2015 Stadium Super Trucks Series

The 2015 Stadium Super Trucks Series, officially the Speed Energy Formula Off-Road presented by Traxxas championship, was the third season of the Stadium Super Trucks. Sheldon Creed won the championship.

2015 Stadium Super Trucks

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Sheldon Creed, the series champion.

Robby Gordon, the championship runner-up.

2015 was the first season in which the trucks began racing in Australia.

Drivers

No.	Driver	Races
2	Matt Mingay	1–3, 16–22
	Rusty Wallace	10
3	Charles Dorrance	1–6, 8–15, 21–22
	Larry Job	9
5	E. J. Viso	1–12
	Mike Whiddett	13–15
	Danny Reidy	20
7	Robby Gordon	All
10	Greg Adler	21–22
12	Augie Lerch	13–15
14	Greg Gartner	16–20
17	Lalo Laguna	4–5
	Dale Dondel	6
18	Apdaly Lopez	6, 10
25	Arie Luyendyk Jr.	7–10
27	Matthew Brabham	11–12, 16–20
33	C. J. Greaves	10
47	Keegan Kincaid	1–12, 16–22
	P. J. Jones	13–15
48	Scotty Steele	4–22
50	Burt Jenner	4–6
51	Aaron Kaufman	13–14
54	Boris Said	10
55	Gavin Harlien	6
56	Nathan Pretty	1–3, 10, 15–16, 17
57	Bill Hynes	All
67	Paul Morris	16–20
69	Brett Thomas	16–19
74	Sheldon Creed	1–6, 10–22
	P. J. Jones	7–9
75	Erik Davis	4–6
77	Jerett Brooks	10
87	Toby Price	1, 3
	Billy Geddes	2
	Aaron Bambach	7–9
88	Jeremy Stenberg	10
93	Russell Boyle	11–12
99	Kyle LeDuc	6, 10
199	Travis Pastrana	10
454	Brad Gallard	1–3
777	Anthony Gandon	21–22
Sources:[a]

Schedule

Round	Track	Location	Date	Supporting
1	Adelaide Street Circuit	Adelaide, Australia	February 27–March 1	Clipsal 500
2	Streets of St. Petersburg	St. Petersburg, Florida	March 28–29	Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
3	Streets of Long Beach	Long Beach, California	April 19	Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
4	The Raceway on Belle Isle	Detroit, Michigan	May 29–31	Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix
5	Circuit of the Americas	Austin, Texas	June 7	X Games Austin
6	Exhibition Place	Toronto, Ontario	June 13–14	Honda Indy Toronto
7	OC Fair & Event Center	Costa Mesa, California	September 18–20	Sand Sports Super Show
8	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	Surfers Paradise, Australia	October 23–25	Gold Coast 600
9	Valvoline Raceway	Granville, Australia	October 31	Ultimate Sprintcar Championship
10	Las Vegas Village	Las Vegas, Nevada	November 5	Standalone
Ex.	Homebush Street Circuit	Sydney, Australia	December 4–6	Sydney 500

Season summary

Robby Gordon's truck at the 2015 Clipsal 500

The season-opening tripleheader was held in conjunction with the V8 Supercars Championship's Clipsal 500,^[23] one of seven support events for the race.^[24] It was the trucks' first time racing in Australia. Of the ten drivers, six were series veterans: Robby Gordon, E. J. Viso, Keegan Kincaid, Charles Dorrance, Bill Hynes, and Sheldon Creed; also comprising the field were Australian racers: off-road motorcycle racer Toby Price, off-road racer Brad Gallard, former V8 Supercars driver Nathan Pretty, and stunt rider Matt Mingay.^[25] Before the start of the first race, Dorrance flipped in turn 9, and the effort to flip the truck back shortened the race from eight to five laps.^[26] Viso, starting from sixth, moved up the field and took the lead and eventual win after Pretty's suspension failed.^[27] Gordon finished second, followed by Mingay.^[26] Creed won the second round. In race three, backfield starters Creed, Gordon and Viso moved to the front quickly, and battled with Mingay for the lead, but Mingay and Viso made contact and spun in turn 6. Creed and Gordon duelled for second while Kincaid led for the remainder of the race. On the final lap, Gordon passed Creed in the final turn as Creed lost control of his truck; after jumping the second ramp, Creed flipped, hit the wall upon crossing the finish, and landed back on all four tires.^[28]

