2015 NASCAR Cup Series (Simpsonverse)
The 2015 NASCAR Cup Series was the 67th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 44th modern-era Cup season. The season began at Daytona International Speedway with the Budweiser Shootout exhibition race, the Gatorade Duels, and the Daytona 500. The season ended with the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the championship for the fifth and final time in his career. Ryan Blaney was named Rookie of the Year.
On January 22, 2015, Gordon announced that 2015 would be his final season as a full-time driver, but he did not rule out complete retirement. Chase Elliott replaced him in the No. 24 car for Hendrick Motorsports in 2016. This was also the final season for Jerry Nadeau, Jeremy Mayfield, and Kenny Irwin, Jr.
Teams and drivers
Complete schedule
Manufacturer | Team | No. | Race driver | Crew chief | Model |
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Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | 01 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Dan Stillman | Camaro |
1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Matt McCall | |||
8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Tony Eury, Jr. | |||
15 | Carl Edwards | Bruce Cook | |||
81 | Matt Kenseth | Kevin Hamlin | |||
Furniture Row Racing | 78 | Brendan Gaughan (2) | Cole Pearn | SS | |
Kurt Busch (37) | |||||
Germain Racing | 13 | Casey Mears | Bootie Barker | SS | |
Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Keith Rodden[1] | Camaro | |
24 | Jeff Gordon | Alan Gustafson | |||
25 | Brad Keselowski | Greg Ives | |||
48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chad Knaus | |||
84 | Landon Cassill | Lance McGrew | |||
HScott Motorsports | 09 | Justin Allgaier | Steve Addington | SS | |
52 | Michael Annett | Jay Guy | |||
JTG Daugherty Racing | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | Brian Burns[2] | SS | |
Richard Childress Racing | 3 | Austin Dillon | Gil Martin 15 Slugger Labbe 21[3] |
Camaro | |
30 | Ryan Newman | Justin Alexander | |||
31 | Paul Menard | Luke Lambert | |||
33 | Brian Scott (R) | Slugger Labbe (15)
Gil Martin (21) | |||
Hillman-Circle Sport LLC | 39 | Michael Annett 1[4]Template:Refn | Mike Chance | SS | |
Alex Kennedy (R) 13 | |||||
Derek White 1 | |||||
Travis Kvapil 2 | |||||
Mike Bliss 2 | |||||
B. J. McLeod 1 | |||||
Ryan Ellis 1 | |||||
Stewart-Haas Racing | 00 | Regan Smith | Tony Gibson | Camaro | |
4 | Kevin Harvick | Rodney Childers | |||
10 | Danica Patrick | Daniel Knost | |||
14 | Tony Stewart | Greg Zipadelli | |||
Tommy Baldwin Racing | 7 | Alex Bowman | Tommy Baldwin Jr. | Camaro | |
Dodge | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | 40 | Bryan Clauson | Jeff Vandermoss | Challenger |
41 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. | Mike Shiplett | |||
42 | Kyle Larson (37) | Chris Heroy | |||
Brennan Poole (2) | |||||
Petty Enterprises | 9 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Drew Blickensderfer | ||
43 | Aric Almirola | Kevin Manion | |||
44 | Chad McCumbee | Mark Tudor | |||
45 | Adam Petty | Billy Wilburn | |||
46 | Austin Petty | Chris Hussey | |||
Ford | Brett Favre Racing | 16 | Parker Kligerman | Chad Johnston | Mustang |
61 | Jeb Burton (R) | Tim Steele | |||
90 | Johanna Long (R) | Darrell Bryant | |||
Front Row Motorsports | 34 | David Ragan 1[5] | Derrick Finley | Fusion | |
Joe Nemechek 1[6] | |||||
Brett Moffitt (R) 25[7] | |||||
Chris Buescher 6[8] | |||||
Reed Sorenson 1 | |||||
Justin Marks 1 | |||||
Josh Wise 1 | |||||
35 | Cole Whitt[5] | Randy Cox[5] | |||
38 | David Gilliland[9] | Donnie Wingo[9] | |||
Go FAS Racing | 32 | Bobby Labonte 4[10]Template:Refn | Clinton Cram | Fusion | |
Mike Bliss 10[11] | |||||
