# 2015 Toyota Tundra 250

The 2015 Toyota Tundra 250 was the 4th stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 15th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, May 8, 2015, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 167 laps to complete. In a wild finish that was based on fuel mileage, Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would win the race after the leader of Daniel Suárez ran out of fuel on the last lap. This was Crafton's seventh career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his second of the season. Erik Jones had dominated the entire race, leading a race-high 151 laps, until he ran out of fuel with eight laps to go. To fill out the podium, Ryan Newman, driving for SWM-NEMCO Motorsports, and Johnny Sauter, driving for ThorSport Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Background

Kansas Speedway is a 1.500 mi (2.414 km) tri-oval race track in the Village West area near Kansas City, Kansas, United States. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also held races at the venue until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by NASCAR.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Grimes Irrigation & Construction |
| 1 | Ryan Ellis | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | Ehlers-Danlos Society |
| 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 | 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 | Ryan Newman (i) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Rescue Ranch |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Mark One Electric |
| 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | Local Motors, SpongeBob SquarePants |
| 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 |
| 25 | Matt Tifft | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Clinical RM |
| 29 | Austin Theriault (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Cooper-Standard Automotive |
| 31 | Scott Lagasse Jr. (i) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | Boy Scouts of America |
| 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Masterforce Tool Storage |
| 36 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | Mittler Bros. Machine & Tool |
| 45 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Tilted Kilt |
| 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | Burnie Grill |
| 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Arris |
| 54 | Justin Boston (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | ZLOOP |
| 63 | Tyler Tanner | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | Vatterott College, Ski Soda |
| 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Corpe Consulting, Impact Racing Products |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Slim Jim, Menards |
| 94 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Tertoril, The Glow Zone |
| 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Thursday, May 7, at 5:00 PM CST, and would last for 90 minutes. Cameron Hayley, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.717, and an average speed of 175.798 mph (282.919 km/h). Two practice sessions were scheduled to take place, but due to constant rain showers, only one 90-minute session was run.
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.717 | 175.798 |
| 2 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.759 | 175.558 |
| 3 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.788 | 175.393 |
| Official practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, May 8, at 11:15 AM EST. 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 30.101, and an average speed of 179.396 mph (288.710 km/h).
No drivers 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 | –* | –* | –* | –* | 30.101 | 179.396 |
| 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | –* | –* | –* | –* | 30.421 | 177.509 |
| 3 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | –* | –* | –* | –* | 30.484 | 177.142 |
| 4 | 8 | Ryan Newman (i) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | –* | –* | –* | –* | 30.552 | 176.748 |
| 5 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | –* | –* | –* | –* | 30.635 | 176.269 |
| 6 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | –* | –* | –* | –* | 30.649 | 176.188 |
| 7 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | –* | –* | –* | –* | 30.663 | 176.108 |
| 8 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | –* | –* | –* | –* | 30.758 | 175.564 |
| 9 | 54 | Justin Boston (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | –* | –* | –* | –* | 30.799 | 175.330 |
| 10 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | –* | –* | –* | –* | 30.963 | 174.402 |
| 11 | 31 | Scott Lagasse Jr. (i) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | –* | –* | –* | –* | 31.313 | 172.452 |
| 12 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | –* | –* | –* | –* | 31.389 | 172.035 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 |||||||||||
| 13 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | –* | –* | 30.965 | 174.390 | – | – |
| 14 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | –* | –* | 31.043 | 173.952 | – | – |
| 15 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | –* | –* | 31.075 | 173.773 | – | – |
| 16 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | –* | –* | 31.128 | 173.477 | – | – |
| 17 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | –* | –* | 31.321 | 172.408 | – | – |
| 18 | 25 | Matt Tifft | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | –* | –* | 31.441 | 171.750 | – | – |
| 19 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | –* | –* | 31.767 | 169.988 | – | – |
| 20 | 45 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | –* | –* | 31.991 | 168.797 | – | – |
| 21 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | –* | –* | 32.332 | 167.017 | – | – |
| 22 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | –* | –* | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | 29 | Austin Theriault (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | –* | –* | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | 94 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | –* | –* | – | – | – | – |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||||
| 25 | 63 | Tyler Tanner | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.043 | 168.524 | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | 1 | Ryan Ellis | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.149 | 167.968 | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 32.149 | 167.968 | – | – | – | – |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||||
| 28 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.220 | 167.598 | – | – | – | – |
| 29 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 34.112 | 158.302 | – | – | – | – |
| Qualified by time |||||||||||
| 30 | 36 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.045 | 163.414 | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | 0 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 35.836 | 150.686 | – | – | – | – |
| 32 | 03 | Mike Affarano (i) | Mike Affarano Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.637 | 160.538 | – | – | – | – |
| Official starting lineup |||||||||||
*Time unavailable

