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For the second consecutive year, the NASCAR Cup Series will kick off its season with an exhibition race inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

(99) Daniel Suarez, TrackHouse Racing, Chevrolet (41) Ryan Preece, Stewart Haas Racing, Ford (31) Justin Haley, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet (16) AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet (14) Chase Briscoe, Stewart Haas Racing, Ford (1) Ross Chastain, TrackHouse Racing, Chevrolet Drivers who finish their heat races outside the top five will be relegated to Last Chance Qualifiers — two 50-lap dashes — which will help determine the rest of the field. In order to qualify for the main event, drivers will compete in one of four heat races. — in a 150-lap race. Heats begin at 5 p.m. Joey Logano held off Kyle Busch to Drivers will take to a stadium where football legends were born and Olympic athletes struck gold to race in the Busch Light Clash.

Joey Logano will look to repeat his 2022 victory when the Clash at the Coliseum is contested for the second time at the LA Coliseum.

[Ty Dillon](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/auto-racing/nascar/player/48402/ty-dillon) came from 10th place to win the second race. He was subsequently disqualified for jumping the final restart and [Harrison Burton](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/auto-racing/nascar/player/48646/harrison-burton), who had started seventh, advanced. It’s also a negative for [Ryan Blaney](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/auto-racing/nascar/player/48406/ryan-blaney), who posted a 40-second lap, however, Blaney has a shot at the provisional and Gibbs doesn’t. [Tyler Reddick](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/auto-racing/nascar/player/48325/tyler-reddick) ran the most total practice laps with 117. [Brad Keselowski](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/auto-racing/nascar/player/48440/brad-keselowski), who didn’t make the race last year, had the third slowest practice time. Austin Dillon didn’t put together a strong 10-lap run, but his team found something in the last minutes of practice that allowed him to go from finishing practice in 22nd to qualifying sixth. Last year, both pole-sitters finished in the top three and advanced. [Last year](https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2022/02/06/nascar-clash-coliseum-results-box-score-lap-leaders-joey-logano-kyle-busch/), equipment failures caused four out of five DNFs in the main race. [head home before the main event’s green flag](https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2023/02/03/friday-5-clash-at-coliseum-provides-a-reset-for-rfk-racing-brad-keselowski-chris-buescher-ryan-preece-ty-dillon/). Last year, drivers were more aggressive in these 50-lap races than the first four heats. As was the case last year, practice showed little correlation with qualifying. Last year, qualifying position correlated well with driver finish in the Clash.

NASCAR Clash at the Coliseum: Martin Truex Jr., Bubba Wallace and Chase Briscoe top timing sheets in practice · Format for the Clash at the Coliseum · NASCAR ...

Chase Elliott, Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson are 8-1, while nine drivers have 12-1 NASCAR odds or shorter. The green flag is scheduled to drop on the 23-car, 150- ...

So who wins the 2023 Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum? Check out the latest 2023 NASCAR at the Coliseum odds below, then Before scouring the 2023 Clash at the Coliseum starting lineup and making any 2023 NASCAR at the Coliseum predictions, be sure to Even though he was on the pole for the 2022 Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum and led 65 laps, Busch was edged out by Joey Logano. And a massive shocker: Kyle Busch, one of the Vegas favorites at 8-1, stumbles big-time and barely cracks the top five. In early August, it was much higher on Kevin Harvick than his 17-1 odds implied and Harvick went on to capture the win at Michigan and then was high on Tyler Reddick before he won at Texas for a 12-1 payout. Logano is an 8-1 co-favorite in the latest 2023 Clash at the Coliseum odds. The model was also high on Joey Logano before he won as a 15-1 underdog at Darlington and high on Logano again when he returned 14-1 on his win in St. However, Reddick gathered himself to capture a third victory the week after being eliminated at Texas Motor Speedway. The 27-year-old is entering his third season as a full-time driver in the NASCAR Cup Series and coming off an impressive season in 2022. With the 2023 Daytona 500 looming, NASCAR will kick off its preseason with the 2023 Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum. Kyle Busch won the pole at last year's Clash at the Coliseum and led 65 laps of the 150-lap feature, but Joey Logano edged him out at the finish.

Auto Club Speedway will not host a NASCAR race in 2024 and may not host the series in 2025 because of work to convert the track to a short track.

I didn’t get notified that it was the choose lap and we got stuck on the outside and lost track position, and then I kind of burned the tires up trying to get down. It’s not much like other places we go and it’s kind of like bumper cars out there in a lot of ways, but it’s still a race and we need to be more competitive.” [Brad Keselowski](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/auto-racing/nascar/player/48440/brad-keselowski) — DNQ for main event: “We’re better than we were here last year but not enough better to make the difference. I was getting pretty fumed out, but it’s good to kind of get readjusted to those things when we get the season back going.” [Aric Almirola](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/auto-racing/nascar/player/48429/aric-almirola), Finished 18th: “Man, we just made a big mistake there. We just have to continue to work and continue to learn.” [Michael McDowell](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/auto-racing/nascar/player/48359/michael-mcdowell), Finished 24th: “I don’t know how many laps under caution we ran, but obviously just a calculation running the LCQ and a heat race. I feel pretty confident about where we are, and I think we are in a good spot to start the season.” [Noah Gragson](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/auto-racing/nascar/player/48606/noah-gragson) — Finished 14th: “I felt like we had a decent No. I felt like it was a good start to the season, just getting a race mentality. There was a lot of beating and banging and a lot of cautions. I thought he could have a shot at trying to get close to (Truex), and I’ll push him through to get a 1-2, but never made it there.” [Alex Bowman](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/auto-racing/nascar/player/48443/alex-bowman) — Finished fourth: “Yeah, I think there was a couple good restarts from the outside the beginning of the second half of the race when we had a restart every half a lap. I was just kind of stuck, which I’m sure a lot of people felt stuck and always wanted to choose the outside on the restarts, but everybody in the middle of the pack figured out that the outside was better at the same time. I’m hoping that we can use this as a good start, go to the 500 and win that one and get ourselves in the Playoffs and then try to win some more.” [Justin Haley](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/auto-racing/nascar/player/48577/justin-haley) — Finished 11th: “I’m so proud of everyone at Kaulig Racing and where we have come in a short amount of time. But yeah, really good race car, and those couple restarts kind of got us out of the mess.” [Kyle Larson](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/auto-racing/nascar/player/48450/kyle-larson) — Finished fifth: “It feels good to get to fifth. A lot of accordion, and just difficult on the restarts, especially where I was, middle of the pack.” [Ryan Preece](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/auto-racing/nascar/player/48491/ryan-preece), Finished seventh: “The fuel pump (broke).

Here is how the four nine-car heat races will line up Sunday ahead of the Busch Clash Light at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

I didn’t get notified that it was the choose lap and we got stuck on the outside and lost track position, and then I kind of burned the tires up trying to get down. It’s not much like other places we go and it’s kind of like bumper cars out there in a lot of ways, but it’s still a race and we need to be more competitive.” [Brad Keselowski](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/auto-racing/nascar/player/48440/brad-keselowski) — DNQ for main event: “We’re better than we were here last year but not enough better to make the difference. I was getting pretty fumed out, but it’s good to kind of get readjusted to those things when we get the season back going.” [Aric Almirola](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/auto-racing/nascar/player/48429/aric-almirola), Finished 18th: “Man, we just made a big mistake there. We just have to continue to work and continue to learn.” [Michael McDowell](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/auto-racing/nascar/player/48359/michael-mcdowell), Finished 24th: “I don’t know how many laps under caution we ran, but obviously just a calculation running the LCQ and a heat race. I feel pretty confident about where we are, and I think we are in a good spot to start the season.” [Noah Gragson](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/auto-racing/nascar/player/48606/noah-gragson) — Finished 14th: “I felt like we had a decent No. I felt like it was a good start to the season, just getting a race mentality. There was a lot of beating and banging and a lot of cautions. I thought he could have a shot at trying to get close to (Truex), and I’ll push him through to get a 1-2, but never made it there.” [Alex Bowman](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/auto-racing/nascar/player/48443/alex-bowman) — Finished fourth: “Yeah, I think there was a couple good restarts from the outside the beginning of the second half of the race when we had a restart every half a lap. I was just kind of stuck, which I’m sure a lot of people felt stuck and always wanted to choose the outside on the restarts, but everybody in the middle of the pack figured out that the outside was better at the same time. I’m hoping that we can use this as a good start, go to the 500 and win that one and get ourselves in the Playoffs and then try to win some more.” [Justin Haley](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/auto-racing/nascar/player/48577/justin-haley) — Finished 11th: “I’m so proud of everyone at Kaulig Racing and where we have come in a short amount of time. But yeah, really good race car, and those couple restarts kind of got us out of the mess.” [Kyle Larson](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/auto-racing/nascar/player/48450/kyle-larson) — Finished fifth: “It feels good to get to fifth. A lot of accordion, and just difficult on the restarts, especially where I was, middle of the pack.” [Ryan Preece](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/auto-racing/nascar/player/48491/ryan-preece), Finished seventh: “The fuel pump (broke).

Mike McClure reveals optimal NASCAR DFS strategy for the 2023 Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum in Los Angeles.

