2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash

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2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash
Race details [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Race 1 of 2 exhibition races in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Daytona International Speedway.svg
Date February 10, 2019 (2019-02-10)
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance 59 laps, 147.5 mi (236 km)
Scheduled Distance 75 laps, 187.5 mi (300 km)
Average speed 110.602 mph (177.997 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Wood Brothers Racing
Most laps led
Driver Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing
Laps 51
Winner
No. 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon, and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen Ratings 2.294 million [8]
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4)

The 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash was the 42nd edition of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on February 10, 2019, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 59 laps, shortened from 75 due to rain, it was the first exhibition race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

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Report

Background

Daytona International Speedway, where the race is held. Daytona International Speedway on the day of the Daytona 500.JPG
Daytona International Speedway, where the race is held.

The track, Daytona International Speedway, is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway, and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four–turn superspeedway that is 2.5-mile (4.0 km) The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.

Format and eligibility

The race is 75 laps in length, and is divided into two segments; the first is 25 laps and the second is 50 laps. The race is open to those drivers who won a pole in the 2018 season or had won "The Clash" previously.

The 2019 Clash at Daytona will not be a predetermined number of cars; rather, the field is limited to drivers who meet more exclusive criteria. Only drivers who were 2018 Pole Award winners, former Clash race winners, former Daytona 500 champions, former Daytona 500 pole winners who competed full–time in 2018 and drivers who qualified for the 2018 Playoffs are eligible.

Entry list

No.DriverTeamManufacturer
1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
40 Jamie McMurray Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 45.735 seconds and a speed of 196.786 mph (316.696 km/h). [9]

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
122 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 45.735196.786
248 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 45.761196.674
33 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 45.773196.622
Official final practice results

Starting lineup

The lineup was determined by random draw, with Paul Menard drawing the top spot.

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturer
121 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford
218 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
32 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford
46 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford
588 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
64 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
722 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
812 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
93 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
1041 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
1140 Jamie McMurray Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
1219 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
1348 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
1442 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
1514 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
169 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
1711 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
1810 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
191 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
2020 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Official starting lineup

Race

The race, scheduled for 75 laps, was run in two segments, one of 25 laps and one of 50 laps.

Prior to the start, Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin, both of whom were involved in practice incidents, were sent to the rear for backup cars.

Kyle Busch held the lead for the first lap before the Team Penske tandem of Paul Menard (in a satellite) and Brad Keselowski overtook him, holding the lead into the first safety car on Lap 8 for weather, resulting in a red flag of 21:31. The race restarted on Lap 12 and the Penske dominance continued. The strategy, similar to another Ford team (Stewart-Haas Racing) dominance at the previous Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway, continued until all but five cars pitted on Lap 25 to beat the competition caution safety car period. Those five—Austin Dillon, Alex Bowman, Jamie McMurray, Kevin Harvick, and Martin Truex, Jr. -- were the top five at the end of session break on Lap 26. After the five non-pitting cars pitted under the safety car, the race restarted on Lap 33 with Menard continuing his dominance.

Rain struck again for the third safety car session, the second for rain, on Lap 40. After another red flag session of 8:05, the race restarted on Lap 48. Teams were warned of a longer rain cell that could end the race at any time, leading to a more aggressive race in the final laps, knowing that the race could end at any time. With the weather, the fairly single-file high side racing moved to two-lane racing.

On Lap 56, the aggressive racing began. Off a well-timed push from Hendrick Motorsports-affiliated driver Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson was able to pull up aside Menard. Menard attempted the overtly aggressive "side draft" blocking maneuver to slow Johnson, but the two cars made contact. With the field bunched, a massive pileup ensues, with Keselowski, Austin Dillon, Harvick, Ryan Newman, Elliott, Aric Almirola, Denny Hamlin, Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex, Jr., Erik Jones, McMurray, Kyle Larson, and Alex Bowman also involved. Johnson and Busch were first and second when the safety car was called as a result of the Turn 3 crash.

The rains came while cleanup from this incident was taking place, and the race was called. Johnson was declared the winner, his final NASCAR-sanctioned (but non-championship) race win.

Race results

PosGridNoDriverTeamManufacturerLaps
11348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet59
2191Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet59
3722Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord59
4812Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord59
5588Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet59
693Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet59
7169Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet59
81810Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord59
946Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord59
101041Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord58
111140Jamie McMurraySpire MotorsportsChevrolet58
1264Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord57
13121Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord55
14218Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota55
151219Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota55
161514Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord55
171711Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota55
1832Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord55
191442Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet55
202020Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota55
Official race results

Media

FS1 covered the race on the television side; Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, and Jeff Gordon handled the call in the booth for the race; Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled pit road for the television side.

Television

FS1
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip
Vince Welch
Matt Yocum

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
Winston Kelley
Steve Post
Dillon Welch
Kim Coon

References

  1. "2019 schedule". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  2. "Daytona International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  3. "Twenty drivers eligible for 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  4. "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  5. "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  6. "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  7. "Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 10, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  8. "Advance Auto Parts Clash ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  9. Utter, Jim (February 9, 2019). "Joey Logano leads Daytona Clash practice, four cars wreck". Motorsport.com . Daytona Beach, Florida: Motorsport Network . Retrieved February 9, 2019.