The 2015 1-800 CarCash Mudsummer Classic was a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. The race was the third iteration of the event. The race was also the 11th of the season. The race was held on July 22, 2015, at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. The race was scheduled for 150 laps but was extended to 154 due to a green-white-checker finish. Bobby Pierce won the pole but it was Christopher Bell who led the most laps at 106 and won the race.
Background Eldora Speedway (nicknamed "The Big E", "Auto Racing's Showcase Since 1954," and "The World's Greatest Dirt Track") is a high-banked clay dirt oval. Located north of Rossburg, Ohio in the village of New Weston, Ohio, it features permanent and festival-style seating believed to be in the range of 30,000. The 22,000 permanent grandstand and VIP suite seats make it the largest sports stadium in the Dayton, Ohio-region according to the Dayton Business Journal.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points #DriverTeamMake 00 Cole Custer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 03 Jake Griffin Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet 4 Erik Jones (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 07 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 08 Korbin Forrister (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 8 John Hunter Nemechek (R) SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota 13 Cameron Hayley (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 14 Daniel Hemric (R) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 15 Chad Boat Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 19 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 29 Brad Keselowski (i) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 31 Austin Dillon (i) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 33 Ty Dillon (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet 35 Cody Erickson Empire Racing Chevrolet 45 Chris Fontaine B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 50 Jody Knowles Tracy Wallace Racing Ford 51 Matt Tifft Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 52 Ken Schrader Ken Schrader Racing Toyota 54 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 63 Bobby Pierce MB Motorsports Chevrolet 74 Stew Hayward Mike Harmon Racing Ram 80 Madeline Crane Tracy Wallace Racing Ford 82 Sean Corr Empire Racing Ford 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 94 Wendell Chavous (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing ToyotaOfficial entry list
Qualifying Bobby Pierce won the pole with a time of 20.716 and a speed of 86.889. It would be his only career NASCAR pole. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed 1 63 Bobby Pierce MB Motorsports Chevrolet 20.716 86.889 2 98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 21.222 84.818 3 07 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 21.285 84.567 4 13 Cameron Hayley (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 21.332 84.380 5 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 21.350 84.309 6 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 21.412 84.065 7 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 21.497 83.733 8 1 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 21.501 83.717 9 54 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 21.536 83.581 10 19 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 21.548 83.534 11 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 21.624 83.241 12 14 Daniel Hemric (R) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 21.649 83.145 13 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 21.656 83.118 14 35 Cody Erickson Empire Racing Chevrolet 21.700 82.949 15 31 Austin Dillon (i) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 21.766 82.698 16 08 Korbin Forrister (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 21.803 82.557 17 8 John Hunter Nemechek (R) SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 21.814 82.516 18 52 Ken Schrader Ken Schrader Racing Toyota 21.911 82.151 19 15 Chad Boat Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 21.946 82.020 20 33 Ty Dillon (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet 21.966 81.945 21 29 Brad Keselowski (i) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 21.984 81.878 22 11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota 22.067 81.570 23 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 22.092 81.477 24 4 Erik Jones (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 22.114 81.396 25 50 Jody Knowles Tracy Wallace Racing Ford 22.130 81.338 26 45 Chris Fontaine B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 22.143 81.290 27 51 Matt Tifft Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 22.251 80.895 28 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 22.332 80.602 29 03 Jake Griffin Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet 22.441 80.210 30 82 Sean Corr Empire Racing Ford 22.728 79.197 31 74 Stew Hayward Mike Harmon Racing Ram 22.757 79.097 32 94 Wendell Chavous (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 22.905 78.585 33 80 Madeline Crane Tracy Wallace Racing Ford 24.500 73.469 34 00 Cole Custer JR Motorsports Chevrolet — —Official Qualifying Results
Qualifying heat races Drivers will be split into five different heat races, all 10 laps, and their finish will determine the starting lineup. Drivers who finish in the top 5 in each heat will advance into the main event. The remaining drivers will compete in the "last chance" qualifier race, which will be 15 laps, and whoever finishes in the top 5, advances.
