2015 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300

2015 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 6 of 33 of the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date April 10, 2015 (2015-04-10)
Location Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Distance 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed 132.989 miles per hour (214.025 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 29.163
Most laps led
Driver Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 79
Winner
No. 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Jeff Gordon, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN

The 2015 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 was the 6th race of the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and 11th iteration of the event. The race was held at Texas Motor Speedway a 1.5 mi (2.4 km) quad-oval intermediate speedway in Fort Worth, Texas on Friday, April 10, 2015. Erik Jones led 79 laps and won his first Xfinity Series race.[8][9] Rounding out the top 3 are Brad Keselowski, who finished 2nd, and Dale Earnhardt Jr., who finished 3rd.

Background

The layout of Texas Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Texas Motor Speedway is a 1.5 mi (2.4 km) quad-oval intermediate speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. The track is owned by the city of Fort Worth's sports authority and is leased out by Speedway Motorsports (SMI) for racing.[10] The Xfinity Series began racing here in 1997 and twice a year in 2005.

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 Timmy Hill (I) MBM Motorsports Dodge
14 Cale Conley (R) TriStar Motorsports Toyota
15 Stanton Barrett Rick Ware Racing Ford
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 Brad Keselowski (I) 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 Derek White 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 Brandon Gdovic 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
90 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet
97 Peyton Sellers Obaika Racing Chevrolet
98 Sam Hornish Jr. (I) Biagi–DenBeste Racing Ford
Entry list

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, April 10th at 3:45 P.M. CT. Erik Jones won the pole with a time of 29.163 and a speed of 185.166 mph (297.996 km/h).[11][12]

Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.163 185.166
2 22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 29.211 184.862
3 33 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.273 184.470
4 18 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.274 184.464
5 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.320 184.175
6 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.347 184.005
7 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.382 183.786
8 6 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.419 183.555
9 9 Chase Elliott JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.439 183.430
10 60 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.449 183.368
11 54 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.486 183.138
12 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.580 182.556
13 1 Elliott Sadler Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.692 181.867
14 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.746 181.537
15 25 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 29.748 181.525
16 3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.757 181.470
17 98 Sam Hornish Jr. Biagi–DenBeste Racing Ford 29.769 181.397
18 43 Dakoda Armstrong Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 29.891 180.656
19 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 29.913 180.524
20 28 J. J. Yeley JGL Racing Toyota 29.957 180.258
21 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 29.982 180.108
22 42 Brennan Poole HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 30.167 179.004
23 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 30.211 178.743
24 8 Blake Koch TriStar Motorsports Toyota N/A
25 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 29.979 180.126
26 0 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.153 179.087
27 24 Eric McClure JGL Racing Toyota 30.176 178.950
28 14 Cale Conley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 30.177 178.944
29 55 Brandon Gdovic Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 30.180 178.926
30 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.200 178.808
31 44 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota 30.424 177.491
32 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 30.515 176.962
33 15 Stanton Barrett Rick Ware Racing Ford 30.580 176.586
Qualified via Owner Points
34 90 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet OP
35 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota
36 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet
37 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet
38 97 Peyton Sellers Obaika Racing Chevrolet
39 40 Derek White MBM Motorsports Dodge
40 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge
Official qualifying result

