The2015 Stadium Super Trucks, officially theSpeed Energy Formula Off-Road presented by Traxxas championship, were the third season of theStadium Super Trucks.Sheldon Creed won the championship.
2015 was the first season in which the trucks began racing inAustralia.
The season-opening tripleheader was held in conjunction with theV8 Supercars Championship'sClipsal 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, andSheldon Creed; also comprising the field were Australian racers: off-road motorcycle racerToby Price, off-road racerBrad Gallard, former V8 Supercars driverNathan Pretty, and stunt riderMatt 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 theGrand Prix of St. Petersburg alongside theIndyCar 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, allowingBurt Jenner to take his first career victory.[29] Viso would rebound from his St. Petersburg error by winning at theGrand Prix of Long Beach, beating Creed by over five seconds.[30]
At theDetroit 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]
AtHonda Indy Toronto,Indy Lights andFIA Formula E Championship driverMatthew 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 forTraxxas drivers when Creed finished behind him.[44]
Formula Off-Road returned to Australia withGold Coast 600 weekend atSurfers Paradise Street Circuit.2014 Bathurst 1000 winnerPaul 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]
In December, the trucks returned to Australia for an exhibition series at theSydney 500.[57] Creed won two of the races, while Mingay won the third.[58]