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, the second-tier professional

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series sanctioned by

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in the United States. It began with the Alert Today Florida 300 at

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on February 21, and ended with the

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at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 21.

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entered the 2015 season as the defending series champion.

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won the championship. The 2015 season marked two major changes;

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's cable brand

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replaced

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of the series, while

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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

;Notes:

Driver and team changes

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, and 2014

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champion Ben Rhodes moved to the No. 88 with

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for

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. Kahne also drove a single race in the No. 5. *

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ran the majority of the Xfinity races for RCR in the No. 33. Brandon Jones ran part-time. * With

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disbanding,

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and

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driver Brennan Poole shared the No. 42 Camaro under the

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banner, while Dylan Kwasniewski left the team. * Daniel Suárez began running a full schedule in 2015 for

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in the No. 18

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. *

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ran the full 2015 schedule with

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in the No. 1

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. *

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moved up from the

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to run the full 2015 schedule with

in No. 6 Ford Mustang, replacing

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. * Athenian Motorsports's Xfinity program switched to Chevrolet and moved up full-time, with John Wes Townley running at least 18 races. Dylan Lupton, runner up in the 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, drove the No. 25 Chevrolet in 7 races. *

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departed

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for a full-time seat with

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. McClure used the number 24, which he previously used with

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and

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, 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

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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 ran the full season for

after running part-time with

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in 2014. Conley replaced McClure in the No. 14 Camry. However, Conley failed to complete the season after sponsorship dried up. * Blake Koch 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. *

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started racing full-time

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in the No. 4 Chevrolet, replacing

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. Earnhardt would move to Viva Motorsports, splitting the ride with Jamie Dick. * Harrison Rhodes competed for Rookie of the Year honors with

, driving the No. 0 Chevrolet.

Schedule

The 2015 schedule was announced on August 26, 2014.

Results and standings

Races

Drivers' championship

( key) 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)

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

Manufacturers' championship

References

{{NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship * NASCAR Xfinity Series seasons