The 2015 UNOH 175 was the 17th stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 26, 2015, in Loudon, New Hampshire at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, a 1.058 mi (1.703 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 175 laps to complete. Austin Dillon, driving for GMS Racing, would hold off the field on the final restart with ten laps to go, and lead a race-high 80 laps to earn his 7th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his first of the season. Dillon and Kyle Busch dominated the entire race in general, leading 80 and 67 laps.[1] To fill out the podium, Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, and Johnny Sauter, driving for ThorSport Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 17 of 23 of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
| Date | September 26, 2015 | ||
| Official name | 18th Annual UNOH 175 | ||
| Location | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.058 mi (1.703 km) | ||
| Distance | 175 laps, 185 mi (297 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 175 laps, 185 mi (297 km) | ||
| Average speed | 95.084 mph (153.023 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | GMS Racing | ||
| Time | 28.574 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Austin Dillon | GMS Racing | |
| Laps | 80 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 33 | Austin Dillon | GMS Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
Background edit
New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1990, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.600-mile (2.575 km) road course, which includes much of the oval.
The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.
Entry list edit
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice edit
First practice edit
The first practice session was held on Friday, September 25, at 1:30 PM EST, and would last for 1 hour.[2] Austin Dillon, driving for GMS Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.006, and an average speed of 131.311 mph (211.325 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Austin Dillon (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.006 | 131.311 |
| 2 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 29.076 | 130.995 |
| 3 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 29.122 | 130.788 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Final practice edit
The final practice session was held on Friday, September 25, at 3:00 PM EST, and would last for 1 hour and 25 minutes.[2] Austin Dillon, driving for GMS Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.602, and an average speed of 133.166 mph (214.310 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Austin Dillon (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 28.602 | 133.166 |
| 2 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 28.698 | 132.720 |
| 3 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 28.729 | 132.577 |
| Full final practice results | ||||||
Qualifying edit
Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 26, at 10:10 AM EST.[2] 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]
Austin 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 28.574, and an average speed of 133.296 mph (214.519 km/h).[6]
Norm Benning and Josh Reaume would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results edit
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Austin Dillon (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.145 | 130.685 | 28.725 | 132.595 | 28.574 | 133.296 |
| 2 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 29.744 | 128.053 | 29.072 | 131.013 | 28.730 | 132.572 |
| 3 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 29.318 | 129.913 | 29.070 | 131.022 | 28.801 | 132.245 |
| 4 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 29.276 | 130.100 | 29.063 | 131.053 | 28.839 | 132.071 |
| 5 | 5 | Dalton Sargeant | Wauters Motorsports | Toyota | 29.518 | 129.033 | 29.078 | 130.986 | 28.909 | 131.751 |
| 6 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 29.408 | 129.516 | 29.054 | 131.094 | 28.958 | 131.528 |
| 7 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.656 | 128.433 | 29.126 | 130.770 | 28.962 | 131.510 |
| 8 | 54 | Gray Gaulding | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 29.532 | 128.972 | 28.968 | 131.483 | 29.001 | 131.333 |
| 9 | 29 | Austin Theriault (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 29.819 | 127.731 | 29.133 | 130.738 | 29.133 | 130.738 |
| 10 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 29.176 | 130.546 | 29.039 | 131.162 | 29.141 | 130.702 |
| 11 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.708 | 128.208 | 29.071 | 131.017 | 29.180 | 130.528 |
| 12 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.984 | 127.028 | 29.070 | 131.022 | 29.261 | 130.166 |
| Eliminated from Round 2 | ||||||||||
| 13 | 00 | Cole Custer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.705 | 128.221 | 29.133 | 130.738 | – | – |
| 14 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 29.784 | 127.881 | 29.221 | 130.345 | – | – |
| 15 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 29.629 | 128.550 | 29.321 | 129.900 | – | – |
| 16 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.918 | 127.308 | 29.572 | 128.798 | – | – |
| 17 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.130 | 126.412 | 29.731 | 128.109 | – | – |
| 18 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 30.095 | 126.559 | 29.789 | 127.859 | – | – |
| 19 | 1 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.457 | 125.055 | 30.096 | 126.555 | – | – |
| 20 | 86 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.192 | 126.153 | 30.106 | 126.513 | – | – |