Formula Off-Road returned to the United States for the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg alongside the IndyCar Series. Due to rain, truck qualifying speeds were slower than in previous years, though Creed was still the fastest qualifier. Creed battled with IndyCar veteran Viso throughout the first race, but the latter fell out of podium position when he went wide in turn ten on the final lap. In the second race, Scotty Steele led until he began suffering from mechanical failure, allowing Burt Jenner to take his first career victory.^[29] Viso would rebound from his St. Petersburg error by winning at the Grand Prix of Long Beach, beating Creed by over five seconds.^[30]

At the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, Gordon, Viso, and Jenner took round wins. Gordon won the first race after passing Viso on the final lap;^[31] Viso won the second when he held off Steele in a rainstorm;^[32] and Jenner won the third.^[33]

In early June, the series returned to the X Games at Circuit of the Americas for 2015. For the event, various drivers made their series debuts, three of whom were NASCAR drivers: 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Rusty Wallace,^[34] road course ringer Boris Said,^[35] and former Nationwide Series driver and eleven-time X Games medalist Travis Pastrana.^[36] Additionally, Moto X biker Jeremy Stenberg competed in the event.^[37] Of the 16 drivers invited, five are teenagers, with four being younger than 17: C. J. Greaves (19), Creed (17), Jerett Brooks and Steele (16), and Gavin Harlien (15).^[36] Creed, Viso, Jenner, and Gordon won the four heat races to advance to the final, while Greaves was first in the Last Chance Qualifier. Harlien, Wallace, X Games Austin 2014 gold medalist Apdaly Lopez, Said, and Stenberg failed to qualify; Wallace also rolled his truck during the event.^[38][39] In the final, Creed utilized the holeshot to pull ahead and win gold.^[40]

At Honda Indy Toronto, Indy Lights and FIA Formula E Championship driver Matthew Brabham made his series debut shortly before the Friday practice; Paul Tracy was originally scheduled to drive the truck but television obligations forced him out.^[41] The weather for Saturday was dry, though Sunday was marred by wet conditions.^[42] Steele won his first Formula Off-Road race after passing Kincaid on the opening lap and leading the rest of the Saturday event,^[43] while Kincaid won the Sunday round in a 1–2 finish for Traxxas drivers when Creed finished behind him.^[44]

Between points rounds, the trucks participated in the Goodwood Festival of Speed.^[45]

In September, SST joined the Sand Sports Super Show, running on a mixed-surface course at the OC Fair & Event Center.^[46] Aaron Kaufman of Gas Monkey Garage made his series debut at the weekend; in one race, his truck landed and rode along a K-rail; afterward, Gordon joked it was "some of the best, worst driving I have ever seen from the Toyo Tires driver."^[47] P. J. Jones won the first night of racing, while Creed was victorious in the next two.^[48][47]

Formula Off-Road returned to Australia with Gold Coast 600 weekend at Surfers Paradise Street Circuit. 2014 Bathurst 1000 winner Paul Morris made his series debut in the weekend and was the fastest during qualifying.^[49] In the first race, Brett Thomas led early before suffering a penalty, with Mingay also receiving one after hitting a water barrier. Jenner held off Brabham to win the round.^[50] Creed, who suffered a broken axle in the race, bounced back in the second race when he barely beat Gordon to the finish for the victory.^[51] A doubleheader took place on October 25, with Creed winning the first and Mingay the second for his maiden SST victory.^[52] Morris scored the overall weekend win after finishing fifth and second that day.^[53]

The series remained in Australia for Round 20; despite initial plans to race at the Sydney Showground Stadium,^[54] the Trucks moved the race to the Valvoline Raceway in Granville as a support race for the Ultimate Sprintcar Championship due to clashing schedules.^[55] Creed went on to win.^[56]

