2015 Drivin' for Linemen 200

8th race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series CUST Kyle Busch Motorsports 2nd Annual Drivin' for Linemen FS1 96.970 mph km/h on June 13 Erik Jones Erik Jones Kyle Busch Motorsports Cole Custer JR Motorsports 00 84 160 Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison, Illinois 200 321 321 160 MRN Race 8 of 23 of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2.01 1.25 Drivin' for Linemen 200 2015 200 Ralph Sheheen, Phil Parsons, and Todd Bodine yes WWTRaceway TrackDiagram 2022.svg The 2015 Drivin' for Linemen 200 was the 8th stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 2nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 13, 2015, in Madison, Illinois at Gateway Motorsports Park, a 1.25 mile (2.01 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. Cole Custer, driving for JR Motorsports, would hold off the field on the final restart with five laps to go, earning his second career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his first of the season. Matt Crafton and pole-sitter Erik Jones had dominated the majority of the race, leading 49 and 84 laps, before being involved in late-race incidents.McFadin Daniel June 13, 2015 Cole Custer takes surprising Truck win at Gateway Motorsports Park https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/06/14/cole-custer-takes-surprising-truck-win-at-gateway-motorsports-park/ January 3, 2024 NASCAR Talk NBC Sports en To fill out the podium, Spencer Gallagher, driving for GMS Racing, and Johnny Sauter, driving for ThorSport Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Background Gateway Motorsports Park (formerly Gateway International Raceway) is a motorsport racing facility in Madison, Illinois, just east of St. Louis, Missouri, United States, close to the Gateway Arch. It features a 1.250 mi km on oval that hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the NTT IndyCar Series, a 2.000 mi km on infield road course used by SpeedTour TransAm, SCCA, and Porsche Club of America, a quarter-mile NHRA-sanctioned drag strip that hosts the annual NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Midwest Nationals event, and the Kartplex, a state-of-the-art karting facility. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor00Cole CusterJR MotorsportsChevroletHaas Automation0Adam EdwardsJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven2Honor.org1Ryan EllisMAKE MotorsportsChevroletAltec Lansing02Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevroletRandco, Young's Building Systems03Mike Affarano (i)Mike Affarano MotorsportsChevroletMike Affarano Motorsports4Erik Jones (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaSpecial Olympics World Games05John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevroletZaxby's6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletBoedeker Construction07Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevroletScubaLife08Korbin Forrister (R)BJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevroletTilted Kilt8John Hunter Nemechek (R)SWM-NEMCO MotorsportsChevroletSWM-NEMCO Motorsports10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletPOW, MIAFamilies.org11Ben KennedyRed Horse RacingToyotaLocal Motors13Cameron Hayley (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaCabinets by Hayley14Daniel Hemric (R)NTS MotorsportsChevroletCalifornia Clean Power15Mason MingusBilly Boat MotorsportsChevroletCall 811 Before You Dig17Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyotaRed Horse Racing19Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFordBBR Music Group23Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevroletAllegiant Travel Company29Austin Theriault (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFordCooper-Standard Automotive33Brandon Jones (R)GMS RacingChevroletMasterforce Tool Storage36Justin JenningsMB MotorsportsChevroletMittler Bros., Ski Soda45Tommy ReganB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletTrijicon, Cope's Distribution50Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevroletBurnie Grill51Matt TifftKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaToyotaCare54Justin Boston (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaROK Mobile57Joey GattinaNorm Benning RacingChevroletTruckworx63Tyler TannerMB MotorsportsChevroletVatterott College, Mittler Bros.74Jordan AndersonMike Harmon RacingChevroletMike Harmon Racing88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyotaIdeal Door, Menards94Timmy HillPremium MotorsportsChevroletPremium Motorsports98Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyotaNextant Aerospace, Curb RecordsOfficial entry list Practice The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, June 13, at 9:30 AM CST, and would last for 2 hours and 30 minutes.2015 Truck Series Gateway Race Info http://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2015/story/_/page/2015cts-08gateway dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150905235848/http://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2015/story/_/page/2015cts-08gateway September 5, 2015 January 3, 2024 Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site en-US Erik Jones, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.903, and an average speed of 136.766 mph km/h on.Jordan Jerry June 13, 2015 Rain Ends 2015 Drivin' for Linemen 200 Qualifying Early at Gateway https://frontstretch.com/2015/06/13/rain-ends-truck-series-qualifying-early-at-gateway-motorsports-park/ January 3, 2024 Frontstretch en-US Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed14Erik Jones (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota32.903136.766200Cole CusterJR MotorsportsChevrolet32.945136.591388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota32.948136.579Full practice results Starting lineup Qualifying was originally going to be held on Saturday, June 13, at 4:45 PM CST, but was cancelled due to rain showers.NASCAR