2015 North Carolina Education Lottery 200

5th race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series CUST JR Motorsports 13th Annual North Carolina Education Lottery 200 FS1 139.857 mph km/h on May 15 Kasey Kahne Erik Jones Kyle Busch Motorsports Kasey Kahne JR Motorsports 00 88 134 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 201 323 335 139 MRN Race 5 of 23 of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 29.778 2.4 1.5 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 2015 208 Mike Joy, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip The 2015 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 was the 5th stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, May 15, 2015, in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 134 to 139 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In one of the closest finishes in Truck Series history, Kasey Kahne, driving for JR Motorsports, would hold off Erik Jones by .005 seconds at the checkered flag to earn his fifth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his first of the season. Jones had dominated the majority of the race, leading a race-high 88 laps.Bonkowski Jerry May 15, 2015 Kasey Kahne edges Erik Jones to win in tie for second-closest finish in Truck history, but fails post-race inspection https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/05/15/kasey-kahne-edges-erik-jones-in-third-closest-finish-in-truck-history/ November 29, 2023 NASCAR Talk NBC Sports en To fill out the podium, Jones, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, and Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. It would be the last start for Kahne in the Truck Series until 2027, when he returned to the series as a full-time driver. Background thumb|The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the circuit where the race was held. Charlotte Motor Speedway (previously known as Lowe's Motor Speedway from 1999 to 2009) is a motorsport complex located in Concord, North Carolina, 13 mi km on outside Charlotte. The complex features a 1.500 mi km on quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend, and the Bank of America Roval 400. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports with Greg Walter as track president. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor00Kasey Kahne (i)JR MotorsportsChevroletHaas Automation1Kyle Fowler (i)MAKE MotorsportsChevroletJoinAPS.com, PowerAll02Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevroletAKL Insurance Group, Young's4Erik Jones (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaDollar General05John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevroletZaxby's6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletNorm Benning Racing07Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevroletScuba Life08Korbin Forrister (R)BJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevroletTilted Kilt8Joe NemechekSWM-NEMCO MotorsportsChevroletFoneFuel10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven2Honor.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 Company28Ryan EllisFDNY RacingChevroletFDNY 150th Anniversary29Brad Keselowski (i)Brad Keselowski RacingFordCooper Standard Careers for Veterans31Scott Lagasse Jr.NTS MotorsportsChevroletGunBroker.com33Brandon Jones (R)GMS RacingChevroletProStock HVAC Parts & Supplies36Justin JenningsMB MotorsportsChevroletMittler Bros. Machine & Tool40Todd PeckPeck MotorsportsChevroletHorizon Therapeutics, Arthritis Foundation45B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletTilted Kilt50Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevroletBurnie Grill51Matt TifftKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaToyotaCare54Justin Boston (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaROK Mobile63Tyler TannerMB MotorsportsChevroletMittler Bros. Machine & Tool74Jordan AndersonMike Harmon RacingChevroletAuntie Anne's, Corpe Consulting75Caleb HolmanHenderson MotorsportsChevroletFood Country USA, Gillette Venus86Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevroletCoastal Carolina University88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyotaGreat Lakes Flooring, Menards92David Gilliland (i)RBR EnterprisesFordBlack's Tire Service, Goodyear94Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevroletTestoril98Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyotaSmokey Mountain Herbal SnuffOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Thursday, May 14, at 3:00 PM EST, and would last for 2 hours and 55 minutes.2015 Truck Series Charlotte Race Info https://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2015/story/_/page/2015cts-05charlotte dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150915072822/http://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2015/story/_/page/2015cts-05charlotte September 15, 2015 November 29, 2023 Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site en-US Kasey Kahne, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.957, and an average speed of 180.258 mph km/h on.McFadin Daniel May 14, 2015 Kasey Kahne tops charts in first Truck Series practice in Charlotte https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/05/14/kasey-kahne-tops-charts-in-first-truck-series-practice-in-charlotte/ November 29, 2023 NASCAR Talk NBC Sports en-US Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed100Kasey Kahne (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet29.957180.25828Joe NemechekSWM-NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet30.024179.856314Daniel Hemric (R)NTS MotorsportsChevrolet30.070179.581Full first practice results Final practice The final practice session was held on Thursday, May 14, at 7:00 PM EST, and would last for 1 hour and 55 minutes. Erik Jones, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.885, and an average speed of 180.693 mph km/h on.Bearden Aaron May 14, 2015 Erik Jones, Kasey Kahne Top 2015 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 Practices at Charlotte https://frontstretch.com/2015/05/15/jones-kahne-top-truck-practices-at-charlotte/ November 29, 2023 Frontstretch.com en-US Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed14Erik Jones (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.885180.693231Scott Lagasse Jr.NTS MotorsportsChevrolet29.889180.668351Matt TifftKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.899180.608Full final practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, May 15, at 5:45 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a multi car, multi lap, three round system where in the first round, everyone would set a time to determine positions 25–32. Then, the fastest 24 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 13–24. Lastly, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the third round to determine positions 1–12.NASCAR Qualifying Rules http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-Series-Qualifying-Rules November 29, 2023 Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site en