Las Vegas Village hosted the 2015 season finale. NASCAR Whelen Euro Series driver Anthony Gandon made his series debut, while Greg Adler ran his first start since X Games Austin 2014.^[57] Gordon won the first race, while Creed won the second en route to his first SST championship.^[57]

In December, the trucks returned to Australia for an exhibition series at the Sydney 500.^[57] Creed won two of the races, while Mingay won the third.^[58]

Results and standings

Race results

Round	Race	Event	Fastest qualifier	Pole position	Most laps led	Winning driver	Ref
1	1	Adelaide	Sheldon Creed	Nathan Pretty	E. J. Viso	E. J. Viso	[1]
	2			Charles Dorrance	Sheldon Creed	Sheldon Creed	[2]
	3			Charles Dorrance	Keegan Kincaid	Keegan Kincaid	[3]
2	4	St. Petersburg	Sheldon Creed	Erik Davis	E. J. Viso	Sheldon Creed	[4]
	5			Scotty Steele	Burt Jenner	Burt Jenner	[5]
3	6	Long Beach	Sheldon Creed	Bill Hynes	E. J. Viso	E. J. Viso	[6]
4	7	Detroit	—	Scotty Steele	E. J. Viso Burt Jenner	Robby Gordon	[7]
	8			Arie Luyendyk Jr.	Scotty Steele	E. J. Viso	[8]
	9			Bill Hynes	Burt Jenner	Burt Jenner	[9]
5	H1	X Games	Sheldon Creed	Sheldon Creed	—	Sheldon Creed	[10]
	H2			E. J. Viso		E. J. Viso
	H3			Burt Jenner		Burt Jenner
	H4			Kyle LeDuc		Robby Gordon
	LCQ			C. J. Greaves		C. J. Greaves
	10			Sheldon Creed	Sheldon Creed	Sheldon Creed
6	11	Toronto	E. J. Viso	Bill Hynes	Scotty Steele	Scotty Steele	[11]
	12			E. J. Viso	Keegan Kincaid	Keegan Kincaid	[12]
7	H1	Costa Mesa	Robby Gordon	Bill Hynes	—	Burt Jenner	[13]
	H2			Aaron Kaufman		Sheldon Creed
	13			Charles Dorrance	P. J. Jones	P. J. Jones
	H1		Sheldon Creed	P. J. Jones	—	Burt Jenner	[14]
	H2			Augie Lerch		Scotty Steele
	14			Sheldon Creed	Sheldon Creed	Sheldon Creed
	H		—	Scotty Steele	—	Sheldon Creed	[15]
	15			Augie Lerch	Sheldon Creed	Sheldon Creed
8	16	Surfers Paradise	Paul Morris	Bill Hynes	Burt Jenner	Burt Jenner	[16]
	17			Scotty Steele	Sheldon Creed	Sheldon Creed	[17]
	18			Bill Hynes	Scotty Steele	Sheldon Creed	[18]
	19			Bill Hynes	Paul Morris	Matt Mingay	[19]
9	20	Granville	Sheldon Creed	Bill Hynes	Sheldon Creed	Sheldon Creed	[20]
10	21	Las Vegas	Robby Gordon	Bill Hynes	Robby Gordon	Robby Gordon	[21]
	22			Sheldon Creed	Sheldon Creed	Sheldon Creed	[22]
Ex.	1	Sydney	—	—	—	Sheldon Creed	[58]
	2					Sheldon Creed	[58]
	3					Matt Mingay	[58]

