2015 Pocono Mountains 150

The 2015 Pocono Mountains 150 was the 12th stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 6th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 1, 2015, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 mile (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 60 to 69 laps, due to numerous NASCAR overtime attempts. Kyle Busch, driving for his team, Kyle Busch Motorsports, would hold off the field in three overtime attempts to earn his 43rd career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his first of the season. Busch had dominated the race as well, leading a race-high 53 laps.[1] To fill out the podium, Kevin Harvick, driving for JR Motorsports, and Tyler Reddick, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2015 Pocono Mountains 150
Race details
Race 12 of 23 of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date August 1, 2015
Official name 6th Annual Pocono Mountains 150
Location Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 69 laps, 172 mi (277 km)
Scheduled Distance 60 laps, 150 mi (241 km)
Average speed 119.607 mph (192.489 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 54.151
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps 53
Winner
No. 51 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

Background

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The layout of Pocono Raceway, the circuit where the race was held.

Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway), also known as The Tricky Triangle, is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It is the site of three NASCAR national series races and an ARCA Racing Series event in July: a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race with support events by the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. From 1971 to 1989, and since 2013, the track also hosted an Indy Car race, currently sanctioned by the IndyCar Series. Additionally, since 1982, it currently hosts two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.[citation needed]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Kevin Harvick (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Haas Automation
0 Caleb Roark Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven2Honor.org
1 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet Burnie Grill
02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Randco, Young's Building Systems
03 Tim Viens Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet Viens-Land Racing, RaceDaySponsor.com
4 Erik Jones (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Special Olympics World Games
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 Trump for President
8 John Hunter Nemechek (R) SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet D. A. B. Constructors
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing
11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota Local Motors
13 Cameron Hayley (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota Carolina Nut Company
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
23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Travel Company
28 Ryan Ellis FDNY Racing Chevrolet FDNY 150th Anniversary
29 Brad Keselowski (i) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Cooper-Standard Automotive
33 Austin Dillon (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet Rheem
36 Justin Jennings MB Motorsports Chevrolet Mittler Bros., Ski Soda
40 Todd Peck Peck Motorsports Chevrolet Arthritis Foundation, OSS Health
45 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Tilted Kilt
50 Kyle Martel Bill Martel Racing Chevrolet Finish Line Express
51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Dollar General
54 Matt Tifft Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota ToyotaCare
63 Garrett Smithley MB Motorsports Chevrolet SEGPAY, Mittler Bros., Ski Soda
74 Jordan Anderson Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Tri-Analytics, SRGRX.com
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Chi-Chi's, Menards
94 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Lilly Trucking, Testoril
98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota Nextant Aerospace, Curb Records
Official entry list

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Friday, July 31, at 2:00 PM EST, and would last for 2 hours and 25 minutes.[2] Austin Dillon, driving for GMS Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.060, and an average speed of 166.482 mph (267.927 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 33 Austin Dillon (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet 54.060 166.482
2 4 Erik Jones (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 54.344 165.612
3 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 54.538 165.023
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 1, at 10:00 AM EST.[2] 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.[4]

Erik Jones, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 54.151, and an average speed of 166.202 mph (267.476 km/h).[5]