Race results

Pos No Driver Manufacturer Laps Status Led Points
1 20 Erik Jones Toyota 200 running 79 0
2 22 Brad Keselowski Ford 200 running 56 0
3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 200 running 25 0
4 7 Regan Smith Chevrolet 200 running 0 40
5 33 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 200 running 1 0
6 6 Bubba Wallace Ford 200 running 3 39
7 54 Denny Hamlin Toyota 200 running 0 0
8 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 200 running 0 36
9 60 Chris Buescher Ford 200 running 0 35
10 2 Brian Scott Chevrolet 200 running 26 35
11 1 Elliott Sadler Ford 200 running 0 33
12 3 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 200 running 0 32
13 42 Brennan Poole Chevrolet 200 running 0 31
14 98 Sam Hornish Jr. Ford 200 running 0 0
15 16 Ryan Reed Ford 200 running 0 29
16 43 Dakoda Armstrong Ford 200 running 7 29
17 25 John Wes Townley Chevrolet 200 running 0 0
18 18 Daniel Suárez Toyota 199 running 0 26
19 28 J. J. Yeley Toyota 199 running 0 25
20 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 199 running 0 24
21 4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 199 running 0 23
22 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 198 running 0 22
23 44 David Starr Toyota 198 running 0 21
24 19 Mike Bliss Toyota 197 running 0 20
25 01 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 197 running 0 19
26 55 Brandon Gdovic Chevrolet 196 running 0 18
27 0 Harrison Rhodes Chevrolet 195 running 0 17
28 90 Mario Gosselin Chevrolet 195 running 0 16
29 24 Eric McClure Toyota 192 running 0 15
30 97 Peyton Sellers Chevrolet 190 running 0 14
31 52 Joey Gase Chevrolet 186 running 0 13
32 8 Blake Koch Toyota 182 running 0 12
33 62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 167 crash 3 12
34 14 Cale Conley Toyota 165 crash 0 10
35 13 Timmy Hill Dodge 150 running 0 0
36 70 Derrike Cope Chevrolet 79 engine 0 8
37 15 Stanton Barrett Ford 11 engine 0 7
38 10 Jeff Green Toyota 10 vibration 0 6
39 40 Derek White Dodge 7 transmission 0 5
40 74 Mike Harmon Dodge 2 engine 0 4
Race Results

Race statistics

  • 15 lead changes among 8 drivers
  • 6 cautions for 30 laps
  • Time of race: 2 hour, 15 minute, 21 seconds
  • Average speed: 132.989 mph (214.025 km/h)
Lap Leaders
Laps Leader
1–4 Erik Jones
5–13 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
14 Erik Jones
15–17 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
18 Erik Jones
19–21 Brendan Gaughan
22–47 Brian Scott
48–65 Brad Keselowski
66–82 Erik Jones
83–120 Brad Keselowski
121–123 Bubba Wallace
124–130 Dakoda Armstrong
131 Austin Dillon
132–137 Erik Jones
138–150 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
151–200 Erik Jones
Total laps led
Leader Laps
Erik Jones 79
Brad Keselowski 56
Brian Scott 26
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 25
Dakoda Armstrong 7
Bubba Wallace 3
Brendan Gaughan
Austin Dillon 1

Standings after the race

Pos Driver Points
1 Ty Dillon 219
2 Chris Buescher 217 (–2)
3 Chase Elliott 208 (–11)
1 4 Bubba Wallace 204 (–15)
1 5 Ryan Reed 197 (–22)
2 5 Regan Smith 197 (–22)
1 7 Elliott Sadler 181 (–38)
2 8 Brendan Gaughan 176 (–43)
1 9 Brian Scott 169 (–50)
10 Daniel Suárez 160 (–59)
2 11 David Starr 157 (–62)
12 Ross Chastain 148 (–71)
  • Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Xfinity Series Schedule". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  2. ↑ "2015 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 - Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on March 24, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  3. ↑ Bonkowski, Jerry (April 4, 2015). "Entry list for O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 Xfinity Series race at Texas Motor Speedway". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
  4. ↑ "2015 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 Qualifying Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  5. ↑ "2015 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  6. ↑ Lunkenheimer, Beth (April 11, 2015). "Xfinity Series Breakdown: 2015 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas". Frontstretch. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
  7. ↑ NASCAR (April 20, 2015). NASCAR XFINITY Series - Full Race - O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas. Retrieved July 19, 2026 – via YouTube.
  8. ↑ "Erik Jones scores first XFINITY Series win at Texas". NASCAR. April 10, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
  9. ↑ "J.D. Gibbs celebrates Erik Jones' XFINITY win". NASCAR. April 11, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
  10. ↑ Sturbin, John (July 12, 1996). "Green flag drops on Texas 500". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. 1D, 6D. Archived from the original on August 31, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ↑ Catanzareti, Zach (April 10, 2015). "Erik Jones Grabs Back-to-Back Poles at Texas for 2015 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300". Frontstretch. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Erik Jones wins XFINITY pole at Texas". NASCAR. April 10, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
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