2015 Duck Commander 500

The 2015 Duck Commander 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on April 11, 2015 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) quad-oval track, it was the seventh race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Jimmie Johnson won the race, his second win of the season and first in the Texas spring race, while Kevin Harvick finished second and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. finished third. Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top five.

2015 Duck Commander 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 7 of 36 in the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date April 11, 2015 (2015-04-11)
Location Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 334 laps, 501 mi (801.6 km)
Weather Mostly cloudy with a temperature of 74 °F (23 °C); wind out of the south/southeast at 11 mph (18 km/h)
Average speed 140.500 mph (226.113 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 27.857
Most laps led
Driver Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 128
Winner
No. 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen Ratings 2.9/6 (Overnight)[10]
2.9/6 (Final)[11]
4.8 Million viewers[11]
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

Kurt Busch won the pole and led 45 laps on his way to a 14th-place finish. Johnson led a race high of 128 laps, with 29 lead changes among nine different drivers, as well as eight caution flag periods for 40 laps.

This was the 72nd career victory for Johnson, his fifth at the track and the seventh for Hendrick Motorsports. This win moved Johnson up to sixth in the points standings, while Harvick left Texas with a 26-point lead over Logano. Chevrolet increased their lead in the manufacturers' championship to 19 points over Ford.

The Duck Commander 500 was by Fox Sports on the broadcast Fox network for the American television audience. The radio broadcast for the race was carried by the Performance Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

Report

Background

Texas Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway, tracks also owned by Speedway Motorsports.

Kevin Harvick entered Texas with a 24-point lead over Joey Logano, while Martin Truex, Jr. entered 32 points back in third. Brad Keselowski entered 57 points back in fourth, and Kasey Kahne entered 70 points back in fifth.

Entry list

The entry list for the Duck Commander 500 was released on Friday, April 2, 2015 at 11:38 a.m. Eastern time. Forty-six cars were entered for the race. Ryan Blaney in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford and Michael McDowell were the two new entries that were not entered for the previous race at Martinsville. Brian Scott returned to the seat of the No. 33 Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet.[12] Travis Kvapil was entered to drive the No. 39 Chevrolet for Hillman-Circle Sport LLC, but the team withdrew from the race on Thursday, April 9.

No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Brad Keselowski (PC3)Team PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Kevin Harvick (PC1)Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord
7Alex BowmanTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet
9Sam Hornish, Jr.Richard Petty MotorsportsFord
10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
13Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet
14Tony Stewart (PC4)Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota
16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord
17Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord
18David RaganJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
19Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Matt Kenseth (PC6)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Ryan Blaney (i)Wood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
23J. J. Yeley (i)BK RacingToyota
24Jeff Gordon (PC7)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
26Jeb Burton (R)BK RacingToyota
27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
32Mike Bliss (i)Go FAS RacingFord
33Brian Scott (i)Hillman-Circle Sport LLCChevrolet
34Chris Buescher (i)Front Row MotorsportsFord
35Cole WhittFront Row MotorsportsFord
38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord
40Landon Cassill (i)Hillman-Circle Sport LLCChevrolet
41Kurt Busch (PC5)Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord
46Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet
47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Jimmie Johnson (PC2)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51Justin AllgaierHScott MotorsportsChevrolet
55Brett Moffitt (R)Michael Waltrip RacingToyota
62Brendan Gaughan (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet
78Martin Truex, Jr.Furniture Row RacingChevrolet
83Matt DiBenedetto (R)BK RacingToyota
88Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingFord
98Josh WisePhil Parsons RacingFord
Official initial entry list
Official updated entry list
Key Meaning
(R) Rookie
(i) Ineligible for points
(PC#) Past champions provisional

Practice

First practice

Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.258 and a speed of 191.096 mph (307.539 km/h).[13]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingChevrolet28.258191.096
2 5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.352190.463
3 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet28.455189.773
Official first practice results

Final practice

Kasey Kahne was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.276 and a speed of 190.975 mph (307.344 km/h).[14]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.276190.975
2 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.343190.523
3 1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.473189.653
Official final practice results

Qualifying

Kurt Busch, seen here in 2012 at Road America, won the pole for the race.