Tim Viens was the only driver that failed to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 4 Erik Jones (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 54.234 165.948 54.151 166.202
2 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 54.123 166.288 54.181 166.110
3 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 54.204 166.039 54.183 166.104
4 29 Brad Keselowski (i) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 54.749 164.387 54.237 165.938
5 33 Austin Dillon (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet 54.890 163.964 54.246 165.911
6 19 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 54.500 165.138 54.360 165.563
7 00 Kevin Harvick (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 54.795 164.249 54.364 165.551
8 11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota 54.996 163.648 54.598 164.841
9 8 John Hunter Nemechek (R) SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 54.727 164.453 54.941 163.812
10 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 54.643 164.705 55.080 163.399
11 15 Mason Mingus Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 55.095 163.354 55.406 162.437
12 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 54.725 164.459
Eliminated from Round 1
13 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 55.158 163.168
14 54 Matt Tifft Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 55.323 162.681
15 14 Daniel Hemric (R) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 55.348 162.608
16 13 Cameron Hayley (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 55.394 162.472
17 98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 55.872 161.082
18 63 Garrett Smithley MB Motorsports Chevrolet 56.453 159.425
19 1 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 56.790 158.479
20 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 56.869 158.258
21 74 Jordan Anderson Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 56.963 157.997
22 45 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 57.125 157.549
23 40 Todd Peck Peck Motorsports Chevrolet 57.579 156.307
24 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 57.592 156.272
25 28 Ryan Ellis FDNY Racing Chevrolet 57.945 155.329
26 94 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 58.148 154.777
27 0 Caleb Roark Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 59.776 153.124
Qualified by owner's points
28 36 Justin Jennings MB Motorsports Chevrolet 59.447 151.395
29 08 Korbin Forrister (R) BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1:00.213 149.469
30 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 1:01.632 146.028
31 07 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
32 50 Kyle Martel Bill Martel Racing Chevrolet
Failed to qualify
33 03 Tim Viens Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet 1:00.837 147.936
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin[6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 2 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 69 53 Running 0 $41,542
2 7 00 Kevin Harvick (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 69 0 Running 0 $26,768
3 6 19 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 69 0 Running 41 $27,203
4 16 13 Cameron Hayley (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 69 0 Running 40 $21,817
5 5 33 Austin Dillon (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet 69 0 Running 0 $16,613
6 17 98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 69 4 Running 39 $16,279
7 12 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 69 0 Running 37 $15,725
8 14 54 Matt Tifft Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 69 0 Running 36 $15,475
9 15 14 Daniel Hemric (R) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 69 0 Running 35 $15,420
10 1 4 Erik Jones (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 69 9 Running 35 $18,587
11 8 11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota 69 0 Running 33 $15,281
12 11 15 Mason Mingus Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 69 0 Running 32 $15,141
13 9 8 John Hunter Nemechek (R) SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 69 0 Running 31 $15,058
14 13 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 69 3 Running 31 $15,003
15 20 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 69 0 Running 29 $15,264
16 18 63 Garrett Smithley MB Motorsports Chevrolet 69 0 Running 28 $14,953
17 10 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 68 0 Running 27 $14,643
18 21 74 Jordan Anderson Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 67 0 Running 26 $14,503
19 32 50 Kyle Martel Bill Martel Racing Chevrolet 67 0 Running 25 $14,393
20 25 28 Ryan Ellis FDNY Racing Chevrolet 67 0 Running 24 $12,587
21 23 40 Todd Peck Peck Motorsports Chevrolet 66 0 Running 23 $11,921
22 30 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 63 0 Running 22 $14,060
23 19 1 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 56 0 Running 21 $13,949
24 31 07 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 52 0 Accident 20 $12,616
25 26 94 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 51 0 Accident 19 $12,727
26 24 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 49 0 Running 18 $11,533
27 29 08 Korbin Forrister (R) BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 24 0 Accident 17 $11,505
28 3 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 13 0 Accident 16 $12,258
29 22 45 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 12 0 Overheating 15 $11,229
30 4 29 Brad Keselowski (i) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 5 0 Accident 0 $10,729
31 28 36 Justin Jennings MB Motorsports Chevrolet 3 0 Vibration 13 $9,229
32 27 0 Caleb Roark Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 3 0 Suspension 12 $8,229
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (August 1, 2015). "Final results, winnings of Camping World Truck Series' Pocono Mountains 150". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "2015 Truck Series Pocono Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Dillon paces lone Pocono Truck practice". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 31, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  5. ^ Wolkin, Joseph (August 1, 2015). "Erik Jones Edges Out the Boss to Win 2015 Pocono Mountains 150 Pole at Pocono". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "2015 Pocono Mountains 150 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
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