2015 AAA Texas 500

February 2025 NAS AAA Texas 500 http://www.nascar.com/content/dam/nascar/download-schedule/2015/nscs_2015_printable_schedule3.pdf 2015 NASCAR Schedule NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 26, 2014 NASCAR.com November 2, 2015 April 4, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150404031856/http://www.nascar.com/content/dam/nascar/download-schedule/2015/nscs_2015_printable_schedule3.pdf deadhttp://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/texas-motor-speedway.html Texas Motor Speedway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com November 2, 2015 October 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151030043513/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/texas-motor-speedway.html deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6821&StatType=Entry+List Entry List Motor Racing Network November 2, 2015 MRN.com November 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151105111234/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6821&StatType=Entry+List November 5, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/AAA-Texas-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx First Practice Results Motor Racing Network November 6, 2015 MRN.com November 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151108024504/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/AAA-Texas-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx November 8, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6821&StatType=Starting+Lineup Starting Lineup Motor Racing Network November 6, 2015 MRN.com November 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151110041802/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6821&StatType=Starting+Lineup November 10, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=6821&YearID=44&StatType=Race+Results AAA Texas 500 Results Motor Racing Network November 8, 2015 MRN.com November 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151110195643/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=6821&YearID=44&StatType=Race+Results November 10, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/34tms2015points.pdf Points standings NASCAR Statistics November 8, 2015 Jayski.com November 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151117204614/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/34tms2015points.pdf November 17, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/34tms2015racereport.pdf Manufacturer standings NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications November 9, 2015 Jayski.com November 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151117234720/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/34tms2015racereport.pdf November 17, 2015 dead 2015 11 08 2015 34 36 2015 AAA Texas 500 logo.png Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas 1.5 2.4 334 501 801.6 Clear blue skies with a temperature of 64 F C; wind out of the northeast at 8 mph km/h on 137.490 mph km/h on Brad Keselowski Team Penske 27.421 Brad Keselowski Team Penske 312 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports NBC Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte 2.6/5 (Overnight)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/11/nascar-ratings-texas-nbc-overnights-increase-chase-cup/ NASCAR From Texas Scores Uptick in Overnights on NBC Paulsen Sports Media Watch November 9, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com November 10, 20152.7/6 (Final)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/11/nascar-ratings-texas-nbc-viewership-down-chase-cup/ After Bump in Overnights, NASCAR From Texas Finishes With Decline Paulsen Sports Media Watch November 13, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com November 14, 20154.6 Million viewers PRN Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) The 2015 AAA Texas 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on November 8, 2015, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the 34th race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, eighth race of the Chase and second race of the Eliminator Round. Jimmie Johnson won the race, his fifth of the season. Brad Keselowski finished second. Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards rounded out the top-five. Keselowski won the pole for the race and led a race high of 312 laps on his way to a runner-up finish. The race had 15 lead changes among eight different drivers, as well as nine caution flag periods for 47 laps. This was the 75th career victory for Johnson, fifth of the season, sixth at Texas Motor Speedway and eighth at the track for Hendrick Motorsports. The win moved him up to 12th in the points standings. Chevrolet left Texas with a 63–point lead over Toyota in the manufacturer standings. The AAA Texas 500 was carried by NBC Sports on the broadcast NBC network for the American television audience. The radio broadcast for the race was carried by the Performance Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Report Background thumb|left|Texas Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. Texas Motor Speedway (formerly known as Texas International Raceway from September to December 1996) is a 1.500 mi km on quad-oval intermediate speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Jeff Gordon entered with an eight–point over Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr.Scott David Martinsville Rewind: Jeff Gordon punches his ticket to Chase finale https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article42159510.html November 3, 2015 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company November 1, 2015 Ridgeway, Virginia Kevin Harvick entered fourth 10–points back.http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/chase-outlook-several-favorites-leave-martinsville-in-a-hole/ Chase outlook: Several favorites leave Martinsville in a hole Spencer Lee Motorsport.com, Inc. November 2, 2015 Motorsport.com November 3, 2015 Carl Edwards entered fifth 17–points back.