Credit: 312760Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images. John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the #8 Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol E15 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 19, 2015 in Joliet, Illinois.
Starting from 11th place Truck 8 John H. Nemechek # Chevrolet won the 7th Annual American Ethanol e15 225, his 1st win in 23 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. This is his 1st win & 5th Top 10 finish in 2015. Nemechek is a current member of the NASCAR Next class, a program designed to spotlight up-and-coming drivers. At 18 years, 3 months and 8 days, Nemechek is the fourth youngest winner in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series history. Only Cole Custer, Erik Jones and Chase Elliott were younger when they won. 2nd Place Truck 19 Tyler Reddick Stoney Creek Records Ford, started from 4th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Chicagoland Speedway. It is his 13th Top 10 finish in 2015. 3rd Place Truck 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota, started from 5th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 7 races at Chicagoland Speedway.
Credit: 312762Photo by Sarah Crabill/NASCAR via Getty Images. John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the #8 Chevrolet, crosses the finish-line to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol E15 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 19, 2015 in Joliet, Illinois.
4th Place Truck 51 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Toyota, started by from 6th place followed by 5th place Truck 98 Johnny Sauter Nextant/Curb Records Toyota, started from 3rd place. 6th Place Truck 4 Erik Jones # Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota, started from 8th place followed by 7th place Truck 00 Kyle Larson Haas Automation Chevrolet, started from pole. 8th Place Truck 23 Spencer Gallagher # Alamo Rent A Car Chevrolet, started from 19th place followed by 9th place Truck 54 Matt Tifft NASCAR ’15 Victory Edition Toyota, started from 18th place. Lastly in the Top 10 Truck 05 John Wes Townley Zaxby’s Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 13th place. Erik Jones # leads the point standings by 10 points over Tyler Reddick.
Credit: 312750Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images. Johnny Sauter, driver of the #98 Nextant/Curb Records Toyota, and Tyler Reddick, driver of the #19 Stoney Creek Records Ford, lead the field on a restart during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol E15 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 19, 2015 in Joliet, Illinois.
The race had 3 Cautions for 23 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 15 for Oil on track. 2nd Caution on lap 32 for Competition. 3rd Caution on lap 83 for Truck 13 Cameron Hayley Carolina Nut Co. Toyota crash frontstretch.
Credit: 312749Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images. Kyle Larson, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Chevrolet, leads the field at the start of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol E15 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 19, 2015 in Joliet, Illinois.
The race 11 Lead Changes among 7 drivers: Lap Leaders: K. Larson(i) 1-18; T. Reddick 19; K. Larson(i) 20-31; J. Sauter 32; R. Black Jr. # 33-34; J. Sauter 35-85; K. Larson(i) 86-94; T. Peters 95-135; K. Larson(i) 136-138; D. Suarez(i) 139-141; K. Larson(i) 142-148; J. Nemechek # 149-150. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): J. Sauter 2 times for 52 laps; K. Larson(i) 5 times for 49 laps; T. Peters 1 time for 41 laps; D. Suarez(i) 1 time for 3 laps; J. Nemechek # 1 time for 2 laps; R. Black Jr. # 1 time for 2 laps; T. Reddick 1 time for 1 lap.
Credit: 312748Photo by Sarah Crabill/NASCAR via Getty Images. Kyle Larson, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Chevrolet, leads the field for the start of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol E15 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 19, 2015 in Joliet, Illinois.
Top 10 in Points: E. Jones # – 628; T. Reddick – 618; M. Crafton – 617; J. Sauter – 576; D. Hemric # – 519; C. Hayley # – 517; T. Peters – 512; J. Townley – 500; S. Gallagher # – 488; B. Kennedy – 483.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Number 16
Unofficial Race Results for the 7Th Annual American Ethanol E15 225 –
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Chicagoland Speedway – Joliet, IL – 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 150 Laps – 225 Miles – Purse: $688,908
Finishing Position Starting Position Truck # Driver Team Laps Status
1. 11. Truck 8 John H. Nemechek # Chevrolet 150 Running
2. 4. Truck 19 Tyler Reddick Stoney Creek Records Ford 150 Running
3. 5. Truck 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 150 Running
4. 6. Truck 51 Daniel Suarez(i) ARRIS Toyota 150 Running
5. 3. Truck 98 Johnny Sauter Nextant/Curb Records Toyota 150 Running
6. 8. Truck 4 Erik Jones # Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota 150 Running
7. 1. Truck 00 Kyle Larson(i) Haas Automation Chevrolet 149 Running
8. 19. Truck 23 Spencer Gallagher # Alamo Rent A Car Chevrolet 149 Running
9. 18. Truck 54 Matt Tifft NASCAR ’15 Victory Edition Toyota 149 Running
10. 13. Truck 05 John Wes Townley Zaxby’s Chevrolet 149 Running
11. 21. Truck 07 Ray Black Jr. # ScubaLife.com Chevrolet 148 Running
12. 9. Truck 11 Ben Kennedy Local Motors Toyota 148 Running
13. 12. Truck 29 Austin Theriault # Cooper Standard Ford 147 Running
14. 2. Truck 88 Matt Crafton Slim Jim/Menards Toyota 147 Running
15. 17. Truck 02 Tyler Young Faro Chevrolet 147 Running
16. 7. Truck 13 Cameron Hayley # Carolina Nut Co. Toyota 146 Running
17. 10. Truck 33 Brandon Jones # American Ethanol Chevrolet 145 Running
18. 30. Truck 94 Timmy Hill Testoril Chevrolet 144 Running
19. 22. Truck 63 Justin Jennings Excel Bottling/Ski Soda/LG Seeds Chevrolet 144 Running
20. 28. Truck 74 Jordan Anderson Columbia,SC/Famously Hot Chevrolet 143 Running
21. 16. Truck 30 Chad Finley Auto Value Ford 141 Running
22. 32. Truck 6 Norm Benning Chevrolet 102 Running
23. 27. Truck 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Driven2Honor.org/POW-MIA Chevrolet 96 Running
24. 25. Truck 1 Travis Kvapil Landworks Chevrolet 93 Rear Gear
25. 14. Truck 14 Daniel Hemric # California Clean Power Chevrolet 90 Running
26. 20. Truck 15 Mason Mingus Call 811 Before You Dig Chevrolet 79 Accident
27. 26. Truck 08 Korbin Forrister # Trump for President Chevrolet 41 Engine
28. 23. Truck 45 BJ McLeod Tilted Kilt Chevrolet 25 Vibration
29. 29. Truck 50 Ryan Ellis Landworks Chevrolet 18 Vibration
30. 15. Truck 97 Jesse Little ProtectTheHarvest.com Toyota 14 Engine
31. 31. Truck 0 Caleb Roark Driven2Honor.org Chevrolet 14 Brakes
32. 24. Truck 36 Tyler Tanner MittlerBrosMachine&Tool/ExcelBottling/SkiSoda Chev 5 Engine
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following trucks dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: Nos. 6, 74 (missed drivers meeting); Nos. 14, 54 (engine change); Nos. 45, 08 (missed driver intros). Failed to Qualify: (2) 16, 18. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 51 Mins, 50 Secs. Average Speed: 120.715 MPH. Margin of Victory: 12.014 Seconds. Caution Flags: 3 for 23 laps. Lead Changes: 11 among 7 drivers.
Keystone Light Pole Award: Not awarded, #. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Triad Racing Technologies (TRT), #98. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Timothy Peters, #17. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: John Hunter Nemechek, #8.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Sep. 26, 2015 – New Hampshire Motor Speedway
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