2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
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Joey Logano, the current points leader.
The 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season is the 67th season of professional stock car racing in the United States. The season began at Daytona International Speedway with the Sprint Unlimited exhibition race, the Budweiser Duels, and the Daytona 500. The season will end with the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The season also marks the first season of a new television contract. NBC Sports returned to their NASCAR coverage for the first time since the end of the 2006 season. Fox Sports returned for their coverage of NASCAR for the fifteenth year in a row and as the lone incumbent from 2014. As in their prior arrangement, Fox covered the first half of the season while NBC is covering the second half, which includes the Chase for the Sprint Cup. While still dividing the coverage of the Daytona races between the two networks, the nature of the split was changed. Fox retains its exclusive rights to the Daytona 500 while NBC gains exclusive rights to the Coke Zero 400. Under the previous Fox/NBC contract, Fox televised the Daytona 500 in odd numbered years (2001, 2003, 2005) while NBC did so in even numbered years (2002, 2004, 2006). Under the old arrangement, the network that did not air the Daytona 500 would air what is now the Coke Zero 400.
For this season, races will be carried by Fox, Fox Sports 1, NBC, and NBCSN. ESPN and Turner Sports did not renew their contracts with NASCAR following the 2014 season; this marks the end of a 31-year relationship between NASCAR and Turner's primary stations, TBS and TNT. As well as this, it is the first season on the newly rebranded Fox Sports Racing in Canada and the Caribbean.
On January 22, 2015, Jeff Gordon announced that 2015 will be his final season as a full-time driver, but he did not rule out retirement completely. Chase Elliott will replace him in the #24 car for Hendrick Motorsports in 2016.
Contents
Teams and drivers[edit]
Complete schedule[edit]
All of these drivers and teams are confirmed at least through the 2015 season.
Limited schedule[edit]
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Race driver | Crew chief | Round(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 25 | Chase Elliott[67] | Kenny Francis | 5 |
| Hillman-Circle Sport LLC | 39 | Travis Kvapil | Mike Chance | 2 | |
| Team XTREME Racing | 44 | Reed Sorenson[68] | Peter Sospenzo | 1 | |
| Travis Kvapil | 3 | ||||
| The Motorsports Group | 30 | Ron Hornaday, Jr.[69] | Pat Tryson 3 Dave Fuge 10 |
4 | |
| Jeff Green | 3 | ||||
| Travis Kvapil | 5 | ||||
| Josh Wise | 1 | ||||
| Ford | Leavine Family Racing | 95 | Michael McDowell[70] | Wally Rogers 14 Kevin Walter 4 |
18 |
| Wood Brothers Racing | 21 | Ryan Blaney[71] | Jeremy Bullins[72] | 19 | |
| Toyota | RAB Racing | 29 | Justin Marks[73] | Matthew Lucas | 1 |
| Reed Sorenson | 3 | ||||
| Premium Motorsports | 66 | Mike Wallace[74] | Scott Eggleston | 3 | |
| Chevrolet | Tanner Berryhill (R) | 1 |
Driver changes[edit]
- Trevor Bayne will run full-time in the #6 Roush Fenway Racing car as the team discontinued the #99 formerly driven by Carl Edwards. Although 2015 is the first season that Bayne declared his eligibility for the Sprint Cup series, NASCAR ruled that he is ineligible to run for Rookie of the Year consideration due to "too many accumulated starts".[75]
- Ryan Blaney will run part-time for Wood Brothers Racing, replacing Bayne.
- Marcos Ambrose left Richard Petty Motorsports to return to race in V8 Supercars in Australia, a series he won in 2003 and 2004. Sam Hornish, Jr. will replace Ambrose in the #9 car.
- Joe Gibbs Racing becomes a four-car team with the addition of Carl Edwards in the #19.
- Brian Vickers missed the first two races of the season due to health issues. Michael Waltrip drove the car in the Daytona 500 and Brett Moffitt drove it at Atlanta. Vickers' return to NASCAR didn't last very long and he was sidelined again after competing in two races. He would be out for at least three months. Moffitt took over the #55 and declared his candidacy for Rookie of the Year. Waltrip drove the #55 at Talladega with David Ragan filling in for the remainder of the season starting at Kansas.
- Cole Whitt moved to Front Row Motorsports' #35 Ford with sponsor Speed Stick after running BK Racing's #26 car in 2014.