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/10/Carl-Edwards-Salvages-Good-Finish.aspx Edwards Salvages Good Finish Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network November 1, 2015 MRN.com November 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151103172458/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/10/Carl-Edwards-Salvages-Good-Finish.aspx November 3, 2015 dead Brad Keselowski entered sixth 34–points back.Turner Jared Keselowski, Wolfe remain upbeat after frustrating Martinsville finish http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/brad-keselowski-martinsville-speedway-matt-kenseth-joey-logano-chase-sprint-cup-penske-110215 FoxSports.com Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. November 3, 2015 Ridgeway, Virginia November 2, 2015 Kurt Busch entered seventh 36–points back.http://www.motorracingdigest.com/nascar-sprint-cup-series/chasing-the-championship-martinsville-madness-puts-a-hurt-on-chase-contenders/ Chasing the Championship - Martinsville Madness Puts a Hurt on Chase Contenders Morgan David Motor Racing Digest November 3, 2015 motorracingdigest.com November 4, 2015 Joey Logano entered eighth 38–points back.http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/martinsville-speedway-jeff-gordon-joey-logano-matt-kenseth-kyle-busch-jamie-mcmurray-110215 The five biggest takeaways from Sunday's Chase race at Martinsville Jensen Tom Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. November 2, 2015 FoxSports.com November 3, 2015 Driver suspension On the Tuesday after the 2015 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500, NASCAR suspended Matt Kenseth for two races for his role in the incident that took out Joey Logano.Gluck Jeff NASCAR suspends Matt Kenseth for two Sprint Cup races https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/11/03/matt-kenseth-nascar-penalty-martinsville-joey-logano/75095632/ November 3, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. November 3, 2015 According to NASCAR Executive Vice-President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O'Donnell, Kenseth "eliminated the No. 22 car’s opportunity to continue to compete in the race. Additionally, we factored aspects of safety into our decision, and also the fact that the new Chase elimination format puts a premium on each and every race. These actions have no place in NASCAR.”Fryer Jenna NASCAR suspends Kenseth for 2 races over Logano wreck https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nascar-suspends-kenseth-for-2-races-over-logano-wreck November 3, 2015 Fox News Associated Press FOX News Network, LLC. November 3, 2015 Charlotte, North Carolina Shortly after the announcement, Joe Gibbs Racing announced that they would appeal the decision and "challenge the severity of the penalty which is believed to be inconsistent with previous penalties for similar on-track incidents. There will be no further comments from JGR personnel during the appeal process."Pockrass Bob NASCAR parks Matt Kenseth 2 races for wrecking Joey Logano https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/14046947/nascar-suspends-matt-kenseth-2-races-wrecking-joey-logano-martinsville ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures November 3, 2015 November 3, 2015 On the Thursday before this weekend's race, the National Motorsports Appeals Panel upheld the original penalty levied by NASCAR.Fryer Jenna Matt Kenseth appeals 2-race suspension by NASCAR http://racing.ap.org/article/panel-rejects-kenseth-appeal-2-race-nascar-suspension November 5, 2015 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports November 5, 2015 Charlotte, North Carolina https://web.archive.org/web/20151106133359/http://racing.ap.org/article/panel-rejects-kenseth-appeal-2-race-nascar-suspension November 6, 2015 Later that day, National Motorsports Final Appeals Officer Bryan Moss upheld the two race suspension, but amended the probation penalty to conclude on December 31 instead of in six months.Hembree Mike Matt Kenseth loses final appeal; two-race suspension upheld https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/11/05/matt-kenseth-loses-appeal-nascar/75210030/ November 5, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. November 5, 2015 Erik Jones drove in place of Kenseth this weekend.Scott David Final appeals of NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth's 2-race suspension denied https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article43197972.html November 5, 2015 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company November 5, 2015 He said that being "part of that next wave that people think [of] is pretty cool and a pretty big honor. I never thought I’d be in that position. A few years ago, I kind of wondered where is my opportunity going to come from, where is my spot going to be in the sport? But everything works out at the end of the day, and it’s working out more and more every day.”Davison Drew NASCAR has fresh faces ready for stardom with icons retiring http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/texas-motor-speedway/article43322448.html November 6, 2015 Fort Worth Star-Telegram The McClatchy Company November 5, 2015 This marked the first race since the 1999 NAPA 500 that Kenseth didn’t compete in, snapping a 571 race starting streak. Hauler fire On the Thursday before the race, the hauler carrying the primary and backup cars for HScott Motorsports's Michael Annett caught fire on Interstate 20 west of Longview, Texas.Simms Gabby