2015 ARCA Racing Series

The 2015 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards was the 63rd season of the ARCA Racing Series. The season began on February 14 with the Lucas Oil 200 presented by Autozone and ended October 16 with the Full Throttle S'loonshine 98.9.

Grant Enfinger, the 2015 ARCA champion.
Austin Wayne Self finished second behind Enfinger in the championship.
Josh Williams finished third in the championship.

The championship was won by GMS Racing driver Grant Enfinger,[1] who won a series-high six races during the season, including the first three of the season at Daytona,[2] Mobile and the Nashville Fairgrounds. Enfinger finished 425 points clear of his nearest rival for the title, Mason Mitchell Motorsports' Austin Wayne Self, who passed Josh Williams (Josh Williams Motorsports) for the runner-up position at the final race. Self finished outside the top fifteen on only two occasions, and won one race during the season, at Winchester; while Williams recorded no fewer than fifteen top-ten finishes but was unable to break into victory lane.

The only other driver inside the top ten in the final championship standings to take a race victory was Kyle Weatherman, for the Cunningham Motorsports team. Weatherman was the race winner at the New Jersey Motorsports Park road course, and despite missing a quarter of the races in 2015, Weatherman was able to finish in tenth place in the final championship standings. Ten other drivers won races during the 2015 season; Mason Mitchell and Ryan Reed each won two races, while A. J. Fike, Ken Schrader, Blake Jones, Travis Braden, Cole Custer, Trevor Bayne, Ross Kenseth and Todd Gilliland all made one visit to victory lane.

Teams and drivers

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Complete schedule

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ManufacturerTeamNo.Driver
ChevroletGMS Racing23Grant Enfinger
RACE 101 with
Hixson Motorsports
2Sarah Cornett-Ching (R)
3Karl Weber 1
A2 MotorsportsAllen Milton 1
Hixson MotorsportsJosh White (R) 16
DodgeUniverse RacingSteve Fox 2
Carter 2 Motorsports97Bobby Hamilton Jr. 10
Eric Caudell 1
Richard Altman 1
Chris Lafferty 1
Ray Ciccarelli 1
Matt Vainner 1
Alex Clubb 2
FordLira Motorsports58John Lowinski-Loh 1
Michael Lira 9
Cole Powell 2
Ryan Reed 1
Jairo Avila Jr. 1
Blake Jones (R) 2
Tyler Dippel 2
Brandon Lynn 2
59David Levine (R)
Max Force Racing9Thomas Praytor 19
Mike Abram 1
ToyotaVenturini Motorsports15Daniel Suárez 4
Frankie Kimmel 1
Frank Kimmel 1
Brian Wong 1
Kyle Benjamin 1
25Frank Kimmel 10
Brandon Jones (R) 10
55Cody Coughlin 6
Dominic Ursetta 2
Clay Greenfield 1
Todd Gilliland 2
Justin Boston 2
William Byron 2
Austin Theriault 1
Mason Mitchell 1
Matt Tifft 1
Frankie Kimmel 1
Daniel Suárez 1
Chevrolet 2
Dodge 9
Ford 9
Fast Track Racing 1
Wayne Peterson Racing 19
06Ed Pompa 1
James Swanson 4
Mike Abram 1
Don Thompson 2
Con Nicolopoulos 10
Tyler Miles 1
Tim Viens 1
Chevrolet 6
Ford 14
Rick Ware Racing 1
Fast Track Racing 16
Weatherman Motorsports 3
10Garrett Smithley 1 [N 1]
Dick Doheny 2
Rick Clifton 4
Clayton Weatherman 3 [N 2]
Ed Pompa 10
Chevrolet 4
Ford 16
Wayne Peterson Racing 19
Dale Shearer Racing 1
0James Swanson 1
Cory Howard 1
Tim Viens 1
Con Nicolopoulos 3
Barry Fitzgerald 1
Dale Matchett 2
Tommy O'Leary IV 1
Wayne Peterson 7
Don Thompson 1
Mike Abram 1
Dale Shearer 1
Chevrolet 15
Toyota 5
Ken Schrader Racing52Clay Campbell 2
Matt Tifft 8
Ken Schrader 7
Ross Kenseth 2
Hunter Baize 2
Dodge 13
Chevrolet 4
Ford 2
Carter 2 Motorsports40Roger Carter 1
Ronnie Osmer 1
Richard Altman 1
Brandon McKenzie 2
Eric Caudell 4
Scott Edwards 1
David Sear 1
Andy Seuss 1
Alex Clubb 1
Jordan Williams 1
Justin Lloyd 4
Wayne Edwards 1
Dodge 11
Ford 9
Cunningham Motorsports22Blake Jones (R) 3
Kyle Weatherman (R) 15
Trevor Bayne 1
Josh Williams 1
Dodge 12
Ford 8
77Tom Hessert III
Dodge 17
Toyota 3
Crosley Sports Group42Bo LeMastus (R)
Ford 6
Chevrolet 8
Dodge 2
Wayne Peterson Racing 17
JR Motorsports 3
00Barry Fitzgerald 1
Wayne Peterson 6
Tim Viens 2
Dale Matchett 1
Cole Custer 3 [N 3]
Mike Harmon 1
Mike Abram 6
Ford 16
Chevrolet 4
Kimmel Racing 16
Finney Racing Enterprises 4
68David Levine (R) 1
Brian Finney 4
Mark Meunier (R) 9
Chris Bailey Jr. 3
Shawn Umphries 1
Ray Ciccarelli 1
Nick Higdon 1
Ford 14
Chevrolet 6
Mason Mitchell Motorsports98Austin Wayne Self
Ford 3
Chevrolet 16
Dodge 1
Josh Williams Motorsports 19
Tyler Audie Racing 1
6Josh Williams 19
Tyler Audie 1
Ford 11
Dodge 8
Empire Racing 1
James Hylton Motorsports 19
48Sean Corr 1
Brad Smith 4
Rick Clifton 2
James Swanson 13
Ford 18
Toyota 2
Kimmel Racing69Will Kimmel 17
Matt Wallace 2
James Swanson 1