- Bobby Labonte replaced older brother Terry Labonte in the four restrictor plate races for Go FAS Racing.
- Michael Annett moves from Tommy Baldwin Racing to HScott Motorsports in a second full-time car.
- Alex Bowman moves from BK Racing to Tommy Baldwin Racing.
- After his Truck Series ride fell through, Jeb Burton will run full-time in the #26 car for BK Racing.
- Chase Elliott will run a limited schedule for Hendrick Motorsports, piloting the #25 Napa Auto Parts-sponsored Chevrolet.
- J. J. Yeley returns to the series full-time, driving for BK Racing.
- Reed Sorenson left Tommy Baldwin Racing for Team XTREME Racing. He would later drive for RAB Racing replacing Justin Marks and Premium Motorsports replacing Brendan Gaughan.
- Matt DiBenedetto makes the move up to the Sprint Cup running a limited schedule in the #83 for BK Racing.
- Kurt Busch, driver of the #41 for Stewart Haas Racing, was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR for his role in a domestic incident involving his former girlfriend Patricia Driscoll. Regan Smith replaced him for the Daytona 500, as well as the races at Atlanta and Las Vegas. Busch was reinstated and returned to the car in the Phoenix race.
- Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 for Joe Gibbs Racing, suffered a broken leg during the Xfinity Series race held the day before the Daytona 500 and missed the first 11 races of the season. Matt Crafton was named his replacement for the 500,[54] and David Ragan was tapped to serve as the team's interim driver from Atlanta until Talladega.[55] Erik Jones was his replacement in the #18 at Kansas.
- After David Ragan was loaned to Joe Gibbs Racing, Front Row Motorsports' No. 34 car was filled by Joe Nemechek, Brett Moffitt, Chris Buescher, and Reed Sorenson. Moffitt was named the team's primary driver starting at Charlotte, with Justin Marks driving the 34 at Sonoma.
Team changes[edit]
- The Motorsports Group, a long-time Xfinity Series team, announces they will field a Cup team, the #30 Chevrolet. Ron Hornaday, Jr. was announced to be the primary driver. He would be replaced by Jeff Green beginning at Richmond. Green was later replaced by Travis Kvapil at Kentucky.
- HScott Motorsports expands to a two-car team after Michael Annett left TBR. Annett will drive the #46.
- Longtime NASCAR team owner and former Identity Ventures partner Jay Robinson starts Premium Motorsports. The team will field a #66 Toyota for Mike Wallace and a #62 Chevrolet for RCR development drivers Brian Scott and Brendan Gaughan. Childress will give technical support to the #62. Owner points and cars for the #66 came from Identity Ventures, while points and cars for the #62 came from the #36 team of Tommy Baldwin Racing. After Daytona, the #66 also became a Chevrolet, with Tanner Berryhill taking over the ride at Phoenix. Before Auto Club, Robinson shut the #66 team down due to lack of sponsorship and qualifying performance, though the car returned for All-Star with Berryhill behind the wheel.
- After a year of mostly driving Chevrolets, Phil Parsons Racing switches back to Ford. After Talladega, it was revealed that Parsons had sold the team to Premium Motorsports due to sponsorship issues. Both of their drivers; Josh Wise and Brendan Gaughan; have left the team after Kentucky. Timmy Hill and Reed Sorenson will replace Wise and Gaughan respectively.
Schedule[edit]
The final calendar was released on August 26, 2014,[76] comprising 36 races, as well as two exhibition races. The schedule also includes two Budweiser Duels, which are the qualifying races for the Daytona 500.
Key changes from 2014 include:
- The Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway moves to Labor Day Weekend.[77]
- The race at Atlanta Motor Speedway moves to the second race of the season, followed by a three-race west coast swing.
- The spring race at Bristol Motor Speedway, often plagued by bad weather, moves from March to April. This created a "west coast swing", wherein the events at Las Vegas, Phoenix and Auto Club now happened consecutively, as opposed to being broken up by a trip back east to Bristol.
- The Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway moves from Saturday to Sunday night to avoid conflict with televised Fourth of July fireworks shows. Daytona track President Joie Chitwood has said this is a one-year change and the race will return to Saturday night in 2016.
- A third off-week is added in between the Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol and the Bojangles' Southern 500 due to the calendar.
