2015 Drive4Clots.com 300

2015 Drive4Clots.com 300
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 5 of 33 of the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date March 21, 2015 (2015-03-21)
Location Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2 miles (3.2 km)
Distance 150 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed 147.723 miles per hour (237.737 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 40.384
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick JR Motorsports
Laps 100
Winner
No. 88 Kevin Harvick JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Clint Bowyer, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The Drive4Clots.com 300 was the 5th race of the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and 19th iteration of the event. The race was held at Auto Club Speedway a 2 miles (3.2 km) permanent asphalt D-shaped oval track in Fontana, California on Saturday, March 21, 2015. Kevin Harvick won the race while Brendan Gaughan and Erik Jones finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.[8]

Background

The layout of Auto Club Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Auto Club Speedway (also known as California Speedway) was a 2 miles (3.2 km), low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California. The track was owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.[9]

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 Stanton Barrett 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 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 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Dodge
42 Kyle Larson (I) 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 Jeffrey Earnhardt 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 Kevin Harvick (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

Practice results

Practice 1

Practice 1 was held on Friday, March 20th at 1:30 P.M. PT. Kevin Harvick was fastest in practice with the speed of 174.961 miles per hour (281.572 km/h)

Pos. No Driver Team Make Speed
1 88 Kevin Harvick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 174.961
2 54 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 174.681
3 22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 174.338
Practice 1 results

Happy hour

Final practice sometimes referred to as happy hour was held on Friday, March 20th at 3:00 PM. Austin Dillon was fastest in practice with the time of 41.163 and the speed of 174.914 miles per hour (281.497 km/h).

Pos. No Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 33 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 41.163 174.914
2 22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 41.204 174.740
3 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 41.437 173.758
Happy Hour results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 21st at 9:45 AM. Erik Jones won the pole with a time of 40.384 and a speed of 178.288 miles per hour (286.927 km/h).

Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 40.384 178.288
2 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40.521 177.686
3 54 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 40.568 177.480
4 22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 40.631 177.205
5 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 40.648 177.130
6 88 Kevin Harvick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 40.743 176.717
7 33 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40.785 176.535
8 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40.827 176.354
9 18 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 40.832 176.332
10 1 Elliott Sadler Roush Fenway Racing Ford 41.004 175.593
11 42 Kyle Larson HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 41.131 175.050
12 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 41.139 175.016
13 9 Chase Elliott JR Motorsports Chevrolet 40.893 176.069
14 60 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 40.897 176.052
15 98 Sam Hornish Jr. Biagi–DenBeste Racing Ford 40.944 175.850
16 3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 41.139 175.016
17 6 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford 41.044 175.421
18 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 41.161 174.923
19 43 Dakoda Armstrong Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 41.376 174.014
20 25 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 41.388 173.963
21 8 Blake Koch TriStar Motorsports Toyota 41.626 172.969
22 14 Cale Conley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 41.631 172.948
23 28 J. J. Yeley JGL Racing Toyota 41.745 172.476
24 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet N/A
25 44 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota 41.595 173.098
26 24 Eric McClure JGL Racing Toyota 41.697 172.674
27 55 Jeffrey Earnhardt Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 41.699 172.666
28 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 41.702 172.654
29 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 41.762 172.406
30 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 41.864 171.985
31 90 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet 41.940 171.674
32 0 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 41.951 171.629
33 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 42.074 171.127
Qualified via Owner Points
34 15 Stanton Barrett Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet OP
35 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet
36 97 Peyton Sellers Obaika Racing Chevrolet
37 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge
38 40 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Dodge
39 13 Derek White MBM Motorsports Toyota
40 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet
Official qualifying result