Limited schedule

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ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverRounds
ChevroletAlger Motorsports70Billy Alger1
Allgaier Motorsports16Kelly Kovski1
Bob Schacht Motorsports75Ginny Quinones1
Bob Schacht1
Braden Racing01Travis Braden3
Braun Motorsports74Justin Haley3
Brother-In-Law Racing57Bryan Dauzat1
76Andy Seuss2
Darrell Basham Racing34Darrell Basham3
Mike Basham3
DGM Racing80Russ Dugger3
Ebert Motorsports19David Sear3
Finney Racing Enterprises80Shawn Szep1
Scott Reeves1
GMS Racing20Scott Sheldon2
Hendren Motorsports24Ryan Unzicker2
Hixson Motorsports8Josh White2
HScott Motorsports
with Justin Marks
43Scott Heckert1
KC Motorsports40Kevin Campbell1
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Kurzejewski Motorsports Inc.54Matt Kurzejewski9
Lancaster Racing83Derrick Lancaster1
Littleton Motorsports5Mark Littleton2
MacZink Racing65Jeffery MacZink1
Mason Mitchell Motorsports88John Wes Townley1
Max Force Racing
with RACE 101
12Thomas Praytor1
Mike Affarano Motorsports03Raymond Hassler1
Kevin Rutherford3
Mike Buckley Racing28Mike Buckley1
NTS Motorsports92Daniel Hemric1
Our Motorsports7Tommy Barrett Jr.1
George Cushman RacingGeorge Cushman1
J. J. Pack1
Ryan Heavner Racing14Ryan Heavner2
Team LaCross Motorsports99Brent Cross1
Tom Berte Racing [N 4]20Tom Berte6
Universe Racing86Nick Igdalsky1
Wayne Peterson Racing08Mike Abram1
Tim Viens1
Dale Matchett1
DodgeBrett Hudson Motorsports09Brett Hudson1
Carter 2 Motorsports95Cassie Gannis1
Greg Hutto Jr.1
Jordan Williams2
Scott Edwards2
Emerson Newton-John1
Kevin Hinckle2
96Richard Altman1
Cunningham Motorsports72Chase Briscoe2
Hauck Enterprises Inc.31Richard Hauck6
J. C. Dubil Racing89Brad Dubil1
NDS Motorsports53Robert Mitten1
James Hylton Motorsports38James Swanson1
Ford49Brad Smith1
Rick Clifton1
Richard Hauck1
Brad Hill Racing71Shane Cockrum1
Brian Keselowski Motorsports29Brian Keselowski3
Catania Racing with
Roo Motorsports
18Bill Catania1
Cunningham Motorsports99Austin Cindric2
Empire Racing8Austin Hill1
82Patrick Staropoli1
Fast Track Racing11Ed Pompa1
Dick Doheny1
Kimmel Racing67Mark Meunier (R)1
Chris Bailey Jr.1
801
Wayne Peterson1
Lira Motorsports36Brandon Lynn1
Chris Windom1
Jairo Avila Jr.1
38John Lowinski-Loh1
Blake Jones (R)1
Tyler Dippel1
Ryan Reed2
Mullins Racing1J. J. Pack1
Goodson RacingBubba Pollard2
Mystic Motorsports07Brian Kaltreider2
RFMS Racing27A. J. Fike9
Roo Motorsports94Dalton Hopkins1
Roulo Brothers Racing17Buster Graham2
Steve Minghenelli Racing24Steve Minghenelli1
Team BCR Racing45Brennan Poole1
88Cole Powell1
ToyotaKen Schrader Racing11Mark Thompson1
661
Rette Jones Racing30Terry Jones2
Venturini Motorsports66Leilani Munter1
Chevrolet 8
Ford 2
Bobby Gerhart Racing5Bobby Gerhart8
Clair Zimmerman2
Dodge 1
Chevrolet 2
Crosley Sports Group56Ricky Howerton1
B.J. Deal1
Nick Higdon1
Dodge 1
Toyota 2
Tyler Audie Racing12Tyler Audie3
Ford 5
Chevrolet 1
Dale Shearer Racing 5
Wayne Peterson Racing 1
73Dale Shearer5
Mike Abram1
Ford 3
Chevrolet 4
Mason Mitchell Motorsports78Mason Mitchell6
Kody Evans1
Noah Gragson1

