Chase Elliott entered the 2015 season as the defending series champion.
The 2015 season marked two major changes; Comcast's cable brand Xfinity replaced Nationwide Insurance as title sponsor of the series,[1] while Fox, Fox Sports 1, NBC and NBCSN broadcast the series' races, replacing the ESPN networks and ABC.
Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout.
1 – Post entry, driver and owner did not score points.
Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout.