Los Angeles Coliseum heat race results
Tonight, NASCAR unloads in Los Angeles, California for the 150-lap Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum. Now, four heat races are on deck on the 1/4-mile oval with just four drivers transferring into the main event from each race. Drivers that fail to advance out of the heat races directly will be sent into last chance qualifier races.
View LA Coliseum heat results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
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Yesterday, cars took to the track for qualifying. Results from time trials have been used to set the starting lineups for today’s heat races.
Heat 1
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Kyle Busch and Daniel Suarez set the front row in heat one. 25 laps are up next…
Green flag, Kyle Busch leads into turn one. Suarez holds 2nd on the outside and he dives to the inside.
Lap 9, Suarez has closed to a car length off the bumper of Busch in the battle for the lead. Hamlin gets loose on corner entry and skates up the track. Stenhouse Jr works inside of Hamlin to take 3rd away.
7 to go, Ryan Blaney gets into the bumper of Hamlin! He pushes him up the track and takes 4th away.
1 to go, Blaney works under Stenhouse Jr for 3rd. Hamlin closes to the bumper of both but he can’t get to them.
Kyle Busch wins heat 1 at the LA Coliseum!
Heat 1
Race Results
February 6, 2022
Heat 1 Results (Laps: 25 – Top 4 Advance) : 1. Kyle Busch; 2. Daniel Suarez; 3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr; 4. Ryan Blaney; 5. Denny Hamlin; 6. Ross Chastain; 7. Todd Gillliland; 8. Aric Almirola; 9. BJ McLeod;
Heat 2
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Tyler Reddick and Cole Custer set the front row. 25 more laps are up next…
Green, Custer runs wide off turn two! He drops several positions as they take him three wide. Reddick leads the field into turn three as Harrison Burton takes over 2nd.
Lap 5, Bubba Wallace puts the bumper to Burton and takes 2nd away.
Lap 9, Chase Briscoe has a run off turn two on Wallace. He clears him into turn three, Briscoe to 2nd. Briscoe is down shifting into each corner.
Lap 15, Austin Dillon leans on the bumper of Wallace. He works inside and takes 3rd away.
7 to go, Custer gives a light bumper to Wallace. He works inside and takes 4th away.
Tyler Reddick wins heat 2 at the LA Coliseum!
Heat 2
Race Results
February 6, 2022
Heat 2 Results (Laps: 25 – Top 4 Advance) : 1. Tyler Reddick; 2. Chase Briscoe; 3. Austin Dillon; 4. Cole Custer; 5. Bubba Wallace; 6. Alex Bowman; 7. Martin Truex Jr; 8. Harrison Burton; 9. Brad Keselowski;
Heat 3
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Justin Haley and Chase Elliott lead them to the flag in heat three. Another 25 lap heat is next…
Green flag, Haley and Elliott run even into turn one and off turn two. Elliott hangs with him on the outside. Haley finally clears him as Elliott is stuck on the outside and falls to 3rd.
Lap 4, Elliott remains stuck on the outside lane. Christopher Bell works inside to takes 3rd, Elliott falls from the front row to 4th.
Lap 13, Harvick puts the bumper to Buescher for 6th.
10 to go, Haley leads as the top four run nose to tail.
Justin Haley wins heat three in Los Angeles!
Heat 3
Race Results
February 6, 2022
Heat 3 Results (Laps: 25 – Top 4 Advance) : 1. Justin Haley; 2. William Byron; 3. Christopher Bell; 4. Chase Elliott; 5. AJ Allmendinger; 6. Kevin Harvick; 7. Chris Buescher; 8. Cody Ware; 9. Corey LaJoie;
Heat 4
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Joey Logano and Kyle Larson lead them to the starting line in the fourth and final heat of the weekend. 25 more laps of short track racing are up next…
Green flag, Logano leads into turn one. Larson cuts to the bottom off turn two to defend and hold 2nd.
Lap 7, Ryan Preece is all over the bumper of Austin Cindric in the battle for the final transfer.
