Entry List
The official 2015 Ford EcoBoost 200 NASCAR TRUCK Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Homestead Miami Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Ford EcoBoost 200
Friday, November 20th, 2015
Homestead Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL
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- Homestead-Miami Speedway
- 20th Annual Ford EcoBoost 200
- 21 Means 21 Pole Winner: Matt Crafton
- Age: 39
- Team : No. 88 - Ideal Door/Menards Toyota
- Owner: Rhonda Thorson
- Crew Chief: Carl Joiner
- Matt Crafton won the 21 Means 21 Pole Award for the 20th Annual Ford EcoBoost 200 with a lap of 32.229 seconds, 167.551 mph.
- This is his 11th pole in 361 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
- This is his fourth pole and 18th top-10 start in 2015.
- This is his first pole in 15 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
- John H. Nemechek (second) posted his seventh top-10 start of 2015 and his first at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
- Ben Kennedy (third) posted his first top-10 start at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It is his 14th in 23 races this season.
- John H. Nemechek (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 36
- Laps Scheduled: 134
- Margin of Victory: 02.942 Seconds
- Time of Race: 1 Hours 35 Minutes 10 Seconds
- Average Speed: 126.725
- Cautions: 4 for 18 laps
- Lead Changes: 14
- Green Flag Passes: 1,197 (10.3 passes per green flag lap)
- Homestead-Miami Speedway
- 20th Annual Ford EcoBoost 200
- Race Winner: Matt Crafton
- Age: 39
- Team : No. 88 - Ideal Door/Menards Toyota
- Owner: Rhonda Thorson
- Crew Chief: Carl Joiner
- Matt Crafton won the 20th Annual Ford EcoBoost 200, his 11th victory in 361 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
- This is his sixth victory and 18th top-10 finish in 2015.
- This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 15 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
- John H. Nemechek (second) posted his first top-10 finish in his first start at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It is his 10th top-10 finish in 2015.
- Tyler Reddick (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
- John H. Nemechek (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Erik Jones leads the point standings by 15 points over Tyler Reddick.
- Driver Champion: Erik Jones
- Team: No. 4 Toyota Toyota
- Erik Jones won his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship; becoming the youngest champion in series history at the age of 19 years, 5 months, 21 days.
- Jones is the 14th different driver to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship.
- Jones finished 15 points ahead of second-place Tyler Reddick.
- Jones finished the 2015 season with three wins, 11 top fives, 20 top 10s and five poles.
- Jones' 2015 Season-To-Date Loop Data: Driver Rating (117.9); Average Running Position (4.9).
- Owner Champion: Kyle Busch, Kyle Busch Motorsports
- This is Kyle Busch Motorsport's third-consecutive and fourth all-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series owner championship.
- Kyle Busch Motorsports' previous owner championships were in 2010, 2013 and 2014 - KBM's No. 51 tied ThorSport Racing's No. 88 in owner points in 2013 but was awarded the championship due the tiebreaker (wins).
- KBM is the first team in NCWTS history to win three consecutive owner championships.
- Kyle Busch Motorsports now has the most owner titles in the NCWTS with four.
- Crew Chief Champion: Ryan Fugle
- This is Ryan Fugle's first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship.
- Fugle has nine career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victories with two drivers – Kyle Busch (five) and Erik Jones (four).
