The 2015 Rhino Linings 350 was the 18th stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 3, 2015, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 mi (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 146 laps to complete. John Wes Townley, driving for family-owned Athenian Motorsports, would take the upset win after taking the lead with five laps to go, and survived on fuel mileage to earn his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his only career win in NASCAR. Pole-sitter Matt Crafton dominated the majority of the race, leading a race-high 69 laps.[1] To fill out the podium, Red Horse Racing teammates Timothy Peters and Ben Kennedy, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 18 of 23 of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
| Date | October 3, 2015 | ||
| Official name | 19th Annual Rhino Linings 350 | ||
| Location | Las Vegas Motor Speedway, North Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 146 laps, 219 mi (352 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 146 laps, 219 mi (352 km) | ||
| Average speed | 132.772 mph (213.676 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | ThorSport Racing | ||
| Time | 30.613 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | |
| Laps | 69 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Ralph Sheheen, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
Background
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada in Las Vegas about 15 mi (24 km) northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
editThe first and only practice session was held on Saturday, October 3, at 9:00 AM PST, and would last for 2 hours and 30 minutes.[2] Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.385, and an average speed of 177.719 mph (286.011 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.385 | 177.719 |
| 2 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.413 | 177.556 |
| 3 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 30.445 | 177.369 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Saturday, October 3, at 4:05 PM PST.[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]
Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport 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).[5]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
editRace results
edit| Fin[6] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 23 | Running | 47 | $45,845 |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 146 | 13 | Running | 43 | $31,057 |
| 3 | 9 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 41 | $25,167 |
| 4 | 16 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 40 | $21,906 |
| 5 | 3 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 39 | $19,051 |
| 6 | 12 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 38 | $17,267 |
| 7 | 11 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 146 | 2 | Running | 38 | $16,712 |
| 8 | 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 146 | 69 | Running | 38 | $19,762 |
| 9 | 15 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 35 | $16,406 |
| 10 | 6 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 145 | 23 | Running | 35 | $17,301 |
| 11 | 14 | 21 | Brennan Poole (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | Running | 0 | $14,045 |
| 12 | 13 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 145 | 13 | Running | 33 | $16,156 |
| 13 | 22 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 145 | 1 | Running | 32 | $16,099 |
| 14 | 5 | 54 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 145 | 0 | Running | 30 | $16,044 |
| 15 | 10 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | Running | 29 | $16,306 |
| 16 | 17 | 31 | Travis Pastrana | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | Running | 28 | $15,966 |
| 17 | 20 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | Running | 27 | $15,656 |
| 18 | 21 | 1 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 144 | 1 | Running | 27 | $15,516 |
| 19 | 18 | 51 | Matt Tifft | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 143 | 0 | Running | 25 | $15,406 |
| 20 | 8 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | Running | 24 | $14,600 |
| 21 | 24 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | Running | 23 | $13,933 |
| 22 | 27 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | Running | 22 | $12,822 |
| 23 | 30 | 63 | Akinori Ogata | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | Running | 21 | $12,712 |
| 24 | 29 | 94 | Wayne Edwards | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | Running | 20 | $12,600 |
| 25 | 19 | 16 | Chad Boat | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | Handling | 19 | $12,695 |
| 26 | 32 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Suspension | 18 | $12,517 |
| 27 | 26 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | Oil Leak | 17 | $12,462 |
| 28 | 25 | 45 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | Overheating | 16 | $12,213 |
| 29 | 23 | 36 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29 | 1 | Electrical | 16 | $12,185 |
| 30 | 28 | 0 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | Electrical | 14 | $11,685 |
| 31 | 7 | 29 | Austin Theriault (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 14 | 0 | Accident | 13 | $10,185 |
| 32 | 31 | 50 | Tyler Tanner | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | Ignition | 12 | $9,185 |
| Official race results | ||||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
edit- ^ McFadin, Daniel (October 4, 2015). "John Wes Townley wins first Truck series race in fuel gamble at Las Vegas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ a b "2015 Truck Series Las Vegas Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on October 28, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Crafton tops Las Vegas Truck Series practice". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 3, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ Long, Dustin (September 26, 2015). "Austin Dillon scores Truck pole at New Hampshire". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "2015 Rhino Linings 350 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved January 9, 2024.