Notes

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  1. ^ It was a Rick Ware Racing entry using Fast Track Racing's owner points.
  2. ^ It was a Weatherman Motorsports entry using Fast Track Racing's owner points.
  3. ^ Custer's three races were JR Motorsports entries using Wayne Peterson Racing's owner points. The Peterson team would then field another car, the No. 08, in those same three races.
  4. ^ Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Venturini Motorsports.

Changes

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  • Thomas Praytor ran a full season for his new family team, Max Force Racing, having been a driver with Hixson Motorsports for the prior two years.
  • Canadian female driver Sarah Cornett-Ching ran for rookie of the year in the No. 2, replacing Praytor. She drove for a new team, RACE 101, which was fielded in a partnership with Hixson.[3]
  • Driver Terry Jones and crew chief Mark Rette formed a new team, Rette Jones Racing, that ran on a partial basis.
  • Josh Reeves was scheduled to run a full season for Carter 2 Motorsports as a development driver, but this did not occur.[4]
  • Brennan Poole was scheduled to drive a minimum of 10 races for Team BCR Racing, but those plans were called off once he was announced to run a partial Xfinity Series schedule for HScott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi. His only ARCA attempt in 2015 (and for Team BCR) was a withdrawal at Daytona.
  • Frank Kimmel cut back his schedule after 18 full seasons in ARCA. Additionally, Kimmel moved from Win-Tron Racing to the Venturini Motorsports No. 25 car, sharing the ride with Brandon Jones.[5]
  • Bo LeMastus ran full-time and for rookie of the year with his own team, the No. 42 Dodge/Toyota for Crosley Sports Group.[6]
  • It was announced that Clay Campbell, Matt Tifft, and Ross Kenseth would share Ken Schrader Racing's No. 52 car for the full season, along with Schrader himself.[7] Hunter Baize would later join those four drivers in the car as well, making two starts.
  • It was announced that Will Kimmel would drive his family team's No. 69 Ford full-time again in 2015,[8] although he did end up being replaced in two races by Matt Wallace and in one by James Swanson this season.
  • After driving at Daytona in the No. 68 for Kimmel Racing, it was announced that David Levine would run for rookie of the year and drive the No. 59 for Lira Motorsports for the remainder of the season.[9]
  • Bobby Hamilton Jr. was set to run the full season for Carter 2 Motorsports in the No. 97 Dodge,[10] but he left the team after ten races.
  • Venturini Motorsports' No. 55 Toyota was shared between drivers including Cody Coughlin, Dominic Ursetta,[11] and Todd Gilliland, who won in his series debut at Toledo just days after turning 15 and being eligible to race in ARCA.

Schedule

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The ModSpace 125 at Pocono Raceway in August

The 2015 schedule was fully released on November 26, 2014.[12]

