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The 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series was the 34th season of the 2nd tier Xfinity Series, a professional
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tour sanctioned by
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in the United States. It began with the
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at
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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;
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replaced
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as
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of the series, while
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, NBC and
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broadcast the series' races, replacing the
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networks and
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Teams and drivers


Complete schedule


Limited schedule

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Driver and team changes

* Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne, and 2014 K&N Pro Series East champion Ben Rhodes moved to the No. 88 with
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr. (born October 10, 1974) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver, team owner, author, and an analyst for ''NASCAR on NBC''. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving t ...
for
JR Motorsports JR Motorsports (pronounced "Junior Motorsports") is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, CARS Tour, and occasionally in the NASCAR Advance Auto Par ...
. Kahne also drove a single race in the No. 5. *
Austin Dillon Austin Reed Dillon (born April 27, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver and reality TV show actor. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing. ...
ran the majority of the Xfinity races for RCR in the No. 33. Brandon Jones ran part-time. * With Turner Scott Motorsports disbanding,
Kyle Larson Kyle Miyata Larson (born July 31, 1992) is an American professional auto racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports. Larson is the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champ ...
and ARCA Racing Series driver Brennan Poole shared the No. 42 Camaro under the
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banner, while Dylan Kwasniewski left the team. *
Daniel Suárez Daniel Alejandro Suárez Garza (born January 7, 1992) is a Mexican professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 99 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing Team. He previously drove in t ...
began running a full schedule in 2015 for Joe Gibbs Racing in the No. 18 Toyota Camry. *
Elliott Sadler Elliott William Barnes Sadler (born April 30, 1975) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing. Sadler is one of 36 dr ...
ran the full 2015 schedule with Roush Fenway Racing in the No. 1
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. * Bubba Wallace moved up from the
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to run the full 2015 schedule with Roush Fenway Racing in No. 6 Ford Mustang, replacing Trevor Bayne. *
Athenian Motorsports Athenian Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the Camping World Truck Series, and the ARCA Racing Series. In the Xfinity Series, the team last fielded the No. 05 Zaxby's ...
's Xfinity program switched to Chevrolet and moved up full-time, with
John Wes Townley John Wesley Townley (December 31, 1989 – October 2, 2021) was an American professional stock car racing driver. He competed in NASCAR's Xfinity and Truck Series from 2008 to 2016, winning a race in the latter in 2015. Townley's father Tony is ...
running at least 18 races. Dylan Lupton, runner up in the
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, drove the No. 25 Chevrolet in 7 races. * Eric McClure departed TriStar Motorsports for a full-time seat with
JGL Racing JGL Racing was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team was based in Denver, North Carolina. The team last fielded the No. 24 for Kaz Grala and No. 28 for Dylan Lupton and Tony Mra ...
. McClure used the number 24, which he previously used with
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and Team Rensi Motorsports, while the team switched to
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. McClure would return to TriStar after 9 races with JGL, bringing the No. 24 with him, at which time
Mike Bliss Michael Duane Bliss (born April 5, 1965) is an American professional stock car racing driver. A journeyman NASCAR competitor and the 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion, he has run in all three national series. Racing career Bliss began ...
departed the team; McClure inherited his owner points (JGL retained the owner points McClure scored in the first nine races and reassigned them to the No. 26) while the No. 19 was reassigned to the start-and-park team and Jeff Green. *
Cale Conley Cale Conley (born May 13, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. Racing career Conley began in go-karts at age 5, working his way through quarter midgets, open-wheel racing and sprint cars, including World of Outlaws and USA ...
ran the full season for TriStar Motorsports after running part-time with
Richard Childress Racing Richard Childress Racing (RCR) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by Richard ...
in 2014. Conley replaced McClure in the No. 14 Camry. However, Conley failed to complete the season after sponsorship dried up. *
Blake Koch Blake Koch (born August 7, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver and businessman. He last competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 11 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing. He is also the founder of FilterTime, a res ...
started running full-time for TriStar in the No. 8 Camry after running the team's 10, 44, and 91 cars in 2014. * David Starr ran full-time for TriStar Motorsports in the No. 44 Toyota after running 13 races for the team in 2014. *
Ross Chastain Ross Lee Chastain (born December 4, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing Team. He is the older brother of NASCAR Camp ...
started racing full-time
JD Motorsports JD Motorsports, is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. It is owned and operated by Johnny Davis. It currently fields two Chevrolet Camaro SS teams: The No. 4 for Bayley Currey ...
in the No. 4 Chevrolet, replacing
Jeffrey Earnhardt Jeffrey Lynn Earnhardt (born June 22, 1989) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet Camaro for Alpha Prime Racing. He is the son of Kerry Earnhardt, gran ...
. Earnhardt would move to
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, splitting the ride with
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. *
Harrison Rhodes Harrison L. Rhodes (born July 15, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 52 Chevrolet Camaro for Jimmy Means Racing. Racing career A native of High Point ...
competed for Rookie of the Year honors with
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, driving the No. 0 Chevrolet.


Schedule

The 2015 schedule was announced on August 26, 2014.


Results and standings


Races


Drivers' championship

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) 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.


Owners' championship (Top 15)

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


Manufacturers' championship


See also

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References

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