Heat 1 Fin.St.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatus 1 1 63 Bobby Pierce MB Motorsports Chevrolet 10 10 running 2 2 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running 3 5 29 Brad Keselowski (i) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 10 0 running 4 4 08 Korbin Forrister (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 10 0 running 5 6 45 Chris Fontaine B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running 6 3 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 10 0 running 7 7 74 Stew Hayward Mike Harmon Racing Ram 10 0 running
Heat 2 Fin.St.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatus 1 4 8 John Hunter Nemechek (R) SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 10 2 running 2 1 98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 10 8 running 3 2 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 10 0 running 4 3 14 Daniel Hemric (R) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running 5 6 51 Matt Tifft Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 10 0 running 6 5 11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota 10 0 running 7 7 94 Wendell Chavous (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running
Heat 3 Fin.St.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatus 1 4 52 Ken Schrader Ken Schrader Racing Toyota 10 8 running 2 3 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 10 1 running 3 5 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 10 0 running 4 6 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 10 0 running 5 1 07 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 10 0 running 6 2 1 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 10 1 running 7 7 80 Madeline Crane Tracy Wallace Racing Ford 10 0 running
Heat 4 Fin.St.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatus 1 2 54 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 10 10 running 2 1 13 Cameron Hayley (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 10 0 running 3 4 15 Chad Boat Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running 4 5 4 Erik Jones (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 10 0 running 5 7 00 Cole Custer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running 6 3 35 Cody Erickson Empire Racing Chevrolet 10 0 running 7 6 03 Jake Griffin Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running
Heat 5 Fin.St.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatus 1 2 19 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 10 10 running 2 3 31 Austin Dillon (i) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running 3 4 33 Ty Dillon (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet 10 0 running 4 1 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running 5 6 82 Sean Corr Empire Racing Ford 10 0 running 6 5 50 Jody Knowles Tracy Wallace Racing Ford 10 0 running
"Last chance" qualifiers Fin.St.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatus 1 4 35 Cody Erickson Empire Racing Chevrolet 15 15 running 2 2 11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota 15 0 running 3 3 1 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 running 4 9 03 Jake Griffin Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 running 5 5 50 Jody Knowles Tracy Wallace Racing Ford 15 0 running 6 1 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 15 0 running 7 6 74 Stew Hayward Mike Harmon Racing Ram 15 0 running 8 7 94 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 3 0 vibration 9 8 80 Madeline Crane Tracy Wallace Racing Ford 0 0 did not start
Starting lineup Grid Driver Team Manufacturer 1 63 Bobby Pierce MB Motorsports Chevrolet 2 8 John Hunter Nemechek (R) SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 3 52 Ken Schrader Ken Schrader Racing Toyota 4 54 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 5 19 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 6 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 7 98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 8 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 9 13 Cameron Hayley (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 10 31 Austin Dillon (i) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 11 29 Brad Keselowski (i) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 12 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 13 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 14 15 Chad Boat Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 15 33 Ty Dillon (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet 16 08 Korbin Forrister (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 17 14 Daniel Hemric (R) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 18 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 19 4 Erik Jones (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 20 05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 21 45 Chris Fontaine B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 22 51 Matt Tifft Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 23 07 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 24 00 Cole Custer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 25 82 Sean Corr* Empire Racing Ford 26 35 Cody Erickson Empire Racing Ford 27 11 Ben Kennedy* Red Horse Racing Toyota 28 1 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 29 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 30 50 Jody Knowles Tracy Wallace Racing Ford 31 74 Stew Hayward Mike Harmon Racing Ram 32 94 Wendell Chavous (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Failed to Qualify 33 03 Jake Griffin Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet 34 80 Madeline Crane Tracy Wallace Racing FordOfficial Starting lineup
* - Sean Corr and Ben Kennedy had to start at the rear of the field. Corr missed the driver introductions and Kennedy had unapproved adjustments.
Race Outside pole sitter John Hunter Nemechek took the lead from pole sitter Bobby Pierce and led the first lap of the race. Pierce took the lead from Nemechek the next lap as the two raced side by side for two laps. On lap 6, Austin Dillon made a three wide pass on Pierce and Johnny Sauter and took the lead. The first caution flew on lap 7 when rookie Korbin Forrister spun on the frontstretch. The race restarted on lap 12 with Austin Dillon as the leader. On lap 13, Bobby Pierce took the lead from Dillon. On lap 17, the second caution flew for a six truck crash. It started when Chad Boat spun all by himself on the backstretch and Boat spun down and collected Cody Erickson. Erickson spun up and caught Cole Custer while John Wes Townley, Jody Knowles, and Sean Corr were collected in the crash. The race got back underway on lap 24 with Pierce remaining as the leader. On lap 26, the third caution flew when Korbin Forrister spun on the frontstretch for the second time after Travis Kvapil spun in front of him. The race got back going on lap 32. On lap 37, the fourth caution flew when rookie Wendell Chavous spun in turn two. The race would restart on lap 42. On the restart, Christopher Bell pulled a slide job on Bobby Pierce and was the new leader. On lap 47, the 5th caution flew when Jennifer Jo Cobb spun in turn 4. The race got back going on lap 53. On the next lap, the 6th caution flew when rookie Spencer Gallagher got turned by Chad Boat in turn 1. Trucks soon came in to make pitstops during the caution. Brad Keselowski stayed out and led the field to the restart on lap 61. Bell immediately took the lead from Keselowski. On lap 72, the 7th caution flew for debris on the frontstretch. The race would restart on lap 78 and Bell stayed in the lead.
Final laps