- The second off-week has been moved to late-June between the Michigan and Sonoma races instead of the usual late-July break between New Hampshire and Indianapolis. This is to accommodate a Fox scheduling conflict where the U. S. Open and the FIFA Women's World Cup Round of 16 are on the same weekend.
- Charlotte and Kansas swap Chase race dates.
- In addition, several of the races airing on NBC and NBCSN will have later start times compared to last season's start times on TNT and ESPN/ABC.
Martin Truex Jr. leads the FedEx 400 at Dover International Speedway in May
Kyle Busch leads the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway in October
Rule changes[edit]
Pre-season[edit]
- Private testing is banned starting at the conclusion of the 2014 season. Testing will only be permitted during NASCAR and Goodyear sanctioned tests. Further, there was not a pre-season test at Daytona in 2015. A violation of this rule will be a P6 penalty.
- Only drivers licensed and approved for Sprint Cup competition will be permitted to participate in tire testing.
- 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 Sprint Cup competition and teams will be required to bring cars with windshield wipers, defoggers, and wet-weather racing capabilities.
- Tapered spacers will be installed in the engines to reduce horsepower from 850 to 725.
- Flat valve lifters will be replaced with roller valve lifters. Lower differential gear ratios will also be mandated targeting a reduction from a 10,000 RPM max to a 9,000 RPM max.
- Rear spoiler height will be reduced from 8 inches to 6 inches.
- Teams will have the option of installing a driver adjustable track bar.
- The radiator pan will be decreased from 43 inches to 38 inches.
- The minimum weight of the car has been reduced by 50 lbs. to 3,250 lbs.
- NASCAR has approved a new brake caliper system for 2015 and issued a new parts approval process.
- 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.
- An automated electronic pit road officiating system will be implemented after extensive testing during the 2014 Chase, 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 anytime.
- Weight ballasts must be in block form with a five-pound minimum for each block.
- NASCAR no longer will penalize or monitor missing lug nuts during pit stops, leaving the teams to self-police lug nuts.
- Qualifying session length times will be shortened. At short tracks and intermediates, the three sessions will be 15 minutes, 10 minutes, and 5 minutes in length. Road courses will consist of a 25-minute and a 10-minute session. Restrictor plate qualifying will consist of three 5-minute sessions as was used at the fall 2014 Talladega race.
- NASCAR will use an electronic data log and capture system to increase efficiency of pre-race inspections.[79][80][81]
In-season changes[edit]
- Following disastrous crashes at Daytona 500 qualifying, NASCAR implemented a single-car two round qualifying system for restrictor plate races. In round 1, each car goes out one at a time for one warm-up, one timed, and one cool down lap. NASCAR will release the next car to begin their lap while the current car is finishing their timed lap with the goal to have the next car start their timed lap no more than 20 seconds after the previous car finishes. The top 12 cars from round 1 will make a second run in the same format to determine the starting lineup for positions 1-12, with positions 13-43 (as well as any DNQs) determined by round 1 result.
- In an effort to increase competition, NASCAR made rule changes specific to the races at Kentucky, Darlington, Indianapolis, and the August Michigan race. [82]
- Kentucky and Darlington ran a lower downforce package, featuring a shorter spoiler (reduced from 6" to 3.5" in height for Kentucky, reduced further to 3" for Darlington), a shorter splitter (reduced by 1.25 inches at Kentucky and 0.25 inches at Darlington), and a shorter radiator pan (reduced from 38" to 25" for both races).
- Indianapolis and the August Michigan race ran a high drag package, featuring a taller spoiler (9" in height vertically with a 1" wicker bill on the top of the spoiler), a 43" radiator pan, and a 2" spoiler extension. After complaints of overheating at the Indianapolis event, NASCAR mandated additional cooling holes in the right side window for the Michigan event. Due to concerns about drafting at these events, NASCAR also implemented the single-car qualifying system used at restrictor plate events for these two events.
- Goodyear was unable to change their tire compounds in time for Kentucky, Indianapolis, and Michigan, but was able to bring a softer tire to complement the package to the Darlington event. After the Darlington event, NASCAR and its teams suggested a similar package to that used at Darlington would be used for the majority of 2016 races. [83]
- Starting at Watkins Glen, teams have the option of using a digital dashboard. The dashboards will be heavily regulated by NASCAR as to what can and cannot be displayed. The first team to use the digital dashboard was Kurt Busch at Darlington. The digital dashboards will be mandated in 2016. [84][85]
- Starting at the fall Richmond race, NASCAR began to closely review restarts due to drivers jumping the restart.