Kurt Busch won the pole with a time of 27.857 and a speed of 193.847 mph (311.967 km/h).[15] After winning the pole, Busch thanked his entire team for the good result, stating that "everyone chipped in". Busch also stated that his second pole of the 2015 season felt good, and that he was looking "to dial it in and get that long-run speed out of the car".[15] Championship leader and team-mate Kevin Harvick joined Busch on the front row, having been out-qualified by 0.018 seconds. Harvick felt that his team "stuck to our plan" and that "everything worked out good".[15] In third place was Team Penske's Brad Keselowski, who stated that he was "being first in class", behind the cars of Busch and Harvick in the grid order. He also stated that "it never helps to have extra runs on the tires, but we made the most of it".[15]

Keselowski's Penske team-mate Joey Logano qualified sixth, believing that his car was more suited to the race and that he "kind of finished as expected for qualifying". Logano also mentioned that his crew chief Todd Gordon had told him that he won from 10th last year, so that he was "improving".[15] Dale Earnhardt, Jr. failed to make it out of the first part of the qualifying session, and like Logano, he felt that his car would perform better in the race than in qualifying. In order to improve the car, Earnhardt stated that he and his team "will have to go home and work on it".[15] With 45 entrants, Jeb Burton and Brendan Gaughan both failed to qualify.[15]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2 R3
1 41Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet27.87927.88527.857
2 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet27.75227.83227.875
3 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord28.05127.97427.951
4 5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.00528.02427.989
5 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.09928.07128.063
6 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord28.03728.02428.071
7 31Ryan Newman[N 1]Richard Childress RacingChevrolet28.07928.00728.088
8 27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27.91427.96328.109
9 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet27.83727.92428.118
10 1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.03328.00228.166
11 14Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet27.90628.07228.200
12 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.69528.05228.489
13 21Ryan Blaney (i)Wood Brothers RacingFord28.03028.085
14 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.10028.086
15 78Martin Truex, Jr.Furniture Row RacingChevrolet28.04228.091
16 19Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.06028.129
17 20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.10228.137
18 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.01828.142
19 16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord28.00228.159
20 13Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet27.96728.210
21 10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet28.04928.258
22 17Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord28.05428.290
23 6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord28.01228.343
24 51Justin AllgaierHScott MotorsportsChevrolet28.09928.349
25 88Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.115
26 47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet28.130
27 15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota28.178
28 46Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet28.194
29 9Sam Hornish, Jr.Richard Petty MotorsportsFord28.201
30 18David RaganJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.205
31 35Cole WhittFront Row MotorsportsFord28.218
32 43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord28.222
33 40Landon Cassill (i)Hillman-Circle Sport LLCChevrolet28.222
34 7Alex BowmanTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet28.236
35 98Josh WisePhil Parsons RacingFord28.275
36 55Brett Moffitt (R)Michael Waltrip RacingToyota28.288
37 32Mike Bliss (i)Go FAS RacingFord28.367
38 38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord28.378
39 95Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingFord28.383
40 34Chris Buescher (i)Front Row MotorsportsFord28.517
41 23J. J. Yeley (i)BK RacingToyota28.621
42 83Matt DiBenedetto (R)BK RacingToyota28.758
43 33Alex Kennedy (R)Hillman-Circle Sport LLCChevrolet29.072
Failed to qualify
44 62Brendan Gaughan (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet28.417
45 26Jeb Burton (R)BK RacingToyota28.495
Official qualifying results

Race

Start

The race was scheduled to start at 7:46 p.m., but started a couple of minutes later when Kurt Busch led the field to the green flag. He would not maintain the lead, however, as his teammate Kevin Harvick passed him exiting turn 4 on the opening lap. Engine issues were prevalent in the opening stages of the race, as J. J. Yeley took his car to the garage on lap 13 because of engine issues,[16] and Ryan Blaney also reported that his engine was sputtering. The first caution of the race flew on lap 32 when Alex Kennedy spun out in turn 4 after he got loose in turn 3. Kurt Busch exited pit road ahead of Harvick to take the lead, while Justin Allgaier was forced to restart from the tail end for a commitment line violation. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. made a second stop under the caution to add lug nuts to the left-rear of his car – instead of the normal five, the tire had only two.[17]

