On September 14, 2021, NASCAR announced that the Busch Clash will move to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[7] On December 22, 2022, the format for the 2023 Clash was announced:[8]
The event is open for all teams and drivers.
A total of 350 laps in six races.
The 36 charter teams and up to four open teams will participate in qualifying. Should more than 40 teams enter the race, it is unknown if qualifying will determine who advances to heat races.
Based on lap times, cars are put in one of four heat races of 25 laps each. The top five drivers in each heat advance to the feature.
All non qualifying drivers are assigned to one of two 50 lap heat races. The top three drivers in each heat advance to the feature.
The highest driver in 2022 Cup Series points standings not in will also advance to the feature in the last position.
The feature is 150 laps and will have 27 cars start the race.
Entry listedit
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
MRN covered the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle called the action from the broadcast booth when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dan Hubbard called the action for MRN when the field raced down the backstretch. Steve Post, Kim Coon, Brienne Pedigo, and Jason Toy covered the action for MRN on pit lane.
^"Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum Heat Races Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
^"Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
^"2022 Clash to be held at the Los Angeles Coliseum". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 14, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
^"NASCAR releases eligibility and format of 2023 Clash at the Coliseum". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
^Utter, Jim (February 4, 2023). "Martin Truex Jr. fastest in hectic Clash practice in Los Angeles". Motorsport.com. Los Angeles: Motorsport Network. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^"NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart Returns to the FOX Sports Broadcast Booth for the Clash and Daytona 500". Fox Sports. January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
January 01, 1970
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The 2023 Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on February 5 2023 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles California Contested over 150 laps it was the first exhibition race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season 2023 Busch Light Clash at The ColiseumRace details 1 2 3 4 5 6 Race 1 of 2 exhibition races in the 2023 NASCAR Cup SeriesDateFebruary 5 2023 2023 02 05 LocationLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles CaliforniaCourseTemporary race course in permanent stadium0 25 mi 0 40 km Distance150 laps 37 5 mi 60 km Average speed21 831 miles per hour 35 134 km h Pole positionDriverAric AlmirolaStewart Haas RacingMost laps ledDriverRyan PreeceStewart Haas RacingLaps43WinnerNo 19Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs RacingTelevision in the United StatesNetworkFoxAnnouncersMike Joy Clint Bowyer and Tony StewartRadio in the United StatesRadioMRNBooth AnnouncersAlex Hayden and Jeff StriegleTurn AnnouncersDan Hubbard Backstretch Contents 1 Format and eligibility 1 1 Entry list 2 Practice 2 1 Practice results 3 Qualifying 3 1 Qualifying results 4 Qualifying heat races 4 1 Race 1 4 2 Race 2 4 3 Race 3 4 4 Race 4 4 5 Last Chance qualifying race 1 4 6 Last Chance qualifying race 2 4 7 Starting lineup 5 Race 5 1 Race results 6 Media 6 1 Television 6 2 Radio 7 ReferencesFormat and eligibility editOn September 14 2021 NASCAR announced that the Busch Clash will move to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 7 On December 22 2022 the format for the 2023 Clash was announced 8 The event is open for all teams and drivers A total of 350 laps in six races The 36 charter teams and up to four open teams will participate in qualifying Should more than 40 teams enter the race it is unknown if qualifying will determine who advances to heat races Based on lap times cars are put in one of four heat races of 25 laps each The top five drivers in each heat advance to the feature All non qualifying drivers are assigned to one of two 50 lap heat races The top three drivers in each heat advance to the feature The highest driver in 2022 Cup Series points standings not in will also advance to the feature in the last position The feature is 150 laps and will have 27 cars start the race Entry list edit R denotes rookie driver i denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points No Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Ford 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Aric Almirola Stewart Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart Haas Racing Ford 15 J J Yeley Rick Ware Racing Ford 16 A J Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Ryan Preece Stewart Haas Racing Ford 42 Noah Gragson R Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs R Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 B J McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 99 Daniel Suarez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Official entry listPractice editMartin Truex Jr was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 13 361 with an average speed of 67 360 mph 108 405 km h 9 Practice results edit Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed 1 19 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 13 361 67 360 2 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 13 371 67 310 3 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart Haas Racing Ford 13 383 67 250 Official practice resultsQualifying editJustin Haley scored the pole for the first heat race with a time of 13 413 and a speed of 67 099 mph 107 985 km h 10 Qualifying results edit Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 13 413 2 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 13 553 3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 13 569 4 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 13 596 5 10 Aric Almirola Stewart Haas Racing Ford 13 600 6 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 13 605 7 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 13 621 8 16 A J Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 13 623 9 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 13 624 10 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 13 638 11 99 Daniel Suarez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 13 663 12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 13 683 13 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 13 714 14 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Ford 13 734 15 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart Haas Racing Ford 13 735 16 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 13 742 17 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 13 749 18 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 13 767 19 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 13 793 20 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 13 817 21 42 Noah Gragson R Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 13 823 22 19 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 13 851 23 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 13 863 24 41 Ryan Preece Stewart Haas Racing Ford 13 870 25 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 13 890 26 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 13 910 27 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 13 915 28 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 13 919 29 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 13 935 30 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 14 087 31 15 J J Yeley Rick Ware Racing Ford 14 254 32 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 14 316 33 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 14 489 34 78 B J McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 15 308 35 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 40 301 36 54 Ty Gibbs R Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0 000 Official qualifying resultsQualifying heat races editAric Almirola scored the pole for the race after winning the first qualifying heat race 11 Race 1 edit Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps 1 2 10 Aric Almirola Stewart Haas Racing Ford 25 2 3 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25 3 1 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 25 4 6 42 Noah Gragson R Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 25 5 5 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 25 6 7 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 25 7 4 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 25 8 9 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 25 9 8 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 25 Official heat race 1 results Race 2 