Thanks to the one-million-dollar purse that is paid to the field, and around $200,000 of that to the winner of this event, the competition seen in this exhibition in some ways will be more heated than what we will witness in parts of the Daytona 500 the following week.
in the 500. While it was still named the Busch Clash, on two occasions, the race had the year in its official title.
There are five factors that determine eligibility to compete in The Clash: 2019 Busch Pole Award winners. Former Clash winners who competed full time the previous season. Former Daytona 500 winners who competed full time the previous season.
After two-thirds of the race laps (rounded down) have been completed, if a caution is called, the race will be extended by three laps.
Who won Daytona this year?
Busch Clash at DaytonaThe 75-lap exhibition race (187.5 miles) will be broken up into two stages, with an opening segment of 25 laps and a final segment of 50 laps.
Ryan Newman flips over as he crashes during the NASCAR Cup Series 62nd Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 2020. Newman confirmed over the weekend that he suffered a head injury from the fiery crash. The wreck happened February 17. He was released from the hospital two days later.
The spectacular and terrifying crash at the Daytona 500 had all of the trappings of another tragedy: A speeding car went flying up, turned upside down, got hit by another car on the driver's side of the vehicle and then burst into flames. Yet somehow the driver, Ryan Newman, survived it Monday night.
Erik Jones survived four wrecks in the final 22 laps and three overtime restarts to win Sunday's Busch Clash at Daytona International Speedway.
Denny Hamlin enters the race as the 2019 Daytona 500 winner. Hamlin (+900) is currently the co-favorite to win this year's edition. The last driver to win this race in consecutive years was Sterling Martin in 1994 and 1995. Kyle Busch is the other co-favorite to win the 2020 Daytona 500.
Team Penske's Blaney said it was then that he committed to pushing Roush Fenway Racing's Newman to the finish line for a Ford victory, but the cars contacted wrong, causing the wreck. Newman's reeling car passed in front of Hamlin, who drove low to miss it. Hamlin then edged past Blaney for his photo-finish victory.
The frightening crash occurred when fellow Ford driver Ryan Blaney nudged Newman's No. 6 car ahead of Hamlin on the backstretch. But extra contact forced Newman to spin out, as his car flung violently into the wall and flipped into the air before being hit hard again by Corey LaJoie as he crossed the finish line.
2020 Daytona 500 postponed: Race will resume on Monday afternoon due to weather. The 62nd running of the Daytona 500 will have to wait until Monday. Quick, heavy rain forced Sunday's marquee NASCAR Cup Series race to be delayed and ultimately postponed after just 20 laps.
This year's Daytona 500, the 62nd running of The Great American Race, is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 16 with a start time of 2:30 p.m. ET. As has been the case for 13 consecutive years, the Daytona 500 will broadcast live on Fox.
A 2017 Racing News story compared NASCAR and dirt racing audience attendance. Thirty of 39 NASCAR races in 2016 saw declining viewership. One race actually collapsed from 9.5 million viewers in 2015 to 6.8 million the next year.
As for Monday's Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, which was postponed from Sunday due to rain, the channel that will broadcast the race is Fox, and the race has a start time set for 4 p.m. ET. As for the TV channel, the Daytona 500 is on Fox for the 14th consecutive year.
The Daytona 500 consists of 200 laps on a 2.5-mile track. A simple math equation would suggest the race should take 2.5 hours of straight driving, but with pitstops, cautions and possible weather conditions, that often varies.
The Daytona 500 will restart at 4 p.m. on Monday. Fox in 2020 will broadcast the Daytona 500 for the 14th consecutive season, and it's the network's 20th year overall covering NASCAR Cup Series races.
2020 Daytona 500
| Race details |
|---|
| Duel 2 Winner | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports |
| Most laps led |
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Laps | 79 |
NASCAR drivers travel at extremely high speeds, over 200 miles per hour. They accelerate so quickly that it takes them only around 3 to 3.5 seconds to go from zero to 60 mph.
Drivers qualify for the Clash if they:
- Won a pole in a Cup Series race in 2019.
- Won the Clash at some point and ran a full 2019 season.
- Won a Daytona 500 pole at some point and ran a full 2019 season.
- Won the Daytona 500 at some point and ran a full 2019 season.
- Qualified for the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
