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2015 Hisense 250
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 2 of 33 of the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date February 28, 2015 (2015-02-28)
Location Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.54 miles (2.48 km)
Distance 163 laps, 251.02 mi (403.98 km)
Average speed 149.813 miles per hour (241.101 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Team Penske
Time 30.104
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick JR Motorsports
Laps 101
Winner
No. 88 Kevin Harvick JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, and Brad Keselowski
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN

The 2015 Hisense 250 was the 2nd race of the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and 24th iteration of the event. The race was held at Atlanta Motor Speedway a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway in Hampton, Georgia on Saturday, February 28, 2015. Kevin Harvick dominated the race leading 101 laps and won.[5] Rounding out the top 3 where Joey Logano who finished 2nd and Ty Dillon who finished 3rd.

History

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The layout of Atlanta Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Atlanta Motor Speedway is a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway in Hampton, Georgia. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI),[8] and the NASCAR Xfinity Series began racing at AMS in 1992.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes a rookie driver
  • (I) Ineligible for points
No Driver Team Manufacturer
0 Harrison Rhodes (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet
1 Elliott Sadler Roush–Fenway Racing Ford
01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet
2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Ross Chastain (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Bubba Wallace (R) Roush–Fenway Racing Ford
7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Blake Koch TriStar Motorsports Toyota
9 Chase Elliott JR Motorsports Chevrolet
13 Cody Ware (I) MBM Motorsports Dodge
14 Cale Conley (R) TriStar Motorsports Toyota
15 Chris Cockrum Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
16 Ryan Reed Roush–Fenway Racing Ford
18 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota
20 Matt Kenseth (I) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
22 Joey Logano (I) Team Penske Ford
24 Eric McClure JGL Racing Toyota
25 John Wes Townley (I) Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet
28 J. J. Yeley JGL Racing Toyota
33 Paul Menard (I) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet
40 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota
42 Kyle Larson (I) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet
43 Dakoda Armstrong Richard Petty Motorsports Ford
44 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet
54 Erik Jones (I) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
55 Jeffrey Earnhardt Viva Motorsports Chevrolet
60 Chris Buescher Roush–Fenway Racing Ford
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge
88 Kevin Harvick (I) JR Motorsports Chevrolet
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet
90 Jimmy Weller III SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
97 Josh Reaume Obaika Racing Chevrolet
98 Sam Hornish Jr. (I) Biagi–DenBeste Racing Ford
Entry list

Practice

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Practice was held on Friday, February 27, 2015, at 12:59 PM ET. Joey Logano set the fastest lap with a time of 30.444 and a speed of 182.105 mph (293.070 km/h).

Pos. No Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 30.444 182.105
2 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.654 180.857
3 33 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.721 180.463
Official practice results

Qualifying

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Joey Logano won the pole

Qualifying was held on Saturday, February 28, at 9:10 AM ET. Joey Logano won the pole with a time of 30.104 and a speed of 184.162 mph (296.380 km/h).[4]

Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 30.104 184.162
2 2 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.297 182.988
3 7 Regan Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.300 182.970
4 42 Kyle Larson HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 30.313 182.892
5 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.348 182.681
6 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.370 182.549
7 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 30.398 182.380
8 88 Kevin Harvick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.416 182.272
9 9 Chase Elliott JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.418 182.261
10 98 Sam Hornish Jr. Biagi–DenBeste Racing Ford 30.444 182.105
11 33 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.467 181.967
12 54 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.530 181.592
13 25 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 30.461 182.003
14 1 Elliott Sadler Roush–Fenway Racing Ford 30.510 181.711
15 28 J. J. Yeley JGL Racing Toyota 30.527 181.610
16 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 30.529 181.598
17 3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.570 181.354
18 60 Chris Buescher Roush–Fenway Racing Ford 30.616 181.082
19 16 Ryan Reed Roush–Fenway Racing Ford 30.620 181.058
20 43 Dakoda Armstrong Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 30.638 180.952
21 18 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.640 180.940
22 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 30.665 180.792
23 6 Bubba Wallace Roush–Fenway Racing Ford 30.752 180.281
24 14 1 Cale Conley TriStar Motorsports Toyota N/A
25 8 Blake Koch TriStar Motorsports Toyota 30.997 178.856
26 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.060 178.493
27 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.224 177.556
28 90 Jimmy Weller III SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 31.386 176.639
29 24 Eric McClure JGL Racing Toyota 31.395 176.589
30 44 David Starr TriStar Motorsports Toyota 31.443 176.319
31 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 31.763 174.543
32 97 Josh Reaume Obaika Racing Chevrolet 31.793 174.378
33 70 Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Racing Chevrolet 31.941 173.570
Qualified via Owner Points
34 55 Jeffrey Earnhardt Viva Motorsports Chevrolet 31.945 173.548
35 0 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 32.036 173.055
36 13 Cody Ware MBM Motorsports Dodge 32.303 171.625
37 15 Chris Cockrum Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 32.525 170.453
38 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 32.568 170.228
39 40 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota 32.792 169.066
40 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 35.075 158.061
Official qualifying result
  • Notes: 1 – Cale Conley went to the rear for unapproved adjustments.

