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held on May 9, 2015, at the

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. The fifth round of the

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, it was won by

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took second for

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as he did in the previous round and

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(Team Penske) came in third. The top finishing rookie in the race was

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who finished tenth, the highest finish for a rookie up to that point in the 2015 season, snapping

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' streak of being the top rookie finisher in all the previous rounds.

Report

Qualifying

Race results

Notes

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's final race of the season. On May 18th during the post qualifying practice for the

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he would suffer life threatening injuries and miss the remainder of the season.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

External links

Lap Report
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