Lap 8, Ty Dillon slows and the caution is out.
Green, Logano is clear into turn one. McDowell works inside of Larson off turn two and they run side by side. Preece pushes Erik Jones into Cindric and Cindric gets pushed out of line and falls to 6th.
Lap 10, Kurt Busch gets into the back of Cassill and shoves him into Cindric. Cindric spins and the caution is back out.
Green, Logano and Larson run even into turn one, Logano clears him off turn two. McDowell follows him through and takes 2nd away.
Lap 13, Larson works inside of McDowell for 2nd, Larson completes that pass. Austin Cindric is charging to the front as he climbs back to 5th.
Joey Logano cruises to the win in the final heat race of the night!
Heat 4
Race Results
February 6, 2022
Heat 4 Results (Laps: 25 – Top 4 Advance) : 1. Joey Logano; 2. Kyle Larson; 3. Michael MCDowell; 4. Erik Jones; 5. Austin Cindric; 6. Ryan Preece; 7. Kurt Busch; 8. Landon Cassill; 9. Ty Dillon;
LCQ Races
LCQ 1 (50 Laps – Top 3 Advance) : 1. Denny Hamlin; 2. Kevin Harvick; 3. AJ Allmendinger; 4. Cody Ware; 5. Chris Buescher; 6. Ross Chastain; 7. Corey LaJoie; 8. Todd Gilliland; 9. Aric Almirola; 10. BJ McLeod;
LCQ 2 (50 Laps – Top 3 Advance) : 1. Ty Dillon*; 2. Ryan Preece; 3. Bubba Wallace; 4. Harrison Burton; 5. Brad Keselowski; 6. Austin Cindric; 7. Landon Cassill; 8. Kurt Busch; 9. Alex Bowman; 10. Martin Truex Jr;
*Ty Dillon was disqualified after LCQ 2 due to a restart violation.
LA Clash
Starting Lineup
February 6, 2021
Start Pos | Driver | Team
The following cars advanced through their heat races:
1. Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Heat 1 Winner
2. Tyler Reddick
Richard Childress Racing
Heat 2 Winner
3. Justin Haley
Kaulig Racing
Heat 3 Winner
4. Joey Logano
Team Penske
Heat 4 Winner
5. Daniel Suarez
Trackhouse Racing
Heat 1 2nd place
6. Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Heat 2 2nd place
7. William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Heat 3 2nd place
8. Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Heat 4 2nd place
9. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
JTG Daugherty Racing
Heat 1 3rd place
10. Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Heat 2 3rd place
11. Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Heat 3 3rd place
12. Michael McDowell
Frotn Row Motorsports
Heat 4 3rd place
13. Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Heat 1 4th place
14. Cole Custer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Heat 2 4th place
15. Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Heat 3 4th place
16. Erik Jones
Petty GMS Motorsports
Heat 4 4th place
LCQ advances
Two 50 lap last chance qualifying races saw three transfers from each race transfer into the main event:
17. Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
LCQ 1 Winner
18. Ryan Preece
Rick Ware Racing
LCQ 2 Winner
18. Ty Dillon
Pretty GMS Racing
LCQ 2 Winner
19. Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
LCQ 1 2nd Place
20. Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
LCQ 2 2nd place
21. AJ Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
LCQ 1 3rd place
22. Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers Racing
LCQ 2 3rd place
Driver failed to advance
The following cars failed to advance into the LA Coliseum main event and will be loading up before the main event:
Ty Dillon
Pretty GMS Racing
*Ty Dillon won the final LCQ but was disqualified
Kurt Busch
23XI Racing
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Brad Keselowski
Rosuh Fenway Keselowski Racing
Corey LaJoie
Spire Motorsports
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Chris Buescher
Roush Fenway Racing
Martin Truex Jr
Joe Gibbs Racing
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Cody Ware
Rick Ware Racing
Landon Cassill
Spire Motorsports
BJ McLeod
Live Fast Motorsports
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