The 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series was the 34th season of the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the second national professional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. It began with the Alert Today Florida 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 21, and ended with the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 21. Chase Elliott entered the 2015 season as the defending series champion. Chris Buescher won the championship. The 2015 season marked two major changes; Comcast's cable brand Xfinity replaced Nationwide Insurance as title sponsor of the series, while Fox, Fox Sports 1, NBC and NBCSN broadcast the series' races, replacing the ESPN networks and ABC.
Teams and drivers
Complete schedule ManufacturerTeamRace driverCrew chiefChevroletDerrike Cope Racing70Derrike Cope Dan KolandaMatt Frahm Matt Waltz Garrett Smithley HScott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi 42Kyle Larson Mike ShiplettBrennan Poole Justin Marks JD Motorsports0Harrison Rhodes (R) Todd MyersBobby Gerhart Michael Self Lawson Aschenbach Josh Reaume 01Landon Cassill Dave Fuge Ryan Michael Wayne Setterington Ross Chastain (R) Michael Self 4Ross Chastain (R) Gary CogswellHarrison Rhodes (R) Michael Self Jeremy Clements Racing51Jeremy ClementsTony ClementsJimmy Means Racing52Joey GaseTimothy BrownJR Motorsports7Regan SmithJason Burdett9Chase ElliottErnie Cope 88Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dave ElenzKevin Harvick Kasey Kahne Ben Rhodes Josh Berry King Autosport 90Mario Gosselin Guy Caron Danny Gill Bryan Berry Mario Gosselin Shannon Rursch Martin Roy SS-Green Light Racing Rick Ware Racing Jimmy Weller III Jason MillerTodd Bodine Tyler Young B. J. McLeod Andy Lally Korbin Forrister Obaika Racing 97Josh Reaume (R) Dan Stillman Barry Deel John Monsam Peyton Sellers (R) Johanna Long Dylan Kwasniewski Parker Kligerman Mason Mingus Ryan Ellis Richard Childress Racing2Brian ScottMike Hillman Jr. 3 Ty DillonDanny Stockman Jr. Nick Harrison 33Austin Dillon Nick Harrison Danny Stockman Jr. Paul Menard Brandon Jones 62Brendan GaughanShane WilsonRSS Racing39Ryan SiegKevin Starland Rod Sieg FordRichard Petty Motorsports43Dakoda ArmstrongFrank KerrRoush Fenway Racing1Elliott SadlerPhil Gould6Bubba Wallace (R)Chad Norris Seth Barbour 16Ryan ReedSeth Barbour Chad Norris 60Chris BuescherScott GravesTeam Penske 22Brad Keselowski Greg ErwinJoey Logano Ryan Blaney Alex Tagliani ToyotaJGL Racing28J. J. YeleySteve Plattenberger Steve Lane 24Eric McClure Steve Lane TriStar MotorsportsEric McClure Wes Ward Paul Clapprood Rick Ren 8Blake KochBruce Cook Matthew Lucas Ricky Viers Nick Hutchins 14Cale Conley (R) Eddie PardueMike Bliss 19Scott Lagasse Jr. Paul Clapprood Chuck Herman Brian Wertman Mike Bliss Charles Lewandoski Jeff Green 44David StarrGreg Conner Matthew Lucas Joe Gibbs Racing18Daniel Suárez (R)Eric Phillips 20Erik Jones Mike WheelerMatt Kenseth Denny Hamlin Ross Kenseth David Ragan Kenny Wallace Kenny Habul Matt Tifft 54Kyle Busch Chris GayleErik Jones Denny Hamlin Boris Said Dodge Chevrolet Mike Harmon Racing 74Mike Harmon Kevyn Rebolledo Gary Ritter Bobby Burnell Bobby Reuse Jordan Anderson Roger Reuse Tim Viens Chevrolet Ford Rick Ware Racing SS-Green Light Racing 15Carlos Contreras George Church Greg Ely Jonas Bell Jason Little Jeff Spraker Jason Miller Keith Wolfe Fred Bickford Dan Stillman Kevyn Rebolledo Chris Cockrum Cody Ware Enrique Contreras III Stanton Barrett B. J. McLeod Jimmy Weller III Todd Peck Anthony Kumpen Ryan Ellis Kevin O'Connell Ray Black Jr. Korbin Forrister ChevroletNTS MotorsportsScott Lagasse Jr. Chris RiceDodge Toyota Chevrolet Ford MBM Motorsports 13Chris Cockrum Jeff Spraker Kevyn Rebolledo Carl Long Rick Markle Josh Reaume Sebastian Laforge Robbie May Cody Ware Derek White Carl Long Timmy Hill