2015 Ford EcoBoost 400

February 2025 NAS Ford EcoBoost 400 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 9, 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/homestead-miami-speedway.html Homestead-Miami Speedway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com November 16, 2015http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6826&StatType=Entry+List Entry list Motor Racing Network November 16, 2015 MRN.com November 16, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151117021850/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6826&StatType=Entry+List November 17, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Ford-EcoBoost-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx First Practice Results Motor Racing Network November 20, 2015 MRN.com November 20, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151121035603/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Ford-EcoBoost-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx November 21, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Ford-EcoBoost-400-Qualifying-Results.aspx Qualifying Results Motor Racing Network November 20, 2015 MRN.com November 20, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151121174132/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Ford-EcoBoost-400-Qualifying-Results.aspx November 21, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Ford-EcoBoost-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx Second Practice Results Motor Racing Network November 21, 2015 MRN.com November 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151122051112/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Ford-EcoBoost-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx November 22, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Ford-EcoBoost-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Final Practice Results Motor Racing Network November 21, 2015 MRN.com November 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151123060116/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Ford-EcoBoost-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx November 23, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6826&StatType=Race+Results Ford EcoBoost 400 Results Motor Racing Network November 22, 2015 MRN.com November 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151124011659/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6826&StatType=Race+Results November 24, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/36hms2015points.pdf Points standings NASCAR Statistics November 22, 2015 Jayski.com November 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151129040340/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/36hms2015points.pdf November 29, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/36hms2015racereport.pdf Manufacturer standings NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications November 23, 2015 Jayski.com November 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151124123357/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/36hms2015racereport.pdf November 24, 2015 dead 2015 11 22 2015 36 36 2015 Ford EcoBoost 400 logo.jpg Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida 1.5 2.4 400.5 267 640.8 Mostly sunny skies with a temperature of 81 F C; wind out of the west/southwest at 13 mph km/h on 131.755 mph km/h on Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 30.568 Brad Keselowski Team Penske 86 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing NBC Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte 4.4/10 (Overnight)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/11/nascar-ratings-nbc-chase-finale-homestead-overnights-high-football-night/ Late Running NASCAR Finale Hits 10-Year High in Overnights Paulsen Sports Media Watch November 23, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com November 23, 20154.4/10 (Final)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/11/nascar-ratings-nbc-chase-cup-finale-most-watched-decade-gordon-football-night/ NASCAR Finale Scores 7.6M Viewers Across NBC, NBCSN Paulsen Sports Media Watch November 23, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com November 24, 20157.6 Million viewers MRN Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) The 2015 Ford EcoBoost 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on November 22, 2015, at Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it was the 36th and final race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Kyle Busch won the race and the championship, his fifth of the season and first of his career. Kevin Harvick finished second. Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Kyle Larson rounded out the top-five. Jeff Gordon finished sixth in his 797th and final scheduled career start and Martin Truex Jr. rounded out the Chase drivers in 14th. Denny Hamlin won the pole for the race and led zero laps on his way to a 10th-place finish. Keselowski led a race high of 86 laps on his way to a third-place finish. The race had 18 lead changes among eight different drivers, as well as seven caution flag periods for 30 laps. This was the 34th victory for Busch, fifth of the season, first at Homestead–Miami Speedway and sixth at the track for Joe Gibbs Racing. It clinched his first career Sprint Cup Series championship. Despite being the winning manufacturer, Toyota finished the season 68-points back of Chevrolet who had clinched the manufacturers championship the week prior at Phoenix. With the introduction of NASCAR's team charter program in 2016, this race marks the final race with a 43-car field. The Ford EcoBoost 400 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 Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. This was the final race for Michael Waltrip Racing. Report Background thumb|left|Homestead–Miami Speedway, the track where the race was held Homestead–Miami Speedway is a 1.500 mi km on oval-shaped intermediate speedway in Homestead, Florida. Championship drivers Jeff Gordon was the first of the four drivers to