# 2015 Mudsummer Classic

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 0.5 mi (804.672 m) 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
| # | Driver | Team | Make |
| 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 | Toyota |
| Official 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. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 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.

### Race 1

| Fin. | St. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
| 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. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
| 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. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
| 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. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
| 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. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
| 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. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
| 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 | No. | 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 | Ford |
| Official 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

On lap 94, the 8th caution would fly when Johnny Sauter and Chris Fontaine made contact that sent Fontaine around. The race would restart with 51 laps to go. Bobby Pierce would take the lead from Christopher Bell on the restart. On the next lap, the 9th caution would fly when John Wes Townley spun in turn 2. The race would restart with 45 laps to go. On that restart, Christopher Bell took the lead from Bobby Pierce. With 40 to go, the 10th caution flew for a 4 truck crash in turn 1 that involved Norm Benning, Travis Kvapil, Jennifer Jo Cobb, and Chad Boat. The race would restart with 38 laps to go. With 35 to go, the 11th caution would fly when Jennifer Jo Cobb and Spencer Gallagher spun in turn 2. The race would get back going again with 30 laps to go. With 29 to go, Matt Tifft spun in turn 2 but no caution was thrown. Christopher Bell and Bobby Pierce began to go nose to tail for the lead. With 12 laps to go, the 12th caution flew when Timothy Peters spun in turn 4. The race would restart with 5 laps to go. Bell took the lead and began to pull away. But with 3 laps to go, the 13th and final caution would fly when Korbin Forrister spun on the frontstretch for the third time in the race. The caution would set up a green-white-checker finish. On the restart, Austin Dillon attempted to make a big three wide dive bomb into turn 1 but couldn't make it stick. Christopher Bell would hold off a charge by Bobby Pierce and Bell would win his first Truck Series race in his 3rd Truck Series start. Bobby Pierce, Tyler Reddick, Erik Jones, and Daniel Hemric rounded out the top 5 while Austin Dillon, John Hunter Nemechek, Cameron Hayley, Matt Crafton, and Ty Dillon rounded out the top 10.

## Race results

| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps Run | Laps Led | Status | Points |
| 1 | 54 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 154 | 106 | running | 48 |
| 2 | 63 | Bobby Pierce | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 154 | 39 | running | 43 |
| 3 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | running | 41 |
| 4 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 154 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 5 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 6 | 31 | Austin Dillon (i) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 154 | 8 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 154 | 1 | running | 38 |
| 8 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 154 | 0 | running | 36 |
| 9 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 154 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 10 | 33 | Ty Dillon (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 52 | Ken Schrader | Ken Schrader Racing | Toyota | 154 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 12 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 154 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 13 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 14 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 15 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 16 | 45 | Chris Fontaine | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 17 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 18 | 50 | Jody Knowles | Tracy Wallace Racing | Ford | 154 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 19 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 20 | 82 | Sean Corr | Empire Racing | Ford | 154 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 21 | 51 | Matt Tifft | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 154 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 22 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 153 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 23 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 153 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 24 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 25 | 35 | Cody Erickson | Empire Racing | Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 26 | 94 | Wendell Chavous (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 152 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 27 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 28 | 29 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 144 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 29 | 00 | Cole Custer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 136 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 30 | 1 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | crash | 14 |
| 31 | 15 | Chad Boat | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | crash | 13 |
| 32 | 74 | Stew Hayward | Mike Harmon Racing | Ram | 79 | 0 | engine | 12 |
| Official Race Results |||||||||