- On October 20, NASCAR announced that they will reduce the number of green-white-checkered attempts from 3 attempts to 1 starting at the Chase race at Talladega. This rule will only be used for races at Daytona and Talladega.
Results and standings[edit]
Races[edit]
Drivers' championship[edit]
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or 2014 Owner's points. * – Most laps led.
. – Eliminated after Challenger Round . – Eliminated after Contender Round . – Eliminated after Eliminator Round
| Pos. | Driver | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | KAN | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV | CLT | KAN | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey Logano | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 20* | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1* | 1 | 3095 | ||||||
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 38 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 261 | 22 | 9 | 41 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3082 | ||||||
| 3 | Kurt Busch | QL | EX | EX | 5 | 3* | 14 | 14 | 15 | 1* | 12 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 3077 | ||||||
| 4 | Carl Edwards | 23 | 12 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 24 | 19 | 32 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 3076 | ||||||
| 5 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 2* | 1* | 1* | 2 | 8* | 2 | 38* | 2 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 29* | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3* | 42 | 3* | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 21* | 1* | 2 | 16 | 3071 | ||||||
| 6 | Jeff Gordon | 33* | 41 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 3 | 41 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 3071 | ||||||
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 41 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 6 | 2* | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2* | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 3071 | ||||||
| 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 9* | 5* | 6* | 1* | 3 | 42 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 3070 | ||||||
| 9 | Kyle Busch | INQ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | 11 | 36 | 9 | 43 | 1 | 17 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 8* | 7 | 2 | 9* | 37 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 3064 | ||||||
| 10 | Ryan Newman | 38 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 3062 | ||||||
| 11 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 3 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 6 | 36 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 1* | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1* | 21 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 3039 | ||||||
| 12 | Matt Kenseth | 35 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1* | 42 | 21 | 1* | 5 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 14* | 3035 | ||||||
| Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup cut-off | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | KAN | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV | CLT | KAN | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | Pts | |
| 13 | Jamie McMurray | 27 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 2154 | ||||||
| 14 | Jimmie Johnson | 5 | 1 | 41 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 1* | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6* | 2 | 9 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 41 | 39 | 3 | 2134 | ||||||
| 15 | Paul Menard | 25 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 23 | 41 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 31 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 25 | 36 | 19 | 2109 | ||||||
| 16 | Clint Bowyer | 7 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 40 | 2086 | ||||||
| 17 | Aric Almirola | 15 | 11 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 14 | 34 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 821 | ||||||
| 18 | Kasey Kahne | 9 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 37 | 6 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 42 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 4 | 811 | ||||||
| 19 | Kyle Larson | 34 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 26 | INQ | 25 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 39 | 35 | 31 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 757 | ||||||
| 20 | Greg Biffle | 10 | 25 | 14 | 27 | 32 | 19 | 17 | 30 | 21 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 36 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 17 | 753 | ||||||
| 21 | Austin Dillon | 14 | 39 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 20 | 10 | 27 | 35 | 22 | 16 | 33 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 8 | 25 | 13 | 36 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 27 | 43 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 41 | 688 | ||||||
| 22 | Casey Mears | 6 | 15 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 27 | 36 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 38 | 11 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 18 | 42 | 23 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 672 | ||||||
