# 2015 Pocono Mountains 150

The 2015 Pocono Mountains 150 was the 12th stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 6th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 1, 2015, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 mile (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 60 to 69 laps, due to numerous NASCAR overtime attempts. Kyle Busch, driving for his team, Kyle Busch Motorsports, would hold off the field in three overtime attempts to earn his 43rd career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his first of the season. Busch had dominated the race as well, leading a race-high 53 laps. To fill out the podium, Kevin Harvick, driving for JR Motorsports, and Tyler Reddick, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Background

Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway), also known as The Tricky Triangle, is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It is the site of three NASCAR national series races and an ARCA Racing Series event in July: a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race with support events by the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. From 1971 to 1989, and since 2013, the track also hosted an Indy Car race, currently sanctioned by the IndyCar Series. Additionally, since 1982, it currently hosts two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 00 | Kevin Harvick (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 | Viens-Land Racing, RaceDaySponsor.com |
| 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 | 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 | D. A. B. Constructors |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing |
| 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 |
| 28 | Ryan Ellis | FDNY Racing | Chevrolet | FDNY 150th Anniversary |
| 29 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Cooper-Standard Automotive |
| 33 | Austin Dillon (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Rheem |
| 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 | Kyle Martel | Bill Martel Racing | Chevrolet | Finish Line Express |
| 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Dollar General |
| 54 | Matt Tifft | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | ToyotaCare |
| 63 | Garrett Smithley | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | SEGPAY, Mittler Bros., Ski Soda |
| 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Tri-Analytics, SRGRX.com |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Chi-Chi's, Menards |
| 94 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Lilly Trucking, Testoril |
| 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Nextant Aerospace, Curb Records |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, July 31, at 2:00 PM EST, and would last for 2 hours and 25 minutes. Austin Dillon, driving for GMS Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.060, and an average speed of 166.482 mph (267.927 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 33 | Austin Dillon (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 54.060 | 166.482 |
| 2 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 54.344 | 165.612 |
| 3 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 54.538 | 165.023 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 1, at 10:00 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.
Erik Jones, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 54.151, and an average speed of 166.202 mph (267.476 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 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 54.234 | 165.948 | 54.151 | 166.202 |
| 2 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 54.123 | 166.288 | 54.181 | 166.110 |
| 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 54.204 | 166.039 | 54.183 | 166.104 |
| 4 | 29 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 54.749 | 164.387 | 54.237 | 165.938 |
| 5 | 33 | Austin Dillon (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 54.890 | 163.964 | 54.246 | 165.911 |
| 6 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 54.500 | 165.138 | 54.360 | 165.563 |
| 7 | 00 | Kevin Harvick (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.795 | 164.249 | 54.364 | 165.551 |
| 8 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 54.996 | 163.648 | 54.598 | 164.841 |
| 9 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.727 | 164.453 | 54.941 | 163.812 |
| 10 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.643 | 164.705 | 55.080 | 163.399 |
| 11 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.095 | 163.354 | 55.406 | 162.437 |
| 12 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 54.725 | 164.459 | – | – |
| Eliminated from Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 55.158 | 163.168 | – | – |
| 14 | 54 | Matt Tifft | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 55.323 | 162.681 | – | – |
| 15 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.348 | 162.608 | – | – |
| 16 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 55.394 | 162.472 | – | – |
| 17 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 55.872 | 161.082 | – | – |
