2015 Boyd Gaming 300

2015 Boyd Gaming 300
Race details[1][2][3][4][5]
Race 3 of 33 of the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date March 7, 2015 (2015-03-07)
Location Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.500 miles (2.414 km)
Distance 200 laps, 300 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled distance 200 laps, 300 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed 126.021 miles per hour (202.811 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Richard Childress Racing
Time 29.295
Most laps led
Driver Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing
Laps 183
Winner
No. 33 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, and Kevin Harvick
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN

The Boyd Gaming 300 was the 3rd race of the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and 18th iteration of the event. The race was held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway a 1.500 mi (2.414 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, March 7, 2015. Austin Dillon dominated the race leading 183 laps and won.[6][7] Rounding out the top 3 where Erik Jones who finished 2nd and Brendan Gaughan who finished 3rd.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes a rookie driver
  • (I) Ineligible for points
No Driver Team Manufacturer
0 Harrison Rhodes (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet
01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet
1 Elliott Sadler Roush Fenway Racing Ford
2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Ross Chastain (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Bubba Wallace (R) Roush Fenway Racing Ford
7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Blake Koch TriStar Motorsports Toyota
9 Chase Elliott JR Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota
13 Derek White MBM Motorsports Toyota
14 Cale Conley (R) TriStar Motorsports Toyota
15 Cody Ware (I) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford
18 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota
20 Erik Jones (I) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
22 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
24 Eric McClure JGL Racing Toyota
25 John Wes Townley (I) Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet
28 J. J. Yeley JGL Racing Toyota
33 Austin Dillon (I) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet
40 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Dodge
42 Brennan Poole HScott Motorsports Chevrolet
43 Dakoda Armstrong Richard Petty Motorsports Ford
44 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet
54 Denny Hamlin (I) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
55 Jamie Dick Viva Motorsports Chevrolet
60 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (I) JR Motorsports Chevrolet
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet
90 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet
92 Dexter Bean King Autosport Chevrolet
97 Josh Reaume Obaika Racing Chevrolet
98 Aric Almirola (I) Biagi–DenBeste Racing Ford

Qualifying

Austin Dillon won the pole
Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 33 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.295 184.332
2 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.548 182.753
3 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.567 182.636
4 22 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 29.600 182.432
5 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.612 182.359
6 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.758 181.464
7 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.764 181.427
8 9 Chase Elliott JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.771 181.385
9 98 Aric Almirola Biagi–DenBeste Racing Ford 29.783 181.311
10 60 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.790 181.269
11 54 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.817 181.105
12 6 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.910 180.542
13 1 Elliott Sadler Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.860 180.844
14 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 29.890 180.662
15 18 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.913 180.524
16 42 Brennan Poole HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 29.927 180.439
17 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 29.937 180.379
18 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.955 180.270
19 8 Blake Koch TriStar Motorsports Toyota 29.980 180.120
20 3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.981 180.114
21 25 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 30.126 179.247
22 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.129 179.229
23 43 Dakoda Armstrong Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 30.163 179.027
24 24 Eric McClure JGL Racing Toyota 30.362 177.854
25 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 30.351 177.918
26 55 Jamie Dick Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 30.396 177.655
27 28 J. J. Yeley JGL Racing Toyota 30.437 177.416
28 14 Cale Conley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 30.524 176.910
29 0 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.582 176.574
30 40 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Dodge 30.875 174.899
31 44 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota 30.889 174.820
32 90 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet 31.038 173.980
33 13 Derek White MBM Motorsports Toyota 31.051 173.907
Qualified via Owner Points
34 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 31.402 171.964
35 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 31.403 171.958
36 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Dodge 31.508 171.953
37 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 31.508 171.385
38 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.544 171.189
39 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 31.904 169.258
40 15 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 31.981 168.850
Did not qualify
41 92 Dexter Bean King Autosport Chevrolet 31.225 172.938
42 97 Josh Reaume Obaika Racing Chevrolet 31.783 169.902
Official qualifying result

