# 2015 Careers for Veterans 200

The 2015 Careers for Veterans 200 was the 13th stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 15, 2015, in Brooklyn, Michigan at Michigan International Speedway, a 2.0 mile (3.2 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. Kyle Busch, driving for his team, Kyle Busch Motorsports, would make a late-race pass for the lead on Ryan Blaney with four laps to go, earning his 44th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his second of the season. Busch dominated parts of the race as well, leading a race-high 44 laps. To fill out the podium, Blaney, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, and Erik Jones, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Background

Michigan International Speedway (MIS) is a 2 mi (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located approximately four miles (6.4 km) south of the village of Brooklyn, Michigan, United States. Situated on more than 1,400 acres (5.7 km$^2$) in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan, the track is 70 miles (110 km) west of the center of Detroit, 40 miles (64 km) from Ann Arbor, and 60 miles (97 km) south and northwest of Lansing, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio, respectively. MIS is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a sister track to Texas World Speedway, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by NASCAR. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).
Michigan is the fastest track in NASCAR due to its wide, sweeping corners, long straightaways, and lack of a restrictor plate requirement; typical qualifying speeds are in excess of 200 mph (320 km/h) and corner entry speeds are anywhere from 215 to 220 mph (346 to 354 km/h) after the 2012 repaving of the track.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 00 | Alex Bowman (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Haas Automation |
| 0 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven2Honor.org |
| 1 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | Burnie Grill |
| 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Randco, Young's Building Systems |
| 03 | Tim Viens | Mike Affarano Motorsports | Chevrolet | RaceDaySponsor.com |
| 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Toyota |
| 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | Zaxby's |
| 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Norm Benning Racing |
| 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | ScubaLife |
| 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Trump for President |
| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven2Honor.org |
| 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | Local Motors |
| 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Carolina Nut Company |
| 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 | DrawTite |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Travel Company |
| 29 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Cooper Standard Careers for Vets |
| 30 | Chad Finley | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | Auto Value |
| 33 | Austin Dillon (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Rheem, Young Supply Company |
| 36 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | Mittler Bros., Ski Soda |
| 40 | Todd Peck | Peck Motorsports | Chevrolet | Arthritis Foundation, OSS Health |
| 45 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Tilted Kilt |
| 50 | Tyler Tanner | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | Shane Duncan Band |
| 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Dollar General |
| 54 | Cody Coughlin | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Jegs High Performance |
| 63 | Garrett Smithley | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | SEGPAY, Mittler Bros. |
| 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Tri-Analytics, Impact Race Products |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Ideal Door, Menards |
| 94 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Testoril |
| 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Nextant Aerospace, Curb Records |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, August 14, at 1:30 PM EST, and would last for 55 minutes. Daniel Hemric, driving for NTS Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 38.917, and an average speed of 185.009 mph (297.743 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 38.917 | 185.009 |
| 2 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 39.091 | 184.186 |
| 3 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 39.113 | 184.082 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Final practice