edit Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps 1 6 19 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 25 2 1 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 25 3 2 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 25 4 3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25 5 4 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Ford 25 6 8 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25 7 5 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 25 8 7 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 25 9 9 78 B J McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 25 Official heat race 2 results Race 3 edit Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps 1 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 25 2 4 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart Haas Racing Ford 25 3 5 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 25 4 9 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 25 5 3 99 Daniel Suarez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 25 6 1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 25 7 7 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 25 8 6 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 25 9 8 15 J J Yeley Rick Ware Racing Ford 25 Official heat race 3 results Race 4 edit Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps 1 1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25 2 4 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 25 3 3 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 25 4 6 41 Ryan Preece Stewart Haas Racing Ford 25 5 5 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 25 6 2 16 A J Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 25 7 9 54 Ty Gibbs R Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 25 8 7 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 25 9 8 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 25 Official heat race 4 results Last Chance qualifying race 1 edit Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps 1 1 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 50 2 2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50 3 4 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 50 4 3 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 50 5 6 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 50 6 5 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 50 7 7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 50 8 8 15 J J Yeley Rick Ware Racing Ford 49 Official last chance race 1 results Last Chance qualifying race 2 edit Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps 1 1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50 2 2 54 Ty Gibbs R Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50 3 4 16 A J Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 50 4 3 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 50 5 5 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 50 6 6 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 50 7 8 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 49 8 7 78 B J McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 48 Official last chance race 2 results Starting lineup edit Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer 1 10 Aric Almirola Stewart Haas Racing Ford 2 19 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart Haas Racing Ford 8 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 9 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 10 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 11 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 13 42 Noah Gragson R Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 14 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 16 41 Ryan Preece Stewart Haas Racing Ford 17 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 18 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Ford 19 99 Daniel Suarez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 20 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 21 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 22 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 24 54 Ty Gibbs R Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 25 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 26 16 A J Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 27 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford Official starting lineupRace editRace results edit Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps 1 2 19 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150 2 10 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 150 3 6 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 150 4 5 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 150 5 14 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 150 6 11 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 150 7 16 41 Ryan Preece Stewart Haas Racing Ford 150 8 12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 150 9 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150 10 4 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 150 11 9 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 150 12 18 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Ford 150 13 23 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150 14 13 42 Noah Gragson R Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 150 15 7 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart Haas Racing Ford 150 16 17 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 150 17 15 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 150 18 1 10 Aric Almirola Stewart Haas Racing Ford 150 19 19 99 Daniel Suarez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 150 20 26 16 A J Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 150 21 22 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 150 22 8 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 150 23 25 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 140 24 21 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 137 25 27 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 106 26 24 54 Ty Gibbs R Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 81 27 20 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 16 Official race resultsMedia editTelevision edit Fox covered the race on the television side Mike Joy Clint Bowyer and three time NASCAR Cup Series champion and co owner of Stewart Haas Racing Tony Stewart 12 handled the call in the booth for the race while pit reporters Jamie Little and Regan Smith as well as Larry McReynolds handled interviews Chris Myers and Jamie McMurray were the host and analyst in the studio Fox Booth announcers Reporters Studio Lap by lap Mike JoyColor commentator Clint BowyerColor commentator Tony Stewart Jamie LittleRegan SmithLarry McReynolds Host Chris MyersAnalyst Jamie McMurray Radio edit MRN covered the radio call for the race which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle called the action from the broadcast booth when the field raced down the front straightaway Dan Hubbard called the action for MRN when the field raced down the backstretch Steve Post Kim Coon Brienne Pedigo and Jason Toy covered the action for MRN on pit lane MRN Radio Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters Lead announcer Alex HaydenAnnouncer Jeff Striegle Backstretch Dan Hubbard Steve PostKim CoonBrienne PedigoJason ToyReferences edit 2023 schedule Jayski com Jayski s Silly Season Site Retrieved December 27 2022 Entry List PDF Jayski com Jayski s Silly Season Site January 26 2023 Retrieved January 26 2023 Practice Results NASCAR com NASCAR February 4 2023 Retrieved February 4 2023 Qualifying Results NASCAR com NASCAR February 4 2023 Retrieved February 4 2023 Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum Heat Races Results NASCAR com NASCAR February 5 2023 Retrieved February 5 2023 Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum Results NASCAR com NASCAR February 5 2023 Retrieved February 5 2023 2022 Clash to be held at the Los Angeles Coliseum Jayski s Silly Season Site NASCAR Digital Media LLC September 14 2021 Retrieved December 27 2022 NASCAR releases eligibility and format of 2023 Clash at the Coliseum Jayski com Jayski s Silly Season Site December 22 2022 Retrieved December 27 2022 Utter Jim February 4 2023 Martin Truex Jr fastest in hectic Clash practice in Los Angeles Motorsport com Los Angeles Motorsport Network Retrieved February 4 2023 Utter Jim February 5 2023 Haley tops qualifying heat race lineup set for Clash Motorsport com Los Angeles California Motorsport Network Retrieved February 5 2023 Utter Jim February 5 2023 Almirola Truex Hamlin and Byron win NASCAR Clash heat races Motorsport com Los Angeles California Motorsport Network Retrieved February 5 2023 NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart Returns to the FOX Sports Broadcast Booth for the Clash and Daytona 500 Fox Sports January 26 2023 Retrieved January 26 2023 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