Race results

Pos No Driver Manufacturer Laps Status Led Points
1 33 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 200 running 183 0
2 22 Ryan Blaney Ford 200 running 2 43
3 7 Regan Smith Chevrolet 200 running 0 41
4 54 Denny Hamlin Toyota 200 running 1 0
5 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 200 running 1 40
6 62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 200 running 3 39
7 6 Bubba Wallace Ford 200 running 0 37
8 3 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 200 running 0 36
9 42 Brennan Poole Chevrolet 200 running 0 35
10 18 Daniel Suárez Toyota 200 running 3 35
11 98 Aric Almirola Ford 200 running 0 0
12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 199 running 0 0
13 1 Elliott Sadler Ford 199 running 0 31
14 60 Chris Buescher Ford 199 running 0 30
15 16 Ryan Reed Ford 199 running 0 29
16 28 J. J. Yeley Toyota 199 running 0 28
17 44 David Starr Toyota 198 running 0 27
18 4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 198 running 0 26
19 25 John Wes Townley Chevrolet 198 running 0 0
20 01 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 198 running 0 24
21 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 197 running 0 23
22 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 197 running 0 22
23 24 Eric McClure Toyota 196 running 0 21
24 195 Jamie Dick Chevrolet 195 running 0 20
25 14 Cale Conley Toyota 195 running 0 19
26 0 Harrison Rhodes Chevrolet 193 running 0 18
27 52 Joey Gase Chevrolet 192 running 0 17
28 13 Derek White Toyota 175 running 0 16
29 20 Erik Jones Toyota 172 crash 7 0
30 43 Dakoda Armstrong Ford 164 crash 0 14
31 74 Mike Harmon Dodge 164 running 0 13
32 90 Mario Gosselin Chevrolet 154 crash 0 12
33 70 Derrike Cope Chevrolet 113 running 0 11
34 15 Cody Ware Chevrolet 80 suspension 0 0
35 8 Blake Koch Toyota 52 crash 0 9
36 40 Carl Long Dodge 34 electrical 0 8
37 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 15 suspension 0 7
38 2 Brian Scott Chevrolet 14 engine 0 6
39 19 Mike Bliss Toyota 12 crash 0 5
40 10 Jeff Green Toyota 3 vibration 0 4
Race Results

Race statistics

  • 13 lead changes
  • 6 cautions for 34 laps
  • Time of race: 2 hour, 22 minute, 50 seconds
  • Average speed: 126.021 mph (202.811 km/h)
Lap Leaders
Laps Leader
1–20 Austin Dillon
21 Ryan Blaney
22–105 Austin Dillon
106 Brendan Gaughan
107–109 Daniel Suárez
110–112 Erik Jones
113–151 Austin Dillon
152–155 Erik Jones
156 Denny Hamlin
157–158 Brendan Gaughan
159 Chase Elliott
160–165 Austin Dillon
166 Ryan Blaney
167–200 Austin Dillon
Total laps led
Leader Laps
Austin Dillon 183
Erik Jones 7
Brendan Gaughan 3
Daniel Suárez
Ryan Blaney 2
Denny Hamlin 1
Chase Elliott

Standings after the race

Pos Driver Points
1 Ty Dillon 119
1 2 Chris Buescher 113 (–6)
3 Ryan Reed 104 (–15)
4 Bubba Wallace 103 (–16)
3 5 Chase Elliott 95 (–24)
8 6 Regan Smith 86 (–33)
6 6 Brendan Gaughan 86 (–33)
2 8 David Starr 83 (–36)
2 9 Elliott Sadler 82 (–37)
2 10 Ross Chastain 81 (–38)
1 11 Jeremy Clements 75 (–44)
7 12 Dakoda Armstrong 71 (–48)
  • Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

  1. ↑ "Austin Dillon dominates Las Vegas, wins Boyd Gaming 300". NASCAR.com. March 7, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  2. ↑ Ifeguni, David (March 7, 2015). "Austin Dillon Dominates, Wins Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas". frontstretch.com. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Austin Dillon dominates to win Xfinity race at Las Vegas". USA TODAY. March 8, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Austin Dillon gets narrow victory after dominating Xfinity Series race". Los Angeles Times. March 8, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Dillon wins Coors Light Pole for Las Vegas". NASCAR.com. March 7, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Austin Dillon dominates Las Vegas, wins Boyd Gaming 300". NASCAR.com. March 7, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  7. ↑ Ifeguni, David (March 7, 2015). "Austin Dillon Dominates, Wins Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas". frontstretch.com. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
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