# 2015 WinStar World Casino & Resort 350

The 2015 WinStar World Casino & Resort 350 was the 21st stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 6, 2015, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 mi (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 147 laps to complete. Erik Jones, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would put on a dominating performance, leading a race-high 117 laps and earning his 7th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his third of the season. To fill out the podium, Daniel Suárez, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, and Ryan Blaney, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Background

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of Fort Worth, Texas in Denton County. The reconfigured track measures 1.500 mi (2.414 km) with banked 20° in turns 1 and 2 and banked 24° in turns 3 and 4. Texas Motor Speedway is a quad-oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway. The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Nicknamed “The Great American Speedway“ the racetrack facility is one of the largest motorsports venues in the world capable of hosting crowds in excess of 200,000 spectators.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 00 | Jeb Burton (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Haas Automation |
| 0 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven2Honor.org |
| 1 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | MAKE Motorsports |
| 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 | Grimes Irrigation & Construction |
| 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 | Texas 811 Call Before You Dig |
| 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | Red Horse Racing |
| 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Stoney Creek Records |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Travel Company |
| 29 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Cooper-Standard Automotive |
| 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Russell Refrigeration Products |
| 36 | Tyler Tanner | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | Mittler Bros., Ski Soda |
| 45 | Todd Peck | Peck Motorsports | Chevrolet | Tilted Kilt |
| 49 | Mike Harmon (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Mike Harmon Racing |
| 50 | Dexter Stacey | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | MAKE Motorsports |
| 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Arris |
| 54 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | JBL |
| 63 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | Mittler Bros., Ski Soda |
| 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Columbia SC, Knight Fire Protection |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Damp Rid, Menards |
| 94 | Timmy Hill | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Testoril, Champion Machinery |
| 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Toyota | Protect the Harvest |
| 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Thursday, November 5, at 2:00 PM CST, and would last for 1 hour 25 minutes. Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.023, and an average speed of 179.862 mph (289.460 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.023 | 179.862 |
| 2 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.115 | 179.313 |
| 3 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.128 | 179.235 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Final practice

