2015 ARCA Racing Series season

2015 ARCA Racing Series season
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The 2015 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards will be the 63rd season of the ARCA Racing Series. The season will begin on February 14 with the Lucas Oil 200 presented by Autozone and end on October 26 with the Kansas ARCA 150.

Teams and drivers

Team Manufacturer No. Driver Rounds
Peterson Motorsports Ford 00 Barry Fitzgerald 2
Wayne Peterson 1
Chevrolet 06 Ed Pompa 1
Dodge James Swanson 3
Chevrolet 0 1
Ford Cory Howard 2
Con Nicolopoulos 1
Wayne Peterson 1
Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet 03 Raymond Hassler 1
Kevin Rutherford 1
Brett Hudson Motorsports Dodge 09 Brett Hudson[1] 2
Mullins Racing Ford 1 J. J. Pack 1
Goodson Racing Bubba Pollard 1
Hixon Motorsports Chevrolet 2 Sarah Cornett-Ching[2] All
3 Karl Weber 1
Josh White 3
A2 Motorsports Chevrolet Allen Milton 1
Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet 5 Bobby Gerhart 2
Clair Zimmerman 1
Josh Williams Motorsports Ford 6 Josh Williams 4
Our Motorsports Chevrolet 7 Tommy Barrett Jr. 1
George Cushman Racing George Cushman 1
Empire Racing Ford 8 Austin Hill 1
48 Sean Corr 2
82 Patrick Staropoli 1
Max Force Racing Ford 9 Thomas Praytor[3] All
Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 10 Garrett Smithley 1
Fast Track Racing Ford Dick Doheny 1
Rick Clifton 1
Clayton Weatherman 1
Chevrolet Ed Pompa 1
Ken Schrader Racing Toyota 11 Mark Thompson 1
Chevrolet 52 Clay Campbell[4] 2
Matt Tifft[4] 9
Ken Schrader[4] 7
Ross Kenseth[4] 2
Tyler Audie Racing Toyota 12 Tyler Audie 2
Heavner Racing Chevrolet 14 Ryan Heavner 1
Venturini Motorsports Toyota 15 Daniel Suárez[5] 4
Frankie Kimmel 1
Frank Kimmel[6] 1
25 10
Brandon Jones[6] 10
55 Cody Coughlin[7] 10
Dominic Ursetta[8] 2
Clay Greenfield 1
66 Leilani Munter 1
Mark Thompson 1
Roulo Brothers Racing Ford 17 Buster Graham[9] 2
Catania Racing Ford 18 Bill Catania 1
GMS Racing Chevrolet 20 Scott Sheldon 2
23 Grant Enfinger[10] All
Cunningham Motorsports Dodge 22 Blake Jones 2
Kyle Weatherman 3
Austin Cindric[11] TBA
77 Tom Hessert[12] 5
RFMS Racing Ford 27 A. J. Fike 3
Rette Jones Racing[13] Toyota 30 Terry Jones 2
Darrell Basham Racing Chevrolet 34 Darrell Basham 2
Carter 2 Motorsports Dodge 40 Roger Carter 1
Ronnie Osmer 1
Richard Altman 1
Brandon McKenzie 1
Eric Caudell 1
95 Cassie Gannis 1
Greg Hutto Jr. 1
Jordan Williams 2
Scott Edwards 1
97 Bobby Hamilton Jr.[14] All
Crosley Sports Group Dodge 42 Bo LeMastus 5
Team BCR Racing Ford 45 Brennan Poole[15] TBA
88 Cole Powell 1
Will Carroll[16] TBA
Team Stenge Racing Ford 46 TBA 2
James Hylton Motorsports Ford 48 Brad Smith 3
49 2
Kurzejewski Motorsports Inc. Chevrolet 54 Matt Kurzejewski 2
Brian Dauzat Racing Chevrolet 57 Brian Dauzat 1
76 Andy Seuss 2
Lira Motorsports Ford 58 John Lowinski-Loh 1
Michael Lira 2
Cole Powell 1
59 David Levine[17] 19
Kimmel Racing Ford 68 1
Mark Meunier 1
Chris Bailey, Jr. 1
Chevrolet Brian Finney 2
Ford 69 Will Kimmel[18] TBA
Shearer Racing Ford 73 Dale Shearer 1
Braun Racing Chevrolet 74 J.J. Haley 1
Mason Mitchell Motorsports Ford 78 Mason Mitchell 2
98 Austin Wayne Self[19] All
Gosselin-Finney Racing Chevrolet 80 Russ Dugger 2
Kimmel-Finney Racing Ford Wayne Peterson 1
Chris Bailey, Jr. 1
Campbell Racing Chevrolet 81 Kevin Campbell 1
Derrick Lancaster Racing Chevrolet 83 Derrick Lancaster 2
NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 92 Daniel Hemric[20] 3
Team LaCross Motorsports Chevrolet 99 Brent Cross 1
Tom Berte Racing Chevrolet TBA Tom Berte[21] 6
Weatherman Motorsports Dodge TBA Clayton Weatherman 5
Woodruff Motorsports Ford TBA Kyle Lockrow[22] 2

Schedule

The 2015 schedule was fully released on November 26, 2014.[24]