The race restarted on lap 37 with Busch out front. Harvick took the lead by the end of the lap, before Busch was able to get back to the front. Brad Keselowski, running fourth at the time, made an unscheduled stop on lap 67 and dropped to 30th. Blaney retired from the race on lap 71, as his engine issues continued.[16] Kyle Larson kicked off a wave of green flag pit stops on lap 79. Busch surrendered the lead on lap 81 to make his stop and Jeff Gordon assumed the lead. Gordon pitted the next lap and the lead cycled to Keselowski, following his unscheduled pit stop. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. was forced to serve a drive-through penalty for speeding on pit road. Jimmie Johnson took the lead on lap 109, just as debris in turn 3 brought out the second caution of the race. Johnson and Harvick swapped the lead on pit road with Johnson maintaining the lead on exit. Denny Hamlin was forced to drop to the tail end of the field for driving through too many pit boxes exiting pit road.[17]

Green flag run

The race restarted on lap 114 with Johnson in the lead. Kevin Harvick took back the lead on lap 125, and led the next portion of the race before Johnson took back the lead on lap 156, just as cars began hitting pit road for green flag pit stops. Johnson and Harvick swapped the lead over the next few laps, before Harvick ceded his position for a stop and Kasey Kahne assumed the position. Kahne spent two laps at the front of the race, before Johnson cycled back to the head of the field on lap 160. Landon Cassill made an unscheduled stop on lap 167 for a flat tire, almost hitting the wall in turn 4.[17]

Halfway

Debris in turn 3 brought out the third caution of the race on lap 169. Johnson and Harvick swapped the lead on pit road being pitted on opposite ends, but it was Johnson that exited with the lead. The race restarted on lap 177. Kahne, running eighth, made an unscheduled stop for a loose wheel on lap 198, and rejoined the race in 22nd position. Johnson gave up the lead on lap 220 to make his stop, handing the lead to Paul Menard. He led a lap before the lead went to Kahne, after his unscheduled pit stop. Johnson passed him on fresher tires on lap 226, and held the lead to the fourth caution of the race, which flew on lap 227 when Matt Kenseth just about spun out in turn 4. Johnson and Harvick again swapped the lead on pit road with Johnson again leaving with the lead for the restart, with 100 laps to go.[17]

Bad night for HScott Motorsports

The fifth caution of the race flew with 86 laps to go when Michael Annett hit the wall in turn 2. Just as in the previous pit stop cycle, Johnson and Harvick swapped the lead on pit road with Johnson exiting with the lead. Trevor Bayne was forced to restart at the tail end for driving through too many pit boxes exiting pit road. The race restarted with 79 laps to go, but was soon back under yellow flag conditions – for the sixth time, with 75 laps to go – after Allgaier hit the wall in turn 2. After an extensive clean up of oil on pit road, a number of drivers stayed out – led by Joey Logano – while Johnson pitted. Keselowski was forced to drop to the tail end of the field for a commitment violation, while Stenhouse was forced to drop to the tail end of the field for his crew being over the wall too soon.[17]

Final 100 miles

The race restarted with 65 laps to go with Logano in the lead. Kevin Harvick retook the lead with 49 laps to go, before debris in turn 3 brought out the seventh caution of the race as Kenseth hit the wall with 41 laps to go. The race restarted with 35 laps to go, before more debris brought out the eighth caution of the race as A. J. Allmendinger hit the wall with 25 laps to go. Jamie McMurray exited pit road with the lead by taking just two tires, while Kyle Larson and Casey Mears were forced to drop to the tail end of the field for driving through too many pit boxes.[17]

Finish
Jimmie Johnson, seen here at the 2015 Daytona 500, scored his 72nd career win at Texas Motor Speedway.

The race restarted with 21 laps to go. Joey Logano was bumped out of the way by Kevin Harvick in turn 1 and managed to avoid hitting the wall,[18] but fell back to eighth in the running order. Harvick stated post-race that the incident was "the chance you take when you block" and that a driver would "just have to kind of knock them out of the way".[18] Logano felt that the move was "understandable" and that he expected "to get raced the way I race people, and I would do the same thing".[18] Johnson took the lead from McMurray with 14 laps to go, and was able to hold off Harvick – who had been closing in after the Logano incident – to score the victory.[19]

