# 2015 Ford EcoBoost 200

The 2015 Ford EcoBoost 200 was the 23rd and final stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 20, 2015, in Homestead, Florida at Homestead–Miami Speedway, a 1.5 mi (2.4 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would start from the pole and dominate the entire race, leading a race-high 93 laps and earning his 11th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his sixth of the season. To fill out the podium, John Hunter Nemechek, driving for family-owned SWM-NEMCO Motorsports, and Tyler Reddick, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Meanwhile, Erik Jones, who finished in 6th, would claim the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship, becoming the youngest champion in the series at 19 years, 5 months, and 21 days.

## Background

Homestead–Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the IndyCar Series, the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series, and the Championship Cup Series.
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsored all three of the season-ending races, under the names Ford EcoBoost 400, Ford EcoBoost 300, and Ford EcoBoost 200, respectively. The weekend itself was marketed as Ford Championship Weekend.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Scott Lagasse Jr. (i) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | Florida DOT, Boy Scouts of America |
| 1 | Dexter Stacey | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | Maddie's Place |
| 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | AKL Insurance Group, Young's |
| 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 | Tilted Kilt |
| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | UTA.org |
| 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | Florida Lottery |
| 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Mattei, Carolina Nut Co. |
| 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 |
| 18 | Ross Kenseth (i) | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Green Brave, Saitama Toyopet |
| 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 |
| 31 | Rico Abreu | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | GunBroker.com |
| 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil |
| 36 | Bobby Pierce | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pixographs.com |
| 45 | Todd Peck | Peck Motorsports | Chevrolet | Boobitrap, Arthritis Foundation |
| 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | CorvetteParts.net |
| 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Arris |
| 54 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | JBL |
| 58 | Kyle Weatherman | Lira Motorsports | Ford | LifeXist, Massage LUXE |
| 59 | David Levine | Lira Motorsports | Ford | Furman University, MOMO |
| 63 | Garrett Smithley | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | NIMITZ, Adama |
| 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Simmons & White, Columbia SC |
| 86 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | Coastal Carolina University |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Ideal Door, Menards |
| 92 | David Gilliland (i) | RBR Enterprises | Ford | Black's Tire Service |
| 94 | Timmy Hill | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Testoril, Champion Machinery |
| 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Toyota | Protect the Harvest |
| 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Nextant Aerospace, Curb Records |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, November 20, at 9:00 AM EST, and would last for 2 hours and 25 minutes. Daniel Hemric, driving for NTS Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.970, and an average speed of 168.908 mph (271.831 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.970 | 168.908 |
| 2 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 31.986 | 168.824 |
| 3 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.063 | 168.418 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, November 20, at 4:10 PM 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 32.229, and an average speed of 167.551 mph (269.647 km/h).
Ross Kenseth, Bobby Pierce, Todd Peck, and Norm Benning would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 32.338 | 166.986 | 32.229 | 167.551 |
| 2 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.197 | 167.717 | 32.335 | 167.002 |
| 3 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 32.329 | 167.033 | 32.351 | 166.919 |
| 4 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 32.281 | 167.281 | 32.357 | 166.888 |
| 5 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 32.318 | 167.090 | 32.363 | 166.857 |
| 6 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 32.586 | 165.715 | 32.383 | 166.754 |
| 7 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.302 | 167.172 | 32.424 | 166.543 |
| 8 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.486 | 166.225 | 32.460 | 166.359 |
| 9 | 54 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 32.483 | 166.241 | 32.477 | 166.272 |
| 10 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 32.674 | 165.269 | 32.501 | 166.149 |
| 11 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 32.537 | 165.965 | 32.523 | 166.036 |
| 12 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 32.555 | 165.873 | 32.727 | 165.001 |
| Eliminated from Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.690 | 165.188 | – | – |
| 14 | 31 | Rico Abreu | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.700 | 165.138 | – | – |