The final practice session was held on Thursday, November 5, at 4:30 PM CST, and would last for 55 minutes. Cameron Hayley, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.140, and an average speed of 179.164 mph (288.337 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.140 | 179.164 |
| 2 | 00 | Jeb Burton (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.264 | 178.430 |
| 3 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 30.297 | 178.235 |
| Full final practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, November 6, at 3:40 PM CST. 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 29.769, and an average speed of 181.397 mph (291.930 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 | 29.825 | 181.056 | 29.769 | 181.397 |
| 2 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.874 | 180.759 | 29.842 | 180.953 |
| 3 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.891 | 180.656 | 29.932 | 180.409 |
| 4 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.897 | 180.620 | 29.935 | 180.391 |
| 5 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.019 | 179.886 | 29.995 | 180.030 |
| 6 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 30.006 | 179.964 | 30.009 | 179.946 |
| 7 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.045 | 179.730 | 30.014 | 179.916 |
| 8 | 00 | Jeb Burton (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.880 | 180.723 | 30.020 | 179.880 |
| 9 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 30.131 | 179.217 | 30.077 | 179.539 |
| 10 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.130 | 179.223 | 30.089 | 179.468 |
| 11 | 54 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.111 | 179.336 | 30.095 | 179.432 |
| 12 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.126 | 179.247 | 30.149 | 179.110 |
| Eliminated from Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.209 | 178.755 | – | – |
| 14 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.226 | 178.654 | – | – |
| 15 | 29 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.296 | 178.241 | – | – |
| 16 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Toyota | 30.296 | 178.241 | – | – |
| 17 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.504 | 177.026 | – | – |
| 18 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.585 | 176.557 | – | – |
| 19 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 30.619 | 176.361 | – | – |
| 20 | 94 | Timmy Hill | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.858 | 174.995 | – | – |
| 21 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 31.288 | 172.590 | – | – |
| 22 | 1 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.404 | 171.953 | – | – |
| 23 | 63 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.596 | 170.908 | – | – |
| 24 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 31.833 | 169.635 | – | – |
| 25 | 50 | Dexter Stacey | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.274 | 167.317 | – | – |
| 26 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 32.451 | 166.405 | – | – |
| 27 | 45 | Todd Peck | Peck Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.923 | 164.019 | – | – |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 28 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 34.848 | 154.959 | – | – |
| 29 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | 36 | Tyler Tanner | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | 0 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | – | – | – | – |
| Qualified by time |||||||||
| 32 | 49 | Mike Harmon (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 33.307 | 162.128 | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 5 | 4 | Erik Jones (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 147 | 117 | Running | 48 | $62,424 |
| 2 | 7 | 51 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 0 | $42,737 |
| 3 | 15 | 29 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 147 | 0 | Running | 0 | $34,886 |
| 4 | 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 147 | 27 | Running | 41 | $27,750 |
| 5 | 17 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 147 | 1 | Running | 40 | $19,678 |
| 6 | 6 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 38 | $18,020 |
| 7 | 4 | 33 | Brandon Jones (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Running | 37 | $17,495 |
| 8 | 11 | 54 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 36 | $16,965 |
| 9 | 9 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 147 | 0 | Running | 35 | $16,861 |
| 10 | 14 | 13 | Cameron Hayley (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 147 | 1 | Running | 35 | $17,675 |
| 11 | 12 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | SWM-NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 1 | Running | 34 | $16,620 |
| 12 | 2 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 32 | $16,406 |
| 13 | 13 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 31 | $16,297 |
| 14 | 3 | 14 | Daniel Hemric (R) | NTS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 30 | $16,192 |
| 15 | 16 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Toyota | 145 | 0 | Running | 29 | $14,406 |
| 16 | 8 | 00 | Jeb Burton (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | Running | 0 | $15,952 |
| 17 | 10 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Athenian Motorsports | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | Running | 27 | $15,848 |
| 18 | 18 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Billy Boat Motorsports | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | Running | 26 | $15,744 |
| 19 | 19 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | Running | 25 | $15,635 |
| 20 | 20 | 94 | Timmy Hill | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | Running | 24 | $16,031 |
| 21 | 21 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | Running | 23 | $15,427 |
| 22 | 26 | 08 | Korbin Forrister (R) | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 136 | 0 | Running | 22 | $14,068 |
| 23 | 29 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 136 | 0 | Running | 21 | $13,959 |
| 24 | 24 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 20 | $12,854 |
| 25 | 23 | 63 | Justin Jennings | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | Running | 19 | $12,900 |
| 26 | 22 | 1 | Travis Kvapil | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Oil Leak | 18 | $12,647 |
| 27 | 28 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | Suspension | 17 | $12,543 |
| 28 | 27 | 45 | Todd Peck | Peck Motorsports | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | Suspension | 16 | $12,214 |
| 29 | 25 | 50 | Dexter Stacey | MAKE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | Electrical | 15 | $12,094 |
| 30 | 32 | 49 | Mike Harmon (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | Engine | 0 | $11,594 |
| 31 | 30 | 36 | Tyler Tanner | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Engine | 13 | $10,094 |
| 32 | 31 | 0 | Caleb Roark | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Electrical | 12 | $9,094 |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Erik Jones | 824 |
| | 2 | Matt Crafton | 807 (-17) |
| | 3 | Tyler Reddick | 803 (–21) |
| | 4 | Johnny Sauter | 753 (–71) |
| | 5 | Timothy Peters | 718 (–106) |
| | 6 | Cameron Hayley | 698 (–126) |
| | 7 | Daniel Hemric | 674 (–150) |
| | 8 | John Wes Townley | 654 (–170) |
| | 9 | Ben Kennedy | 630 (–194) |
| | 10 | Spencer Gallagher | 606 (–218) |
| Official driver's standings ||||