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NASCAR’s Busch Clash Moving To Daytona Road Course In 2021
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In a response to fans’ increased interest in road-course races, Daytona International Speedway announced that the Busch Clash At DAYTONA will move to the speedway’s 3.56-mile road course and be held under the lights on Tuesday, February 9.
The 2021 Busch Clash at DAYTONA, an exhibition-style event, will be held on the same course as the Rolex 24 At DAYTONA and the DAYTONA 200.
“The famed road course at Daytona has a long and storied history with sports cars and motorcycles, and now we can write a new chapter on it with stock cars,” NASCAR Vice President of Racing Development Ben Kennedy said in a press release. “Fans coming to the track will get to see six consecutive days of exciting NASCAR action, with no two days being the same.”
In contrast to the tightly-packed competition on the speedway’s famed 2.5-mile high-bank-tri-oval, the reimagined Busch Clash will utilize approximately three-quarters of the tri-oval along with the challenging infield portion of the road course. That translates into 12 turns instead of the usual four.
This year's Busch Clash At DAYTONA was held for the 42nd consecutive time on Sunday, February 9, featuring NASCAR Cup Series pole winners and playoff participants from the previous season, former Busch Clash champions and former DAYTONA 500 champions and pole winners who competed full time in 2019.
In addition to the changes to the Busch Clash, it was also announced the Lucas Oil 200 ARCA Menards Series season-opening race shifts to Saturday, February 13, as part of a doubleheader with the NASCAR Xfinity Series race, the NASCAR Racing Experience 300.
DAYTONA 500 Qualifying Presented By Kroger will be held on Wednesday, February 10, to set the front row for the DAYTONA 500. The Bluegreen Vacations Duel at DAYTONA qualifying races will remain on Thursday night, February 11, followed by the NextEra Energy 250 to open the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season on Friday night, February 12.
For more information, visit daytonainternationalspeedway.com and nascar.com.
The 2021 Busch Clash at DAYTONA, an exhibition-style event, will be held on the same course as the Rolex 24 At DAYTONA and the DAYTONA 200.
“The famed road course at Daytona has a long and storied history with sports cars and motorcycles, and now we can write a new chapter on it with stock cars,” NASCAR Vice President of Racing Development Ben Kennedy said in a press release. “Fans coming to the track will get to see six consecutive days of exciting NASCAR action, with no two days being the same.”
In contrast to the tightly-packed competition on the speedway’s famed 2.5-mile high-bank-tri-oval, the reimagined Busch Clash will utilize approximately three-quarters of the tri-oval along with the challenging infield portion of the road course. That translates into 12 turns instead of the usual four.
This year's Busch Clash At DAYTONA was held for the 42nd consecutive time on Sunday, February 9, featuring NASCAR Cup Series pole winners and playoff participants from the previous season, former Busch Clash champions and former DAYTONA 500 champions and pole winners who competed full time in 2019.
In addition to the changes to the Busch Clash, it was also announced the Lucas Oil 200 ARCA Menards Series season-opening race shifts to Saturday, February 13, as part of a doubleheader with the NASCAR Xfinity Series race, the NASCAR Racing Experience 300.
DAYTONA 500 Qualifying Presented By Kroger will be held on Wednesday, February 10, to set the front row for the DAYTONA 500. The Bluegreen Vacations Duel at DAYTONA qualifying races will remain on Thursday night, February 11, followed by the NextEra Energy 250 to open the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season on Friday night, February 12.
For more information, visit daytonainternationalspeedway.com and nascar.com.