Part of McClure's NASCAR DFS strategy also includes rostering Christopher Bell ($9,700 on DraftKings and $12,000 on FanDuel). For NASCAR at Daytona, McClure is high on Kyle Busch ($9,100 on DraftKings and $12,500 on FanDuel). With such a tight track making passing a challenge, starting position could be critical again, and Busch and his team at Joe Gibbs Racing look like a solid bet to start near the front again on Sunday. Busch ran a 13.745-second lap in qualifying to earn the front-row spot and also won his heat race. Before you make your 2023 Clash at the Coliseum DFS picks, be sure to The 2023 Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum is a preseason exhibition race on Sunday that will run on a quarter-mile oval built inside the stadium.

Auto Club Speedway President Dave Allen said the track will not be on the 2024 NASCAR schedule as it continues to work on redevelopment.

The fact that we race at a half-mile at Martinsville and Bristol, it’ll be cool to have another half-mile, especially out here on the West Coast with so much racing history here.” There are just milestones we need to get through, not the least of which is the design of the race track. 26, will not be on the 2024 NASCAR schedule.

Here's what you need to know about qualifying for the NASCAR Clash at the Coliseum on Sunday, including the starting lineups for the heats and the main ...

Joe Gibbs Racing Rick Ware Racing Ty Gibbs Cody Ware Stewart-Haas Racing Here's how they'll line up as Joey Logano looks to defend his crown from 2022.

Justin Haley put down the fastest lap in qualifying for the Busch Light Clash heat races while Martin Truex Jr. was quickest in practice.

19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was fastest in both the opening practices, setting the fastest lap of 67.360 mph on the quarter-mile track. Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman in the No. Briscoe, who was also fast Saturday, had an incident with the wall between Turns 3 and 4 in the final practice session. [Full guide to the 2023 Busch Light Clash](https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2023/02/03/what-to-watch-23-busch-light-clash-at-the-coliseum/) 23 23XI Racing Toyota, was second fastest followed by Stewart-Haas Racing’s Chase Briscoe in the No. There will then be a pair of ‘last chance qualifiers’ with the top-three finishers in each advancing to the feature with one final starting spot awarded to the highest 2022 championship finisher that hadn’t moved into the main event field otherwise. 54 JGR Toyota driven by Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate Ty Gibbs and the No. “I feel like we were a pretty good car in practice there, just wasn’t getting the full potential out of the race car and obviously in qualifying our lap was just dominant,” Haley said. The team was able to fix it without going to a backup car, however NASCAR determined some of the repairs fell into the “unapproved adjustments” penalty category. 24 Chevrolet out front in the fourth heat race. The 23-year-old Indiana native drove the No. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell, who advanced to the 2022 Championship 4 round, will start his No.

The renovation process to change Auto Club Speedway from a 2-mile oval to a short track will take longer than expected and there will be no NASCAR races at ...

[PrimePrimeNASCAR CupDaytona 500 ](/nascar-cup/news/how-nascar-had-to-learn-a-harsh-lesson-ahead-of-its-next-gen-arrival/8224413/) [PrimePrimeNASCAR CupDaytona 500 ](/nascar-cup/news/six-keys-nascar-cup-season/8253280/) [PrimePrimeNASCAR CupDaytona 500 ](/nascar-cup/news/how-penskes-rookie-sensation-opened-nascars-new-era-in-style/8371980/) [PrimePrimeNASCAR CupDaytona 500 ](/nascar-cup/news/the-early-benefits-and-challenges-of-nascars-next-gen-car/8403592/) The original renovation plans showed the 2-mile oval being replaced by a Martinsville Speedway lookalike with long straightaways and narrow corners. “There’s a lot of pieces that factor into the overall experience and honestly getting input from other people and parties.

Micah Roberts revealed his NASCAR picks for the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum 2023 inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Another curveball: Roberts is high on Martin Truex Jr., who is +1200 in the latest 2023 NASCAR at the Coliseum odds. [See full NASCAR at L.A. "The edge his Hendrick Motorsports garage enjoyed the previous season was gone (in 2022) and the pack came up to meet him," Roberts told SportsLine. However, Truex has recorded six of his 12 victories since joining Joe Gibbs Racing in 2019 on short tracks after never winning on them over his first 15 years on the circuit. This driver is being underestimated by oddsmakers, and anyone who backs him could hit it big. Roberts is the nation's premier NASCAR betting expert, and his top pick, Elliott, won the YellaWood 500 last October at 12-1 odds. picks at SportsLine](https://www.sportsline.com/insiders/nascar-at-the-coliseum-betting-pioneer-reveals-2023-busch-light-clash-picks/?ttag=SL23_agg_cbssports_nascar_buschlightclashmicah) In fact, Roberts says Larson, who won only three races last year after recording 10 victories in 2021, barely cracks the top 10. The race is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Kyle Busch captured the checkered flag at the Clash for the second time in his career in 2021, when the exhibition took place at Daytona International Speedway. You'll want to Busch will attempt to return to his winning ways when he makes his first start for Richard Childress Racing in the 2023 Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum on Sunday.