The final practice session was held on Friday, August 14, at 3:00 PM EST, and would last for 1 hour and 25 minutes. Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 38.573, and an average speed of 186.659 mph (300.399 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 38.573 | 186.659 |
| 2 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 38.666 | 186.210 |
| 3 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 38.729 | 185.907 |
| Full final practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 15, at 9:40 AM EST. The qualifying system used is a multi car, multi lap, two round system where in the first round, everyone would set a time to determine positions 13–32. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1-12.
Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 39.024, and an average speed of 184.502 mph (296.927 km/h).
Tim Viens was the only driver that failed to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 39.159 | 183.866 | 39.024 | 184.502 |
| 2 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.301 | 183.201 | 39.166 | 183.833 |
| 3 | 33 | Austin Dillon (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 39.473 | 182.403 | 39.249 | 183.444 |
| 4 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 39.505 | 182.255 | 39.319 | 183.118 |
| 5 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 39.354 | 182.955 | 39.325 | 183.090 |
| 6 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 39.428 | 182.611 | 39.338 | 183.029 |
| 7 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 39.571 | 181.951 | 39.492 | 182.315 |
| 8 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.630 | 181.681 | 39.529 | 182.145 |
| 9 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 39.563 | 181.988 | 39.534 | 182.122 |
| 10 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 39.630 | 181.681 | 39.628 | 181.690 |
| 11 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 39.758 | 181.096 | 39.742 | 181.169 |
| 12 | 29 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 39.772 | 181.032 | 39.779 | 181.000 |
| Eliminated from Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.921 | 180.356 | – | – |
| 14 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 39.928 | 180.325 | – | – |
| 15 | 30 | Chad Finley | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 39.931 | 180.311 | – | – |
| 16 | 00 | Alex Bowman (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.008 | 179.964 | – | – |
| 17 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.021 | 179.906 | – | – |
| 18 | 54 | Cody Coughlin | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 40.165 | 179.261 | – | – |
| 19 | 63 | Garrett Smithley | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.275 | 178.771 | – | – |
| 20 | 1 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.355 | 178.417 | – | – |
| 21 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 40.438 | 178.050 | – | – |
| 22 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.477 | 177.879 | – | – |
| 23 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 40.709 | 176.865 | – | – |
| 24 | 36 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.863 | 176.199 | – | – |
| 25 | 0 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 40.941 | 175.863 | – | – |
| 26 | 45 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.054 | 175.379 | – | – |
| 27 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 41.080 | 175.268 | – | – |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 28 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 41.475 | 173.599 | – | – |
| 29 | 40 | Todd Peck | Peck Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.590 | 173.119 | – | – |
| 30 | 94 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 42.259 | 170.378 | – | – |
| 31 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 42.586 | 169.070 | – | – |
| 32 | 50 | Tyler Tanner | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 42.676 | 168.713 | – | – |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 33 | 03 | Tim Viens | Mike Affarano Motorsports | Chevrolet | 42.030 | 171.306 | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 10 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 44 | Running | 0 | $43,447 |
| 2 | 12 | 29 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 100 | 8 | Running | 0 | $36,614 |
| 3 | 7 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 16 | Running | 42 | $26,735 |
| 4 | 9 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 100 | 24 | Running | 41 | $20,254 |
| 5 | 3 | 33 | Austin Dillon (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 4 | Running | 0 | $15,653 |
| 6 | 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 38 | $19,792 |
| 7 | 2 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 4 | Running | 38 | $16,325 |
| 8 | 5 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 36 | $16,241 |
| 9 | 11 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 35 | $16,185 |
| 10 | 6 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 34 | $17,107 |
| 11 | 16 | 00 | Alex Bowman (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 0 | $13,852 |
| 12 | 17 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 32 | $15,934 |
| 13 | 23 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 31 | $15,850 |
| 14 | 19 | 63 | Garrett Smithley | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 30 | $15,795 |
| 15 | 13 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 29 | $16,138 |
| 16 | 14 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Accident | 28 | $15,711 |
| 17 | 8 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Running | 27 | $15,799 |
| 18 | 20 | 1 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | Running | 26 | $15,572 |
| 19 | 28 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | Running | 25 | $15,515 |
| 20 | 18 | 54 | Cody Coughlin | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 96 | 0 | Running | 24 | $15,988 |
| 21 | 15 | 30 | Chad Finley | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 96 | 0 | Running | 23 | $13,210 |
| 22 | 27 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 95 | 0 | Running | 22 | $15,404 |
| 23 | 30 | 94 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 95 | 0 | Running | 21 | $15,376 |
| 24 | 22 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 87 | 0 | Accident | 20 | $14,099 |
| 25 | 4 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 82 | 0 | Accident | 19 | $14,220 |
| 26 | 21 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | Running | 18 | $13,042 |
| 27 | 31 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | Rear Gear | 17 | $12,987 |
| 28 | 25 | 0 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 19 | 0 | Vibration | 16 | $12,747 |
| 29 | 32 | 50 | Tyler Tanner | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | Clutch | 15 | $12,692 |
| 30 | 26 | 45 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | Electrical | 14 | $12,192 |
| 31 | 29 | 40 | Todd Peck | Peck Motorsports | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | Rear Gear | 13 | $10,692 |
| 32 | 24 | 36 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | Handling | 12 | $9,692 |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Tyler Reddick | 514 |
| | 2 | Matt Crafton | 506 (-8) |
| | 3 | Erik Jones | 505 (–9) |
| | 4 | Johnny Sauter | 461 (–53) |
| | 5 | Cameron Hayley | 425 (–89) |
| 1 | 6 | Daniel Hemric | 420 (–94) |
| 1 | 7 | Timothy Peters | 416 (–98) |
| 2 | 8 | John Wes Townley | 414 (–100) |
| | 9 | Spencer Gallagher | 394 (–120) |
| | 10 | Ben Kennedy | 381 (–133) |
| Official driver's standings ||||