No.Race titleTrackDateTV
1Lucas Oil 200 presented by Autozone[13]Daytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachFebruary 14FS1[14]
2ARCA Mobile 200[15]Mobile International Speedway, IrvingtonMarch 14
3Troop Aid 200[16]Fairgrounds Speedway, NashvilleApril 11MAVTV
PPV
4Federated Auto Parts 200[17]Salem Speedway, SalemApril 26
5International Motorsports Hall of Fame 200[18]Talladega Superspeedway, LincolnMay 1FS1
6Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care[12]Toledo Speedway, Toledo, OhioMay 17CBSSN
7ARCA 150 presented by Unique Pretzels[19]New Jersey Motorsports Park, MillvilleMay 24
8Pocono ARCA 200[20]Pocono Raceway, Long PondJune 6FS2[14]
9Corrigan Oil Co. 250[21]Michigan International Speedway, BrooklynJune 12FS2
10Scott 150[22]Chicagoland Speedway, JolietJune 20FS2
11Herr's Chase The Taste 200[12]Winchester Speedway, Winchester, IndianaJune 28CBSSN
12#ThisIsMySpeedway150[23]Iowa Speedway, NewtonJuly 17FS1
13Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200[24]Lucas Oil Raceway, BrownsburgJuly 24FS1
14ModSpace 125[20]Pocono Raceway, Long PondAugust 1FS2
15Federated Auto Parts 200[25]Berlin Raceway, MarneAugust 8
16SuperChevyStores.com-Allen Crowe 100[26]Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, SpringfieldAugust 23CBSSN
17Southern Illinois 100 presented by Federated Car Care[26]DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack, Du QuoinSeptember 7
18Federated Car Care ARCA Fall Classic 200[17]Salem Speedway, SalemSeptember 19PPV
19Crosley Brands 150[27]Kentucky Speedway, SpartaSeptember 26†FS2
20Full Throttle S'loonshine 98.9[28]Kansas Speedway, Kansas CityOctober 16FS1
†: The Crosley Brands 150 was postponed a day because of persistent rain.

Results and standings

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Races

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No.RacePole positionMost laps ledWinning driverManufacturerNo.Winning team
1Lucas Oil 200 presented by AutozoneMark ThompsonGrant EnfingerGrant EnfingerChevrolet23GMS Racing
2ARCA Mobile 200Austin Wayne SelfGrant Enfinger
3Troop Aid 200Kyle WeathermanGrant Enfinger
4Federated Auto Parts 200Austin Wayne SelfKen SchraderKen Schrader52Ken Schrader Racing
5International Motorsports Hall of Fame 200Cody CoughlinTom Hessert IIIBlake JonesDodge22Cunningham Motorsports
6Menards 200 presented by Federated Car CareGrant EnfingerGrant EnfingerTodd GillilandToyota55Venturini Motorsports
7ARCA 150 presented by Unique PretzelsCole CusterMatt TifftKyle WeathermanDodge22Cunningham Motorsports
8Pocono ARCA 200Trevor BayneTrevor BayneTrevor BayneFord
9Corrigan Oil Co. 200Frank KimmelRoss KensethRoss KensethChevrolet52Ken Schrader Racing
10Scott 150Cody CoughlinRyan ReedRyan ReedFord58Lira Motorsports
11Herr's Chase The Taste 200Kyle WeathermanBrandon JonesAustin Wayne Self98Mason Mitchell Motorsports
12#ThisIsMySpeedway150Kyle WeathermanMatt KurzejewskiMason MitchellChevrolet78
13Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 presented by Federated Car CareKyle WeathermanWilliam ByronTravis Braden01Braden Racing
14ModSpace 125Frank KimmelMatt KurzejewskiCole Custer00JR Motorsports
15Federated Auto Parts 200Grant EnfingerGrant EnfingerGrant Enfinger23GMS Racing
16SuperChevyStores.com-Allen Crowe 100Grant EnfingerA. J. FikeA. J. FikeFord27RFMS Racing
17Southern Illinois 100 presented by Federated Car CareGrant EnfingerKyle WeathermanGrant EnfingerChevrolet23GMS Racing
18Federated Car Care ARCA Fall Classic 200Ken SchraderKyle Weatherman
19Crosley Brands 150William ByronDaniel SuárezRyan ReedFord38Lira Motorsports
20Full Throttle S'loonshine 98.9Daniel SuárezMason MitchellMason MitchellChevrolet78Mason Mitchell Motorsports