Drivers' championship

Rank Driver ADE STP LBH DET X Games TOR OCF SRF SYD LVV Points H1 H2 H3 H4 LCQ F H1 H2 F1 H1 H2 F2 H F3 1 Sheldon Creed 5 1* 3 1 4 2 Rpl† Rpl† Rpl† 1 1* 2 2 1 8 3 1* 1 1* 9 1* 1 5 1* 10 1* 617 2 Robby Gordon 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 6 7 1 2 3 3 5 2 2 3 3 2 4 2 3 8 8 1* 2 584 3 Keegan Kincaid 4 9 1* 2 2 5 4 5 3 2 8 4 1* Rpl‡ Rpl‡ Rpl‡ 6 4 DNS 3 10 6 9 482 4 Burt Jenner 5 1* 3* 3 1* 1 6 1 9 1 2 4 3 1* 6 9 4 11 2 10 399 5 Scotty Steele 10 9 4 6 2* 2 3 7 DNQ 1* 8 2 6 1 9 9 DNQ 11 3 2* 6 7 3 3 385 6 E. J. Viso 1* 4 10 4* 5 1* 2* 1 5 1 7 8 9 Rpl‡ Rpl‡ Rpl‡ Rpl‡ Rpl‡ Rpl‡ 344 7 Bill Hynes 8 8 9 6 10 9 8 10 10 3 3 DNQ 7 6 4 5 4 5 8 4 10 11 8 7 3 8 7 310 8 Charles Dorrance 10 7 7 7 7 8 Rpl‡ 9 9 4 DNS DNQ 5 5 3 7 4 7 7 8 7 6 243 9 Matt Mingay 3 3 4 5 7 4 1 9 9 5 192 10 Matthew Brabham 6 4 2 8 10 10 2 115 11 Paul Morris 3 5 5 2* 5 113 12 Greg Gartner 7 9 6 11 4 76 13 Arie Luyendyk Jr. 10 8 8 2 3 72 14 Augie Lerch 4 3 3 6 5 6 71 15 Brett Thomas 8 10 7 9 65 16 Aaron Bambach 5 7 6 45 17 Nathan Pretty 9 5 6 43 18 Brad Gallard 7 10 5 41 19 Anthony Gandon 4 4 39 20 Erik Davis 9 8 11 35 21 C. J. Greaves 3 1 4 34 22 Aaron Kaufman 5 10 5 8 34 23 Kyle LeDuc 10 2 9 33 24 Greg Adler 5 8 32 25 Lalo Laguna 8 6 28 26 Toby Price 6 8 28 27 Jerett Brooks 2 5 27 28 Russell Boyle 9 7 26 29 Gavin Harlien 5 DNS DNQ 20 30 Travis Pastrana 5 2 10 18 31 Billy Geddes 6 15 32 Dale Dondel 7 14 33 Rusty Wallace 3 6 DNQ 8 34 Boris Said 4 4 DNQ 7 35 Jeremy Stenberg 4 5 DNQ 7 36 Apdaly Lopez 4 8 DNQ 7 37 P. J. Jones 7† 4† 4† 2 1* 2 4‡ 2‡ 5‡ 0 38 Mike Whiddett 3‡ 4‡ 5‡ 10‡ 6‡ 7‡ 0 Larry Job 9‡ Danny Reidy 6 Source:[59]

Legend Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th–5th place (Top 5) Light Blue 6th–10th place (Top 10) Dark Blue Finished (Outside Top 10) Purple Did not finish (DNF) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Brown Withdrew (Wth) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled or abandoned (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Driver replacement (Rpl) Race not held (NH) Not competing In-Line Notation Bold Pole position Italics Ran fastest race lap * Led most race laps miscellaneous notation

Points Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th Heat 12 10 8 7 5 4 3 2 1 Final 25 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6

Bonuses Most laps led 3 Position gained 1 Fastest qualifier 1

Driver replacements

Key	No.	Original driver	Replacement driver	Race
†	3	Charles Dorrance	Larry Job	Detroit
	74	Sheldon Creed	P. J. Jones
‡	5	E. J. Viso	Mike Whiddett	Sand Sports Super Show
	47	Keegan Kincaid	P. J. Jones
All points scored by the replacement went to the original driver.

Notes

1. Sorted by round:

   • Adelaide (Races 1–3)^[1][2][3]
   • St. Petersburg (Races 4–5)^[4][5]
   • Long Beach (Race 6)^[6]
   • Detroit (Races 7–9)^[7][8][9]
   • X Games (Race 10)^[10]
   • Toronto (Races 11–12)^[11][12]
   • Costa Mesa (Races 13–15)^[13][14][15]
   • Surfers Paradise (Races 16–19)^{[16][17][18][19]}
   • Granville (Race 20)^[20]
   • Las Vegas (Races 21–22)^[21][22]