Joey Gase 4[12] | |||||
Travis Kvapil 2[13] | |||||
Boris Said 2[14] | |||||
Will Kimmel 2[15] | |||||
Eddie MacDonald 1 | |||||
Josh Wise 8[16] | |||||
Jeffrey Earnhardt 2 | |||||
Kyle Fowler 1 | |||||
Orr Motorsports | 37 | Michael McDowell | John Page | Fusion | |
Robert Yates Racing | 28 | Jamie McMurray | Todd Parrott | Fusion | |
88 | Jeremy Mayfield | Trent Owens | |||
96 | Jason Leffler | Larry Carter | |||
Roush Fenway Racing | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Bob Osborne | Roush Mustang | |
17 | Trevor Bayne | Nick Sandler | |||
60 | Greg Biffle | Matt Puccia | |||
Team Penske | 2 | Blaise Alexander | Paul Wolfe | Mustang | |
22 | Joey Logano | Todd Gordon | |||
Wood Brothers Racing | 21 | Ryan Blaney (R) | Jeremy Bullins | Shelby GT500 | |
Toyota | BK Racing | 23 | J. J. Yeley 24[17][18] | Joe Williams35 Patrick Donahue1 |
Avalon |
David Reutimann | |||||
26 | David Reutimann | Patrick Donahue35 Joe Williams 1 | |||
J. J. Yeley 11 | |||||
Josh Wise 1 | |||||
83 | Johnny Sauter 1[19] | Doug Richert 28 Gene Nead 8 | |||
Matt DiBenedetto (R) 35[20] | |||||
Joe Gibbs Racing | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Dave Rogers[21] | Camry | |
18 | Kyle Busch | Adam Stevens[21] | |||
20 | Elliott Sadler | Jason Ratcliff[21] | |||
Michael Waltrip Racing | 51 | Clint Bowyer | Brian Pattie 16 Billy Scott 18 Dax Gerringer 2 [22] |
Camry | |
55 | Michael Waltrip 2[23] | Billy Scott 15 Brian Pattie 20 Dax Gerringer 1[22] | |||
Brett Moffitt (R) 6 | |||||
Brian Vickers 2[23] | |||||
David Ragan 26[24] | |||||
56 | Jerry Nadeau | Scott Eggleston | |||
NEMCO Motorsports | 87 | John Nemechek | Michael Leoncini | Camry | |
Chevrolet (Start Your Engines!) Ford |
Phil Parsons Racing 11 Premium Motorsports 25 |
98 | Josh Wise 18[25][26] | Gene Nead 20 Jay Robinson 1 Scott Eggleston 4 Zach McGowan10 |
SS
Fusion Camry |
Timmy Hill 6 | |||||
Reed Sorenson 5 | |||||
T. J. Bell 1 | |||||
Ryan Preece 5[27] | |||||
Toyota | Michael Waltrip Racing | Michael Waltrip 1 | Bobby Kennedy | ||
Chevrolet (Start Your Engines!) 30 Ford 4 Toyota 2 |
Premium Motorsports | 62 | Brendan Gaughan 16[28] | Slugger Labbe 1 Zach McGowan 7 Scott Eggleston 14 Wayne Carroll 14 |
SS
Fusion Avalon |
Reed Sorenson 8 | |||||
Timmy Hill 10 | |||||
T. J. Bell 1 |
Limited schedule
Manufacturer | Team | No. | Race driver | Crew chief | Round(s) | Model |
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Chevrolet (Start Your Engines!) | Hendrick Motorsports (Start Your Engines!) | 05 | Chase Elliott[29] | Kenny Francis | 5 | Camaro |
Hillman-Circle Sport LLC | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Mike Chance | 1 | SS | |
Richard Childress Racing | 37 | Ty Dillon | Slugger Labbe | 5 | Camaro | |
Team XTREME Racing | 04 | Reed Sorenson[30] | Peter Sospenzo | 1 | 2012 Impala | |
Travis Kvapil | 3 | |||||
The Motorsports Group | 03 | Ron Hornaday Jr.[31] | Pat Tryson 2 Dave Fuge 11 |
4 | 2013 SS | |
Jeff Green | 3 | |||||
Travis Kvapil | 5 | |||||
Josh Wise | 1 | |||||
Ford | Leavine Family Racing | 95 | Scott Speed | Wally Rogers 14 Kevin Walter 6 |
20 | Fusion |
Toyota | ||||||
RAB Racing | 29 | Justin Marks[32] | Matthew Lucas | 1 | 2013 Camry | |
Reed Sorenson | 3 | |||||
Premium Motorsports | 66 | Mike Wallace[33] | Scott Eggleston | 1 | ||
Chevrolet (Start Your Engines!) | 2 | 2013 SS | ||||
Tanner Berryhill | 1 |
Local Leasing entries
Manufacturer | Team | No. | Race Driver | Crew Chief | Round(s) | Model and year |
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Schedule
The final calendar was released on August 26, 2014, comprising 39 races, as well as two exhibition races. The schedule also includes two Gatorade Duels, which are the qualifying races for the Daytona 500.