I-20 in Longview reopens after truck hauling NASCAR vehicles catches on fire http://www.kltv.com/story/30447407/alert-westbound-i-20-near-mm-595-blocked-after-vehile-fire November 6, 2015 KLTV KLTV/KTRE License Subsidiary, LLC November 5, 2015 Gregg County, Texas https://web.archive.org/web/20151107114859/http://www.kltv.com/story/30447407/alert-westbound-i-20-near-mm-595-blocked-after-vehile-fire November 7, 2015 dead A team spokesperson said nobody was injured and the team sent a spare hauler from their shop in Spartanburg, South Carolina.Pockrass Bob Transporter for Michael Annett's race cars catches fire in Texas https://www.espn.com/racing/story/_/id/14061956/michael-annett-race-cars-damaged-transporter-catches-fire-texas ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures November 6, 2015 Fort Worth, Texas November 6, 2015 However, it was unable to make it to the track prior to the garage opening at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time Friday, so Annett used the backup car of teammate Justin Allgaier to race this weekend. The spare cars served as both drivers' backups. Entry list The entry list for the AAA Texas 500 was released on Monday, November 2 at 12:21 p.m. Eastern time. Forty-five cars were entered for the race. All but Ryan Blaney and Michael McDowell were entered in the previous week's race at Martinsville. Joey Gase returned to the seat of the No. 32 Go FAS Racing Ford. Brian Scott returned to the seat of the No. 33 Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet. Reed Sorenson drove the No. 62 Premium Motorsports Chevrolet. With Kenseth being parked by NASCAR, Erik Jones made his second career Sprint Cup Series start in the No. 20 Toyota.Long Dustin Matt Kenseth loses final appeal; will miss next two Sprint Cup races http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/11/05/matt-kenseth-loses-final-appeal-will-miss-next-two-races/ nascartalk.nbcsports.com NBC Sports November 5, 2015 Concord, North Carolina November 5, 2015 No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski (PC3) Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick (PC1) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 14 Tony Stewart (PC4) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Ryan Blaney (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 24 Jeff Gordon (PC6) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Joey Gase (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 33 Brian Scott (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 34 Brett Moffitt (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 41 Kurt Busch (PC5) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC2) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 62 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 98 Ryan Preece Premium Motorsports FordOfficial initial entry listOfficial final entry list Key Meaning (R) Rookie (i) Ineligible for points (PC#) Past champions provisional Practice Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the first and only practice session with a time of 27.403 and a speed of 197.059 mph km/h on.http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/11/06/keselowski-tops-chart-in-first-sprint-cup-practice-at-texas/ Keselowski tops chart in first Sprint Cup practice at Texas McFadin Daniel NBC Sports November 6, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com November 6, 2015 The other two practice sessions scheduled on Saturday were cancelled because NASCAR had difficulties drying the track due to a combination of overnight rain, high humidity and weepers (water seeping out of the surface of the track which happens largely at tracks with older asphalt surfaces).http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/weepers-bring-nascar-track-action-to-a-halt-at-texas-655865/ 'Weepers' bring NASCAR track action to a halt at Texas Utter Jim Motorsport.com, Inc. November 7, 2015 Motorsport.com November 8, 2015 November 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151110000449/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/weepers-bring-nascar-track-action-to-a-halt-at-texas-655865/ dead Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 27.403 197.059 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.492 196.421 3 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.516 196.249Official first practice results Qualifying thumb|right|Brad Keselowski scored the pole for the race. Brad Keselowski won the pole with a time of 27.421 196.929 mph km/h on.James Brant Brad Keselowski wins pole at Texas https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/11/06/brad-keselowski-wins-pole-texas/75330602/ November 7, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. November 6, 2015 Fort Worth, Texas He said that his "Wurth Ford Fusion has been really good since we unloaded. Very similar to where we were at Kansas - really fast in practice and really fast in qualifying. But we just need that to stay with us in the race and we didn't get that in Kansas."http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/11/Brad-Keselowski-Wins-Texas-Pole.aspx Keselowski Fastest in Texas Wackerlin Jeff Motor Racing Network November 6, 2015 MRN.com November 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151108154208/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/11/Brad-Keselowski-Wins-Texas-Pole.aspx November 8, 2015 dead He also joked that his team will "have the first pit stall and we get to keep it this time. We are really excited about the race Sunday.” Kevin Harvick, who qualified second, said that he practically "ran the same speed in all three rounds there. Didn’t quite have the raw speed in the first round, but this is a racetrack where you want the car to keep going as long as you can. Felt