| 23 | A. J. Allmendinger | 20 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 43 | 21 | 34 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 29 | 24 | 38 | 23 | 37 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 36 | 23 | 30 | 16 | 27 | 645 | ||||||
| 24 | Danica Patrick | 21 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 16 | 24 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 27 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 27 | 42 | 19 | 26 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 644 | ||||||
| 25 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 29 | 36 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 37 | 37 | 42 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 41 | 34 | 26 | 21 | 38 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 623 | ||||||
| 26 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 12 | 21 | 24 | 40 | 43 | 32 | 26 | 19 | 35 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 41 | 26 | 10 | 30 | 22 | 29 | 17 | 39 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 28 | 614 | ||||||
| 27 | Tony Stewart | 42 | 30 | 33 | 39 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 41 | 19 | 39 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 43 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 35 | 608 | ||||||
| 28 | David Ragan | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 23 | 38 | 33 | 41 | 13 | 23 | 35 | 39 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 40 | 40 | 17 | 15 | 41 | 22 | 37 | 25 | 602 | ||||||
| 29 | Trevor Bayne | 30 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 24 | 41 | 31 | 27 | 43 | 24 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 35 | 23 | 28 | 16 | 31 | 22 | 18 | 578 | ||||||
| 30 | Justin Allgaier | 37 | 20 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 42 | 39 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 30 | 43 | 42 | 20 | 27 | 35 | 18 | 24 | 40 | 37 | 24 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 39 | 27 | 40 | 26 | 504 | ||||||
| 31 | Cole Whitt | 22 | 37 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 35 | 27 | 36 | 13 | 35 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 22 | 25 | 37 | 28 | 33 | 27 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 43 | 38 | 29 | 24 | 28 | 38 | 33 | 463 | ||||||
| 32 | David Gilliland | 11 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 35 | 25 | 28 | 18 | 31 | 20 | 32 | 33 | 25 | 27 | 42 | 43 | 40 | 29 | 21 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 36 | 458 | ||||||
| 33 | Brett Moffitt (R) | 8 | 37 | 32 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 30 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 42 | 30 | 32 | 378 | ||||||||||
| 34 | Alex Bowman | DNQ | 23 | 43 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 33 | 20 | 32 | 16 | 43 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 41 | 31 | 24 | 31 | 42 | 43 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 24 | 37 | 37 | 42 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 376 | ||||||
| 35 | Matt DiBenedetto (R) | DNQ | DNQ | 35 | 42 | 31 | 34 | 21 | 37 | 18 | 25 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 29 | 26 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 25 | 36 | 39 | 30 | 34 | 29 | 30 | 348 | |||||||
| 36 | Michael Annett | 13 | 29 | 39 | 42 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 23 | 33 | 29 | 23 | 32 | 41 | 34 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 30 | 36 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 43 | 39 | 43 | 34 | 29 | 37 | 25 | 34 | 338 | ||||||
| 37 | Josh Wise | DNQ | 32 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 30 | 38 | 39 | 42 | 10 | 28 | 35 | 40 | 29 | 34 | 28 | 31 | 43 | DNQ | 37 | 35 | DNQ | DNQ | 33 | 31 | 36 | DNQ | 234 | ||||||||||
| 38 | Jeb Burton (R) | DNQ | 35 | 40 | 34 | 39 | 29 | DNQ | 42 | 38 | DNQ | 42 | DNQ | 30 | 33 | 37 | 32 | 36 | 41 | 41 | DNQ | 35 | 39 | 33 | DNQ | 31 | 39 | 38 | 33 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 182 | ||||||
| 39 | Michael McDowell | 31 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 22 | DNQ | 36 | 30 | 34 | DNQ | DNQ | 31 | 20 | 31 | 42 | DNQ | 31 | 176 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Alex Kennedy (R) | 38 | 33 | 37 | 33 | 39 | 36 | 25 | 40 | 38 | 28 | 38 | 34 | 109 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Reed Sorenson | 32 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 34 | 36 | DNQ | DNQ | 34 | DNQ | DNQ | 41 | 40 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Bobby Labonte | 24 | 27 | 43 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Brian Vickers | 15 | 41 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Michael Waltrip | 26 | 36 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Ryan Preece | 32 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Will Kimmel | 38 | 39 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 47 | Mike Wallace | 36 | DNQ | DNQ | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | T. J. Bell | DNQ | 37 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 49 | Eddie MacDonald | 37 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | DNQ | 42 | DNQ | DNQ | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tanner Berryhill (R) | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ineligible for Sprint Cup driver points | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | KAN | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV | CLT | KAN | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | Pts | |