| 15 | 92 | David Gilliland (i) | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 32.828 | 164.494 | – | – |
| 16 | 0 | Scott Lagasse Jr. (i) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.868 | 164.294 | – | – |
| 17 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.939 | 163.939 | – | – |
| 18 | 29 | Austin Theriault (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 32.969 | 163.790 | – | – |
| 19 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Toyota | 32.971 | 163.780 | – | – |
| 20 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.242 | 162.445 | – | – |
| 21 | 58 | Kyle Weatherman | Lira Motorsports | Ford | 33.374 | 161.803 | – | – |
| 22 | 59 | David Levine | Lira Motorsports | Ford | 33.524 | 161.079 | – | – |
| 23 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.605 | 160.690 | – | – |
| 24 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 33.631 | 160.566 | – | – |
| 25 | 94 | Timmy Hill | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.632 | 160.561 | – | – |
| 26 | 86 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.726 | 160.114 | – | – |
| 27 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 33.817 | 159.683 | – | – |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 28 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.820 | 159.669 | – | – |
| 29 | 63 | Garrett Smithley | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.146 | 158.144 | – | – |
| 30 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 34.461 | 156.699 | – | – |
| 31 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 36.222 | 149.081 | – | – |
| 32 | 1 | Dexter Stacey | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | – | – | – | – |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 33 | 18 | Ross Kenseth (i) | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 33.899 | 159.297 | – | – |
| 34 | 36 | Bobby Pierce | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.982 | 158.908 | – | – |
| 35 | 45 | Todd Peck | Peck Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.216 | 157.821 | – | – |
| 36 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 35.212 | 153.357 | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 134 | 93 | Running | 48 | $53,598 |
| 2 | 2 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 24 | Running | 43 | $32,308 |
| 3 | 4 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 134 | 1 | Running | 42 | $30,084 |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 40 | $25,597 |
| 5 | 12 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 39 | $22,449 |
| 6 | 5 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 38 | $20,382 |
| 7 | 10 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 37 | $20,164 |
| 8 | 7 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 36 | $19,945 |
| 9 | 11 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 35 | $19,727 |
| 10 | 13 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 1 | Running | 35 | $20,458 |
| 11 | 8 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 33 | $19,399 |
| 12 | 18 | 29 | Austin Theriault (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 32 | $19,206 |
| 13 | 14 | 31 | Rico Abreu | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 31 | $19,070 |
| 14 | 19 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 30 | $16,710 |
| 15 | 16 | 0 | Scott Lagasse Jr. (i) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 0 | $17,201 |
| 16 | 15 | 92 | David Gilliland (i) | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 133 | 0 | Running | 0 | $16,464 |
| 17 | 22 | 59 | David Levine | Lira Motorsports | Ford | 133 | 0 | Running | 27 | $16,355 |
| 18 | 27 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 26 | $18,496 |
| 19 | 23 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 25 | $18,386 |
| 20 | 20 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | Running | 24 | $18,755 |
| 21 | 25 | 94 | Timmy Hill | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | Running | 23 | $18,032 |
| 22 | 28 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | Running | 22 | $17,758 |
| 23 | 21 | 58 | Kyle Weatherman | Lira Motorsports | Ford | 131 | 0 | Running | 21 | $15,372 |
| 24 | 32 | 1 | Dexter Stacey | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | Running | 20 | $16,044 |
| 25 | 9 | 54 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 130 | 5 | Out of Fuel | 19 | $15,976 |
| 26 | 24 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | Running | 18 | $14,607 |
| 27 | 31 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 127 | 0 | Running | 17 | $14,389 |
| 28 | 29 | 63 | Garrett Smithley | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | Running | 16 | $12,799 |
| 29 | 30 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 115 | 0 | Running | 15 | $12,553 |
| 30 | 6 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 84 | 10 | Accident | 0 | $11,553 |
| 31 | 17 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Accident | 13 | $11,053 |
| 32 | 26 | 86 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | Transmission | 12 | $9,553 |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Erik Jones | 899 |
| | 2 | Tyler Reddick | 884 (-15) |
| | 3 | Matt Crafton | 877 (–22) |
| | 4 | Johnny Sauter | 809 (–90) |
| | 5 | Timothy Peters | 804 (–95) |
| | 6 | Cameron Hayley | 766 (–133) |
| | 7 | Daniel Hemric | 733 (–166) |
| | 8 | John Wes Townley | 730 (–169) |
| | 9 | Ben Kennedy | 690 (–209) |
| | 10 | Spencer Gallagher | 677 (–222) |
| Official driver's standings ||||