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 92 | David Gilliland | Riverside, CA | Apr 1, 1976 | 39 | Ford | Blacks Tire & Wheel Distributors | RBR Enterprises |
| 2 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | Necedah, WI | May 1, 1978 | 37 | Toyota | Nextant / Curb Records | Mike Curb |
| 3 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | Janesville, WI | Mar 1, 1976 | 39 | Chevrolet | CorvetteParts.net | Mark Beaver |
| 4 | 6 | Norm Benning | Level Green, PA | Jan 16, 1952 | 63 | Chevrolet | Norm Benning Racing | Norm Benning |
| 5 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Tulare, CA | Jun 11, 1976 | 39 | Toyota | Menards / Ideal Door | ThorSport Racing |
| 6 | 94 | Timmy Hill | Port Tobacco, MD | Feb 25, 1993 | 22 | Chevrolet | Testoril / ChampionMachinery.com | Jay Robinson |
| 7 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Watkinsville, GA | Dec 31, 1989 | 25 | Chevrolet | Zaxby's | Tony Townley |
| 8 | 4 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 19 | Toyota | Toyota | Kyle Busch |
| 9 | 51 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 23 | Toyota | ARRIS | Kyle Busch |
| 10 | 07 | Ray Black II | Montgomery, AL | May 17, 1991 | 24 | Chevrolet | ScubaLife.com | Bobby Dotter |
| 11 | 58 | Kyle Weatherman | Wentzville, MO | Aug 28, 1997 | 18 | Ford | LifeXist / MassageLUXE / BAM Brand | Carlos Lira |
| 12 | 14 | Daniel Hemric | Kannapolis, NC | Jan 27, 1991 | 24 | Chevrolet | California Clean Power | Bob Newberry |
| 13 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Danville, VA | Aug 29, 1980 | 35 | Toyota | Red Horse Racing | Tom DeLoach |
| 14 | 63 | Garrett Smithley | Ligonier, PA | Apr 27, 1992 | 23 | Chevrolet | NIMITZ / Adama | Mike Mittler |
| 15 | 97 | Jesse Little | Sherrills Ford, NC | Apr 15, 1997 | 18 | Toyota | Protect the Harvest | Jason Little |
| 16 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | Las Vegas, NV | Nov 20, 1989 | 26 | Chevrolet | Allegiant Travel | Maurice Gallagher, Jr. |
| 17 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Corning, CA | Jan 11, 1996 | 19 | Ford | Broken Bow Music | Brad Keselowski |
| 18 | 29 | Austin Theriault | Fort Kent, ME | Jan 23, 1994 | 21 | Ford | Cooper Standard | Brad Keselowski |
| 19 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | Mooresville, NC | Jun 11, 1997 | 18 | Chevrolet | TBA | Sidney Mauldin |
| 20 | 54 | Christopher Bell | Norman, OK | Dec 16, 1994 | 20 | Toyota | JBL | Kyle Busch |
| 21 | 86 | Brandon Brown | Woodbridge, VA | Sep 14, 1993 | 22 | Chevrolet | Coastal Carolina University | Jerry Brown |
| 22 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Atlanta, GA | Feb 18, 1997 | 18 | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil | Maurice Gallagher, Jr. |
| 23 | 08 | Korbin Forrister | Cedartown, GA | Nov 16, 1992 | 23 | Chevrolet | Tilted Kilt | Ken Smith |
| 24 | 0 | Scott Lagasse Jr | St. Augustine, FL | Jan 31, 1981 | 34 | Chevrolet | Florida DOT / Boy Scout of America | Kenneth Grimes |
| 25 | 45 | Todd Peck | Glenville, PA | Jan 29, 1986 | 29 | Chevrolet | Boobitrap / Arthritis Foundation | Burton McLeod |
| 26 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Forest Acres, SC | Apr 15, 1991 | 24 | Chevrolet | Simmons & White / Columbia SC | Mike Harmon |
| 27 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Daytona Beach, FL | Dec 26, 1991 | 23 | Toyota | Florida Lottery | Tom DeLoach |
| 28 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | Calgary, Alberta | Jul 21, 1996 | 19 | Toyota | Mattei / Carolina Nut Company | Duke Thorson |
| 29 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Kansas City, Kansas | Jun 12, 1973 | 42 | Chevrolet | UTA.org | Jennifer Jo Cobb |
| 30 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Louisville, KY | Nov 28, 1994 | 20 | Chevrolet | Call 811 Before You Dig | Billy Boat |
| 31 | 02 | Tyler Young | Midland, TX | Jul 15, 1990 | 25 | Chevrolet | AKL Insurance Group / Young's Building Systems | Randy Young |
| 32 | 36 | Bobby Pierce | Oakwood, IL | Nov 24, 1996 | 18 | Chevrolet | Pixographs.com | Beverly Mittler |
| 33 | 18 | Ross Kenseth | Appleton, WI | May 25, 1993 | 22 | Toyota | Green Brave / Saitama Toyopet | Shigeaki Hattori |
| 34 | 1 | Dexter Stacey | Kahnawake, Canada | Nov 9, 1992 | 23 | Chevrolet | Maddie's Place | Tracy Lowe |
| 35 | 31 | Rico Abreu | St Helena, CA | Jan 30, 1992 | 23 | Chevrolet | GunBroker.com | Bob Newberry |
| 36 | 59 | David Levine | Highland Park, IL | Jul 3, 1993 | 22 | Ford | Furman U / MOMO / Roush Yates Engines | Carlos Lira |