| 18 | 63 | Garrett Smithley | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56.453 | 159.425 | – | – |
| 19 | 1 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56.790 | 158.479 | – | – |
| 20 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56.869 | 158.258 | – | – |
| 21 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 56.963 | 157.997 | – | – |
| 22 | 45 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 57.125 | 157.549 | – | – |
| 23 | 40 | Todd Peck | Peck Motorsports | Chevrolet | 57.579 | 156.307 | – | – |
| 24 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 57.592 | 156.272 | – | – |
| 25 | 28 | Ryan Ellis | FDNY Racing | Chevrolet | 57.945 | 155.329 | – | – |
| 26 | 94 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 58.148 | 154.777 | – | – |
| 27 | 0 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 59.776 | 153.124 | – | – |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 28 | 36 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59.447 | 151.395 | – | – |
| 29 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 1:00.213 | 149.469 | – | – |
| 30 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 1:01.632 | 146.028 | – | – |
| 31 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | – | – | – | – |
| 32 | 50 | Kyle Martel | Bill Martel Racing | Chevrolet | – | – | – | – |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 33 | 03 | Tim Viens | Mike Affarano Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:00.837 | 147.936 | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 69 | 53 | Running | 0 | $41,542 |
| 2 | 7 | 00 | Kevin Harvick (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 69 | 0 | Running | 0 | $26,768 |
| 3 | 6 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 69 | 0 | Running | 41 | $27,203 |
| 4 | 16 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 69 | 0 | Running | 40 | $21,817 |
| 5 | 5 | 33 | Austin Dillon (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 69 | 0 | Running | 0 | $16,613 |
| 6 | 17 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 69 | 4 | Running | 39 | $16,279 |
| 7 | 12 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 69 | 0 | Running | 37 | $15,725 |
| 8 | 14 | 54 | Matt Tifft | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 69 | 0 | Running | 36 | $15,475 |
| 9 | 15 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 69 | 0 | Running | 35 | $15,420 |
| 10 | 1 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 69 | 9 | Running | 35 | $18,587 |
| 11 | 8 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 69 | 0 | Running | 33 | $15,281 |
| 12 | 11 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 69 | 0 | Running | 32 | $15,141 |
| 13 | 9 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 69 | 0 | Running | 31 | $15,058 |
| 14 | 13 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 69 | 3 | Running | 31 | $15,003 |
| 15 | 20 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 69 | 0 | Running | 29 | $15,264 |
| 16 | 18 | 63 | Garrett Smithley | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 69 | 0 | Running | 28 | $14,953 |
| 17 | 10 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | Running | 27 | $14,643 |
| 18 | 21 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 26 | $14,503 |
| 19 | 32 | 50 | Kyle Martel | Bill Martel Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 25 | $14,393 |
| 20 | 25 | 28 | Ryan Ellis | FDNY Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 24 | $12,587 |
| 21 | 23 | 40 | Todd Peck | Peck Motorsports | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | Running | 23 | $11,921 |
| 22 | 30 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | Running | 22 | $14,060 |
| 23 | 19 | 1 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56 | 0 | Running | 21 | $13,949 |
| 24 | 31 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | Accident | 20 | $12,616 |
| 25 | 26 | 94 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | Accident | 19 | $12,727 |
| 26 | 24 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | Running | 18 | $11,533 |
| 27 | 29 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | Accident | 17 | $11,505 |
| 28 | 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 13 | 0 | Accident | 16 | $12,258 |
| 29 | 22 | 45 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | Overheating | 15 | $11,229 |
| 30 | 4 | 29 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 5 | 0 | Accident | 0 | $10,729 |
| 31 | 28 | 36 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | Vibration | 13 | $9,229 |
| 32 | 27 | 0 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | Suspension | 12 | $8,229 |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Tyler Reddick | 479 |
| 1 | 2 | Matt Crafton | 468 (-11) |
| | 3 | Erik Jones | 463 (–16) |
| | 4 | Johnny Sauter | 420 (–59) |
| 1 | 5 | Cameron Hayley | 391 (–88) |
| 1 | 6 | John Wes Townley | 387 (–92) |
| | 7 | Daniel Hemric | 382 (–97) |
| | 8 | Timothy Peters | 380 (–99) |
| | 9 | Spencer Gallagher | 366 (–113) |
| | 10 | Ben Kennedy | 362 (–117) |
| Official driver's standings ||||