| Ryan Blaney | 39 | 19 | 42 | 4 | 42 | 24 | DNQ | DNQ | 23 | 12 | 24 | 22 | 30 | DNQ | 14 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Scott | DNQ | QL | 13 | 27 | 43 | 38 | 42 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Landon Cassill | 43 | 43 | 35 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 32 | 43 | 26 | 39 | 29 | 39 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 36 | 13 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 14 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 20 | 30 | 27 | 38 | 40 | 23 | 43 | ||||||||
| Ty Dillon | 28 | 26 | 18 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. J. Yeley | 40 | 34 | 36 | 31 | 37 | 26 | 43 | 32 | QL | 14 | 37 | 38 | 29 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 33 | 39 | 43 | 39 | 30 | 30 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 42 | |||||||||
| Regan Smith | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chase Elliott | 38 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Crafton | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johnny Sauter | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Buescher | 20 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boris Said | 26 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brendan Gaughan | 28 | 38 | 37 | 41 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 40 | DNQ | DNQ | 34 | 40 | DNQ | DNQ | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Justin Marks | DNQ | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Bliss | 31 | DNQ | 33 | 40 | 34 | 36 | 31 | DNQ | 40 | 37 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Travis Kvapil | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 35 | DNQ | 32 | 40 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Nemechek | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B. J. McLeod | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joey Gase | 43 | 38 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeffrey Earnhardt | 40 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Timmy Hill | 38 | 41 | 36 | 38 | 43 | 39 | DNQ | DNQ | 41 | 36 | 39 | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derek White | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Green | 40 | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erik Jones | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | KAN | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV | CLT | KAN | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | Pts | |
| 1 Due to neck spasms Denny Hamlin was not able to contest all 500 laps, during the first early red flag he got out of his car and was replaced by Cup debutant Erik Jones. Since Hamlin started the race, he is officially credited with the 26th-place finish. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturers' championship[edit]
| Pos | Manufacturer | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevrolet | 12 | 1315 |
| 2 | Toyota | 13 | 1268 |
| 3 | Ford | 5 | 1248 |
Broadcast networks[edit]
These are the broadcasters for the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.
| 2015 TV Broadcasters | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | TV Network | Language | Free-to-air / Free-to-view / Pay | Trucks | Xfinity | Cup | Notes | |
| Asia | Fox Sports Asia (Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam) | Varies | Pay | No | Highlights | Live | ||
 Australia |
Fox Sports | English | Pay | No | Live | Live | ||
 Brazil |
Fox Sports 2 | Portuguese | Pay | Live | Live | Live | ||
 Canada |
TSN | English | Pay | No | Live | Live | ||
| Fox Sports Racing | Pay | Live | No | No* | *All-Star Race live | |||
| RDS | French | Pay | No | Live* | Live* | *Subject to other live events. | ||
 France |
AB Moteurs | French | Pay | Delayed | Delayed | Live | Cup only on AB Moteurs. | |
 Germany |
Motorvision TV | German | Pay | Highlights | No | Live | Each race will be broadcast without advertising, and the viewer can choose between the original or German Commentary | |
 India |
NEO Sports | English | Pay | No | No | Live | ||
 Italy |
Fox Sports Speed | Italian | Pay | Live | Highlights | Live | ||
| Latin America (except Brazil) | Fox Sports 3 | Spanish | Pay | Live* | Live* | Live* | *Subject to other live events. SD/HDTV feed. | |
 Japan |
Nittele G+ | Japanese | Pay | No | No | Live | Live the Cup series, only the selected races. | |
 Netherlands |
Sport1 | Dutch | Pay | Highlights (some races live) | Highlights (some races live) | Live | Each race will be broadcast without advertising, and the viewer can choose between the original or Dutch Commentary | |
 Poland |
Sport Klub | Polish | Pay | No | No | Live | ||
 Portugal |
Sport TV | Portuguese | Pay | Live | Live | Live | Every race is shown commercial free | |
 Romania |
Digi Sport | Romanian | Pay | No | No | Live | ||
