2015 CampingWorld.com 500 at Talladega
The 2015 CampingWorld.com 500 at Talladega was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on October 25, 2015, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Contested over 196 laps – extended from 188 laps due to a green-white-checker finish – on the 2.66 mile (4.2 km) superspeedway, it was the 32nd race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, sixth race of the Chase and final race of the Contender Round. Joey Logano won the race, his sixth of the season and third in a row, thus sweeping the entire Contender Round. Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished second. Jeff Gordon, Brad Keselowski and Carl Edwards rounded out the top-five.
2015 CampingWorld.com 500 at Talladega
Talladega Superspeedway, the track where the race was held.
Jeff Gordon, seen here at the 2015 Daytona 500, won the pole for the race.
Jeff Gordon leads the field to the green flag at Talladega Superspeedway.
2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
The 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was the 67th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 44th modern-era Cup season. The season began at Daytona International Speedway with the Sprint Unlimited exhibition race, the Budweiser Duels, and the Daytona 500. The season ended with the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Kyle Busch won the championship, despite missing the first third of the season due to severe leg injuries suffered in an Xfinity Series race at Daytona. Busch also became the first Toyota driver to win a Cup championship. Despite not running the full season, Brett Moffitt was named Rookie of the Year.
Kyle Busch, the 2015 Sprint Cup Series champion
Kevin Harvick, the 2015 Sprint Cup Series runner-up
Jeff Gordon, who retired from full-time racing after the season, finished 5 points behind Kyle Busch in third place
Martin Truex Jr., finished 11 points behind Kyle Busch in fourth place