clinch a spot in the championship four, winning the first race of the Eliminator Round at Martinsville. Gordon, running in his final full-time season of Sprint Cup Series racing, seeks his fifth Sprint Cup championship and first since 2001. Entering his 797th Sprint Cup race, he had six consecutive top-10 finishes, including a sixth-place at Phoenix;Jensen Tom Singular focus: Gordon's attention turns immediately to Homestead http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/jeff-gordon-homestead-phoenix-chase-sprint-cup-attention-turns-immediately-111615 FoxSports.com Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. November 17, 2015 November 16, 2015 altogether, he had recorded 20 top-10s in 2015,http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/gordoje01/2015/W Jeff Gordon: 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results Racing-Reference November 16, 2015 along with four poles, which include three at the schedule's four restrictor plate races.Wackerlin Jeff Talladega Pole Sweep for Gordon http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/10/Talladega-Pole-Sweep-for-Gordon.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network November 17, 2015 Lincoln, Alabama October 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151027194737/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/10/Talladega-Pole-Sweep-for-Gordon.aspx 2015-10-27 dead Gordon struggled during the early portion of the season, being involved in crashes in the first two races and was as low as 35th in points.Gluck Jeff Jeff Gordon still smiling after tough end to Daytona 500 https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/02/22/jeff-gordon-final-daytona-500-last-lap-crash/23852019/ November 17, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. February 22, 2015 Daytona Beach, Florida However, he managed to gain positions in the standings with eight consecutive top-10s after the Kobalt 400. During the remainder of the regular season, he was between ninth and 13th-place in the points. In the first six Chase races, he finished in the top-10 in all but two races (at Chicagoland and Dover). At Martinsville, he clinched a spot in the final four by taking advantage of Team Penske drivers Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski's accidents to claim his 93rd career victory.Jensen Tom Gordon picks perfect time to claim another Martinsville clock http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/jeff-gordon-hendrick-motorsports-win-martinsville-clock-homestead-miami-speedway-chase-110115 FoxSports.com Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. November 17, 2015 November 2, 2015 Kevin Harvick, the defending Cup champion, finished second behind Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Phoenix to clinch his place in the championship race.Gluck Jeff Harvick, Truex Jr., Kyle Busch join Gordon in Chase finale; Dale Jr. wins at Phoenix https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/11/15/kevin-harvick-kyle-busch-martin-truex-jr-advance-chase-dale-earnhardt-jr-wins-phoenix/75851320/ November 17, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. November 16, 2015 Avondale, Arizona Harvick, who had won the 2014 Ford EcoBoost 400, had dominated the regular season, leading the points for 23 straight races (from Las Vegas to Darlington), while also winning at Vegas and Phoenix.http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/harvike01/2015/W Kevin Harvick: 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results Racing-Reference November 16, 2015 However, Harvick struggled in the first two races of the Chase, crashing at Chicago and running out of fuel while leading at Loudon. Being required to win to advance to the Contender Round, he capitalized on Jimmie Johnson's mechanical failure to win at Dover.Gluck Jeff Kevin Harvick wins at Dover; Jimmie Johnson eliminated from Chase https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/10/04/kevin-harvick-wins-aaa-400-dover-international-speedway-chase-sprint-cup-elimination/73343006/ November 17, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. October 4, 2015 Dover, Delaware At Talladega, Harvick – once again faced with the possibility of being eliminated from the Chase and a struggling car – was involved in a controversial restart crash on the green–white–checker finish when he collided with Trevor Bayne and caused a crash with intentions of defending his Chase spot.Hembree Mike Kevin Harvick's faltering car brings accusations over Talladega finish https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/10/25/kevin-harvick-controversial-final-restart-talladega-chase-sprint-cup/74602968/ November 17, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. October 25, 2015 Lincoln, Alabama Kyle Busch finished fourth at Phoenix to clinch his spot in the championship race. He did not start the first 11 races of the season due to breaking his right leg and left foot when he crashed in the Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway. He returned to racing at the All-Star Race, with his first points race return being an 11th-place finish in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Pennell Jay Kyle Busch goes the distance in first points race since injuries http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/kyle-busch-joe-gibbs-racing-charlotte-coke-600-goes-distance-in-first-race-since-injuries-052515 FoxSports.com Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. November 17, 2015 Concord, North Carolina May 25, 2015 For Busch to qualify for the Chase, he had to record at least one win and make the top 30.Fryer Jenna Kyle Busch first to win three straight Cup races since 2007 https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/13323557/kyle-busch-grabs-elusive-indy-victory-comeback-continues November 17, 2015 ESPN News Services Associated Press ESPN Internet Ventures July 27, 2015 Indianapolis The next three races were marred by crashes in two, but scored his first win of the season in the Toyota/Save Mart 