2021 Busch Clash

The 2021 Busch Clash is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race that will be held on February 9, 2021 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 35 laps, it will be the first exhibition race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.

2021 Busch Clash
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 1 of 2 exhibition races in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series
Date February 9, 2021 (2021-02-09)
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
3.61 mi (5.81 km)
Distance 35 laps, 126.35 mi (203.35 km)
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer
Radio in the United States
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4)

Format and eligibility

The race is 35 laps in length, and is divided into two segments, with the first 15 laps and the second 20 laps. Fifteen laps is one fewer than the length of the first stage and three fewer than the second stage of the ensuing Daytona 400km two weeks later on the same circuit.

Criteria for qualification the 2021 clash will be different as The race is open to drivers who won the Daytona 500, won a previous Busch Clash, or won a pole for a Daytona 500, all of these criteria require the driver to compete full time in the 2020 Cup Series season. The Race is also open to the five 2020 Cup Series pole winners, 2020 Cup Series playoff drivers, 2020 Cup series race winners, and 2020 Cup Series stage winners, all drivers under those criteria do not need to compete full time in the 2020 Cup Series season to the eligible for the race. NASCAR has said the changed criteria for the clash was in response to the COVID-19 pandemic which has led to most races in the 2020 Cup Series season to held without qualifying. [4]

Entry list
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord
6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord
8Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
17Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
23Ty Dillon (i)23XI RacingToyota
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
41Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord
43Erik JonesRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet
47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
Official entry list

Media

FS1 will cover the race on the television side; Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer will handle the call in the booth for the race; Jamie Little and Regan Smith will handle pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Television
FS1
Booth announcersPit reportersIn-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer		Jamie Little
Regan Smith		Larry McReynolds

Radio
MRN Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace		Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Backstretch: Mike Bagley
Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey		Steve Post
Dillon Welch
Kim Coon

References
  1. "2021 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. "Daytona International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  3. "Entry List" (PDF). MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  4. "Criteria set for 2021 Busch Clash at Daytona | NASCAR". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
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