I thought it might be interesting to put together a Christian Racing “2015 in Review”. This only covers the main series and what we ran as a full season in 2015. Also this is based off the DanLisa scoring information. So I went back as far back as I could with that data to pull out the first win. I know some probably had wins before but I don’t have that information.
One of the most interesting stories has to be the Chase for the Gary Ridgeway Cup. This is the first year Christian Racing has done a chase type format to go along with the NASCAR real life schedule. Ray Moss came into the 26th race of the season having to win to lock himself in the Chase. Ray dominated the race by leading 144 laps to lock himself into the chase. Tension were high going into the 10 race chase as everyone wanted to be in that final 4. Drivers pulled moves that during the normal season they would not. When the final checkered flag flew at Homestead the man in a must win situation in race 26 came out the champion by winning the race. Congratulations Ray, well deserved and way to never give up.
This is a short summary of each series:
Xfinity Series
Spring 2015
Champion: Joshua Hawthorne (1 win)
Most wins: Hank Taylor (5)
Most Top 5’s: Joshua Hawthorne (10)
Most Bonus Points: Hank Taylor (29)
Most Incident Points: James Hackworth (83)
First win in series: Henry Taylor – Daytona, Jason Lance – Richmond, Bradley Cross – Phoenix, Ricky Taylor – Atlanta
Summer 2015
Champion: Sam Campbell (7 wins)
Most wins: Sam Campbell (7)
Most Top 5’s: Sam Campbell (11)
Most Bonus Points: Sam Campbell (40)
Most Incident Points: Hank Taylor (160)
First win in series: Brent Rathy – Chicagoland
Fall 2015
Champion: Sam Campbell (8 wins)
Most wins: Sam Campbell (8)
Most Top 5’s: Jason Lance (11)
Most Bonus Points: Sam Campbell (41)
Most Incident Points: Mike Lee (140)
Truck Series
Spring 2015
Champion: Hank Taylor (4 wins)
Most wins: Hank Taylor (4)
Most Top 5’s: Hank Taylor (8)
Most Bonus Points: Hank Taylor (26)
Most Incident Points: James Hackworth (96)
First win in series:
Summer 2015
Champion: Hank Taylor (4 wins)
Most wins: Hank Taylor (4)
Most Top 5’s: Jason Lance (9)
Most Bonus Points: Hank Taylor (27)
Most Incident Points: James Hackworth (121)
First win in series: Billy Cross – Rockingham, Mike Lee – Talladega, Steve Owens – Indianapolis
Fall 2015
Champion: Jason Lance (1 win)
Most wins: Sam Campbell (6)
Most Top 5’s: Jason Lance (7), Sam Campbell (7)
Most Bonus Points: Sam Campbell (29)
Most Incident Points: Mike Lee (110)
First win in series: Jason Lance – Texas
Cup Series
2015 Season
Champion: Ray Moss (4 wins)
Most wins: Sam Campbell (9)
Most Top 5’s: Sam Campbell (19)
Most Bonus Points: Hank Taylor (53)
Most Incident Points: Brian Barkley (344)
First win in series: Hank Taylor – Daytona Feb 2015, Devin Coleman – Kansas May 2015, Zachary Bozanich – Kentucky July 2015, Ricky Thompson – Talladega May 2015