DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 16: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling 235 at Daytona International Speedway on August 16, 2020 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
Busch Clash at Daytona: Entry List / Paint Schemes (NASCAR Cup Series)
Shane Walters
Here’s the official entry list and paint schemes for the 2021 Busch Clash at Daytona International Speedway
On Tuesday night, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season gets underway with the first official race of the new year.
It’s the Busch Clash at Daytona. New for 2021, the race will be run on the Daytona Road Course.
24 drivers are eligible to compete in Tuesday’s race at Daytona. However, only 21 drivers will take the green flag.
23XI Racing is set to run their first race. The team has selected Bubba Wallace as their driver for 2021. However, Wallace did not meet any of the requirements to start in the Clash. As a result, Ty Dillon will make the team’s debut in the No. 23.
Requirements: 2020 Busch Pole Award winners; Busch Clash winners, Daytona 500 race winners, Daytona 500 pole winners (who ran full time in 2020); 2020 NASCAR Cup Series playoff drivers; 2020 NASCAR Cup Series race winners; and all 2020 NASCAR Cup Series stage winners.
Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth and Clint Bowyer all qualified to run The Clash. However, none of those three are scheduled to run the event.
The starting lineup will be set by a random draw. Officials will make that draw via live video on Monday at 9:00pm ET.
The Busch Clash will run for 35 laps. A pre-scheduled caution will be displayed on lap 15.
Busch Clash at Daytona February 9, 2021 Entry List
Car No. | Driver | Team | Crew Chief | Sponsor
#1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Matt McCall AdventHealth
#2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Jeremy Bullins MoneyLion
#3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Justin Alexander Bass Pro Shops/Tracker
#4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Rodney Childers Busch Light
#6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Scott Graves Guaranteed Rate
#8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Randall Burnett TBA
#9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson LLumar
#10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Mike Bugarewicz Smithfield
#11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart FedEx Express
#12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Todd Gordon Menards/Great Lakes Flooring
#17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Luke Lambert Fastenal
#18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Ben Beshore M&M’s
#19 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing James Small DeWalt
#21 Matt BiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Greg Erwin Motorcraft/Quick Lane
#22 Joey Logano Team Penske Paul Wolfe Shell Pennzoil
#23 Ty Dillon 23XI Racing Michael Wheeler Root Insurance
#24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Ryan Fugle Axalta
#41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Mike Shiplett HaasTooling.com
#43 Erik Jones Richard Petty Motorsports Jerry Baxter RP Funding
#47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr JTG Daugherty Racing Brian Pattie Kroger/ NOS Energy Drink
#48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives Ally