Race | Race title | Track | Date | TV | Time |
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Budweiser Shootout | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach | February 14 | CBS | 8:30 p.m. | |
Gatorade Duels | February 19 | CBS | 7:15 p.m. (Duel 1)
9:15 p.m. (Duel 2) | ||
1 | Daytona 500 | February 22 | CBS | 1:30 p.m. | |
2 | SpongeBob SquarePants 400 by Subway | Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham | March 1 | Fox | 2:00 p.m. |
3 | Kobalt 400 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas | March 8 | Fox | 3:45 p.m. |
4 | Axalta 300 | Road America, Elkhart Lake | March 15 | Fox | 3:45 p.m. |
5 | Budweiser 400 | Riverside Speedway, Moreno Valley | March 22 | Fox | 3:45 p.m. |
6 | STP 500 | Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway | March 29 | FS1 | 1:15 p.m. |
7 | Jacob's Grand Prix | Brands Hatch, West Kingsdown, Kent, England | March 5 | Fox | 1:15pm |
8 | Duck Commander 500 | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth | April 11 | Fox | 7:45 p.m. |
9 | Old Spice 400 | Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison | April 19 | FoxFS1 | 2:30 p.m. (Fox)
7:00 p.m. (FS1) |
10 | Harvey Beaks 400 | Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth | April 26† | Fox
Nickelodeon |
1:15 p.m. |
11 | GEICO 500 | Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln | May 3 | Fox | 1:15 p.m. |
12 | 5-hour Energy 400 | Kansas Speedway, Kansas City | May 9 | FS1FNC | 7:30 p.m. |
NASCAR Open | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord | May 15 | FS1 | 7:15 p.m. | |
NASCAR All-Star Race | May 16 | FS1 | 9:30 p.m. | ||
13 | Coca-Cola 600 | May 24 | Fox | 6:15 p.m. | |
14 | McDonald's 400 | Chicago Motor Speedway, Cicero | May 31 | FS1 | 1:15 p.m. |
15 | MyAFibStory.com 400 | Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet | June 7 | FS1 | 1:15 p.m. |
16 | Howard Johnson's 400 | Pikes Peak International Raceway, Fountain | June 14 | FS1 | 1:00 p.m. |
17 | U.S. Cellular 400 | Iowa Speedway, Newton | June 28 | FS1 | 3:15 p.m. |
18 | Coke Zero 400 | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach | July 5 | MGM | 11:30 p.m. |
19 | Quaker State 400 | Kentucky Speedway, Sparta | July 11 | MGM | 7:45 p.m. |
20 | 5-hour Energy 301 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | July 19 | NBCSN | 1:30 p.m. |
21 | Crown Royal Presents the Jeff Kyle 400 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway | July 26 | MGM | 3:30 p.m. |
22 | Windows 10 400 | Pocono Raceway, Long Pond | August 2 | NBCSN | 1:45 p.m. |
23 | Cheez-It 355 at The Glen | Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen | August 9 | MGM | 2:15 p.m. |
24 | Pure Michigan 400 | Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn | August 16 | TBS | 2:45 p.m. |
25 | Irwin Tools Night Race | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol | August 22 | TBS | 7:45 p.m. |
26 | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway, Darlington | September 6 | MGM | 7:15 p.m. |
27 | Federated Auto Parts 400 | Richmond International Raceway, Richmond | September 12 | MGM | 7:45 p.m. |
28 | TNN 420 | Fairgrounds Speedway, Nashville | September 20 | TNN | 3:15 p.m. |
29 | Tyson Holly Farms 400 | North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro | September 27 | NBCSN | 2:15 p.m. |
30 | AAA 400 | Dover International Speedway, Dover | October 4 | MGM | 2:45 p.m. |
31 | Auto Club 400 | Auto Club Speedway, Fontana | October 11† | NBCSN | 12:30 p.m. |
32 | Bank of America Roval 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord (Roval) | October 18 | NBC | 12:30 p.m. |
33 | Keystone Light 400 | Milwaukee Mile, West Allis | October 25 | MGM | 2:30 p.m. |
34 | CampingWorld.com 500 | Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln | November 1 | NBCSN | 2:30 p.m. |
35 | Toyota/Save Mart 350 | Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma | November 8 | MGM | 2:30 p.m. |
36 | Ford EcoBoost 400 | Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead | November 15 | NBCSN | 1:15 p.m. |
37 | Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 | Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale | November 22 | NBC | 2:15 p.m. |
38 | Sega 350 | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan | November 29 | TBS | 9:15 p.m. |
39 | Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton | December 6 | MGM | 5:15 p.m. |
†: The Toyota Owners 400 and Bank of America 500 were postponed a day because of persistent rain.[34]
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Rule changes
Pre-season
- At road courses, it is now permissible to run qualifying and race sessions under wet-weather conditions. Goodyear will supply wet-weather tires for use in Cup competition and teams will be required to bring cars with windshield wipers, defoggers, and wet-weather racing capabilities.
