2200115DD aayyttoonna55 000- WW iikkiippeeddiiaa,tt hheff rreeeee nnccyyccllooppeeddiiaa hhttttpp::////eenn..wwiikkiippeeddiiaa..oorrgg//ww//iinnddeexx..pphhpp??ttiittllee==22001155__DDaayyttoonnaa__550000&&pprriinnttaabbllee==yyeess 2015 Daytona 500 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia TheThe 2015 Daytona 500, the 57th running of the event, was held on February 22, 2015, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 203 laps – extended from 200 laps, due to a green–white–checker finish – on the 2.5 miles (4.0 km) asphalt tri-oval, it was the first race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprintint 2015 Daytona 500 Cup Series season. Race details[1][2][3][4][5] Race 1 of 36 in the 20 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season Contents 1 Report 1.1 Background 1.1.1 New rules 1.1.2 Entry list DateDate February 22, 2015 2 Practice Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, 2.1 First practice (February 14) Florida 2.2 Second practice (February 14) Course Permanent racing facility 3 Qualifying 2.5 mi (4.023 km) 3.1 Qualifying results Distance 203 laps, 507.5 mi (816.742 km) 3.2 Post-qualifying rule changes Scheduled 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) 4 PP4 ractice (post-qualifying) Distance 4.1 Third practice (February 18) Weather Sunny skies with a temperature of 75 °F (24 °C);°C);4 wind out of the SSE at 5 mph (8.0 km/h) 4.2 Fourth practice (February 18) 4.3 Fifth practice (February 19) Average 161.938 mph speedspeed (260.614 km/h) 5 Budweiser Duels Pole position 5.1 Race One Driver Jeff Gordon (W)(W) Hendrick Motorsports 5.1.1 First half TimeTime 44.711 5.1.1.1 Start 5.1.1.2 Trouble in the tri-oval Qualifying race winners 5.1.2 Second half Duel 1 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (W)(W) Hendrick Motorsports Winner 5.1.3 Race One results Duel 2 Jimmie Johnson (W)(W) Hendrick Motorsports 5.2 Race Two Winner 5.2.1 First-half Most laps led 5.2.1.1 Start Driver Jeff Gordon (W)(W) Hendrick Motorsports 5.2.2 Second half LapsLaps 8787 5.2.2.1 Finish Winner 5.2.3 Race Two results NNoo. 2222 JJooeey LLooggaannoo Team Penske 5.3 Starting lineup TTelevision in the United Statesates 5.4 Suspension of Kurt Busch Network Fox & MRN 6 Practice (post-Duels) 2015D aytona5 00- W ikipedia,t hef reee ncyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2015_Daytona_500&printable=yes The entry list for the 57th running of the Daytona 500 was released on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at 9:22 a.m. Eastern t ime. Fifty drivers were entered for the race. Joe Nemechek and his No. 87 team later withdrew before qualifying. Key Meaning (R) Rookie (W) Past winner 2015D aytona5 00- W ikipedia,t hef reee ncyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2015_Daytona_500&printable=yes No. Driver Team Manufacturer Starts Best Finish 1 Jamie McMurray (W) Chip GanassiR acing Chevrolet 12 1st 2 BradK eselowski TeamP enske Ford 5 3rd 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2 9th 4 Kevin Harvick (W) Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 13 1st 5 KaseyK ahne HendrickM otorsports Chevrolet 11 7th 6 Trevor Bayne (W) RoushF enwayR acing Ford 4 1st 7 AlexB owman TommyB aldwin Racing Chevrolet 1 23rd 9 Sam Hornish, Jr. Richard PettyM otorsports Ford 3 15th 10 DanicaP atrick Stewart-HaasR acing Chevrolet 3 8th 11 DennyH amlin JoeG ibbsR acing Toyota 9 2nd 13 CaseyM ears GermainR acing Chevrolet 10 2nd 14 TonyS tewart Stewart-HaasR acing Chevrolet 16 2nd 15 ClintB owyer MichaelW altripR acing Toyota 9 4th 16 GregB iffle RoushF enwayR acing Ford 12 3rd 17 RickyS tenhouse, Jr. Roush FenwayR acing Ford 3 7th 18 KyleB usch JoeG ibbsR acing Toyota 10 4th 19 CarlE dwards JoeG ibbsR acing Toyota 10 2nd 20 Matt Kenseth (W) JoeG ibbsR acing Ford 15 1st 21 RyanB laney WoodB rothersR acing Ford 0 — 22 JoeyL ogano TeamP enske Ford 6 9th 23 J.J .Y eley BKR acing Toyota 5 10th 24 Jeff Gordon (W) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22 1st 26 Jeb Burton (R) BKR acing Toyota 0 — 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7 6th 29 JustinM arks RABR acing Toyota 0 — 30 Ron Hornaday, Jr. The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 1 17th 31 Ryan Newman (W) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 13 1st 32 BobbyL abonte GoF ASR acing Ford 22 2nd 33 TyD illon RichardC hildressR acing Chevrolet 0 — 34 DavidR agan FrontR owM otorsports Ford 8 5th 35 ColeW hitt FrontR owM otorsports Ford 1 28th 38 DavidG illiland FrontR owM otorsports Ford 5 3rd 40 Landon Cassill Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 2 12th 41 KurtB usch Stewart-HaasR acing Chevrolet 14 2nd 42 KyleL arson ChipG anassiR acing Chevrolet 1 38th 43 AricA lmirola Richard PettyM otorsports Ford 4 13th 44 ReedS orenson TeamX TREMER acing Chevrolet 5 5th 46 MichaelA nnett HScottM otorsports Chevrolet 1 37th 2015D aytona5 00- W ikipedia,t hef reee ncyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2015_Daytona_500&printable=yes 47 A. 