# 2015 American Ethanol 200

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 30 mi (48 km) 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.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 00 | Cole Custer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Haas Automation |
| 0 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven2Honor.org |
| 1 | Ryan Ellis | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | Altec Lansing, Shane Duncan Band |
| 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Randco, Young's Building Systems |
| 03 | Mike Affarano (i) | Mike Affarano Motorsports | Chevrolet | Mike Affarano Motorsports |
| 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Special Olympics World Games |
| 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | Zaxby's |
| 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Boedeker Construction |
| 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | ScubaLife |
| 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Tilted Kilt |
| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | MeetBall |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | POW, MIAFamilies.org |
| 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | Local Motors |
| 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Cabinets by Hayley |
| 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | California Clean Power |
| 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | Call 811 Before You Dig |
| 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | Red Horse Racing |
| 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | BBR Music Group |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Travel Company |
| 29 | Austin Theriault (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Cooper-Standard Automotive |
| 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | AGRA Industries |
| 36 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | LG Seeds, Mittler Bros. |
| 45 | Tommy Regan | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Trijicon, Cope's Distribution |
| 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | Burnie Grill |
| 51 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Toyota Certified Used Vehicles |
| 54 | Justin Boston (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | ROK Mobile |
| 63 | Jake Griffin | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | Vatterott College, Mittler Bros. |
| 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Mike Harmon Racing |
| 75 | Caleb Holman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | Food Country USA |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Chi-Chi's, Menards |
| 94 | Timmy Hill | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports |
| 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Nextant Aerospace, Curb Records |
| Official 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 136.051 mph (218.953 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 23.153 | 136.051 |
| 2 | 51 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 23.216 | 135.682 |
| 3 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.300 | 135.193 |
| Full 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 136.193 mph (219.181 km/h).
No driver would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
| 1 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 22.836 | 137.940 | 22.986 | 137.040 | 23.129 | 136.193 |
| 2 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.258 | 135.437 | 23.223 | 135.641 | 23.172 | 135.940 |
| 3 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 23.522 | 133.917 | 23.225 | 135.630 | 23.303 | 135.176 |
| 4 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 23.416 | 134.523 | 23.205 | 135.747 | 23.347 | 134.921 |
| 5 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 23.687 | 132.984 | 23.325 | 135.048 | 23.366 | 134.811 |
| 6 | 75 | Caleb Holman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.328 | 135.031 | 23.170 | 135.952 | 23.396 | 134.638 |
| 7 | 00 | Cole Custer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.447 | 134.346 | 23.359 | 134.852 | 23.417 | 134.518 |
| 8 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 23.504 | 134.020 | 23.371 | 134.782 | 23.422 | 134.489 |
| 9 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 23.346 | 134.927 | 23.354 | 134.881 | 23.451 | 134.323 |
| 10 | 51 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 23.158 | 136.022 | 23.291 | 135.245 | 23.520 | 133.929 |
| 11 | 54 | Justin Boston (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 23.419 | 134.506 | 23.386 | 134.696 | 23.522 | 133.917 |
| 12 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.246 | 135.507 | 23.322 | 134.066 | 23.595 | 133.503 |
| Eliminated from Round 2 |||||||||||
| 13 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.517 | 133.946 | 23.403 | 134.598 | – | – |
| 14 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 23.549 | 133.764 | 23.420 | 134.500 | – | – |
| 15 | 63 | Jake Griffin | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.628 | 133.316 | 23.464 | 134.248 | – | – |
| 16 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 23.601 | 133.469 | 23.491 | 134.094 | – | – |
| 17 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.754 | 132.609 | 23.507 | 134.003 | – | – |
| 18 | 29 | Austin Theriault (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 23.789 | 132.414 | 23.548 | 133.769 | – | – |
| 19 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.747 | 132.648 | 23.659 | 133.142 | – | – |
| 20 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 23.395 | 134.644 | 23.682 | 133.012 | – | – |
| 21 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.861 | 132.015 | 23.929 | 131.639 | – | – |
| 22 | 94 | Timmy Hill | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.858 | 132.031 | 23.956 | 131.491 | – | – |
| 23 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 23.982 | 131.349 | 23.957 | 131.486 | – | – |
| 24 | 36 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.145 | 130.462 | – | – | – | – |
| Eliminated from Round 1 |||||||||||
| 25 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 24.388 | 129.162 | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 24.408 | 129.056 | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 24.443 | 128.871 | – | – | – | – |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||||
| 28 | 1 | Ryan Ellis | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25.131 | 125.343 | – | – | – | – |
| 29 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 25.399 | 124.021 | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | 45 | Tommy Regan | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25.686 | 122.635 | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | 03 | Mike Affarano (i) | Mike Affarano Motorsports | Chevrolet | 26.130 | 120.551 | – | – | – | – |
| Qualified by time |||||||||||
| 32 | 0 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 26.128 | 120.560 | – | – | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 112 | Running | 48 | $48,421 |
| 2 | 4 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 4 | Running | 43 | $29,147 |
| 3 | 3 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 41 | $27,459 |
| 4 | 9 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 200 | 33 | Running | 41 | $21,600 |
| 5 | 10 | 51 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 39 | $18,646 |
| 6 | 16 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 38 | $16,562 |
| 7 | 14 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 37 | $16,006 |
| 8 | 13 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 36 | $15,757 |
| 9 | 7 | 00 | Cole Custer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 35 | $15,701 |
| 10 | 12 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 34 | $16,596 |
| 11 | 11 | 54 | Justin Boston (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 33 | $15,591 |
| 12 | 18 | 29 | Austin Theriault (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 32 | $15,451 |
| 13 | 8 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 31 | $15,396 |
| 14 | 6 | 75 | Caleb Holman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 30 | $13,090 |
| 15 | 23 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 29 | $15,801 |
| 16 | 17 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 28 | $15,062 |
| 17 | 20 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 198 | 14 | Running | 28 | $14,952 |
| 18 | 22 | 94 | Timmy Hill | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 26 | $14,813 |
| 19 | 5 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 198 | 37 | Running | 26 | $14,702 |
| 20 | 19 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 24 | $13,897 |
| 21 | 27 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Running | 23 | $13,230 |
| 22 | 26 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | Running | 22 | $12,119 |
| 23 | 2 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | Accident | 21 | $11,980 |
| 24 | 21 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Drive Shaft | 20 | $11,897 |
| 25 | 29 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | Oil Leak | 19 | $12,019 |
| 26 | 25 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Engine | 18 | $11,841 |
| 27 | 15 | 63 | Jake Griffin | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | Accident | 17 | $11,786 |
| 28 | 30 | 45 | Tommy Regan | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | Electrical | 16 | $11,539 |
| 29 | 28 | 1 | Ryan Ellis | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | Suspension | 15 | $11,511 |
| 30 | 31 | 03 | Mike Affarano (i) | Mike Affarano Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | Vibration | 0 | $11,011 |
| 31 | 24 | 36 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | Electrical | 13 | $9,511 |
| 32 | 32 | 0 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | Vibration | 12 | $8,511 |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | 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 ||||