Ally Financial has expanded its growing portfolio as a top NASCAR sponsor with a deal to become the official bank of the stock car series and NASCAR-owned ...

“The timing couldn’t be better for us to complement our wonderful relationship with Hendrick Motorsports by expanding our footprint as an official NASCAR sponsor." Ally also will be the presenting sponsor of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity Awards beginning in 2024. 48 Chevrolet for the final two years of Jimmie Johnson's full-time career, stayed on the car after Johnson retired in 2020 and has been supportive of replacement Alex Bowman.

Bass Pro Shops has announced its sponsorship schedule for the 2023 NASCAR season, between Martin Truex Jr, Austin Dillon, and Josh Berry.

9 to the No. The No. 19 in several marquee events like the Daytona 500 and Coca-Cola 600.

Phil Bobbitt and Steve Greco revealed their NASCAR picks for the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum 2023.

[See full NASCAR at L.A. Conversely, Elliott had a lower rate of laps in which his position worsened on short tracks (3.71) to Larson's 4.79. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum will host the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum 2023 exhibition, marking the sophomore edition of the race. Over the last three years, nobody has had a better driver rating than Elliott on short tracks, and courses don't get any shorter than the quarter-mile loop at the Coliseum. picks at SportsLine](https://www.sportsline.com/insiders/2023-busch-light-clash-at-the-coliseum-odds-picks-nascar-best-bets-for-los-angeles-from-proven-racing-experts/?ttag=SL23_agg_cbssports_nascar_buschlightclashbobbittgreco) They all return more than 30-1, so anyone who backs these drivers could hit it big. Before scouring the 2023 Clash at the Coliseum starting lineup, be sure to Over the past two years, their followers are up nearly $23,000 on $100 plays. He is listed at 8-1 to win Sunday's race for the second year in a row, according to the latest 2023 Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum odds at Caesars Sportsbook. They find huge value and aren't afraid of volume. [see the latest 2023 Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum picks from elite auto racing handicappers Phil Bobbitt and Steve Greco](https://www.sportsline.com/insiders/2023-busch-light-clash-at-the-coliseum-odds-picks-nascar-best-bets-for-los-angeles-from-proven-racing-experts/?ttag=SL23_agg_cbssports_nascar_buschlightclashbobbittgreco). The 2023 NASCAR season does not officially begin for two more weeks, but fans and bettors have the 2023 Clash at the Coliseum to look forward to on Sunday.

Since 1997 NASCAR's Southern California presence has been through Fontana's Auto Club Speedway once known as California Speedway. The track will get an overhaul ...

The fact that we race at a half-mile at Martinsville and Bristol, it’ll be cool to have another half-mile, especially out here on the West Coast with so much racing history here.” The success of the past two years of the Clash leads to the question: Could NASCAR maintain its presence in L.A. I’m sure having a race in this area is very important with the talk of the two-mile oval in Fontana, you would have no more and they may be taking a year off while it rebuilds. “A lot of team sponsors are probably headquartered somewhere near here so there’s a value in activation that comes with that and it’s also valuable to introduce new fans to the sport. He knows the importance of having a NASCAR presence in the Los Angeles market. The track will get an overhaul; it will be shortened from its current two miles, though to what length and what configuration has yet to be determined. market for next year, and possibly the following year, might be in question. The second race was removed in 2011, and in 2014 grandstand seating capacity was reduced from 92,000 seats to 68,000. With its location some 50 miles west of Los Angeles, the second-largest media market in the country, it seemed like a perfect way to present the sport to the masses. In fact, there might not be a race there the following season either. The final race on the two-mile speedway, first opened in 1997, will be in just a few short weeks. Those details are still in the planning stage, meaning that racing in 2024 is out of the question.

The Southern California speedway will be reconfigured from a two-mile speedway into a half-mile short track after this month.

The fact that we race at a half-mile at Martinsville and a half-mile at Bristol, it'll be cool to have that half-mile especially out here on the West Coast with so much racing history here." Speaking to the media at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum head of the Busch Clash, Allen stated that a 2024 race at Auto Club Speedway would not happen "even with the most aggressive timelines" for reconstruction. Auto Club Speedway president Dave Allen told reporters on Saturday that the track will not host any NASCAR races in 2024 as it undergoes a major reconfiguration from its current two-mile oval layout to a new, half-mile short track layout.

PRNewswire/ -- Ally Financial Inc., along with officials from NASCAR, today announced a league-wide sponsorship, expanding the brand's presence in the sport ...

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