Driver comments

In Victory Lane, Johnson reflected upon his 72nd win in the series, describing his Chevrolet as "a great, great racecar", and that it was the perfect result after the Easter break, stating that it "was good for us, gave us a chance to reboot, relax and get back in the swing of things".[19] After his second-place finish, Harvick stated that he was "not disappointed at all", adding that "racing for wins is what we're here to do".[19] Gordon, who gambled on the final pit stop by changing just two tires, restarted second and scored a seventh-place finish – his best of the season.[20] Gordon felt that he "struggled" during the race, but also praised his crew chief Alan Gustafson for a "great gamble".[20] Truex, who had only five top ten finishes in 2014, scored his seventh top ten finish of 2015 with a ninth-place finish.[21] Truex described the evening as "a hard-fought night, for sure" but also stated the result was "still a top 10, so all in all, it was a good night for us".[21]

Race results

Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 548Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33448
2 24Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet33443
3 2588Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33441
4 622Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord33441
5 32Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord33440
6 101Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet33439
7 1224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33438
8 45Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33437
9 1578Martin Truex, Jr.Furniture Row RacingChevrolet33435
10 1619Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33434
11 1811Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33433
12 731Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33432
13 3018David RaganJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33431
14 141Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet33431
15 2217Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord33429
16 2110Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet33428
17 1916Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord33427
18 236Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord33426
19 3243Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord33425
20 143Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33424
21 2647A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet33423
22 2715Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota33422
23 1720Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33421
24 1114Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet33420
25 942Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet33419
26 299Sam Hornish, Jr.Richard Petty MotorsportsFord33418
27 2013Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet33317
28 3838David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord33316
29 3655Brett Moffitt (R)Michael Waltrip RacingToyota33315
30 4034Chris Buescher (i)Front Row MotorsportsFord3320
31 3995Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingFord33213
32 3340Landon Cassill (i)Hillman-Circle Sport LLCChevrolet3320
33 347Alex BowmanTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet33011
34 4283Matt DiBenedetto (R)BK RacingToyota33010
35 3135Cole WhittFront Row MotorsportsFord3309
36 3732Mike Bliss (i)Go FAS RacingFord3280
37 4333Alex Kennedy (R)Hillman-Circle Sport LLCChevrolet3257
38 3598Josh WisePhil Parsons RacingFord2846
39 2451Justin AllgaierHScott MotorsportsChevrolet2575
40 2846Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet2464
41 827Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2224
42 1321Ryan Blaney (i)Wood Brothers RacingFord710
43 4123J. J. Yeley (i)BK RacingToyota130
Official Duck Commander 500 results

Race statistics

  • 29 lead changes among 9 different drivers
  • 8 cautions for 40 laps
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 33 minutes, 57 seconds
  • Average speed: 140.500 mph (226.113 km/h)
  • Jimmie Johnson took home $523,501 in winnings
Lap Leaders
Laps Leader
1–33Kevin Harvick
34–36Kurt Busch
37Kevin Harvick
38–79Kurt Busch
80–81Jeff Gordon
82–108Brad Keselowski
109Jimmie Johnson
110Kevin Harvick
111–124Jimmie Johnson
125–155Kevin Harvick
156Jimmie Johnson
157Kevin Harvick
158–159Kasey Kahne
160–172Jimmie Johnson
173Kevin Harvick
174–220Jimmie Johnson
221Paul Menard
222–225Kasey Kahne
226–228Jimmie Johnson
229Kevin Harvick
230–250Jimmie Johnson
251Kevin Harvick
252–265Jimmie Johnson
266–284Joey Logano
285–310Kevin Harvick
311–312Jamie McMurray
313Jeff Gordon
314–320Jamie McMurray
321–334Jimmie Johnson
Total laps led
Leader Laps
Jimmie Johnson128
Kevin Harvick96
Kurt Busch45
Brad Keselowski27
Joey Logano19
Jamie McMurray9
Kasey Kahne6
Jeff Gordon3
Paul Menard1

Race awards

Media

Television

Fox Sports covered their 15th race at Texas Motor Speedway. Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Chris Neville, and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side.

Fox
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Larry McReynolds
Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip
Jamie Little
Chris Neville
Matt Yocum

Radio

PRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini called the race in the booth when the field was racing down the front stretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop the condo outside turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside turn 3 when the field was racing through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Jim Noble and Steve Richards worked pit road for PRN.

PRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Announcer: Wendy Venturini
Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright
Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson
Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Jim Noble
Steve Richards

Standings after the race

Notes

  1. Ryan Newman started from the rear after changing engines post-qualifying because of valve-train issues.

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