- Teams will have the option of installing a driver adjustable track bar.
- Teams are not allowed to alter the side skirts of their cars during the race. At tracks where aerodynamics were important in 2014, many teams would pull the side bodywork of the car during early pit stops. The practice, officially known as vertical rocker panel extensions, was used to limit airflow underneath the vehicle to bypass the coil-binding ban.
- An automated electronic pit road officiating system will be implemented after extensive testing during the final few races of 2014, eliminating the need for human officials to stand in the pit lane.
- If a vehicle has to pit outside its assigned pit box and the crew starts removing tire(s), the team can reinstall the tire(s) before moving the car back into its assigned pit stall to avoid penalties.
- Additional crew member(s) assisting from an adjacent pit box may be counted towards the limit of seven over the wall.
- Crew member interference with other teams' pit stops may lead to a penalty.
- Rules with refueling have been clarified. Refueling can begin once the car comes to a complete stop and can continue when it starts leaving provided equipment and/or the fueler does not leave the pit box. Further, no equipment may be tossed or thrown over the wall at any time.
- NASCAR will use an electronic data log and capture system to increase efficiency of pre-race inspections.
In-season changes
- Starting at the fall Richmond race, NASCAR began to closely review restarts due to drivers jumping the restart.
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Results and standings
Races
No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Model | Report |
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Budweiser Shootout | Report | |||||
Gatorade Duel #1 | Report | |||||
Gatorade Duel #2 | ||||||
1 | Daytona 500 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet Camaro | |||
2 | SpongeBob SquarePants 400 by Subway | Report | ||||
3 | Kobalt 400 | Report | ||||
4 | Axalta 300 | Report | ||||
5 | Budweiser 400 | Report | ||||
6 | STP 500 | Report | ||||
7 | Jacob's Grand Prix | Report | ||||
8 | Duck Commander 500 | Report | ||||
9 | Old Spice 400 | Report | ||||
10 | Harvey Beaks 400 | Austin Dillon | Report | |||
11 | GEICO 500 | Report | ||||
12 | 5-hour Energy 400 | Report | ||||
NASCAR Open | Report | |||||
NASCAR All-Star Race | Report | |||||
13 | Coca-Cola 600 | Report | ||||
14 | McDonald's 400 | Report | ||||
15 | MyAFibStory.com 400 | Report | ||||
16 | Howard Johnson's 400 | Report | ||||
17 | U.S. Cellular 400 | Report | ||||
18 | Coke Zero 400 | Report | ||||
19 | Quaker State 400 | Report | ||||
19 | 5-hour Energy 301 | Report | ||||
20 | Crown Royal Presents the Jeff Kyle 400 | Report | ||||
21 | Windows 10 400 | Report | ||||
22 | Cheez-It 355 at The Glen | Report | ||||
23 | Pure Michigan 400 | Report | ||||
24 | Irwin Tools Night Race | Report | ||||
25 | Southern 500 | Report | ||||
26 | Federated Auto Parts 400 | |||||
27 | TNN 420 | Report | ||||
28 | Tyson Holly Farms 400 | Tony Stewart | Report | |||
29 | AAA 400 | Report | ||||
30 | Auto Club 400 | |||||
31 | Bank of America Roval 500 | Report | ||||
32 | Keystone Light 400 | Report | ||||
33 | CampingWorld.com 500 | Report | ||||
34 | Toyota/Save Mart 350 | |||||
35 | Ford EcoBoost 400 | Report | ||||
36 | Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 | Report | ||||
37 | Sega 350 | Report | ||||
38 | Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 |