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2015 Food City 300
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22nd race in the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series
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CUST 2015 Food City 300 August 21, 2015 Kyle Busch wins Food City 300 XFINITY Series race at Bristol https://www.foxnews.com/sports/kyle-busch-wins-food-city-300-xfinity-series-race-at-bristol January 4, 2026 Fox Sports en-USReid Spencer Kyle Busch grabs overtime Xfinity win at Bristol https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/2015/08/22/kyle-busch-grabs-overtime-xfinity-win-at-bristol/30730793007/ 2026-01-04 Daytona Beach News-Journal Online en-USHenderson Amy 2015-08-22 Xfinity Series Breakdown: 2015 Food City 300 at Bristol https://frontstretch.com/2015/08/22/xfinity-breakdown-food-city-300/ 2026-01-04 frontstretch en-US2015 Food City 300 Race Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2026-01-04 Racing-Reference en-US2015 Food City 300 Qualifying results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2026-01-05 Racing-Reference en-US Race 22 of 33 of the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series 2015 08 21 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee 0.533 0.858 Bristol Motor Speedway 2024.svg 300 86.27 mph km/h Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 15.121 Denny Hamlin 106 Joe Gibbs Racing Kyle Busch 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte NBCSN 302
The 2015 Food City 300 was the 22nd stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, August 21, 2015, at Bristol Motor Speedway a 0.533 mi km permanent oval-shaped racetrack in Bristol, Tennessee. Denny Hamlin dominated the race, but his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch took the win in a overtime finish. Rounding out the top 3, Kyle Larson finished 2nd, and Hamlin finished 3rd.
Entry list
(R) denotes a rookie driver
(I) Ineligible for points
No Car NumberDriverTeamManufacturer0Harrison Rhodes (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet1Elliott SadlerRoush–Fenway RacingFord01Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet2Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ross Chastain (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet6Bubba Wallace (R)Roush–Fenway RacingFord7Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet8Blake KochTriStar MotorsportsToyota9Chase ElliottJR MotorsportsChevrolet13Brad TeagueMBM MotorsportsToyota14Cale Conley (R)TriStar MotorsportsToyota15Ryan Ellis (I)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet16Ryan ReedRoush–Fenway RacingFord18Daniel Suárez (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyota20Denny Hamlin (I)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota22Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord24Eric McClureTriStar MotorsportsToyota25John Wes Townley (I)Athenian MotorsportsChevrolet26Hermie SadlerJGL RacingToyota28J. J. YeleyJGL RacingToyota33Brandon Jones (I)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet40Carl LongMBM MotorsportsDodge42Kyle Larson (I)HScott MotorsportsChevrolet43Dakoda ArmstrongRichard Petty MotorsportsFord44David StarrTriStar MotorsportsToyota51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet54Kyle Busch (I)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota60Chris BuescherRoush–Fenway RacingFord62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet66Benny GordonPEG RacingToyota70Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevrolet74Jordan Anderson (I)Mike Harmon RacingDodge88Kevin Harvick (I)JR MotorsportsChevrolet89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet90Mario GosselinKing AutosportChevrolet97Dylan KwasniewskiObaika RacingChevrolet
Qualifying
thumb|Denny Hamlin won the pole|257x257px
GridNo Car NumberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed120Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.121126.896254Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.191126.312388Kevin HarvickJR MotorsportsChevrolet15.226126.02142Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet15.229125.996560Chris BuescherRoush–Fenway RacingFord15.265125.699622Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord15.296125.445742Kyle LarsonHScott MotorsportsChevrolet15.312125.31381Elliott SadlerRoush–Fenway RacingFord15.355124.963918Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.361124.914109Chase ElliottJR MotorsportsChevrolet15.388124.695113Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet15.493123.849127Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet15.495123.8331333Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet15.461124.106146Bubba WallaceRoush–Fenway RacingFord15.480123.9531562Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet15.498123.8101601Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet15.499123.8021716Ryan ReedRoush–Fenway RacingFord15.570123.2371828J. J. YeleyJGL RacingToyota15.600123.0001939Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet15.611122.9132014Cale ConleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota15.616122.874214Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet15.706122.1702243Dakoda ArmstrongRichard Petty MotorsportsFord15.720122.061230Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet15.726122.0142425John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet15.802121.4282526Hermie SadlerJGL RacingToyota15.717122.0842666Benny GordonPEG RacingToyota15.722122.0462751Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet15.744121.8752897Dylan KwasniewskiObaika RacingChevrolet15.759121.759298Blake KochTriStar MotorsportsToyota15.792121.50530901 Mario GosselinKing AutosportChevrolet15.804121.4123119Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyota15.854121.0293244David StarrTriStar MotorsportsToyota15.924120.4973352Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet15.949120.308Qualified via Owner Points3424Eric McClureTriStar MotorsportsToyota15.954120.2713540Carl LongMBM MotorsportsDodge16.025119.7383670Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevrolet16.156118.7673715Ryan EllisRick Ware RacingChevrolet16.249118.0873874Jordan AndersonMike Harmon RacingDodge16.326117.5303989Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet16.351117.3514013Brad TeagueMBM MotorsportsToyota16.383117.121Official qualifying result
Notes: 1 – Mario Gosselin had to go to the rear for unapproved adjustments.
