The 2015 American Ethanol 200 presented by Enogen was the 9th stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 7th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 19, 2015, in Newton, Iowa at Iowa Speedway, a 0.875 mile (1.408 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Erik Jones, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would put on a dominating performance, winning the pole and leading a race-high 112 laps, earning his fifth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Brandon Jones, driving for GMS Racing, and Tyler Reddick, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately east of Des Moines. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered RV viewing area along the backstretch. The premiere event of the track is the Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend held yearly in July since its inaugural running in 2007.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor00Cole CusterJR MotorsportsChevroletHaas Automation0Caleb RoarkJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven2Honor.org1Ryan EllisMAKE MotorsportsChevroletAltec Lansing, Shane Duncan Band02Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevroletRandco, Young's Building Systems03Mike Affarano (i)Mike Affarano MotorsportsChevroletMike Affarano Motorsports4Erik Jones (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaSpecial Olympics World Games05John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevroletZaxby's6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletBoedeker Construction07Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevroletScubaLife08Korbin Forrister (R)BJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevroletTilted Kilt8John Hunter Nemechek (R)SWM-NEMCO MotorsportsChevroletMeetBall10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletPOW, MIAFamilies.org11Ben KennedyRed Horse RacingToyotaLocal Motors13Cameron Hayley (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaCabinets by Hayley14Daniel Hemric (R)NTS MotorsportsChevroletCalifornia Clean Power15Mason MingusBilly Boat MotorsportsChevroletCall 811 Before You Dig17Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyotaRed Horse Racing19Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFordBBR Music Group23Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevroletAllegiant Travel Company29Austin Theriault (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFordCooper-Standard Automotive33Brandon Jones (R)GMS RacingChevroletAGRA Industries36Justin JenningsMB MotorsportsChevroletLG Seeds, Mittler Bros.45Tommy ReganB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletTrijicon, Cope's Distribution50Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevroletBurnie Grill51Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaToyota Certified Used Vehicles54Justin Boston (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaROK Mobile63Jake GriffinMB MotorsportsChevroletVatterott College, Mittler Bros.74Jordan AndersonMike Harmon RacingChevroletMike Harmon Racing75Caleb HolmanHenderson MotorsportsChevroletFood Country USA88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyotaChi-Chi's, Menards94Timmy HillPremium MotorsportsChevroletPremium Motorsports98Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyotaNextant Aerospace, Curb RecordsOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, June 13, at 10:00 AM CST, and would last for 2 hours and 25 minutes. Erik Jones, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.153, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed14Erik Jones (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota23.153136.051251Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota23.216135.68238John Hunter Nemechek (R)SWM-NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet23.300135.193Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, June 19, at 4:45 PM CST. 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.
Erik Jones, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary rounds and setting the fastest time in Round 3, with a lap of 23.129, and an average speed of .
No driver would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)14Erik Jones (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota22.836137.94022.986137.04023.129136.19328John Hunter Nemechek (R)SWM-NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet23.258135.43723.223135.64123.172135.940319Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord23.522133.91723.225135.63023.303135.176433Brandon Jones (R)GMS RacingChevrolet23.416134.52323.205135.74723.347134.921513Cameron Hayley (R)ThorSport RacingToyota23.687132.98423.325135.04823.366134.811675Caleb HolmanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet23.328135.03123.170135.95223.396134.638700Cole CusterJR MotorsportsChevrolet23.447134.34623.359134.85223.417134.518811Ben KennedyRed Horse RacingToyota23.504134.02023.371134.78223.422134.489988Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota23.346134.92723.354134.88123.451134.3231051Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota23.158136.02223.291135.24523.520133.9291154Justin Boston (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota23.419134.50623.386134.69623.522133.9171205John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet23.246135.50723.322134.06623.595133.503Eliminated from Round 21314Daniel Hemric (R)NTS MotorsportsChevrolet23.517133.94623.403134.598––1423Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet23.549133.76423.420134.500––1563Jake GriffinMB MotorsportsChevrolet23.628133.31623.464134.248––1617Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota23.601133.46923.491134.094––1715Mason MingusBilly Boat MotorsportsChevrolet23.754132.60923.507134.003––1829Austin Theriault (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord23.789132.41423.548133.769––1902Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet23.747132.64823.659133.142––2098Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota23.395134.64423.682133.012––2150Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet23.861132.01523.929131.639––2294Timmy HillPremium MotorsportsChevrolet23.858132.03123.956131.491––2307Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet23.982131.34923.957131.486––2436Justin JenningsMB MotorsportsChevrolet24.145130.462––––Eliminated from Round 12508Korbin Forrister (R)BJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet24.388129.162––––2674Jordan AndersonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet24.408129.056––––2710Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet24.443128.871––––Qualified by owner's points281Ryan EllisMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet25.131125.343––––296Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet25.399124.021––––3045Tommy ReganB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet25.686122.635––––3103Mike Affarano (i)Mike Affarano MotorsportsChevrolet26.130120.551––––Qualified by time320Caleb RoarkJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet26.128120.560––––Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings114Erik Jones (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota200112Running48$48,4212433Brandon Jones (R)GMS RacingChevrolet2004Running43$29,1473319Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord2000Running41$27,4594988Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota20033Running41$21,60051051Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2000Running39$18,64661617Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota2000Running38$16,56271423Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet2000Running37$16,00681314Daniel Hemric (R)NTS MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running36$15,7579700Cole CusterJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running35$15,701101205John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running34$16,596111154Justin Boston (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2000Running33$15,591121829Austin Theriault (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord2000Running32$15,45113811Ben KennedyRed Horse RacingToyota2000Running31$15,39614675Caleb HolmanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running30$13,090152307Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1990Running29$15,801161715Mason MingusBilly Boat MotorsportsChevrolet1990Running28$15,062172098Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota19814Running28$14,952182294Timmy HillPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1980Running26$14,81319513Cameron Hayley (R)ThorSport RacingToyota19837Running26$14,702201902Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1970Running24$13,897212710Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1960Running23$13,230222674Jordan AndersonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1930Running22$12,1192328John Hunter Nemechek (R)SWM-NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1570Accident21$11,980242150Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet1480Drive Shaft20$11,89725296Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet930Oil Leak19$12,019262508Korbin Forrister (R)BJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet650Engine18$11,841271563Jake GriffinMB MotorsportsChevrolet410Accident17$11,786283045Tommy ReganB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet330Electrical16$11,53929281Ryan EllisMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet240Suspension15$11,511303103Mike Affarano (i)Mike Affarano MotorsportsChevrolet220Vibration0$11,011312436Justin JenningsMB MotorsportsChevrolet150Electrical13$9,51132320Caleb RoarkJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet50Vibration12$8,511Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points 1 Matt Crafton 370 2 Tyler Reddick 358 (-12) 1 3 Erik Jones 344 (–26) 1 4 Johnny Sauter 327 (–43) 5 John Wes Townley 294 (–76) 1 6 Spencer Gallagher 288 (–82) 2 7 Timothy Peters 283 (–87) 8 Daniel Hemric 282 (–88) 3 9 Cameron Hayley 280 (–90) 10 Ben Kennedy 269 (–101)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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