350.http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/buschky01/2015/W Kyle Busch: 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results Racing-Reference November 16, 2015 He then proceeded to win three consecutive races, making him the first driver since the 2007 season to accomplish the feat. The following week, he won his first pole of the year at Pocono. The week after, he entered the top-30 in points. In the first nine Chase races, Busch finished in the top-20 in all but one race (Loudon). Martin Truex Jr. was the last driver to click his spot in the championship race after the Phoenix race was stopped, beating Carl Edwards by five-points with his 14th-place finish. Truex, considered as the underdog of the championship four,Oreovicz John Championship contender Martin Truex Jr. more than just happy to be here https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/14147210/nascar-championship-contender-martin-truex-jr-more-just-happy-here ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures November 17, 2015 Avondale, Arizona November 16, 2015 had a strong regular season under new crew chief Cole Pearn.Furniture Row Racing names Cole Pearn as new crew chief http://www.denverpost.com/motorsports/ci_27060917/furniture-row-racing-names-cole-pearn-new-crew November 17, 2015 The Denver Post Digital First Media December 3, 2014 He recorded top-10 finishes in the first seven races. From Kansas to Dover, Truex led a combined 239 laps, but failed to win.http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/truexma02/2015/W Martin Truex Jr.: 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results Racing-Reference November 16, 2015 The following race at Pocono, Truex was able to claim his first victory of the season, third of his career and first since the 2013 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. Despite being as high as second in points, Truex's finishes during the remainder of the regular season dropped him down to ninth. During the Chase, he finished in the top-20 in every race, with a best finish of third at Charlotte. Drivers making final start with team A number of drivers made their final start with their respective 2015 team. While nothing was officially announced, Richard Petty Motorsports team owner Richard Petty said that he didn't expect Sam Hornish Jr. to return to the No. 9 Ford in 2016. He said that the team has "to look at sponsorship as much as anything else. It's a combination deal. We can't just go with the driver and then not have the money. We can't go with the money and not have a driver."Pistone Pete Hornish Jr. Not Expected Back at RPM http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/11/Sam-Hornish-Jr-Not-Expected-Back-at-RPM.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network November 18, 2015 Avondale, Arizona November 14, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151118050501/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/11/Sam-Hornish-Jr-Not-Expected-Back-at-RPM.aspx November 18, 2015 dead On August 22, 2015, Michael Waltrip Racing announced that the team would terminate operations at the end of the 2015 season.Pockrass Bob Michael Waltrip Racing to cease operations at season's end https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/13482001/rob-kauffman-announces-michael-waltrip-racing-cease-operations-season-end ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures November 18, 2015 Bristol, Tennessee August 22, 2015 On September 28, 2015, HScott Motorsports announced that Clint Bowyer would drive the No. 51 car in 2016.Spencer Lee Clint Bowyer's future is becoming clearer http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/clint-bowyers-future-is-becoming-clearer/ Motorsport.com Motorsport.com, Inc. November 18, 2015 Kannapolis, North Carolina September 28, 2015 November 28, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151128185811/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/clint-bowyers-future-is-becoming-clearer/ dead This displaced Justin Allgaier who returned to the Xfinity Series in 2016 to drive for JR Motorsports.Spencer Lee Allgaier the leading candidate to replace Smith at JR Motorsports next year http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-xs/news/allgaier-the-leading-candidate-to-replace-smith-at-jr-motorsports-next-year// Motorsport.com Motorsport.com, Inc. November 18, 2015 October 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151119082845/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-xs/news/allgaier-the-leading-candidate-to-replace-smith-at-jr-motorsports-next-year// November 19, 2015 dead David Ragan – who drove for Front Row Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing and MWR in the 2015 season – was without a ride going into the offseason.Turner Jared Sam Hornish Jr., David Ragan working to line up rides for 2016 http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/charlotte-motor-speedway-sam-hornish-jr-david-ragan-richard-petty-motorsports-mwr-100915 FoxSports.com Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. November 18, 2015 Concord, North Carolina October 9, 2015 He said that a few "teams have reached out to me. I've reached out to a few teams. Ultimately I don't have anything in the works or coming together right now. I'm trying to be as patient as I can just to see what happens. A lot of times things change that are unexpected with some of these top teams in the last months of the season. We've had guys get fired after Homestead before. Drivers have issues, different things happen, so I'm patiently waiting for the right opportunity." Eventually, he would be with BK Racing for 2016, in the #23 J.J. Yeley (later Jeb Burton) were in.http://www.jayski.com/news/teams/story/_/page/23-BK-Racing-NASCAR-Team-News Jayski's® NASCAR Silly Season Site - #23 Team News 2016-03-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20160329125359/http://www.jayski.com/news/teams/story/_/page/23-BK-Racing-NASCAR-Team-News 2016-03-29 dead Entry list The entry list for the Ford EcoBoost 400 was released on Monday, November 16 at 12:15 p.m. Eastern time. Forty-five drivers were entered for the race. All but Ryan Blaney and Michael McDowell were entered in the previous week's race at Phoenix. After serving a two-race suspension, Matt Kenseth returned to the seat of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. Josh Wise drove the No. 32 Go FAS Racing Ford. Ty Dillon returned to the seat of the No. 33 Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet. Reed Sorenson drove the No. 62 Premium Motorsports Ford. 