| Scandinavia | Viasat Motor | Norwegian & Swedish | Pay | No | No | Live | ||
 Serbia |
Sport Klub | Serbian | Pay | No | No | Live | Sprint Cup Series shown commercial-free. | |
 United Kingdom |
Premier Sports | English | Pay | Highlights | Highlights | Live | Sprint Cup Series shown commercial-free. | |
| Sky Sports | English | Pay | No | No | Live | |||
 United States |
Fox Sports | English | Free | 1 | Live | Live | Fox will carry the first 16 races of the season. | |
| Fox Sports 1 | English | Pay | Live | Live | Live | |||
| NBC Sports | English | Free | No | Live | Live | NBC will carry the final 20 races of the season. | ||
| NBCSN | English | Pay | No | Live | Live | |||
| American Forces Network | English | Free | Live | Live | Live | Serves the United States Armed Forces around the world. | ||
Announcers[edit]
| 2015 Announcers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | TV Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator | Pit reporters | Studio anchor | Studio commentator | |
| Brazil |
Sprint Cup Series | ||||||
| Fox Sports 2 | Sergio Lago, Cadu Cortez, Hamilton Rodrigues | Thiago Alves or Rodrigo Mattar | |||||
| Xfinity Series | |||||||
| Fox Sports 2 | Sergio Lago, Hamilton Rodrigues | Rodrigo Mattar or Thiago Alves | |||||
| Camping World Truck Series | |||||||
| Fox Sports 2 | Sergio Lago, Hamilton Rodrigues | Rodrigo Mattar | |||||
| Canada |
Sprint Cup Series | ||||||
| RDS | Didier Schraenen | Patrick Carpentier | Dominic Fugère | Éric Descarries Marc Cantin |
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| Xfinity Series | |||||||
| RDS | Didier Schraenen Dominic Fugère |
Patrick Carpentier Éric Descarries Marc Cantin |
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| France |
Sprint Cup Series | ||||||
| AB Moteurs | Pat Angeli Philippe Chéreau |
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| Xfinity Series | |||||||
| AB Moteurs | Pat Angeli Philippe Chéreau |
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| Camping World Truck Series | |||||||
| AB Moteurs | Pat Angeli Philippe Chéreau |
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| Netherlands |
Sprint Cup Series | ||||||
| Sport1 | Rick Winkelman | ||||||
| Xfinity Series | |||||||
| Sport1 | Rick Winkelman | ||||||
| Camping World Truck Series | |||||||
| Sport1 | Rick Winkelman | ||||||
| Portugal |
Sprint Cup Series | ||||||
| Sport TV | Bruno Aguiar José Manuel Costa |
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| Xfinity Series | |||||||
| Sport TV | Bruno Aguiar José Manuel Costa |
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| Camping World Truck Series | |||||||
| Sport TV | Bruno Aguiar José Manuel Costa |
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| United States |
Sprint Cup Series | ||||||
| Fox Sports | Mike Joy | Larry McReynolds Darrell Waltrip |
Jamie Little Chris Neville Matt Yocum Vince Welch |
Chris Myers | Michael Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Andy Petree (rules analyst) |
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| Fox Sports 1 | |||||||
| NBC Sports | Rick Allen Ken Squier (Darlington} |
Jeff Burton Steve Letarte Brian Vickers (Selected Sprint cup races) Dale Jarrett Ned Jarrett |
Dave Burns Mike Massaro Marty Snider Kelli Stavast |
Krista Voda | Dale Jarrett Kyle Petty Ray Evernham |
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| NBCSN | |||||||
| Xfinity Series | |||||||
| Fox Sports | Adam Alexander | Jeff Gordon Brad Keselowski Kevin Harvick Clint Bowyer Danica Patrick Michael Waltrip |
Jamie Little Chris Neville Vince Welch Matt Yocum Hermie Sadler |
Danielle Trotta | Kenny Wallace Larry McReynolds |
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| Fox Sports 1 | |||||||
| NBC Sports | Rick Allen Leigh Diffey Ralph Sheheen |
Jeff Burton Steve Letarte Dale Jarrett Frank Stoddard Carl Edwards Jamie McMurray |
Dave Burns Mike Massaro Marty Snider Kelli Stavast Jim Noble Alex Hayden |
Krista Voda | Dale Jarrett Kyle Petty Ray Evernham |
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| NBCSN | |||||||
| Camping World Truck Series | |||||||
| Fox Sports | Mike Joy Adam Alexander Brian Till Ralph Sheheen Vince Welch |
Phil Parsons Michael Waltrip Todd Bodine(fill-in) |
Hermie Sadler Vince Welch Matt Yocum Kaitlyn Vincie |
John Roberts | Todd Bodine Ray Dunlap |
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| Fox Sports 1 | |||||||
See also[edit]
- 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series
- 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
- 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
- 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
- 2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
- 2015 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
- 2015 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season
- 2015 NASCAR Mexico Series season
- 2015 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series season
Notes[edit]
- ^ Annett & sponsor Pilot Flying J moved to the No. 33 at Atlanta after the No. 46 failed to qualify.
- ^ Past Champions' provisional was used by Bobby Labonte at the Daytona 500
- ^ Scott's Daytona car prepared by Richard Childress Racing.
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