like we had a good start to our race trim practice today and going to have a good spot to start on Sunday.” Kyle Busch, who qualified third, said that while his team doesn't "need to win...we would love to win. I feel like this is a good opportunity for us to have a really good day and for us to score a victory. We come to every race trying to win and this one’s no different. I hope that Texas will bode well for us and we can score that win. If not, a solid top-five finish is exactly what we need. That’s where we need to be at the end of the day and carry on that momentum and go into Phoenix and hope for another solid day there.” Joey Logano, who qualified fourth, said while he doesn't "think we are bad in race trim...I do think we have a little bit of work to do there, so I am anxious to get at that tomorrow and get to work on it and find a little bit more speed for Sunday." Erik Jones, who qualified sixth driving in place of the suspended Matt Kenseth, said that his qualifying run was "a really good effort for us. We made the final round at Kansas as well so it’s cool to make the final round in both our starts. We’ll see where it goes from here, obviously we’ve got a long ways to go yet for Sunday – 500 miles. This definitely helps everybody’s confidence a little bit for that.” Martin Truex Jr., who qualified 23rd, said that his car "never really clicked in qualifying trim today and that's why we're starting in the middle of the pack. But we've been there before and fought our way to the front. As I keep on saying this team never quits. We're always working hard to find the right combination and I am hopeful that our car will perform better in race trim during tomorrow's two practice sessions." Qualifying results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer R1 Best time in Round 1 R2 Best time in Round 2 R3 Best time in Round 3 1 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 27.234 27.348 27.421 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.526 27.475 27.552 3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.395 27.540 27.591 4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 27.375 27.457 27.633 5 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 27.418 27.601 27.644 6 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.492 27.613 27.650 7 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.377 27.530 27.694 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.494 27.571 27.708 9 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.416 27.593 27.740 10 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.399 27.630 27.767 11 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.555 27.640 27.934 12 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.561 27.632 28.361 13 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.581 27.644 — 14 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 27.418 27.646 — 15 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 27.596 27.667 — 16 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.524 27.672 — 17 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 27.572 27.718 — 18 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.535 27.744 — 19 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.433 27.755 — 20 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.504 27.810 — 21 33 Brian Scott (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 27.612 27.810 — 22 14 Tony StewartTony Stewart started from the rear of the field for missing driver introductions.Bob Pockrass bobpockrass 663425084107821056 Stewart missed driver intros and will have to start at rear. #NASCAR. November 8, 2015 November 8, 2015 "N" Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.375 27.819 — 23 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 27.608 27.835 — 24 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 27.558 27.883 — 25 21 Ryan Blaney (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 27.618 — — 26 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.622 — — 27 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 27.645 — — 28 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.670 — — 29 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.672 — — 30 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 27.730 — — 31 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 27.743 — — 32 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 27.746 — — 33 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 27.911 — — 34 26 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 27.988 — — 35 34 Brett Moffitt (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.030 — — 36 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 28.060 — — 37 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 28.077 — — 38 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 28.085 — — 39 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.185 — — 40 23 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 28.193 — — 41 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.236 — — 42 98 Ryan PreeceRyan Preece started from the rear of the field after changing engines.Jay Pennell jaywpennell 663433607164203008 .