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) (CC) 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 (CC) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Matt Kenseth (PC6) 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 (PC7) (CC) 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 Josh Wise Go FAS Racing Ford 33 Ty Dillon (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. (CC) 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 updated entry list Key Meaning (R) Rookie (i) Ineligible for points (PC#) Past champions provisional (CC) Championship Contender Practice First practice Carl Edwards was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.832 and a speed of 175.143 mph km/h on.http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/edwards-tops-rain-shortened-cup-practice-truex-leads-contenders/ Edwards tops rain-shortened Cup practice, Truex leads contenders DeGroot Nick Motorsport.com, Inc. November 20, 2015 Motorsport.com November 20, 2015 Homestead, Florida The session was red-flagged 39 minutes in when Ryan Preece went up in smoke and started leaking power steering fluid. Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.832 175.143 2 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 30.954 174.452 3 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 30.968 174.374Official first practice results Practice (post-qualifying) Second practice Kyle Larson was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 30.680 and a speed of 176.010 mph km/h on.DeGroot Nick November 21, 2015 Larson, Harvick top Saturday morning practice http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/larson-harvick-top-saturday-morning-practice/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151122052134/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/larson-harvick-top-saturday-morning-practice/ November 22, 2015 November 21, 2015 Motorsport.com Motorsport.com, Inc. Homestead, Florida PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed MPH142Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet30.680176.01024Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet30.823175.194319Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.968174.374Official second practice results Final practice Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.786 and a speed of 175.404 mph km/h on.DeGroot Nick November 21, 2015 Logano leads Happy Hour, Gordon fastest among title contenders http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/logano-leads-happy-hour-gordon-fastest-among-title-contenders/ November 21, 2015 Motorsport.com Motorsport.com, Inc. Homestead, Florida PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed MPH122Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord30.786175.40425Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.843175.080388Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.851175.035Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|right|Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race. Denny Hamlin won the pole for the race with a time of 30.568 and a speed of 176.655 mph km/h on.Pockrass Bob Kyle Busch (3rd) top championship contender in qualifying; Jeff Gordon 5th https://www.espn.com/nascar/cup/story/_/id/14180955/denny-hamlin-takes-season-ending-homestead-pole-kyle-busch-jeff-gordon-start-top-five ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures November 20, 2015 Homestead, Florida November 20, 2015 He said afterwards that he wished his team "were a part of it (championship four)...unfortunately[,] a couple mechanical things took us out of this Chase, but we're going to hopefully go out with a bang."Fryer Jenna Hamlin, Logano keep title contenders off front row http://racing.ap.org/article/hamlin-logano-keep-title-contenders-front-row-1 November 21, 2015 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports November 20, 2015 Homestead, Florida https://web.archive.org/web/20151121164025/http://racing.ap.org/article/hamlin-logano-keep-title-contenders-front-row-1 November 21, 2015 Joey Logano, who qualified second, said that he wasn't "quite fast enough. It felt like after practice we didn't get a qualifying run before the rain and it was an unknown to us. My team did a good job with the changeover to qualifying trim though and I am proud of what my team was able to do there, just wish we were a little faster in that third round.”Pistone Pete Hamlin Rolls to Homestead Pole http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/11/Denny-Hamlin-Rolls-to-Homestead-Pole.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network November 20, 2015 Homestead, Florida November 20, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151121152624/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/11/Denny-Hamlin-Rolls-to-Homestead-Pole.aspx November 21, 2015 dead Kyle Busch, who qualified third, said that where you qualify at Homestead "doesn't matter much. Nothing to hang our heads about right now.” Jeff Gordon, who qualified fifth for his 797th and final career start, said he's "having a blast. It's a win-win no matter what happens. When it goes the way it went in qualifying...man that's fun. How could I not be having the time of my life? We have a very strong race car in this Axalta Chevrolet, obviously, because to be able to do that the next couple of runs; I'm pretty proud of those laps. I had to make up to this team what I did on the first run, so I was glad I was able to make it up. It's pretty awesome to get top five. I'm really happy and proud of that.” 