Race results
thumb|Kyle busch won the race on a overtime finish.|278x278px
PosNo Car NumberDriverTeamManufacturerLapsStatusPoints154Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota302running0242Kyle LarsonHScott MotorsportsChevrolet302running0320Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota302running043Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet302running40518Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota302running3962Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet302running3879Chase ElliottJR MotorsportsChevrolet302running37888Kevin HarvickJR MotorsportsChevrolet302running097Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet302running351062Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet302running341160Chris BuescherRoush–Fenway RacingFord302running35126Bubba WallaceRoush–Fenway RacingFord302running321333Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet302running01451Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet302running301501Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet302running291639Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet302running28174Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet302running271814Cale ConleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota301running261928J. J. YeleyJGL RacingToyota299running252044David StarrTriStar MotorsportsToyota298running24218Blake KochTriStar MotorsportsToyota298running232222Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord297running222325John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet297running02443Dakoda ArmstrongRichard Petty MotorsportsFord297running202516Ryan ReedRoush–Fenway RacingFord295running192613Brad TeagueMBM MotorsportsToyota291running182752Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet289running172815Ryan EllisRick Ware RacingChevrolet288running02926Hermie SadlerJGL RacingToyota287running153070Derrike CopeDerrike Cope RacingChevrolet275running14311Elliott SadlerRoush–Fenway RacingFord254crash133297Dylan KwasniewskiObaika RacingChevrolet253crash123324Eric McClureTriStar MotorsportsToyota252running11340Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet247crash103590Mario GosselinKing AutosportChevrolet180handling93674Jordan AndersonMike Harmon RacingDodge170running03766Benny GordonPEG RacingToyota65electrical73889Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet28brakes63940Carl LongMBM MotorsportsDodge22handling54019Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyota3vibration4Race Results
Race statistics
10 lead changes among 4 different drivers
8 cautions for 52 laps
Time of race: 1 hour, 51 minute, 57 seconds
Average speed: 86.27 mph km/h on
Lap Leaders Laps Leader 1–2 Denny Hamlin 3–12 Kyle Busch 13–26 Denny Hamlin 27–54 Kyle Busch 55 Denny Hamlin 56–104 Kyle Busch 105–124 Denny Hamlin 125 Kevin Harvick 126–194 Denny Hamlin 195–300 Chris Buescher 301–302 Kyle BuschTotal laps led Leader Laps Denny Hamlin 106 Chris Buescher 106 Kyle Busch 89 Kevin Harvick 1
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Chris Buescher 80010x10px2Ty Dillon781 (–19)10x10px3Chase Elliott777 (–23)10x10px4Regan Smith749 (–51)10x10px5Elliott Sadler718 (–82)10x10px16Daniel Suárez697 (–103)10x10px16Bubba Wallace697 (–103)10x10px8Brian Scott681 (–119)10x10px9Brendan Gaughan676 (–124)10x10px10Ryan Reed606 (–194)10x10px11Jeremy Clements567 (–233)10x10px12J. J. Yeley536 (–264)
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
2015 Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 2015 Road America 180 NASCAR Xfinity Series 2015
Category:2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Category:NASCAR races at Bristol Motor Speedway
Category:August 2015 sports events in the United States
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