Qualifying Rules http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-Series-Qualifying-Rules January 3, 2024 Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site https://web.archive.org/web/20150303175127/http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-Series-Qualifying-Rules 3 March 2015 en The starting lineup was determined by practice speeds. As a result, Erik Jones, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would earn the pole. No driver would fail to qualify Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMake14Erik Jones (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota200Cole CusterJR MotorsportsChevrolet388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota498Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota533Brandon Jones (R)GMS RacingChevrolet619Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord714Daniel Hemric (R)NTS MotorsportsChevrolet851Matt TifftKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota913Cameron Hayley (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1029Austin Theriault (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord1105John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet128John Hunter Nemechek (R)SWM-NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1317Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota1423Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1511Ben KennedyRed Horse RacingToyota1615Mason MingusBilly Boat MotorsportsChevrolet1702Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1807Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1954Justin Boston (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2050Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet2163Tyler TannerMB MotorsportsChevrolet2236Justin JenningsMB MotorsportsChevrolet2394Timmy HillPremium MotorsportsChevrolet2408Korbin Forrister (R)BJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet2510Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet2645Tommy ReganB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet2774Jordan AndersonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet281Ryan EllisMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet296Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet300Adam EdwardsJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet3103Mike Affarano (i)Mike Affarano MotorsportsChevrolet3257Joey GattinaNorm Benning RacingChevroletOfficial starting lineup Race results Fin2015 Drivin' for Linemen 200 - Racing Reference https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2015_Drivin_for_Linemen_200/C/ January 3, 2024 Racing-Reference.infoSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1200Cole CusterJR MotorsportsChevrolet16019Running47$45,12121423Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1600Running42$30,1473498Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota1604Running42$23,5594128John Hunter Nemechek (R)SWM-NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1600Running40$21,4005913Cameron Hayley (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1600Running39$18,34661317Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota1600Running38$17,16271511Ben KennedyRed Horse RacingToyota1600Running37$16,3068619Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord1604Running37$15,7579714Daniel Hemric (R)NTS MotorsportsChevrolet1600Running35$15,701101029Austin Theriault (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord1600Running34$16,596111105John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet1600Running33$15,59112533Brandon Jones (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1600Running32$15,451131807Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1600Running31$15,396142050Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet1600Running30$15,340151702Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1600Running29$15,601162163Tyler TannerMB MotorsportsChevrolet1590Running28$15,26217281Ryan EllisMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet1570Running27$14,952182394Timmy HillPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1570Running26$14,813192774Jordan AndersonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1560Running25$13,452202510Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1560Running24$13,89721388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota15149Accident24$13,230222408Korbin Forrister (R)BJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1480Running22$12,1192314Erik Jones (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota14584Electrical23$11,980242645Tommy ReganB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1080Electrical20$11,89725851Matt TifftKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota920Accident19$12,01926296Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet560Brakes18$11,841271954Justin Boston (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota510Accident17$11,786281615Mason MingusBilly Boat MotorsportsChevrolet510Accident16$11,539292236Justin JenningsMB MotorsportsChevrolet260Brakes15$11,511303103Mike Affarano (i)Mike Affarano MotorsportsChevrolet130Brakes0$11,01131300Adam EdwardsJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet60Brakes13$9,511323257Joey GattinaNorm Benning RacingChevrolet00Engine12$8,511Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Matt Crafton 329 10px 2 Tyler Reddick 317 (-12) 10px 1 3 Johnny Sauter 299 (–30) 10px 1 4 Erik Jones 296 (–33) 10px 5 John Wes Townley 260 (–69) 10px 6 Cameron Hayley 254 (–75) 10px 1 7 Spencer Gallagher 251 (–78) 10px 1 8 Daniel Hemric 246 (–83) 10px 9 Timothy Peters 245 (–84) 10px 1 10 Ben Kennedy 238 (–91)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 2015 WinStar World Casino & Resort 400 2015 American Ethanol 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2015 Category:NASCAR races at Gateway Motorsports Park Category:June 2015 sports events in the United States Category:2015 in sports in Illinois