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 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.665 30.689 30.568 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 30.520 30.519 30.636 3 18 Kyle Busch (CC) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.691 30.587 30.671 4 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.590 30.748 30.796 5 24 Jeff Gordon (CC) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.758 30.705 30.806 6 21 Ryan Blaney (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.681 30.756 30.832 7 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.525 30.777 30.846 8 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 30.571 30.666 30.849 9 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.587 30.771 30.914 10 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.621 30.752 30.922 11 78 Martin Truex Jr. (CC) Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 30.645 30.776 30.946 12 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.856 30.703 31.017 13 4 Kevin Harvick (CC) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 30.363 30.779 — 14 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 30.677 30.786 — 15 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 30.492 30.793 — 16 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.734 30.808 — 17 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.597 30.815 — 18 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.826 30.815 — 19 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.636 30.820 — 20 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 30.798 30.882 — 21 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.867 30.960 — 22 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.741 30.974 — 23 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.817 31.024 — 24 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 30.878 31.277 — 25 33 Ty Dillon (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 30.884 — — 26 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 31.014 — — 27 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 31.065 — — 28 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 31.084 — — 29 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 31.097 — — 30 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 31.142 — — 31 26 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 31.178 — — 32 32 Josh Wise Go FAS Racing Ford 31.244 — — 33 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 31.259 — — 34 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 31.283 — — 35 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 31.311 — — 36 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 31.345 — — 37 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 31.361 — — 38 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 31.411 — — 39 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 31.469 — — 40 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 31.499 — — 41 38 David GillilandDavid Gilliland started from the rear of the field after a transmission change. "N" Front Row Motorsports Ford 31.549 — — 42 34 Brett Moffitt (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 31.581 — — 43 98 Ryan Preece Premium Motorsports Ford 31.771 — —Failed to qualify 44 23 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 31.749 — — 45 62 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 31.850 — —Official qualifying results Race First half Start The race was scheduled to start at 3:15 p.m., but was delayed by rain.Jensen Tom Weather playing a role in Sunday's championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/homestead-weather-forecast-chase-sprint-cup-championship-race-gordon-busch-truex-harvick-112215 FoxSports.com Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. November 22, 2015 Homestead, Florida November 22, 2015 The track was dried and under mostly sunny Florida skies, Denny Hamlin led the field to the green flag at 5:15 p.m.. It would be Joey Logano, however, who would lead the first lap. Hamlin followed closely to not lose ground on him. Fluid in turn 1 brought out the first caution of the race on lap 13. The fluid came from the No. 11 Toyota. Logano opted not to pit while most of the field came down pit road.2015 Ford EcoBoost 400 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUUwI8e5ojg November 30, 2015 Sprint Cup Series Sprint Cup Series NBC Sports NBC Homestead, Florida November 22, 2015 67 5:15 p.m. en The race restarted on lap 19. Kyle Busch on four new tires had no trouble passing Logano for the lead on lap 21. The second caution of the race flew on lap 31. It was a scheduled competition caution for overnight and pre-race rain showers. The race restarted on lap 36. Jeff Gordon drove underneath Busch and Carl Edwards to take the lead the next lap. The third caution of the race flew on lap 40 for a single-car wreck in turn 1. Kasey Kahne suffered a right-rear tire blowout and hit the wall. The race restarted on lap 45. Kevin Harvick drove by Gordon exiting turn 2 to take the lead the next lap. The fourth caution of the race flew on lap 47 for a multi-car wreck on the backstretch. Exiting turn 2, Clint Bowyer bounced off Ty Dillon overcorrected, turned up the track, clipped Dale Earnhardt Jr. and sent him into the inside wall.http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/dale-earnhardt-jr-clint-bowyer-homestead-wreck-championship-4-race-sprint-cup-112215 Clint Bowyer triggers wreck that collects Dale Earnhardt Jr., others Pennell Jay Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. November 22, 2015 FoxSports.com November 23, 2015 Aric Almirola slammed into the rear of Bowyer. Casey Mears got clipped by Earnhardt and hit the inside wall. David Ragan hit Earnhardt and damaged his car. After being released from the infield care center, Bowyer said that exiting "two, my car got loose, and I couldn't catch it. We lost the handling on the car big-time. I hate for it to end this way. I wanted to end on a strong note for MWR. I appreciate everybody's hard work over the years, but unfortunately