No. Race title Track Date TV
1 Lucas Oil 200 presented by Autozone[25] Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 14 FS1[26]
2 ARCA Mobile 200[27] Mobile International Speedway, Irvington March 14
3 Troop Aid 200[28] Fairgrounds Speedway, Nashville April 11 Pay-Per-View/MavTV
4 Federated Auto Parts 200[29] Salem Speedway, Salem April 26
5 International Motorsports Hall of Fame 200[30] Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln May 1 FS1
6 Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care[24] Toledo Speedway, Toledo, Ohio May 17 CBSSN
7 ARCA 150 presented by Unique Pretzels[31] New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville May 24
8 Pocono ARCA 200[32] Pocono Raceway, Long Pond June 6 FS2[26]
9 Corrigan Oil Co. 250[33] Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn June 12 FS2
10 Chicagoland ARCA 150[34] Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet June 20 FS2
11 Herr's Chase The Taste 200[24] Winchester Speedway, Winchester, Indiana June 28 CBSSN
12 Iowa ARCA 150[35] Iowa Speedway, Newton July 17 FS1
13 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200[36] Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Brownsburg July 24 FS1
14 ModSpace 125[32] Pocono Raceway, Long Pond August 1 FS2
15 Federated Auto Parts 200[37] Berlin Raceway, Marne August 8
16 Allen Crowe 100[38] Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, Springfield August 23 CBSSN
17 Southern Illinois 100[38] DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack, DuQoin September 7
18 Federated Car Care ARCA Fall Classic 200[29] Salem Speedway, Salem September 19
19 Kentucky ARCA 150[39] Kentucky Speedway, Sparta September 25 FS1
20 Kansas ARCA 150[40] Kansas Speedway, Kansas City October 16 FS2

Results and standings

Races

No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Winning manufacturer
1 Lucas Oil 200 presented by Autozone Mark Thompson Grant Enfinger Grant Enfinger Chevrolet
2 ARCA Mobile 200 Austin Wayne Self Grant Enfinger Grant Enfinger Chevrolet
3 Troop Aid 200 Kyle Weatherman Grant Enfinger Grant Enfinger Chevrolet
4 Federated Auto Parts 200 Austin Wayne Self Ken Schrader Ken Schrader Chevrolet

Drivers' championship

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.

Pos Driver DAY MOB FAI SAL TAL TOL NJ POC MIC CHI WIN IOW LOR POC BER ISF DUQ SAL KEN KAN Points
1 Grant Enfinger 1* 1* 1* 720
2 Josh Williams 9 3 7 600
3 Austin Wayne Self 15 4 3 590
4 David Levine 16 12 6 520
5 Thomas Praytor 24 7 10 490
6 Tom Hessert 11 11 19 490
7 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 26 13 12 435
8 Brandon Jones 2 4 430
9 Matt Tifft 6 2 420
10 Kyle Weatherman 5 5 420
11 Sarah Cornett-Ching 31 14 11 410
12 Bo LeMastus 23 20 14 405
13 Brad Smith 22 15 20 405
14 Will Kimmel 10 23 25 400
15 Michael Lira 8 9 375
16 Brian Finney 10 13 345
17 Mason Mitchell 6 19 340
18 James Swanson 40 16 16 330
19 Daniel Suárez 2 220
20 Frank Kimmel 5 210
21 Matt Kurzejewski 7 195
22 Scott Sheldon 8 195
23 Wayne Peterson 25 29 190
24 Clay Greenfield 8 190
25 Dominic Ursetta 9 185
26 Daniel Hemric 12 170
27 Austin Hill 13 165
28 Mark Thompson 14 165
29 Ryan Heavner 15 155
30 Blake Jones 17 145
31 Ronnie Osmer 17 145
32 Richard Altman 17 145
33 Tyler Audie 18 140
34 Cory Howard 18 140
35 Clair Zimmerman 18 140
36 Terry Jones 19 135
37 Cole Powell 20 130
38 Patrick Staropoli 21 125
39 Greg Hutto Jr. 21 125
40 Kevin Rutherford 21 125
41 Dick Doheny 22 120
42 Rick Clifton 22 120
43 Cody Coughlin 4 115
44 A.J. Fike 23 115
45 Allen Milton 24 110
46 Kevin Campbell 24 110
47 Karl Weber 25 105
48 Tim Viens 26 100
49 Bill Catania 27 95
50 Chris Bailey, Jr. 27 95
51 Barry Fitzgerald 28 90
52 Josh White 28 90
53 Sean Corr 29 85
54 Ed Pompa 30 80
55 Roger Carter 32 70
56 John Lowinski-Loh 33 65
57 Garrett Smithley 34 60
58 Clay Campbell 35 55
59 J. J. Pack 36 50
60 Buster Graham 37 45
61 Leilani Munter 38 40
62 Bobby Gerhart 39 40
63 Brett Hudson 3 25
64 Russ Dugger DNQ 25
65 Cassie Gannis DNQ 25
66 Tommy Barrett Jr. DNQ 25
67 Andy Seuss DNQ 25
68 Brent Cross DNQ 25
69 Brian Dauzat DNQ 25
70 Dale Shearer DNQ 25
71 Raymond Hassler DNQ 25
72 Derrick Lancaster DNQ 25
73 Jordan Williams DNS 25
74 Bubba Pollard DNS 25
Donnie Neuenberger QL 0
Pos Driver DAY MOB FAI SAL TAL TOL NJ POC MIC CHI WIN IOW LOR POC BER ISF DUQ SAL KEN KAN Points

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