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Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 5 3rd 48 Jimmie Johnson (W) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 13 1st 51 Justin Allgaier HScottM otorsports Chevrolet 1 27th 55 Michael Waltrip (W) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 27 1st 62 BrianS cott PremiumM otorsports Chevrolet 1 25th 66 MikeW allace PremiumM otorsports Chevrolet 10 4th 78 Martin Truex, Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 10 6th 83 JohnnyS auter BKR acing Toyota 2 16th 87 JoeN emechek NEMCOM otorsports Toyota 20 6th 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (W) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15 1st 95 MichaelM cDowell LeavineF amilyR acing Ford 4 9th 98 JoshW ise PhilP arsonsR acing Ford 2 24th Source:[8] Practice First practice (February 14) Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 44.413 and a speed of 202.643 mph (326.122 km/h).[9] Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed 1 17 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 44.413 202.643 2 9 Sam Hornish, Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 44.512 202.193 3 6 Trevor Bayne (W) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 44.512 202.193 Source:[10] Second practice (February 14) Michael McDowell was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 45.153 and a speed of 199.322 mph (320.778 km/h).[11] Ryan Newman was forced to change engines after blowing one half an hour into the session.[12] He will have to start from the rear in one of the Duel races.[12] Martin Truex, Jr. also dealt with engine gremlins due to a crack in his car's oil pan, but did not change engines. [12] Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed 1 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 45.153 199.322 2 48 Jimmie Johnson (W) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 45.155 199.314 3 33 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 45.158 199.300 Source:[13] Qualifying The pole qualifying took place at 1:35 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday, February 15, a week prior to the Daytona 500 race itself. After the 2014 Daytona 500, NASCAR eliminated the traditional single car qualifying format for the pole qualifying and introduced a "I wasn't behind the 44 [Sorenson]. He came flying around, come up on the apron, jumps in front of me, knockout qualifying format commonly used in many series at Phoenix the following week. The restrictor plate track rules, first then runs over the 51 [Allgaier], stacks us all up and then I run into him. It's idiotic to be out here doing 2015D aytona5 00- W ikipedia,t hef reee ncyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2015_Daytona_500&printable=yes and that he was "looking forward to getting to Sunday and trying to get another Daytona 500 win".[27] Dillon, finished 16th after the gearshift issues, and was able to make the field. He described the result as "hard to explain" and that he had "been coming here since I was a kid watching my grandfather's cars race".[27] Ron Hornaday, Jr. and Justin Marks failed to make the race.[28] Race One results Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps 1 25 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (W) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 2 1 24 Jeff Gordon (W) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 3 10 22 JoeyL ogano TeamP enske Ford 60 4 15 14 TonyS tewart Stewart-HaasR acing Chevrolet 60 5 20 15 ClintB owyer MichaelW altrip Racing Toyota 60 6 14 4 Kevin Harvick (W) Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 60 7 3 5 KaseyK ahne HendrickM otorsports Chevrolet 60 8 5 1 Jamie McMurray (W) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 60 9 23 40 Landon Cassill Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 60 10 22 35 ColeW hitt FrontR owM otorsports Ford 60 11 12 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60 12 19 95 Michael McDowell Leavine FamilyR acing Ford 60 13 11 23 J.J .Y eley BKR acing Toyota 60 14 17 46 MichaelA nnett HScottM otorsports Chevrolet 60 15 18 42 KyleL arson ChipG anassiR acing Chevrolet 60 16 4 33 TyD illon Richard ChildressR acing Chevrolet 60 17 2 20 Matt Kenseth (W) JoeG ibbsR acing Toyota 60 18 21 29 JustinM arks RABR acing Toyota 60 19 9 2 BradK eselowski TeamP enske Ford 60 20 8 43 AricA lmirola Richard PettyM otorsports Ford 60 21 24 30 Ron Hornaday, Jr. The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 60 22 7 6 Trevor Bayne (W) RoushF enwayR acing Ford 60 23 13 47 A.