Drivers' championship

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

PosDriverDAYMOBFAISALTALTOLNJEPOCMICCHIWINIOWLORPOCBERISFDUQSALKENKANPoints
1Grant Enfinger1*1*1*132819*428228821*2011535085
2Austin Wayne Self154353267153121697510151611124660
3Josh Williams93719183376772265644824264650
4Tom Hessert III111119715*226410633251453173174630
5David Levine1612691191887916102261371215384515
6Bo LeMastus23201421915121310171713178221117910184120
7Sarah Cornett-Ching311411128239209891418131518111433134085
8Thomas Praytor2471015201615161721151819281816131816143930
9James Swanson401616102522272511148172614129183115163745
10Kyle Weatherman5525142731722*11*723565
11Will Kimmel10232520294163202617112314322213000
12Josh White2823342828332325DNS2830272521272923322365
13Frank Kimmel514111125153137232010
14Bobby Hamilton Jr.26131218228131919151975
15Brandon Jones2464103*11512221925
16Ed Pompa3017171418191925232128191760
17Matt Kurzejewski7655615*3*991755
18A. J. Fike234101212101*671645
19Con Nicolopoulos222622241924292324252730241645
20Matt Tifft6214*10452328151550
21Wayne Peterson252926272721292429292826271505
22Mason Mitchell6193121*1260
23Michael Lira89111719262425311220
24Ken Schrader1*131311521180
25Bobby Gerhart3926DNS91116149251125
26Mike AbramDNS29253134DNS27312130331065
27Blake Jones1711578191055
28Cody Coughlin426121426985
29Mark Meunier25282327322630303218945
30Rick Clifton22142630131919895
31Brad Smith2215201731875
32Richard Hauck24DNS1424202628725
33Ryan Reed1*14690
34Daniel Suárez2226*20690
35Tom Berte21132310DNS30690
36Travis Braden126655
37Dale ShearerDNQ2119192223655
38Brian Finney1013728630
39Tyler Audie18101816610
40Brian Keselowski1346575
41Cole Custer5241560
42Justin Haley4424530
43Tyler Dippel12164530
44Clayton Weatherman81115520
45David Sear21212120505
46Eric Caudell3327182529490
47Chris Bailey Jr.2719302630490
48Cole Powell20318485
49Brandon Lynn131317475
50Kevin Rutherford211212465
51Ross Kenseth1*4450
52Dale Matchett29212226430
53Todd Gilliland19420
54Darrell Basham142021415
55Tim Viens2635312927410
56Russ DuggerDNQ511405
57Dominic Ursetta93400
58Kelly Kovski310395
59Justin Boston58395
60Kevin Campbell2430333232DNS395
61Scott Sheldon87390
62Mike Basham152025390
63Chase Briscoe105385
64Hunter Baize96385
65Richard Altman172520380
66Ryan Unzicker89375
67Austin Cindric417365
68Justin LloydDNS172628360
69Scott Edwards241629345
70Don Thompson222324345
71Matt Wallace1016330
72Jairo Avila Jr.1610330
73Mark Thompson1413330
74Steve Fox1712315
75Dick Doheny222529310
76William Byron2*32305
77Frankie Kimmel2410295
78Clair Zimmerman1816290
79Ryan Heavner1520285
80Terry Jones1916285
81Andy SeussDNQ2119285
82Brandon McKenzie1621275
83Mark Littleton1424270
84Alex Clubb261726270
85Trevor Bayne1*245
86Jordan WilliamsDNS2023245
87Buster Graham3712215
88Austin Theriault4210
89John Wes Townley5210
90Ray Ciccarelli3220200
91Clay Greenfield8190
92Steve Minghenelli8190
93Chris Windom8190
94J. J. Pack3618190
95Kevin Hinckle2430190
96Barry Fitzgerald2827185
97Brian Kaltreider3422180
98John Lowinski-Loh3323180
99Bob Schacht11175
100Nick Igdalsky11175
101Daniel Hemric12170
102Mike Buckley12170
103Kody Evans12170
104Austin Hill13165
105Noah Gragson14160
106Ronnie Osmer17145
107Bubba PollardDNS18140
108Cory Howard18140
109Clay Campbell3530135
110Brian Wong20130
111Tommy O'Leary IV20130
112Scott Reeves20130
113Patrick Staropoli21125
114Greg Hutto Jr.21125
115Matt Vainner21125
116Ricky Howerton22120
117Brad Dubil22120
118Shane Cockrum22120
119George Cushman23115
120Shawn Umphries23115
121Allen Milton24110
122Emerson Newton-John24110
123Karl Weber25105
124Robert Mitten25105
125Tyler Miles25105
126Nick HigdonDNS31100
127Bill Catania2795
128Shawn Szep2795
129Chris Lafferty2795
130B. J. Deal2795
131Kyle Benjamin2890
132Sean Corr2985
133Mike Harmon2985
134Billy Alger3175
135Roger Carter3270
136Garrett Smithley3460
137Leilani Munter3840
138Brett Hudson325
139Scott HeckertDNS25
140Tommy Barrett Jr.DNQ25
141Brent CrossDNQ25
142Bryan DauzatDNQ25
143Cassie GannisDNQ25
144Raymond HasslerDNQ25
145Derrick LancasterDNQ25
Donnie NeuenbergerQL0
PosDriverDAYMOBFAISALTALTOLNJEPOCMICCHIWINIOWLORPOCBERISFDUQSALKENKANPoints

See also

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References

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