it's over."Hembree Mike Michael Waltrip Racing's run comes to an end with multi-car crash https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/11/22/clint-bowyer-david-ragan-crash-michael-waltrip-racing-end/76231446/ November 23, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. November 22, 2015 Homestead, Florida He would go on to finish 43rd.http://brock.lastcar.info/2015/11/cup-crash-eliminates-clint-bowyer-from.html CUP: Crash Eliminates Clint Bowyer From MWR's Final Race; Landon Cassill Clinches First LASTCAR Title Beard Brock LASTCAR.info November 23, 2015 brock.lastcar.info November 23, 2015 Jimmie Johnson was running fourth when race control called him onto pit road to fix the right-side of the car after the jackman inadvertently pushed in the right-rear side skirt when he was making a wedge adjustment to the car. He was also forced to serve a drive-through penalty when the race went back to green. Second quarter The race restarted on lap 54. Martin Truex Jr. kicked off a round of green flag stops on lap 89. Harvick pitted from the lead on lap 91 and handed it to Kyle Larson. He pitted the next lap and the lead cycled to Logano.http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/11/22/joey-logano-leads-halfway-at-homestead-top-chaser-is-kyle-busch-2nd/ Joey Logano leads halfway at Homestead; top Chaser is Kyle Busch (2nd) Bonkowski Jerry NBC Sports November 22, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com November 23, 2015 Truex started the next round of green flag stops when he pitted on lap 138. During his stop, a fire started in his pit stall that forced his gas man to cease fueling the car before it was completed. Logano stopped from the lead on lap 139 and handed it to Kyle Busch. He pitted the next lap and the lead cycled to Edwards. Second half Halfway Debris on the backstretch brought out the fifth caution of the race on lap 148. The debris came from the back of the No. 88 Chevrolet of Earnhardt Jr. Kyle Busch exited pit road with the race lead. The race restarted on lap 155. The sixth caution of the race flew on lap 167 for a single-car wreck in turn 1. Josh Wise suffered a right-front tire blowout and slammed the wall. Truex exited pit road with the race lead after taking just right-side tires. The race restarted with 96 laps to go. Brad Keselowski passed Truex with ease on the backstretch and took the lead with 95 to go. Truex started the final round of green flag stops with 54 laps to go. Keselowski pitted with 53 laps to go and handed the lead to Kyle Busch. He pitted the next lap and the lead cycled back to Keselowski. Fourth quarter thumb|right|Kyle Busch, seen here at Sonoma, scored his 34th career victory and his first championship After the final stop, Kyle Busch continued to run in second until he was passed by Larson with 14 laps to go. Harvick continued to run in fourth. Gordon ran in 10th and Truex ran between 12th and 14th in the running order. After passing Busch for second, Larson began to reel in race leader Keselowski. Debris on the front stretch brought out the seventh caution of the race with 12 laps to go. It was for a piece of metal lying under the flag stand while NBC mistakenly showed what appeared to be a plastic bottle on the apron as the debris that brought out the caution.Turner Jared Questionable late-race caution costs Keselowski shot at Homestead win http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/brad-keselowski-homestead-finish-late-race-caution-team-penske-paul-wolfe-sprint-cup-112315 FoxSports.com Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. November 23, 2015 Homestead, Florida November 23, 2015 Keselowski's crew chief Paul Wolfe told FoxSports.com after the race that he was "trying to understand what it was for. I didn't ever really see what it was for, but I guess that's just the way it goes. I figured we obviously had a nice lead there and should have been able to cruise into Victory Lane, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be." The race restarted with seven laps to go.Diaz George Kyle Busch holds off Kevin Harvick for 'unbelievable' Cup title http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nascar/os-nascar-sprint-cup-title-george-diaz-1123-20151122-column.html November 24, 2015 Orlando Sentinel Tribune Publishing November 23, 2015 Homestead, Florida Kyle Busch powered by Keselowski exiting turn 2 to take the lead with six to go.Scott David Kyle Busch wins NASCAR's Sprint Cup championship https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article45953350.html November 23, 2015 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company November 22, 2015 Homestead, Florida He would go on to win the race and earn his first ever NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.Fryer Jenna Kyle Busch completes comeback to win 1st Cup title http://racing.ap.org/article/kyle-busch-completes-comeback-win-1st-cup-title November 22, 2015 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports November 22, 2015 Homestead, Florida https://web.archive.org/web/20151123144814/http://racing.ap.org/article/kyle-busch-completes-comeback-win-1st-cup-title November 23, 2015 Post-race Driver comments Busch said afterwards that winning the title was "pretty unbelievable. It's a dream of a lifetime, a dream come true, it's something that happens only every so often. I just can't believe with everything that happened this year, all the turmoil that I went through, my wife went through, my family went through and people around me went through. This championship is for these guys, my wife, my family and everyone who sacrificed to get me here.”Pistone Pete Kyle Busch Winner and Champion http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/11/Kyle-Busch-Wins-Ford-EcoBoost-400-Sprint-Cup-Championship.