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 167 | 6 | Running | 47 | $49,832 |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | Ryan Newman (i) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 167 | 2 | Running | 0 | $33,959 |
| 3 | 7 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 167 | 0 | Running | 41 | $27,351 |
| 4 | 12 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 167 | 0 | Running | 40 | $23,431 |
| 5 | 8 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 167 | 0 | Running | 39 | $20,652 |
| 6 | 10 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 167 | 1 | Running | 0 | $17,277 |
| 7 | 9 | 54 | Justin Boston (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 166 | 0 | Running | 37 | $19,064 |
| 8 | 11 | 31 | Scott Lagasse Jr. (i) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | Running | 0 | $18,686 |
| 9 | 13 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | Running | 35 | $18,602 |
| 10 | 6 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | Running | 34 | $19,502 |
| 11 | 1 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 166 | 151 | Running | 35 | $20,796 |
| 12 | 15 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | Running | 32 | $18,362 |
| 13 | 22 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 165 | 7 | Running | 32 | $18,283 |
| 14 | 23 | 29 | Austin Theriault (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 165 | 0 | Running | 30 | $18,228 |
| 15 | 25 | 63 | Tyler Tanner | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | Running | 29 | $18.772 |
| 16 | 24 | 94 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | Running | 28 | $18.093 |
| 17 | 14 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 27 | $18,015 |
| 18 | 27 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | Running | 26 | $15,715 |
| 19 | 21 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | Running | 25 | $17,909 |
| 20 | 26 | 1 | Ryan Ellis | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | Running | 24 | $18,330 |
| 21 | 16 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | Engine | 23 | $17,803 |
| 22 | 19 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | Rear Gear | 22 | $16,530 |
| 23 | 17 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | Accident | 21 | $16,503 |
| 24 | 29 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 69 | 0 | Vibration | 20 | $15,474 |
| 25 | 28 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Rear Gear | 19 | $15,597 |
| 26 | 5 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Overheating | 18 | $15,419 |
| 27 | 30 | 36 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | Brakes | 17 | $15,391 |
| 28 | 20 | 45 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | Vibration | 16 | $15,133 |
| 29 | 18 | 25 | Matt Tifft | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 18 | 0 | Oil Leak | 15 | $15,072 |
| 30 | 3 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | Accident | 14 | $14,572 |
| 31 | 32 | 03 | Mike Affarano (i) | Mike Affarano Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | Ignition | 0 | $13,072 |
| 32 | 31 | 0 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | Electrical | 12 | $12,072 |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Matt Crafton | 175 |
| | 2 | Tyler Reddick | 158 (-17) |
| | 3 | Erik Jones | 157 (–18) |
| | 4 | Johnny Sauter | 153 (–22) |
| 3 | 5 | Cameron Hayley | 123 (–52) |
| | 6 | John Wes Townley | 122 (–53) |
| 4 | 7 | Timothy Peters | 121 (–54) |
| 5 | 8 | Justin Boston | 114 (–61) |
| 2 | 9 | Ray Black Jr. | 112 (–63) |
| 1 | 10 | Spencer Gallagher | 111 (–64) |
| Official driver's standings ||||