Mark Thompson John Jackson Josh Reaume B. J. McLeod Kevin O'Connell Tim Cowen Brad Teague Harrison Rhodes Rubén Pardo Dodge Chevrolet Toyota 40Derek White Kevyn Rebolledo Sebastian Laforge Donnie Tucker John Mays Josh Reaume Carl Long Timmy Hill John Jackson Josh Reaume (R) T. J. Bell ChevroletShepherd Racing VenturesMorgan Shepherd Morgan Shepherd drove in the Zippo 200 at The Glen with car number 40. T. J. Bell blew the engine in Qualifying and his team didn't have a backup car for the race. Shepherd, who did not qualify for the race, took over the number 40 and was able to start with his (previously 89) own's car entered Chevrolet.Mike Malamphy
Limited schedule
ManufacturerTeamRace driverCrew chiefRoundsChevroletAthenian Motorsports25John Wes TownleyMike Ford Michael Shelton Dylan Lupton Alex Bowman Billy Boat Motorsports 84Chad BoatTony Manzer Bruce Cook Bobby Gerhart Racing 85Bobby GerhartMark SkiboDeese Racing Enterprises 35Chris CockrumJeff SprakerJimmy Means Racing 79Matt FrahmShannon Shehan Ryan EllisMark SandersZachary BruengerZachary McDanielsJohn JacksonRichard ShehanJR Motorsports 5Kasey KahneRyan PembertonKing Autosport 92Dexter Bean Thomas Bear Mario Gosselin Bryan Berry Guy Caron Mario GosselinB. J. McLeodChris Cockrum Racing 37Chris CockrumJeff SprakerMike Affarano Motorsports 03Johanna LongDavid McClureNEMCO Motorsports 87Joe NemechekMichael LeonciniShepherd Racing Ventures 89 Morgan Shepherd Robert Raines Steve Church Tony Furr Claude Townsend Mike Malamphy Adam Johnson Team Kapusta Racing 56Charles Lewandoski Bryan BerryTimmy Hill Jeff SprakerViva Motorsports55Jeffrey EarnhardtMark SetzerJamie DickBrandon GdovicPrecision Performance MotorsportsAnthony Kumpen FordBiagi-DenBeste Racing 98 Aric AlmirolaJon Hanson Sam Hornish Jr. Ryan Truex Team Penske 12 Joey Logano Todd Gordon ToyotaHattori Racing Enterprises80Ross Kenseth Pat TrysonJGL Racing 26Mike WallaceKen Evans Steve Lane Kenny WallaceRyan EllisKyle FowlerC. J. FaisonT. J. BellTimmy HillMatt WallaceTomy DrissiHermie SadlerPEG Racing 66Benny GordonHoward BixmanRAB Racing 29Justin MarksMatthew LucasKenny WallaceKeith HinkeinVision Racing 17Tanner BerryhillAdrian BerryhillBenny GordonHoward Bixman Ford Chevrolet Rick Ware Racing Stanton Barrett Jason Little Kevin Rebolledo George Church Ryan EllisTimmy Hill Toyota Chevrolet TriStar Motorsports 10Scott Lagasse Jr.Chase Miller Jason Benz Jeff GreenCharles LewandoskiJennifer Jo Cobb RacingJennifer Jo CobbSteve Kuykendall Notes
Driver and team changes
Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne, and 2014 K&N Pro Series East champion Ben Rhodes moved to the No. 88 with Dale Earnhardt Jr. for JR Motorsports. Kahne also drove a single race in the No. 5. Austin Dillon ran the majority of the Xfinity races for RCR in the No. 33. Brandon Jones ran part-time. With Turner Scott Motorsports disbanding, Kyle Larson and ARCA Racing Series driver Brennan Poole shared the No. 42 Camaro under the Chip Ganassi Racing banner, while Dylan Kwasniewski left the team. Daniel Suárez began running a full schedule in 2015 for Joe Gibbs Racing in the No. 18 Toyota Camry. Elliott Sadler ran the full 2015 schedule with Roush Fenway Racing in the No. 1 Ford Mustang. Bubba Wallace moved up from the Camping World Truck Series to run the full 2015 schedule with Roush Fenway Racing in No. 6 Ford Mustang, replacing Trevor Bayne. Athenian Motorsports's Xfinity program switched to Chevrolet and moved up full-time, with John Wes Townley running at least 18 races. Dylan Lupton, runner up in the 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, drove the No. 25 Chevrolet in 7 races. Eric McClure departed TriStar Motorsports for a full-time seat with JGL Racing. McClure used the number 24, which he previously used with Front Row Motorsports and Team Rensi Motorsports, while the team switched to