Race results

Kevin Harvick won the race.
Pos No Driver Manufacturer Laps Status Led Points
1 88 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 150 running 100 0
2 62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 150 running 0 42
3 20 Erik Jones Toyota 150 running 4 0
4 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 150 running 0 40
5 60 Chris Buescher Ford 150 running 0 39
6 2 Brian Scott Chevrolet 150 running 0 38
7 42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 150 running 0 0
8 22 Brad Keselowski Ford 150 running 1 0
9 7 Regan Smith Chevrolet 150 running 4 36
10 1 Elliott Sadler Ford 150 running 0 34
11 16 Ryan Reed Ford 150 running 0 33
12 6 Bubba Wallace Ford 150 running 3 33
13 18 Daniel Suárez Toyota 150 running 0 31
14 3 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 150 running 0 30
15 44 David Starr Toyota 150 running 2 30
16 14 Cale Conley Toyota 150 running 0 28
17 4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 150 running 0 27
18 54 Denny Hamlin Toyota 149 running 33 0
19 8 Blake Koch Toyota 149 running 0 25
20 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 149 running 0 24
21 01 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 149 running 0 23
22 28 J. J. Yeley Toyota 149 running 0 22
23 25 John Wes Townley Chevrolet 148 running 0 0
24 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 148 running 0 20
25 0 Harrison Rhodes Chevrolet 147 running 0 19
26 19 Mike Bliss Toyota 146 running 0 18
27 90 Mario Gosselin Chevrolet 146 running 0 17
28 55 Jeffrey Earnhardt Chevrolet 146 running 3 17
29 97 Peyton Sellers Chevrolet 145 running 0 15
30 52 Joey Gase Chevrolet 144 running 0 14
31 70 Derrike Cope Chevrolet 143 running 0 13
32 15 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 142 running 0 12
33 13 Derek White Toyota 140 running 0 11
34 24 Eric McClure Toyota 114 electrical 0 10
35 74 Mike Harmon Dodge 108 engine 0 9
36 43 Dakoda Armstrong Ford 76 suspension 0 8
37 98 Sam Hornish Jr. Ford 47 engine 0 0
38 33 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 42 engine 0 0
39 40 Carl Long Dodge 18 suspension 0 5
40 10 Jeff Green Toyota 2 brakes 0 4
Race Results

Race statistics

  • 13 lead changes between 8 drivers
  • 3 cautions for 12 laps
  • Time of race: 2 hour, 01 minute, 51 seconds
  • Average speed: 147.723 mph (237.737 km/h)
Lap Leaders
Laps Leader
1–3 Erik Jones
4–33 Denny Hamlin
34 Brad Keselowski
35–37 Denny Hamlin
38–51 Kevin Harvick
52 Erik Jones
53 Kevin Harvick
54 Bubba Wallace
55–75 Kevin Harvick
76–77 Bubba Wallace
78–81 Regan Smith
82–83 David Starr
84–86 Jeffrey Earnhardt
87–150 Kevin Harvick
Total laps led
Leader Laps
Kevin Harvick 100
Denny Hamlin 33
Erik Jones 4
Regan Smith 4
Bubba Wallace 3
Jeffrey Earnhardt 3
David Starr 2
Brad Keselowski 1

Standings after the race

Pos Driver Points
1 Ty Dillon 187
2 Chris Buescher 182 (–5)
1 3 Chase Elliott 172 (–15)
1 4 Ryan Reed 168 (–19)
1 5 Bubba Wallace 165 (–22)
6 Brendan Gaughan 164 (–23)
7 Regan Smith 157 (–30)
8 Elliott Sadler 148 (–39)
9 David Starr 136 (–51)
4 10 Brian Scott 134 (–53)
10 Daniel Suárez 134 (–53)
12 Ross Chastain 125 (–62)
  • 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 12, 2026.
  2. ↑ "2015 Drive4Clots.com 300 - Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  3. ↑ NASCAR (March 30, 2015). NASCAR XFINITY Series - Full Race - Drive4Clots.com 300 at Fontana. Retrieved July 10, 2026 – via YouTube.
  4. ↑ Bearden, Aaron (March 16, 2015). "Entry List: 2015 Drive4Clots.com 300 at Fontana". frontstretch.com. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Harvick, Dillon top Auto Club XFINITY practices". NASCAR. March 20, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  6. ↑ Happy hour result (PDF), Jayski's Silly Season Site, May 31, 2019
  7. ↑ Ifeguni, David (March 21, 2015). "Erik Jones Wins Pole for 2015 Drive4Clots.com 300 at Fontana". frontstretch.com. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  8. 1 2 Ifeguni, David (March 21, 2015). "Kevin Harvick Dominates & Wins the 2015 Drive4Clots.com 300 at Fontana". frontstretch.com. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Penske Motorsports and International Speedway Corporation to Merge". Speedcenter. May 10, 1999. Archived from the original on March 11, 2000. Retrieved January 9, 2007.
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