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network November 23, 2015 Homestead, Florida November 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151123231118/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/11/Kyle-Busch-Wins-Ford-EcoBoost-400-Sprint-Cup-Championship.aspx November 23, 2015 dead Harvick's 13th runner-up finish in 2015 broke a tie with Bobby Allison for most second-place finishes in a single season.http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=104416 As The Credits Roll, Rowdy Takes Top Prize White Tucker USA Today Sports Digital Properties. November 22, 2015 speedwaymedia.com November 23, 2015 He joked after the race that second was "the theme of our season."Hembree Mike Kevin Harvick comes up just short of defending his championship https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/11/22/kevin-harvick-2015-sprint-cup-championship-runner-up/76238972/ November 23, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. November 22, 2015 Homestead, Florida He also added that he was "just really proud of everybody on our team. We were definitely a little bit off tonight, and we just kept throwing stuff at it, and we never really found anything that really helped the car that was like, oh, man, that's what we needed right there. I thought there at the end that the restart, we might do a little better than that, but obviously either the splitter was on the ground or the car was just tighter than it probably needed to be, and just I couldn't hustle it and got it tight and got it up the racetrack and got behind.”Pistone Pete Harvick Settles for Second http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/11/Kevin-Harvick-Settles-For-Second.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network November 23, 2015 Homestead, Florida https://web.archive.org/web/20151124005835/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/11/Kevin-Harvick-Settles-For-Second.aspx November 24, 2015 dead Following a third-place finish, Keselowski said that he "led a lot of laps. The last four races, we have run pretty strong, maybe not as strong at Phoenix as we wanted, but three of the four races, we were really strong, and we just didn't have enough to close it at the end. I was really proud of my team tonight, really happy with what they were able to give me, and we were able to take a run at it, we just didn't quite have enough at the end on that final restart to hold those guys off."Franck Lewis Kyle Busch wins first Sprint Cup championship https://www.reuters.com/article/car-nascar-sprint-writethru-idUSMTZEBBN8UMMRS20151123#5cMfv12uroro1DkT.97 November 23, 2015 Reuters Reuters Thomson Reuters November 22, 2015 Homestead, Florida Following a fourth-place finish, Logano said that he "didn't win and that's what we wanted to do. We had a few good runs and made an adjustment that just took it out of the track and by the time we got it back we lost too much track position. We had a bad pit stop under green and lost more there, so it was too little, too late. We couldn't redeem ourselves after a couple mistakes.”http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/11/23/27422/ Logano, Keselowski help salvage 2015 Sprint Cup finale for Ford Bonkowski Jerry NBC Sports November 23, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com November 23, 2015 After a fifth-place finish, Larson said that he "didn't need that last caution. It probably cost me or Brad (Keselowski) a win, but it did make it somewhat exciting at the end. Disappointed that we didn't get the win because I really thought we were about two to three laps away from passing Brad for the lead. We will just go back next season and try and fight for some more wins."http://www.popularspeed.com/keselowski-larson-strong-runs-negated-by-final-restart/ Keselowski, Larson Strong Runs Negated by Final Restart Chapman Joey Popular Speed November 23, 2015 popularspeed.com November 24, 2015 A sixth-place finish wasn't enough to deliver Gordon a fifth Sprint Cup Series championship.Scott David Fifth championship eludes NASCAR great, Jeff Gordon https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article45961125.html November 23, 2015 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company November 22, 2015 Homestead, Florida He said afterwards that he was "a little disappointed," but all in all, a good way to go out. It doesn't mean I had to win a championship or even compete for a championship, but I wanted to win a race, at least. I wanted to show that I still had what it takes, and I think the Chase showed that. I'm extremely proud of my driving and our effort these last 10 races. That's something that's going to stick with me for a long time - in how I made the announcement and how we approached this season and how we finished it."Pope Thomas Jeff Gordon goes out strong in hunt for Sprint Cup title http://www.fayobserver.com/sports/racing/jeff-gordon-goes-out-in-hunt-for-sprint-cup-title/article_750c3d44-94f5-595d-9ff5-8ce9725e2718.htm November 23, 2015 The Fayetteville Observer Fayetteville Publishing Co. November 22, 2015 Homestead, FloridaApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Following a 12th-place finish, Truex said that it was "a little disappointing where we ended up. We definitely didn't come in here saying we'd be OK with fourth. We tried our best, but it just wasn't in the cards for us tonight. It's frustrating to have a day like this because everything was on the line.”Weinberg David Martin Truex Jr. falls short in Chase for the Championship http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/martin_truex/martin-truex-jr-falls-short-in-chase-for-the-championship/article_859f2804-9154-11e5-864c-efb39ef4eb47.html November 23, 2015 The Press of Atlantic City BH Media Group Holdings, Inc. November 23, 2015 Homestead, Florida Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 43 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 267 42 3 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 267 43 4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 267 41 5 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 40 6 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 38 7 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 37 8 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 267 36 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 