| 21 | 68 | Clay Greenfield | Clay Greenfield Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.589 | 124.515 | 30.619 | 124.393 | – | – |
| 22 | 45 | Rubén Pardo | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 30.692 | 124.097 | 31.270 | 121.804 | – | – |
| 23 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 29.780 | 127.898 | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | 50 | Tyler Tanner | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.594 | 124.495 | – | – | – | – |
| Eliminated from Round 1 | ||||||||||
| 25 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 30.712 | 124.017 | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | 0 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 30.842 | 123.494 | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | 36 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.920 | 123.182 | – | – | – | – |
| Qualified by owner's points | ||||||||||
| 28 | 63 | Akinori Ogata | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.378 | 121.384 | – | – | – | – |
| 29 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 32.277 | 118.004 | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 33.048 | 115.251 | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 32 | 94 | Timmy Hill | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
| 33 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 33.059 | 115.212 | – | – | – | – |
| 34 | 44 | Josh Reaume (i) | Trophy Girl Racing | RAM | 33.520 | 113.628 | – | – | – | – |
| Official qualifying results | ||||||||||
| Official starting lineup | ||||||||||
Race results edit
| Fin[7] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 33 | Austin Dillon (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 175 | 80 | Running | 0 | $51,387 |
| 2 | 10 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 175 | 0 | Running | 42 | $38,852 |
| 3 | 23 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 175 | 0 | Running | 41 | $29,941 |
| 4 | 6 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 175 | 0 | Running | 40 | $24,928 |
| 5 | 12 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | Running | 39 | $20,275 |
| 6 | 11 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 175 | 14 | Running | 39 | $18,159 |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 175 | 5 | Running | 38 | $17,116 |
| 8 | 9 | 29 | Austin Theriault (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 175 | 9 | Running | 37 | $16,761 |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | Dalton Sargeant | Wauters Motorsports | Toyota | 175 | 0 | Running | 35 | $14,401 |
| 10 | 8 | 54 | Gray Gaulding | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 175 | 0 | Running | 34 | $16,831 |
| 11 | 2 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 175 | 67 | Running | 0 | $12,915 |
| 12 | 3 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 175 | 0 | Running | 32 | $15,054 |
| 13 | 18 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | Running | 31 | $15,026 |
| 14 | 17 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | Running | 30 | $14,971 |
| 15 | 14 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 175 | 0 | Running | 29 | $15,516 |
| 16 | 31 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 174 | 0 | Running | 28 | $14,778 |
| 17 | 19 | 1 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | Running | 27 | $14,696 |
| 18 | 28 | 63 | Akinori Ogata | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | Running | 26 | $14,641 |
| 19 | 21 | 68 | Clay Greenfield | Clay Greenfield Motorsports | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | Running | 25 | $12,336 |
| 20 | 32 | 94 | Timmy Hill | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | Running | 24 | $14,703 |
| 21 | 22 | 45 | Rubén Pardo | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | Running | 23 | $14,528 |
| 22 | 30 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | Running | 22 | $14,201 |
| 23 | 15 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 158 | 0 | Running | 21 | $12,923 |
| 24 | 13 | 00 | Cole Custer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | Accident | 20 | $12,895 |
| 25 | 25 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | Running | 19 | $12,018 |
| 26 | 16 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | Accident | 18 | $11,840 |
| 27 | 20 | 86 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | Running | 17 | $11,813 |
| 28 | 7 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | Running | 16 | $11,565 |
| 29 | 29 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | Brakes | 15 | $11,538 |
| 30 | 24 | 50 | Tyler Tanner | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19 | 0 | Brakes | 14 | $11,038 |
| 31 | 26 | 0 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | Electrical | 13 | $9,538 |
| 32 | 27 | 36 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | Electrical | 12 | $8,538 |
| Official race results | ||||||||||
Standings after the race edit
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References edit
- ^ Long, Dustin (September 26, 2015). "Austin Dillon wins Truck race at New Hampshire". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c "2015 Truck Series New Hampshire Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ Caldwell, Clayton (September 25, 2015). "Austin Dillon Tops 2015 UNOH 175 Practice at New Hampshire". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (September 25, 2015). "Austin Dillon completes sweep of Truck practices at New Hampshire". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ Long, Dustin (September 26, 2015). "Austin Dillon scores Truck pole at New Hampshire". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "2015 UNOH 175 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved January 8, 2024.