https://web.archive.org/web/20150303175127/http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-Series-Qualifying-Rules 2015-03-03 Kasey Kahne, driving for JR Motorsports, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary rounds and setting the fastest time in Round 3, with a lap of 29.778, and an average speed of 181.342 mph km/h on.Bearden Aaron May 15, 2015 Kasey Kahne Takes 2015 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 Pole at Charlotte https://frontstretch.com/2015/05/15/kasey-kahne-takes-truck-series-pole-at-charlotte-speedway/ November 29, 2023 Frontstretch.com en-US Brandon Brown, Ryan Ellis, and Todd Peck would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)100Kasey Kahne (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet30.121179.277––29.778181.34224Erik Jones (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.973180.16230.047179.71829.833181.008351Matt TifftKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.140179.16429.960180.24029.915180.511429Brad Keselowski (i)Brad Keselowski RacingFord30.336178.00630.100179.40229.917180.499514Daniel Hemric (R)NTS MotorsportsChevrolet30.421177.50930.169178.99229.955180.270631Scott Lagasse Jr.NTS MotorsportsChevrolet30.493177.09030.317178.11829.968180.192719Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord29.881180.71729.963180.22230.125179.253807Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet30.516176.95630.375177.77830.237178.589988Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota30.096179.42630.355177.89530.378177.7601011Ben KennedyRed Horse RacingToyota30.306178.18330.405177.60230.521176.9271105John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet30.171178.98030.245178.54230.525176.9041208Korbin Forrister (R)BJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet30.936174.55431.344172.28231.471171.587Eliminated in Round 21313Cameron Hayley (R)ThorSport RacingToyota30.500177.049––––1492David Gilliland (i)RBR EnterprisesFord30.481177.160––––1533Brandon Jones (R)GMS RacingChevrolet30.321178.094––––168Joe NemechekSWM-NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet30.522176.922––––1717Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota30.401177.626––––1823Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet30.077179.539––––1998Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota30.376177.772––––2002Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet30.779175.444––––2115Mason MingusBilly Boat MotorsportsChevrolet30.620176.355––––2254Justin Boston (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.210178.749––––2363Tyler TannerMB MotorsportsChevrolet30.674176.045––––2436Justin JenningsMB MotorsportsChevrolet30.770175.496––––Eliminated in Round 12545B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet30.965174.390––––2675Caleb HolmanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet31.025174.053––––2774Jordan AndersonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet31.033174.008––––Qualified by owner's points2894Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevrolet31.139173.416––––291Kyle Fowler (i)MAKE MotorsportsChevrolet31.199173.082––––3010Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet31.240172.855––––3150Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet31.403171.958––––326Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet35.252153.183––––Failed to qualify3386Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet31.086173.712––––3428Ryan EllisFDNY RacingChevrolet31.458171.657––––3540Todd PeckPeck MotorsportsChevrolet31.499171.434––––Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results Fin2015 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 - Racing Reference https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2015_North_Carolina_Education_Lottery_200/C/ November 29, 2023 Racing-Reference.infoSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1100Kasey Kahne (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet13921Running0$48,454224Erik Jones (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota13988Running44$36,5633988Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota13924Running42$26,6224719Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord1391Running41$22,6725429Brad Keselowski (i)Brad Keselowski RacingFord1394Running0$17,40261105John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet1390Running38$17,15771717Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota1390Running37$16,5928351Matt TifftKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1390Running36$16,48192254Justin Boston (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1390Running35$16,342101823Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1390Running34$17,18211168Joe NemechekSWM-NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1390Running33$15,76112631Scott Lagasse Jr. (i)NTS MotorsportsChevrolet1390Running0$15,566131533Brandon Jones (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1390Running31$15,427141313Cameron Hayley (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1390Running30$15,316151998Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota1390Running29$15,606161011Ben KennedyRed Horse RacingToyota1390Running28$15,29517514Daniel Hemric (R)NTS MotorsportsChevrolet1390Running27$15,040182002Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1380Running26$14,984193010Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1370Running25$14,92920291Kyle Fowler (i)MAKE MotorsportsChevrolet1360Running0$15,373212363Tyler TannerMB MotorsportsChevrolet1360Running23$13,54622807Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1350Running22$13,485232774Jordan AndersonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1350Running21$12,457242675Caleb HolmanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet1330Running20$12,430252894Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1320Engine19$12,525262115Mason MingusBilly Boat MotorsportsChevrolet1140Accident18$12,347271492David Gilliland (i)RBR EnterprisesFord840Vibration0$12,318283150Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet620Accident16$12,071291208Korbin Forrister (R)BJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet380Steering Box15$12,016302436Justin JenningsMB MotorsportsChevrolet331Electrical14$11,516312545B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet260Electrical13$10,01632326Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet90Suspension12$9,016Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Matt Crafton 217 10px 1 2 Erik Jones 201 (-16) 10px 1 3 Tyler Reddick 199 (–18) 10px 4 Johnny Sauter 182 (–35) 10px 1 5 John Wes Townley 160 (–57) 10px 1 6 Timothy Peters 158 (–59) 10px 2 7 Cameron Hayley 153 (–64) 10px 8 Justin Boston 149 (–68) 10px 1 9 Spencer Gallagher 145 (–72) 10px 1 10 Daniel Hemric 136 (–81)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 2015 Toyota Tundra 250 2015 Lucas Oil 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2015 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Category:May 2015 sports events in the United States Category:2015 in sports in North Carolina