# 2015 Rhino Linings 350

The 2015 Rhino Linings 350 was the 18th stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 3, 2015, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 mi (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 146 laps to complete. John Wes Townley, driving for family-owned Athenian Motorsports, would take the upset win after taking the lead with five laps to go, and survived on fuel mileage to earn his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his only career win in NASCAR. Pole-sitter Matt Crafton dominated the majority of the race, leading a race-high 69 laps. To fill out the podium, Red Horse Racing teammates Timothy Peters and Ben Kennedy, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Background

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada in Las Vegas about 15 mi (24 km) northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

### 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 | Driven2Honor.org |
| 1 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | Landworks |
| 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Randco, Young's Building Systems |
| 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 | Waldo's Painting Company |
| 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | Local Motors |
| 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 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 |
| 16 | Chad Boat | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | CorvetteParts.net |
| 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | Red Horse Racing |
| 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | DrawTite |
| 21 | Brennan Poole (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | DC Solar |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Travel Company |
| 29 | Austin Theriault (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Cooper-Standard Automotive |
| 31 | Travis Pastrana | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | GunBroker.com, Lazy F Ranch |
| 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | RSD |
| 36 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | Mittler Bros., Ski Soda |
| 45 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Tilted Kilt |
| 50 | Tyler Tanner | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | Landworks |
| 51 | Matt Tifft | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | NASCAR Slots Games |
| 54 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | JBL |
| 63 | Akinori Ogata | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | Akinori Ogata Foundation |
| 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Rusty's Off Road, PlateSetters.com |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | FVP, Menards |
| 94 | Wayne Edwards | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Testoril, Champion Machinery |
| 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Nextant Aerospace, Curb Records |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, October 3, at 9:00 AM PST, and would last for 2 hours and 30 minutes. Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.385, and an average speed of 177.719 mph (286.011 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.385 | 177.719 |
| 2 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.413 | 177.556 |
| 3 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 30.445 | 177.369 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 3, at 4:05 PM PST. 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 rounds and setting the fastest time in Round 3, with a lap of 28.574, and an average speed of 133.296 mph (214.519 km/h).
No drivers 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 | 30.671 | 176.062 | 30.613 | 176.396 |
| 2 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.781 | 175.433 | 30.724 | 175.758 |
| 3 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.688 | 175.965 | 30.738 | 175.678 |
| 4 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 30.782 | 175.427 | 30.771 | 175.490 |
| 5 | 54 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.859 | 174.989 | 30.803 | 175.308 |
| 6 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.832 | 175.143 | 30.816 | 175.234 |
| 7 | 29 | Austin Theriault (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.740 | 175.667 | 30.829 | 175.160 |
| 8 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.887 | 174.831 | 30.855 | 175.012 |
| 9 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 30.853 | 175.023 | 30.864 | 174.961 |
| 10 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.782 | 175.427 | 30.891 | 174.808 |
| 11 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.889 | 174.820 | 30.905 | 174.729 |
| 12 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.815 | 175.239 | 30.905 | 174.729 |
| Eliminated from Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.912 | 174.689 | – | – |
| 14 | 21 | Brennan Poole (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.938 | 174.543 | – | – |
| 15 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.940 | 174.531 | – | – |
| 16 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.956 | 174.441 | – | – |
| 17 | 31 | Travis Pastrana | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.979 | 174.312 | – | – |
| 18 | 51 | Matt Tifft | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 31.003 | 174.177 | – | – |
| 19 | 16 | Chad Boat | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.004 | 174.171 | – | – |
| 20 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.055 | 173.885 | – | – |
| 21 | 1 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.323 | 172.397 | – | – |
| 22 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 31.448 | 171.712 | – | – |
| 23 | 36 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.636 | 170.692 | – | – |
| 24 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 31.637 | 170.686 | – | – |
| 25 | 45 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.025 | 168.618 | – | – |
| 26 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 32.037 | 168.555 | – | – |
| 27 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 32.074 | 168.361 | – | – |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 28 | 0 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 32.535 | 165.975 | – | – |
| 29 | 94 | Wayne Edwards | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.964 | 163.815 | – | – |
| 30 | 63 | Akinori Ogata | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.079 | 163.246 | – | – |
| 31 | 50 | Tyler Tanner | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.362 | 161.861 | – | – |
| 32 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 33.659 | 160.433 | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 23 | Running | 47 | $45,845 |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 146 | 13 | Running | 43 | $31,057 |
| 3 | 9 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 41 | $25,167 |
| 4 | 16 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 40 | $21,906 |
| 5 | 3 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 39 | $19,051 |
| 6 | 12 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 38 | $17,267 |
| 7 | 11 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 146 | 2 | Running | 38 | $16,712 |
| 8 | 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 146 | 69 | Running | 38 | $19,762 |
| 9 | 15 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 35 | $16,406 |
| 10 | 6 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 145 | 23 | Running | 35 | $17,301 |
| 11 | 14 | 21 | Brennan Poole (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | Running | 0 | $14,045 |
| 12 | 13 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 145 | 13 | Running | 33 | $16,156 |
| 13 | 22 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 145 | 1 | Running | 32 | $16,099 |
| 14 | 5 | 54 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 145 | 0 | Running | 30 | $16,044 |
| 15 | 10 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | Running | 29 | $16,306 |
| 16 | 17 | 31 | Travis Pastrana | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | Running | 28 | $15,966 |
| 17 | 20 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | Running | 27 | $15,656 |
| 18 | 21 | 1 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 144 | 1 | Running | 27 | $15,516 |
| 19 | 18 | 51 | Matt Tifft | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 143 | 0 | Running | 25 | $15,406 |
| 20 | 8 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | Running | 24 | $14,600 |
| 21 | 24 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | Running | 23 | $13,933 |
| 22 | 27 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | Running | 22 | $12,822 |
| 23 | 30 | 63 | Akinori Ogata | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | Running | 21 | $12,712 |
| 24 | 29 | 94 | Wayne Edwards | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | Running | 20 | $12,600 |
| 25 | 19 | 16 | Chad Boat | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | Handling | 19 | $12,695 |
| 26 | 32 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Suspension | 18 | $12,517 |
| 27 | 26 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | Oil Leak | 17 | $12,462 |
| 28 | 25 | 45 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | Overheating | 16 | $12,213 |
| 29 | 23 | 36 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29 | 1 | Electrical | 16 | $12,185 |
| 30 | 28 | 0 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | Electrical | 14 | $11,685 |
| 31 | 7 | 29 | Austin Theriault (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 14 | 0 | Accident | 13 | $10,185 |
| 32 | 31 | 50 | Tyler Tanner | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | Ignition | 12 | $9,185 |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Erik Jones | 701 |
| | 2 | Matt Crafton | 697 (-4) |
| | 3 | Tyler Reddick | 685 (–16) |
| | 4 | Johnny Sauter | 650 (–51) |
| | 5 | Daniel Hemric | 596 (–105) |
| | 6 | Timothy Peters | 595 (–106) |
| | 7 | Cameron Hayley | 584 (–117) |
| | 8 | John Wes Townley | 565 (–136) |
| 1 | 9 | Ben Kennedy | 545 (–156) |
| 1 | 10 | Spencer Gallagher | 533 (–168) |
| Official driver's standings ||||