
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Norm Benning Racing
07 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet ScubaLife
08 Korbin Forrister (R) BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Tilted Kilt
8 Joe Nemechek SWM-NEMCO Motorpsorts Chevrolet D. A. B. Constructors
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven2Honor.org
11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota Local Motors
13 Cameron Hayley (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota Cabinets by Hayley
14 Daniel Hemric (R) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet California Clean Power
15 Mason Mingus Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet Call 811 Before You Dig
17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota Red Horse Racing
19 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford DrawTite
20 Scott Lagasse Jr. (i) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet Alert Today Florida, Boy Scouts of America
23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Travel Company
25 Matt Tifft Venturini Motorsports Toyota Federated Auto Parts
28 Ryan Ellis FDNY Racing Chevrolet FDNY
29 Austin Theriault (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Cooper Standard Careers for Veterans
31 James Buescher NTS Motorsports Chevrolet GunBroker.com
33 Ty Dillon (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet Rheem, Gemaire
35 Justin Marks (i) Win-Tron Racing Toyota American Born Moonshine, GoPro Motorplex
40 Todd Peck Peck Motorsports Chevrolet Arthritis Foundation
50 Cody Ware MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet Burnie Grill, Bubba Burger, Lilly Trucking
51 Daniel Suárez (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Arris
54 Justin Boston (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota BitPay
63 Justin Jennings MB Motorsports Chevrolet SEGPAY
68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet 1-800-PAVEMENT
74 Jordan Anderson Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Tri-Analytics
82 Austin Hill Empire Racing Ford A&D Welding
84 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota Glenden Enterprises
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Damp-Rid, Menards
92 David Gilliland (i) RBR Enterprises Ford Black's Tire Service, Goodyear
94 Travis Kvapil Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Chargebacks 911
98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff
99 Bryan Silas T3R2 Chevrolet Kapoya Premium Energy Drink
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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  1. ^ Estrada, Chris (February 20, 2015). "Tyler Reddick wins Truck Series season opener at Daytona". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "NASCAR.COM: Tracks". 2010-08-11. Archived from the original on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  3. ^ "Daytona International Speedway: The World Center of Racing". 2010-08-30. Archived from the original on 2010-08-30. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Long, Dustin (February 19, 2015). "Austin Hill paces first Camping World Truck practice at Daytona". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  6. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (February 19, 2015). "Johnny Sauter tops second Camping World Truck practice at Daytona". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  8. ^ Estrada, Chris (February 20, 2015). "Ty Dillon on pole for tonight's Truck Series season opener". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  9. ^ "2015 NextEra Energy Resources 250 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
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