2015 Drivin' for Linemen 200

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2015 Drivin' for Linemen 200
Race details
Race 8 of 23 of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
DateJune 13, 2015
Official name 2nd Annual Drivin' for Linemen
Location Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison, Illinois
Course Permanent racing facility
1.25 mi (2.01 km)
Distance 160 laps, 200 mi (321 km)
Scheduled Distance 160 laps, 200 mi (321 km)
Average speed 96.970 mph (156.058 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver Erik Jones Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps 84
Winner
No. 00 Cole Custer JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Ralph Sheheen, Phil Parsons, and Todd Bodine
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

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. [1] To fill out the podium, Spencer Gallagher, driving for GMS Racing, and Johnny Sauter, driving for ThorSport Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

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Background

The layout of Gateway Motorsports Park, the circuit where the race was held. Gateway Motorsports Park diagram.svg
The layout of Gateway Motorsports Park, the circuit where the race was held.

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 (2.012 km) oval that hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the NTT IndyCar Series, a 2.000-mile (3.219 km) 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

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
00 Cole Custer JR Motorsports Chevrolet Haas Automation
0 Adam Edwards Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven2Honor.org
1 Ryan Ellis MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet Altec Lansing
02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Randco, Young's Building Systems
03 Mike Affarano (i) Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet Mike Affarano Motorsports
4 Erik Jones (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Special Olympics World Games
05 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet Zaxby's
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Boedeker Construction
07 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet ScubaLife
08 Korbin Forrister (R) BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Tilted Kilt
8 John Hunter Nemechek (R) SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet SWM-NEMCO Motorsports
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet POW, MIAFamilies.org
11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota Local Motors
13 Cameron Hayley (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota Cabinets by Hayley
14 Daniel Hemric (R) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet California Clean Power
15 Mason Mingus Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet Call 811 Before You Dig
17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota Red Horse Racing
19 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford BBR Music Group
23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Travel Company
29 Austin Theriault (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Cooper-Standard Automotive
33 Brandon Jones (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Masterforce Tool Storage
36 Justin Jennings MB Motorsports Chevrolet Mittler Bros., Ski Soda
45 Tommy Regan B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Trijicon, Cope's Distribution
50 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet Burnie Grill
51 Matt Tifft Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota ToyotaCare
54 Justin Boston (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota ROK Mobile
57 Joey Gattina Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Truckworx
63 Tyler Tanner MB Motorsports Chevrolet Vatterott College, Mittler Bros.
74 Jordan Anderson Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Mike Harmon Racing
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Ideal Door, Menards
94 Timmy Hill Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Premium Motorsports
98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota Nextant Aerospace, Curb Records
Official 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. [2] 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 (220.104 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
14 Erik Jones (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 32.903136.766
200 Cole Custer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.945136.591
388 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 32.948136.579
Full 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. [2] [4] The starting lineup was determined by practice speeds. As a result, Erik Jones, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would earn the pole. [3]

No driver would fail to qualify

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMake
14 Erik Jones (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
200 Cole Custer JR Motorsports Chevrolet
388 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota
498 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota
533 Brandon Jones (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet
619 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford
714 Daniel Hemric (R) NTS Motorsports Chevrolet
851 Matt Tifft Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
913 Cameron Hayley (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota
1029 Austin Theriault (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford
1105 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet
128 John Hunter Nemechek (R) SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet
1317 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota
1423 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet
1511 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota
1615 Mason Mingus Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet
1702 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
1807 Ray Black Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
1954 Justin Boston (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
2050 Travis Kvapil MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet
2163 Tyler Tanner MB Motorsports Chevrolet
2236 Justin Jennings MB Motorsports Chevrolet
2394 Timmy Hill Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
2408 Korbin Forrister (R) BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
2510 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
2645 Tommy Regan B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
2774 Jordan Anderson Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
281 Ryan Ellis MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet
296 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet
300 Adam Edwards Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
3103 Mike Affarano (i) Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet
3257 Joey Gattina Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin [5] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
1200Cole CusterJR MotorsportsChevrolet16019Running47$45,121
21423Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1600Running42$30,147
3498Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota1604Running42$23,559
4128John Hunter Nemechek (R)SWM-NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1600Running40$21,400
5913Cameron Hayley (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1600Running39$18,346
61317Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota1600Running38$17,162
71511Ben KennedyRed Horse RacingToyota1600Running37$16,306
8619Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord1604Running37$15,757
9714Daniel Hemric (R)NTS MotorsportsChevrolet1600Running35$15,701
101029Austin Theriault (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord1600Running34$16,596
111105John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet1600Running33$15,591
12533Brandon Jones (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1600Running32$15,451
131807Ray Black Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1600Running31$15,396
142050Travis KvapilMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet1600Running30$15,340
151702Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1600Running29$15,601
162163Tyler TannerMB MotorsportsChevrolet1590Running28$15,262
17281Ryan EllisMAKE MotorsportsChevrolet1570Running27$14,952
182394Timmy HillPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1570Running26$14,813
192774Jordan AndersonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1560Running25$13,452
202510Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1560Running24$13,897
21388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota15149Accident24$13,230
222408Korbin Forrister (R)BJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1480Running22$12,119
2314Erik Jones (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota14584Electrical23$11,980
242645Tommy ReganB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1080Electrical20$11,897
25851Matt TifftKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota920Accident19$12,019
26296Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet560Brakes18$11,841
271954Justin Boston (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota510Accident17$11,786
281615Mason MingusBilly Boat MotorsportsChevrolet510Accident16$11,539
292236Justin JenningsMB MotorsportsChevrolet260Brakes15$11,511
303103Mike Affarano (i)Mike Affarano MotorsportsChevrolet130Brakes0$11,011
31300Adam EdwardsJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet60Brakes13$9,511
323257Joey GattinaNorm Benning RacingChevrolet00Engine12$8,511
Official race results

Standings after the race

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