Race results

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Kevin Harvick dominated and won the race.
Pos No Driver Manufacturer Laps Status Points
1 88 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 163 running 0
2 22 Joey Logano Ford 163 running 0
3 3 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 163 running 41
4 60 Chris Buescher Ford 163 running 40
5 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 163 running 39
6 33 Paul Menard Chevrolet 163 running 0
7 2 Brian Scott Chevrolet 163 running 37
8 20 Matt Kenseth Toyota 163 running 0
9 7 Regan Smith Chevrolet 163 running 35
10 42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 163 running 0
11 6 Bubba Wallace Ford 162 running 33
12 62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 162 running 32
13 54 Erik Jones Toyota 161 running 0
14 18 Daniel Suárez Toyota 161 running 30
15 98 Sam Hornish Jr. Ford 161 running 0
16 16 Ryan Reed Ford 161 running 28
17 01 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 161 running 27
18 1 Elliott Sadler Ford 160 running 26
19 28 J. J. Yeley Toyota 160 running 25
20 43 Dakoda Armstrong Ford 160 running 24
21 22 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 160 running 23
22 8 Blake Koch Toyota 160 running 22
23 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 159 running 21
24 4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 159 running 20
25 19 Mike Bliss Toyota 159 running 19
26 44 David Starr Toyota 159 running 18
27 25 John Wes Townley Chevrolet 156 running 0
28 24 Eric McClure Toyota 156 running 16
29 15 Chris Cockrum Chevrolet 156 running 15
30 52 Joey Gase Chevrolet 155 running 14
31 13 Cody Ware Dodge 153 running 0
32 55 Jeffrey Earnhardt Chevrolet 144 running 12
33 90 Jimmy Weller III Chevrolet 140 running 11
34 0 Harrison Rhodes Chevrolet 130 running 10
35 14 Cale Conley Toyota 128 Engine 9
36 70 Derrike Cope Chevrolet 128 running 8
37 74 Mike Harmon Dodge 92 Front hub 7
38 97 Josh Reaume Chevrolet 28 Electrical 6
39 40 Carl Long Toyota 19 Vibration 5
40 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 2 Suspension 4
Race Results

Race statistics

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  • 5 lead changes among 3 different drivers
  • 3 cautions for 12 laps
  • Time of race: 1 hour, 40 minute, 32 seconds
  • Average speed: 149.813 mph (241.101 km/h)
Lap Leaders
Laps Leader
1–49 Joey Logano
50–52 Matt Kenseth
53–126 Kevin Harvick
127–136 Joey Logano
137–163 Kevin Harvick
Total laps led
Leader Laps
Kevin Harvick 101
Joey Logano 59
Matt Kenseth 3

Standings after the race

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Pos Driver Points
1 1 Chris Buescher 83
1 1 Ty Dillon 83 (0)
2 3 Ryan Reed 75 (–8)
3 4 Bubba Wallace 66 (–17)
1 5 Dakoda Armstrong 57 (–26)
3 6 David Starr 56 (–27)
12 6 Brian Scott 56 (–27)
12 8 Chase Elliott 55 (–28)
3 8 Ross Chastain 55 (–28)
2 10 Jeremy Clements 53 (–30)
1 11 Elliott Sadler 51 (–32)
9 12 Brendan Gaughan 47 (–36)
  • Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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  1. ↑ "2015 Xfinity Series Schedule". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  2. ↑ "2015 Hisense 250 - Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  3. ↑ NASCAR (March 10, 2015). NASCAR XFINITY Series - Full Race - Hisense 250 at Atlanta. Retrieved July 17, 2026 – via YouTube.
  4. 1 2 "Logano on the pole for XFINITY Series race at Atlanta". NASCAR. February 28, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Utter, Jim (February 28, 2015). "Harvick makes it 3 in a row at Atlanta". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  6. ↑ Bearden, Aaron (February 23, 2015). "2015 Hisense 250 Entry List". frontstretch.com. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  7. ↑ "2015 Hisense 250 Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  8. ↑ Higgins, Tom (October 24, 1990). "Smith Buys Atlanta Raceway". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1C, 2C. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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