2015 NASCAR Busch Series (Johnsonverse)

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The 2015 NASCAR Busch Series was the 34th season of the Busch Series, a professional stock car racing tour sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. It began with the Road America 180 by Howard Johnson's at Road America on January 24, and ended with the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 21. Chase Elliott entered the 2015 season as the defending series champion. Chris Buescher won the championship.
The 2015 season marked the replacement of the fourth-generation car with the Strictly Stock Car (SSC), which was introduced in the RCA Cup Series in the 2014 season.
This season also saw history being made, as Morgan Shepherd became the oldest driver to win a NASCAR national series race when he won the Tesla 200 on August 28, 2015, at the age of 73 years, 10 months, and 16 days.
==Teams and drivers==
===Complete schedule===
==Schedule==
The 2015 schedule was announced on August 26, 2014.
No.	Race title 	Track 	TV 	Date
1 	Road America 180 by Howard Johnson's 	Road America, Lake Elkhart 	WBC 	
2 	Alert Today Florida 300 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	FS1 	
3 	Hisense 250 	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton 	FS1 	
4 	Boyd Gaming 300 	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas 	FS1 	
5 	Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale 	Fox 	
6 	Drive4Clots.com 300 	Auto Club Speedway, Fontana 	FS1 	
7 	Goody's Headache Powder 200 	Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham 	WBC 	
8 	Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 	Bristol Motor Speedway, Tennessee 	FS1 	
9 	ToyotaCare 250 	Richmond Internationa Raceway, Richmond 	Fox 	
10 	Winn-Dixie 300 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln 	WBC 	
11 	3M 250 	Iowa Speedway, Newton 	WBC 	
12 	Hisense 300 	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord 	WBC 	
13 	Buckle Up 200 	Dover International Speedway, Dover 	FS1 	
14 	Great Clips 250 	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn 	WBC 	
15 	Owens Corning AttiCat 300 	Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet 	WBC 	
16 	Subway Firecracker 250 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	WBC 	
17 	Kentucky 300 	Kentucky Speedway, Sparta 	NBC 	
18 	Lakes Region 200 	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon 	NBCSN	
19 	Lily Diabetes 250 	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway 	WBC 	
20 	US Cellular 250 	Iowa Speedway, Newton 	WBC 	
21 	Zippo 200 at the Glen 	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen 	WBC 	
22 	Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Complex, Lexington 	NBCSN	
23 	Food City 300 	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol 	NBCSN	
24 	Tesla 200 	Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma 	WBC 	
25 	VFW Sports Clips Help a Hero 200 	Darlington Raceway, Darlington 	WBC 	
26 	Virginia 529 College Savings 250 	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond 	NBCSN	
27 	Furious 7 300 	Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet 	NBCSN	
28 	Gravity Falls 300 	Walt Disney World Speedway, Lake Buena Vista 	ABC 	
29 	VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 	Kentucky Speedway, Joliet 	NBCSN	
30 	Hisense 200 	Dover International Speedway, Dover 	NBCSN	
31 	Drive for the Cure 300 	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord 	WBC 	
32 	Kansas Lottery 300 	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City 	NBCSN	
33 	O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge 	Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth 	NBC 	
34 	DAV 200 Presented by Great Clips 	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale 	NBCSN	
35 	Ford EcoBoost 300 	Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead 	NBCSN	
== Rule changes ==
=== New Car ===
2015 marked the introduction of the Strictly Stock Car (SSC) in the Busch Series, having been introduced to the Sprint Cup Series the previous year. No changes were made to the SSC, thus making the Busch cars once again identical to the Sprint Cup cars for the first time since 2007. The same models as the Cup Series ran in 2015 (Chevrolet Camaro and Impala, Ford Fusion and Mustang, Dodge Charger and Challenger, Toyota Camry, and Honda Civic and Accord); the sole exception was the controversial Dodge Dart, which wasn't offered for short track and road course events as it was in the Cup Series; in addition, Viva Motorsports was allowed to run the Malibu as part of a promotion by Chevrolet (the Malibu later replaced the Impala as Chevrolet's non-Camaro model in 2019).
