2015_NASCAR_Xfinity_Series

2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series

2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series

34th season of second-tier NASCAR Xfinity Series

The 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series was the 34th season of the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the second-tier professional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. It began with the Alert Today Florida 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 21, and ended with the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 21. Chase Elliott entered the 2015 season as the defending series champion. Chris Buescher won the championship. The 2015 season marked two major changes; Comcast's cable brand Xfinity replaced Nationwide Insurance as title sponsor of the series,[1] while Fox, Fox Sports 1, NBC and NBCSN broadcast the series' races, replacing the ESPN networks and ABC.

Chris Buescher, the 2015 Xfinity Series champion.
Defending series champion Chase Elliott finished second behind Buescher in the championship by just 15 points.
Ty Dillon finished third in the championship, 18 points behind Buescher.
Regan Smith finished fourth in the championship, 22 points behind.
Daniel Suarez finished fifth in the championship, 112 points behind, and also won the Rookie of the Year title.
The No. 22 car of Team Penske won the Owners' championship.
Chevrolet won the Manufacturer's championship with 11 wins and 1434 points.

Teams and drivers

Complete schedule

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Limited schedule

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Notes
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    Morgan Shepherd drove in the Zippo 200 at The Glen with car number 40. T. J. Bell blew the engine in Qualifying and his team didn't have a backup car for the race. Shepherd, who did not qualify for the race, took over the number 40 and was able to start with his (previously 89) own's car entered Chevrolet.

Driver and team changes

Schedule

The Buckle Up 200 at Dover International Speedway in May
The Road America 180 at Road America in August
The Hisense 200 at Dover International Speedway in October

The 2015 schedule was announced on August 26, 2014.

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Results and standings

Races

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Drivers' championship

Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led. 1 – Post entry, driver and owner did not score points.

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Owners' championship (Top 15)

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

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Manufacturers' championship

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See also

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