@RyanPreece_ to the rear with an engine change. @TonyStewart to the rear for missing driver intros. #NASCAR November 8, 2015 November 8, 2015 "N" Premium Motorsports Ford 28.318 — — 43 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 28.483 — —Failed to qualify 44 32 Joey Gase (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 28.329 — — 45 62 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 28.744 — —Official qualifying results Race First half Start Under clear blue Texas skies, Brad Keselowski led the field to the green flag at 2:21 p.m. After the first 10 laps, he pulled to a second and a half lead over Kevin Harvick. The first caution of the race flew on lap 11 for a single–car wreck in turn 4. Halfway down the backstretch, the left-rear tire on Joey Logano's car went flat. He couldn't control the car rounding turn 3 and spun out.Pennell Jay Joey Logano suffers early setback as tire blows at Texas http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/joey-logano-aaa-texas-500-team-penske-chase-suffers-early-setback-as-tire-blows-sprint-cup-110815 FoxSports.com Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. November 8, 2015 Fort Worth, Texas November 8, 2015 The damage to his fender was significant and he went a number of laps down while his crew tried to repair it. Eventually, crew chief Todd Gordon told him to take the car to the garage. Logano said afterwards that the left-rear tire "just blew apart off of Turn 2. [It] came apart and shredded everything inside the car. It did a lot more damage than just the tire blowing apart."http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/11/Tough-Day-for-Joey-Logano-at-Texas.aspx Tough Day for Logano at Texas Wackerlin Jeff Motor Racing Network November 8, 2015 MRN.com November 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151110222840/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/11/Tough-Day-for-Joey-Logano-at-Texas.aspx November 10, 2015 dead He also said that this race "was a must-win situation as well. If we finished second today we would be in the same boat going into Phoenix. I feel great about our chances at Phoenix. It has been a great race track for us in the past. I felt like this track was a great one for us as well. It is unfortunate that we finished how we did.”James Brant James: Once Chase favorite, Joey Logano must win at Phoenix https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/11/08/brant-james-joey-logano-kevin-harvick-texas-chase/75422646/ November 9, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. November 8, 2015 Fort Worth, Texas The race restarted on lap 18. Harvick and Keselowski dragged raced down the front stretch with the former take the lead on lap 19. The second caution of the race flew on lap 25 for a single-car wreck in turn 1. Ryan Blaney suffered a right-front tire blowout and slammed the wall in turn 1 and would go on to finish 43rd.http://brock.lastcar.info/2015/11/cup-ryan-blaney-last-as-tire-issues.html CUP: Ryan Blaney Last As Tire Issues Fill Texas Bottom Five Beard Brock LASTCAR.info November 8, 2015 brock.lastcar.info November 9, 2015 Because this happened a lap before the scheduled competition caution, NASCAR race control decided to treat this as the competition caution. This meant teams could refuel the cars. Matt DiBenedetto opted not to pit and assumed the lead. He pitted the next lap and handed the lead back to Keselowski. A. J. Allmendinger was tagged for an uncontrolled tire and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. Aric Almirola was tagged for having too many crew members over the wall and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. Denny Hamlin took his car to the garage for issues with his fuel pump.AAA Texas 500 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umXt1027Zsc November 16, 2015 Sprint Cup Series Sprint Cup Series NBC Sports NBC Fort Worth, Texas November 8, 2015 67 2:21 p.m. en The race restarted on lap 30. The third caution of the race flew on lap 36 for a single-car incident in turn 1. Rounding the front stretch, Harvick's left-rear tire went down and he dove down onto the apron.Pennell Jay Kevin Harvick survives major scare after cut tire in AAA Texas 500 http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/kevin-harvick-stewart-haas-racing-survives-major-scare-after-cut-tire-in-aaa-texas-500-110815 FoxSports.com Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. November 8, 2015 Fort Worth, Texas November 8, 2015 After the race, crew chief Rodney Childers said that the car "had that left-rear go down and automatically you panic and think it was self-inflicted like maybe we didn’t have enough air in it, that kind of thing. As soon as I got down off the (pit) box, I saw a piece cut right in the tread. It was probably out of one of the cars that was tore up earlier."http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/the-harder-the-road-the-further-kevin-harvick-goes/ The harder the road, the further Kevin Harvick goes Utter Jim Motorsport.com, Inc. November 8, 2015 Motorsport.com November 9, 2015 The race restarted on lap 42. Kyle Busch edged Keselowski for the lead the next lap, but he lost it to the No. 2 car the next lap. Dale Earnhardt Jr. made an unscheduled stop for a flat right-front tire. The fourth caution of the race flew on lap 51 for a single-car spin on the front stretch. Exiting turn 4, Tony Stewart got loose and spun out into the grass. Keselowski exited pit road with the lead. Almirola was tagged again for having too many crew members over the wall and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. The race restarted on lap 58. Debris on the front stretch brought out the fifth caution of the race on lap 100. The debris was a shredded left-rear tire from Kyle Larson's car. Second quarter The race restarted on lap 107. Ryan Newman made an unscheduled stop at lap 146 after cutting down his left-rear tire exiting turn 2. This left debris on the backstretch and brought out the sixth caution of the race on lap 149. Kasey Kahne was tagged for speeding on pit road and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. The race restarted on lap 155. Dale Earnhardt Jr. tagged the wall with his right-rear corner. This affected the handling of his car and he began to fall back through the field. He spun in the turn 3 apron and brought out the seventh caution of the race on lap 167.http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/11/08/brad-keselowski-leads-halfway-at-texas-joey-logano-has-big-problems/ Brad Keselowski leads halfway at Texas, Joey Logano has big problems Bonkowski Jerry NBC Sports November 8, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com November 8, 2015 A. J. Allmendinger was tagged for an uncontrolled tire and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. Second half Halfway The race restarted on lap 173. Debris in turn 2 brought out the eighth caution of the race on lap 196. The debris came from the shredded right-rear tire of Trevor Bayne's car. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was tagged for having too many crew members over the wall and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. Joey Logano was tagged for speeding on pit road and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. The race restarted on lap 204. Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards kicked off a cycle of green flag stops with 84 laps to go. Brad Keselowski pitted with 83 laps to go and handed the lead to Jimmie Johnson. He pitted the next lap and the lead cycled back to Keselowski. Fourth quarter thumb|right|Jimmie Johnson, seen here at the 2015 Daytona 500, scored his 75th victory at Texas. Kevin Harvick made an unscheduled stop with 53 laps to go for a flat right-rear tire. He fell to 20th–place in the running order and down a lap. Carl Edwards kicked off the final cycle of pit stops with 38 laps to go. Keselowski hit pit road with 37 laps to go and the lead cycled to Harvick. Denny Hamlin was tagged for speeding on pit road and was forced to serve a drive-through penalty. On 16-lap older tires, he was no match for Keselowski as he was passed with ease with 35 laps to go. Debris in turn 2 brought out the ninth caution of the race with 24 laps to go. The debris was a shredded right front tire from Erik Jones. The race restarted with 18 laps to go. Martin Truex Jr. edged out Keselowski to take the lead with 17 to go, but Keselowski took it back the next lap. Jimmie Johnson kept the pressure on him for the next 12 laps. He took the lead with three laps to go and scored his 75th career win.Hawking Stephen Johnson passes Keselowski late to win 4th straight at Texas http://racing.ap.org/article/johnson-passes-keselowski-late-win-3rd-straight-texas November 8, 2015 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports November 8, 2015 Fort Worth, Texas https://web.archive.org/web/20151109135708/http://racing.ap.org/article/johnson-passes-keselowski-late-win-3rd-straight-texas November 9, 2015 Post-race Driver comments After the race, Johnson said that he "just kept pressure on him (Keselowski). I could see that he was really tight and that was the first I had seen him that vulnerable all day. I just kept the pressure on him, kept searching for line. He saw me coming on the top and protected it. I just kept trying to put pressure on him hoping for a mistake. He got real loose off of Turn 2 and I had a big run down the backstretch and drove it in really far into Turn 3 hoping to hear clear. Once I did I knew I was home free.”http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/11/Jimmie-Johnson-Gets-Sixth-Texas-Win.aspx Johnson Gets Sixth Texas Win Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network November 8, 2015 MRN.com November 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151110195550/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/11/Jimmie-Johnson-Gets-Sixth-Texas-Win.aspx November 10, 2015 dead Keselowski said that Johnson's "car had mega turn that last run and I couldn’t keep the turn and it kept pushing real bad. I did everything I could to hold him off but he was way faster that last run."Bromberg Nick Brad Keselowski dominates, but Jimmie Johnson wins at Texas https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/brad-keselowski-dominates--but-jimmie-johnson-wins-at-texas-233601979.html sports.yahoo.com NBC Sports Network, Stats LLC, Opta. November 9, 2015 Fort Worth, Texas November 8, 2015 Despite sitting 19–points out of the fourth–place Chase cutoff, he said he wasn't "sure exactly how to feel about it at the moment. The 48 car had so much speed them last 10 laps. Maybe I'll change my mind [but] I don't know what I would have done differently or could have done differently. There's always something you can do better. But not knowing what that might be at this moment makes it a little bit easier to digest."Pockrass Bob Desperate Brad Keselowski falls short to Jimmie Johnson in return to normalcy https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/14084389/nascar-keselowski-comes-just-short-superman-johnson ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures November 9, 2015 Fort Worth, Texas November 9, 2015 Following a third–place finish, Harvick said that his team has "had to overcome things week after week after week. I guess those are character-building moments as you go through those weekend, but we’ve managed to survive and advance and that’s what we’ve got to do next week.”http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/11/Eventful-Day-For-Kevin-Harvick.aspx Eventful Day For Harvick Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network November 8, 2015 MRN.com November 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151110195548/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/11/Eventful-Day-For-Kevin-Harvick.aspx November 10, 2015 dead With the next race being Phoenix, he also said that the track is "definitely a good place for us to go. It’s been very successful but that doesn’t mean we’re going to go there and run good this time. We’ve got to go and try and have our ducks in a row. We’ve done a good job managing the Chase so