== Season summary ==
=== Race reports ===
==== Round 1: Road America 180 by Howard Johnson's ====
==== Round 2: Alert Today Florida 300 ====
== Results ==
2015 Busch Series Results
No.	Race 	Pole Position 	Most Laps Led 	Winning Driver 	Manufacturer/Model
1 	Road America 180 by Howard Johnson's	Ben Rhodes 	Chase Elliott 	Paul Menard 	Chevrolet Camaro
2 	Alert Today Florida 300 	Austin Dillon 	Kyle Busch 	Tony Stewart 	Chevrolet Camaro
3 	Hisense 250 	Joey Logano 	Kevin Harvick 	Kevin Harvick 	Chevrolet Camaro
4 	Boyd Gaming 300 	Austin Dillon 	Austin Dillon 	Austin Dillon 	Chevrolet Camaro
5 	Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter 200	Joey Logano 	Joey Logano 	Joey Logano 	Dodge Charger
6 	Drive4Clots.com 300 	Erik Jones 	Kevin Harvick 	Kevin Harvick 	Chevrolet Camaro
7 	Goody's Headache Powder 200 	Erik Jones 	Erik Jones 	Erik Jones 	Toyota Camry
8 	Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 	Erik Jones 	Joey Logano 	Joey Logano 	Dodge Charger
9 	ToyotaCare 250 	Denny Hamlin 	Denny Hamlin 	Denny Hamlin 	Toyota Camry
10 	Winn-Dixie 300 	Austin Dillon 	Joey Logano 	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro
11 	3M 250 	Drew Herring 	Chase Elliott 	Chris Buescher 	Ford Roush Mustang
12 	Hisense 300 	Austin Dillon 	Austin Dillon 	Austin Dillon 	Chevrolet Camaro
13 	Buckle Up 200 	Darrell Wallace Jr.	Erik Jones 	Chris Buescher 	Ford Roush Mustang
14 	Great Clips 250 	Joey Logano 	Joey Logano 	Kyle Busch 	Toyota Camry
15 	Owens Corning AttiCat 300 	Austin Dillon 	Erik Jones 	Erik Jones 	Toyota Camry
16 	Subway Firecracker 250 	Daniel Suarez 	Brian Scott 	Jeremy Clements 	Honda Civic
17 	Kentucky 300 	JJ Yeley 	Kyle Busch 	Brad Keselowski 	Dodge Charger
18 	Lakes Region 200 	Denny Hamlin 	Denny Hamlin 	Denny Hamlin 	Toyota Camry
19 	Lily Diabetes 250 	Kyle Busch 	Kyle Busch 	Tony Stewart 	Chevrolet Camaro
20 	US Cellular 250 	Daniel Suarez 	Ryan Blaney 	Ryan Blaney 	Dodge Charger
21 	Zippo 200 at the Glen 	Joey Logano 	Brad Keselowski	Joey Logano 	Dodge Charger
22 	Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 	Alex Tagliani 	Alex Tagliani 	Regan Smith 	Chevrolet Camaro
23 	Food City 300 	Denny Hamlin 	Denny Hamlin/
Chris Buescher	Kyle Busch 	Toyota Camry
24 	Tesla 200 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	Jeff Green 	Morgan Shepherd 	Honda Accord
25 	VFW Sports Clips Help a Hero 200 	Denny Hamlin 	Denny Hamlin 	Denny Hamlin 	Toyota Camry
26 	Virginia 529 College Savings 250 	Kyle Busch 	Chase Elliott 	Chase Elliott 	Chevrolet Camaro
27 	Furious 7 300 	Kyle Busch 	Kyle Busch 	Kyle Busch 	Toyota Camry
28 	Gravity Falls 300 	Joey Logano 	Tony Stewart 	Tony Stewart 	Chevrolet Camaro
29 	VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 	Daniel Suarez 	Ryan Blaney 	Ryan Blaney 	Dodge Charger
30 	Hisense 200 	Ryan Blaney 	Kyle Busch 	Regan Smith 	Chevrolet Camaro
31 	Drive for the Cure 300 	Austin Dillon 	Kyle Busch 	Austin Dillon 	Chevrolet Camaro
32 	Kansas Lottery 300 	Matt Kenseth 	Matt Kenseth 	Kyle Busch 	Toyota Camry
33 	O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge 	Austin Dillon 	Brad Keselowski	Brad Keselowski 	Dodge Charger
34 	DAV 200 	Kyle Busch 	Kyle Busch 	Kyle Busch 	Toyota Camry
35 	Ford EcoBoost 300 	Kyle Busch 	Kyle Larson 	Kyle Larson 	Dodge Challenger
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