35 10 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 34 11 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 34 12 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 267 32 13 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 31 14 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 30 15 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 29 16 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 28 17 21 Ryan Blaney (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 267 0 18 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 26 19 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 25 20 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 266 24 21 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 266 23 22 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 266 22 23 33 Ty Dillon (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 266 0 24 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 266 20 25 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 266 19 26 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 265 18 27 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 265 17 28 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 265 16 29 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 265 15 30 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 264 14 31 34 Brett Moffitt (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 264 13 32 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 264 12 33 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 264 11 34 26 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 264 0 35 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 263 0 36 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 263 8 37 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 263 7 38 98 Ryan Preece Premium Motorsports Ford 262 6 39 32 Josh Wise Go FAS Racing Ford 247 5 40 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 241 4 41 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 209 3 42 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 104 2 43 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 46 1Official Ford EcoBoost 400 results Race statistics 18 lead changes among 8 different drivers 7 cautions for 30 laps Time of race: 3 hours, 2 minutes, 23 seconds Average speed: 131.755 mph km/h on Kyle Busch took home $346,506 in winnings Lap leaders Laps Leader 1-19 Joey Logano 20-35 Kyle Busch 36-44 Jeff Gordon 45-90 Kevin Harvick 91-92 Kyle Larson 93-138 Joey Logano 139 Kyle Busch 140-144 Carl Edwards 145-151 Joey Logano 152-154 Carl Edwards 155-168 Kyle Busch 169-171 Martin Truex Jr. 172-214 Brad Keselowski 215-216 Kyle Busch 217-257 Brad Keselowski 258 Kyle Busch 259-260 Brad Keselowski 261-267 Kyle BuschTotal laps led Leader Laps Brad Keselowski 86 Joey Logano 72 Kevin Harvick 46 Kyle Busch 41 Jeff Gordon 9 Carl Edwards 8 Martin Truex Jr. 3 Kyle Larson 2 Race awards Coors Light Pole Award: Denny Hamlin (30.568, 176.655 mph km/h on) 3M Lap Leader: Brad Keselowski (86 laps) American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Kyle Busch Duralast Brakes "Bake In The Race" Award: Joey Logano Freescale "Wide Open": Kevin Harvick Ingersoll Rand Power Move: Alex Bowman (5 positions) MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Roush-Yates Engines, #2 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Kyle Busch (136.0 driver rating) Moog Steering and Suspension Problem Solver of The Race: Kurt Busch (crew chief Tony Gibson (0.117 seconds)) NASCAR Sprint Cup Leader Bonus: Kyle Busch ($30,000) Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Denny Hamlin (Lap 2, 30.717, 175.798 mph km/h on) Sunoco Rookie of The Race: Brett Moffitt Media Television NBC covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 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. While the race itself aired on NBC, NBCSN aired NBCSN NASCAR Hot Pass, a simultaneous live feed dedicated to each of the Chase drivers, with commentary by Leigh Diffey and Dale Jarrett. Also, three different angles from in-car cameras and a track map tracked the driver's position and changes throughout the field.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/11/20/nascar-nbc-new-options-to-watch-championship-finale.html NASCAR on NBC new options to watch championship finale November 20, 2015 NASCAR.com November 21, 2015 Daytona Beach, Florida NBCBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve Letarte Dave BurnsMike MassaroMarty SniderKelli Stavast Radio MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace called the race from the booth when the field was racing down the frontstretch. Dave Moody called the race from a billboard outside turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a billboard outside turn 3 when the field was racing through turns 3 and 4. Alex Hayden, Winston Kelley and Steve Post handled pit road on the radio side. MRN Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley Alex HaydenWinston KelleySteve Post Final season standings Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 2 1 Kyle Busch 5,043 10px 1 2 Kevin Harvick 5,042 (–1) 10px 1 3 Jeff Gordon 5,038 (–5) 10px 4 Martin Truex Jr. 5,032 (–11) 10px 5 Carl Edwards 2,368 (–2,675) 10px 6 Joey Logano 2,360 (–2,683) 10px 1 7 Brad Keselowski 2,347 (–2,696) 10px 1 8 Kurt Busch 2,333 (–2,710) 10px 1 9 Denny Hamlin 2,327 (–2,716) 10px 2 10 Jimmie Johnson 2,315 (–2,728) 10px 11 Ryan Newman 2,314 (–2,729) 10px 5 12 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2,310 (–2,733) 10px 13 Jamie McMurray 2,295 (–2,748) 10px 14 Paul Menard 2,262 (–2,781) 10px 15 Matt Kenseth 2,234 (–2,809) 10px 16 Clint Bowyer 2,175 (–2,868) Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 1,584 10px 2 Toyota 1,516 (–68) 10px 3 Ford 1,498 (–86) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. Note "N" References 30em Sprint Cup Series 2015 2015 Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 2016 Daytona 500 collapsed Ford EcoBoost 400 Ford EcoBoost 400 Category:NASCAR races at Homestead-Miami Speedway