far with all the adversity we’ve had. We’ve only really had one smooth weekend, so we’ve just got to keep doing what we’re doing and hopefully the smooth weekend is the next week and the week after.”James Brant Kevin Harvick keeps overcoming obstacles in title defense https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/11/08/kevin-harvick-finds-bright-spot-among-texas-woes/75433014/ November 10, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. November 8, 2015 Fort Worth, Texas Kyle Busch said of his fourth–place finish that it ended up being "a really good day for us. Obviously, just being able to run our own race and to perform the way we did, I felt like it was pretty good. I wish we had a little bit faster car on the short runs for sure. I think that was kind of where we lost most of our time here today. Once things got single filed out, spread out, our car was a little better on the long runs. At least we did have some speed in our car on one side of the run where we could make up some ground and maintain our position on the racetrack. Can’t say enough on Adam Stevens, everyone on the team did a great job. Our Toyota Camry was awesome. TRD did a great job with the engines. Look forward to Phoenix next week, maintaining our position. If we can go out there and win, sure, we’d love to win.”http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=103601 Kyle Busch Keeps Good Finishes Rolling With A Fourth McCubbin Ashley USA Today Sports Digital Properties. November 8, 2015 SpeedwayMedia.com November 10, 2015 After finishing seventh, Kurt Busch said that his race "was good, hard fought battle with limited practice. We had to go with our best effort to get the set-up. We battled through it. It just wasn’t the winning car we needed to try to advance. The way that we had been running we knew we could get close to fifth. We got seventh today so we will take it.”http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=103598 Kurt Busch Posts Solid Seventh Place Finish In Texas McCubbin Ashley USA Today Sports Digital Properties. November 8, 2015 SpeedwayMedia.com November 10, 2015 Following an eighth–place finish, Martin Truex Jr. said that he "thought we had a shot at it (the win) and the right-front wheel started shaking real bad and got tight. It's a damn shame. It's a good run. ... We had a really good race car."Pockrass Bob Monday Rundown: Martin Truex Jr. keeps making Chase progress https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/page/MondayRundown20151109/nascar-martin-truex-jr-steady-quest-chase-finale ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures November 10, 2015 Fort Worth, Texas November 9, 2015 Sitting fourth in the standings six–points back of the lead, he said it certainly helped that "[t]he 2 didn't win the race...I was cheering for Jimmie Johnson pretty hard. We did what we needed to do. It would have been nice to have those five or six spots -- that's five or six points next week. It could be the difference. But we'll just have to wait and see and we'll go race hard again." Speaking on a ninth–place finish, Jeff Gordon – who's locked into the championship race following his win at Martinsville the week before – said he "thought we learned a lot this weekend. I think we certainly know that our cars are fast because our teammate won. Congrats to him. I think that's awesome he beat the No. 2 (Brad Keselowski). That is spectacular, I'm going to give him a big hug for that. At the same time I think that we were here to execute and push hard, try to win, but also to just learn what we could. I thought we learned some stuff."http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/jeff-gordon-jimmie-johnson-hendrick-motorsports-texas-race-chase-learning-experience-110915 Jeff Gordon uses race at Texas as Chase learning experience Jensen Tom Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. November 9, 2015 FoxSports.com November 10, 2015 Following a 12th–place finish in only his second career Sprint Cup Series start, Erik Jones – who also finished fourth in the Xfinity Series race the previous day and won the Camping World Truck Series race two days prior – said that he was "ready to take the day off. I don’t think I’ve ever run more than two races – a Truck and Xfinity race – in more than one weekend. At this point, I’m feeling fine, but I can definitely feeling it coming on. I’ll be worn out tonight.”McFadin Daniel Erik Jones completes three-race weekend with 12th in Sprint Cup race http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/11/08/erik-jones-completes-three-race-weekend-with-12th-in-sprint-cup-race/ nascartalk.nbcsports.com NBC Sports November 10, 2015 Fort Worth, Texas November 8, 2015 He also said that he wished his car "could have been a little stronger there at the end. We had that right front go down and it tore the nose up pretty good, so kind of took us out of a shot at a top-10. To still come home 12th is a good day for us. We worked hard all day to really keep the thing balanced and good and strong.” Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 47 2 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 334 44 3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 334 42 4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 334 41 5 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 334 39 6 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 38 7 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 334 37 8 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 334 37 9 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 35 10 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 334 34 11 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 334 33 12 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 334 0 13 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 334 31 14 33 Brian Scott (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 334 0 15 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 334 29 16 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 334 28 17 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 334 27 18 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 334 26 19 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 333 25 20 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 333 24 21 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 333 23 22 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 333 22 23 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 333 21 24 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 332 20 25 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 331 0 26 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 330 18 27 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 330 17 28 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 330 16 29 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 329 16 30 34 Brett Moffitt (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 329 14 31 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 329 13 32 23 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 329 12 33 26 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 329 0 34 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 328 10 35 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 328 9 36 98 Ryan Preece Premium Motorsports Ford 326 8 37 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 304 7 38 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 304 6 39 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 296 5 40 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 268 4 41 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 236 3 42 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 52 2 43 21 Ryan Blaney (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 26 0Official AAA Texas 500 results Race statistics 15 lead changes among 8 different drivers 9 cautions for 47 laps Time of race: 3 hours, 38 minutes, 38 seconds Average speed: 137.490 mph km/h on Jimmie Johnson took home $462,976 in winnings Lap Leaders Laps Leader 1-17 Brad Keselowski 18-26 Kevin Harvick 27 Matt DiBenedetto (R) 28-41 Brad Keselowski 42 Kyle Busch 43-53 Brad Keselowski 54 David Gilliland 55 J. J. Yeley (i) 56-251 Brad Keselowski 252-253 Jimmie Johnson 254-297 Brad Keselowski 298-299 Kevin Harvick 300-316 Brad Keselowski 317 Martin Truex Jr. 318-330 Brad Keselowski 331-334 Jimmie JohnsonTotal laps led Leader Laps Brad Keselowski 312 Kevin Harvick 11 Jimmie Johnson 6 Kyle Busch 1 Martin Truex Jr. 1 David Gilliland 1 J. J. Yeley (i) 1 Matt DiBenedetto (R) 1 Race awards Coors Light Pole Award: Brad Keselowski (27.421, 196.929 mph km/h on 3M Lap Leader: Brad Keselowski (312 laps) American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Brad Keselowski Duralast Brakes "Bake In The Race" Award: Brad Keselowski Freescale "Wide Open": Carl Edwards Ingersoll Rand Power Move: Kurt Busch (5 positions) MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Roush-Yates Engines, #2 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Brad Keselowski (145.0 driver rating) Moog Steering and Suspension Problem Solver of The Race: Jamie McMurray (crew chief Matt McCall (0.164 seconds)) NASCAR Sprint Cup Leader Bonus: No winner: rolls over to $20,000 at next event Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Kyle Busch (Lap 2, 28.097, 192.191 mph km/h on) Sunoco Rookie of The Race: Brett Moffitt Media Television NBC covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, two–time Texas winner Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast handled pit road on the television side. NBCBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve Letarte Dave BurnsMike MassaroMarty SniderKelli Stavast Radio PRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini called the race from the booth when the field was racing down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop the turn 2 condo when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called the race from atop the turn 4 suites when the field was racing through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Jim Noble and Steve Richards handled pit road on the radio side. PRN Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowAnnouncer: Wendy Venturini Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson Brad GillieBrett McMillanJim NobleSteve Richards Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Jeff Gordon 4,082 10px 2 Kyle Busch 4,080 (–2) 10px 1 3 Kevin Harvick 4,079 (–3) 10px 1 4 Martin Truex Jr. 4,076 (–6) 10px 5 Carl Edwards 4,069 (–13) 10px 6 Brad Keselowski 4,057 (–25) 10px 7 Kurt Busch 4,048 (–34) 10px 8 Joey Logano 4,013 (–69) 10px 2 9 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2,259 (–1,823) 10px 1 10 Denny Hamlin 2,257 (–1,825) 10px 1 11 Ryan Newman 2,253 (–1,829) 10px 2 12 Jimmie Johnson 2,240 (–1,842) 10px 1 13 Jamie McMurray 2,235 (–1,847) 10px 1 14 Paul Menard 2,208 (–1,874) 10px 2 15 Matt Kenseth 2,197 (–1,885) 10px 16 Clint Bowyer 2,153 (–1,929) thumb|right|Jeff Gordon left Texas with a two–point lead over Kyle Busch. Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 1,495 10px 2 Toyota 1,432 (–63) 10px 3 Ford 1,414 (–81) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. Note "N" References 2 Sprint Cup Series 2015 2015 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 2015 Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 AAA Texas 500 AAA Texas 500 Category:NASCAR races at Texas Motor Speedway Category:Sports competitions in Fort Worth, Texas Category:November 2015 sports events in the United States