The Busch Clash takes to the infield at Daytona International Speedway for the first time in 2021, as 35 laps will determine the winner of the first race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup season, even though this one isn’t for points, just cash.
Here’s how the 21 drivers scheduled to be on the grid qualified:
- Busch Pole Award winners from the five races with qualifying last year
- Busch Clash winners who raced full-time in 2020
- Daytona 500 winners who raced full-time in 2020
- Daytona 500 Busch Pole Award winners who raced full-time in 2020
- Playoff drivers from 2020
- Race winners from 2020
- Stage winners from 2020
How to watch the Busch Clash
You can check out the Busch Clash on Tuesday, February 9th at 7:00 p.m. on FS1, or you can watch on the Fox Sports Go app or foxsports.com/live. If you don’t have a cable login to access the Fox Sports Go app, you can get a free trial from YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, AT&T TV Now, FuboTV, or Sling TV to stream it.
Who’s racing
Chase Elliott is the favorite at DraftKings Sportsbook, installed at +175. He’s followed by Martin Truex Jr. (+350), Denny Hamlin (+850), Kevin Harvick (+1000), and Kyle Busch (+1100).
Here are the 21 drivers scheduled to participate in alphabetical order. :
- Aric Almirola
- Ryan Blaney
- Alex Bowman
- Chris Buescher
- Kurt Busch
- Kyle Busch
- William Byron
- Cole Custer
- Matt DiBenedetto
- Austin Dillon
- Ty Dillon
- Chase Elliott
- Denny Hamlin
- Kevin Harvick
- Erik Jones
- Brad Keselowski
- Joey Logano
- Ryan Newman
- Tyler Reddick
- Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
- Martin Truex, Jr.