Toyota. McClure would return to TriStar after 9 races with JGL, bringing the No. 24 with him, at which time Mike Bliss departed the team; McClure inherited his owner points (JGL retained the owner points McClure scored in the first nine races and reassigned them to the No. 26) while the No. 19 was reassigned to the start-and-park team and Jeff Green. Cale Conley ran the full season for TriStar Motorsports after running part-time with Richard Childress Racing in 2014. Conley replaced McClure in the No. 14 Camry. However, Conley failed to complete the season after sponsorship dried up. Blake Koch started running full-time for TriStar in the No. 8 Camry after running the team's 10, 44, and 91 cars in 2014. David Starr ran full-time for TriStar Motorsports in the No. 44 Toyota after running 13 races for the team in 2014. Ross Chastain started racing full-time JD Motorsports in the No. 4 Chevrolet, replacing Jeffrey Earnhardt. Earnhardt would move to Viva Motorsports, splitting the ride with Jamie Dick. Harrison Rhodes competed for Rookie of the Year honors with JD Motorsports, driving the No. 0 Chevrolet.
Schedule
The 2015 schedule was announced on August 26, 2014.
No.Race titleTracklocationDate1Alert Today Florida 300Daytona International SpeedwayDaytona Beach, FloridaFebruary 212Hisense 250Atlanta Motor SpeedwayHampton, GeorgiaFebruary 283Boyd Gaming 300Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayLas Vegas, NevadaMarch 74Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200Phoenix International RacewayAvondale, ArizonaMarch 145Drive4Clots.com 300Auto Club SpeedwayFontana, CaliforniaMarch 216O'Reilly Auto Parts 300Texas Motor SpeedwayFort Worth, TexasApril 107Drive to Stop Diabetes 300Bristol Motor SpeedwayBristol, TennesseeApril 188ToyotaCare 250Richmond International RacewayRichmond, VirginiaApril 249Winn-Dixie 300Talladega SuperspeedwayLincoln, AlabamaMay 2103M 250Iowa SpeedwayNewton, IowaMay 1711Hisense 300Charlotte Motor SpeedwayConcord, North CarolinaMay 2312Buckle Up 200Dover International SpeedwayDover, DelawareMay 3013Great Clips 250Michigan International SpeedwayCambridge Township, MichiganJune 1314Owens Corning AttiCat 300Chicagoland SpeedwayJoliet, IllinoisJune 21†15Subway Firecracker 250Daytona International SpeedwayDaytona Beach, FloridaJuly 416Kentucky 300Kentucky SpeedwaySparta, KentuckyJuly 1017Lakes Region 200New Hampshire Motor SpeedwayLoudon, New HampshireJuly 1818Lilly Diabetes 250Indianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaJuly 2519U.S. Cellular 250Iowa Speedway, NewtonNewton, IowaAugust 120Zippo 200 at The GlenWatkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, New YorkAugust 821Nationwide Children's Hospital 200Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, LexingtonLexington, OhioAugust 1522Food City 300Bristol Motor SpeedwayBristol, TennesseeAugust 2123Road America 180 fired up by JohnsonvilleRoad AmericaElkhart Lake, WisconsinAugust 2924VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200Darlington Raceway, DarlingtonDarlington, South CarolinaSeptember 525Virginia 529 College Savings 250Richmond International RacewayRichmond, VirginiaSeptember 1126Furious 7 300Chicagoland SpeedwayJoliet, IllinoisSeptember 1927VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300Kentucky SpeedwaySparta, KentuckySeptember 2628Hisense 200Dover International Speedway, DoverDover, DelawareOctober 329Drive for the Cure 300Charlotte Motor Speedway, ConcordConcord, North CarolinaOctober 930Kansas Lottery 300Kansas Speedway, Kansas CityKansas City, KansasOctober 1731O'Reilly Auto Parts ChallengeTexas Motor Speedway, Fort WorthFort Worth, TexasNovember 732DAV 200 Presented by Great ClipsPhoenix International Raceway, AvondaleAvondale, ArizonaNovember 1433Ford EcoBoost 300Homestead–Miami SpeedwayHomestead, FloridaNovember 21
Results and standings Races