LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 06: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Toyota, and Tyler Reddick, driver of the #8 Guaranteed Rate Chevrolet, lead the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Busch Light Clash at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on February 06, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
Clash TV Schedule: February 2023 (NASCAR Cup Series)
Shane Walters
NASCAR tv schedule for the season opening race at the LA Coliseum
Fire the engines! This weekend, the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season begins in Los Angeles, California. The Busch Light Clash is an exhibition event at the LA Memorial Coliseum.
The track is a temporary built surface. It’s a 1/4-mile in length, NASCAR’s shortest track.
Busch Light Clash Format
Single car qualifying will set the lineups for the four heat races. The 25-lap heats (green flag laps only) will take the top 5 straight to the main event.
The rest of the non-qualifiers will move into one of the two LCQ races. The top three in the 50 lap lcq will advance into the main event. There’s one provisional on offer to the highest in points from the previous season.
The Busch Light Clash main event is a 150-lap race. A race break is added at lap 75. 27 cars will start the race, up from 23 last year.
Starting Positions
1st Heat 1 – Winner
2nd Heat 2 – Winner
3rd Heat 3 – Winner
4th Heat 4 – Winner
5th Heat 1 – 2nd Place
6th Heat 2 – 2nd Place
7th Heat 3 – 2nd Place
8th Heat 4 – 2nd Place
9th Heat 1 – 3rd Place
10th Heat 2 – 3rd Place
11th Heat 3 – 3rd Place
12th Heat 4 – 3rd Place
13th Heat 1 – 4th Place
14th Heat 2 – 4th Place
15th Heat 3 – 4th Place
16th Heat 4 – 4th Place
17th Heat 1 – 5th Place
18th Heat 2 – 5th Place
19th Heat 3 – 5th Place
20th Heat 4 – 5th Place
21st LCQ 1 – Winner
22nd LCQ 2 – Winner
23rd LCQ 1 – 2nd Place
24th LCQ 2 – 2nd Place
25th LCQ 1 – 3rd Place
26th LCQ 2 – 3rd Place
27th Points Provisional
Clash TV Schedule
The following includes all on-track action:
Saturday February 4, 2023
6:00pm ET FS1 | MRN | Sirius XM NASCAR Cup Series Practice (Group 1, 2, 3)
8:30pm ET FS1 | MRN | Sirius XM NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying
Sunday February 5, 2023
1:00pm ET Fan track access
5:00pm ET FOX | MRN | Sirius XM NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying (Heat 1)
5:15pm ET FOX | MRN | Sirius XM NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying (Heat 2)
5:30pm ET FOX | MRN | Sirius XM NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying (Heat 3)
5:40pm ET FOX | MRN | Sirius XM NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying (Heat 4)
6:10pm ET FOX | MRN | Sirius XM NASCAR Cup Series LCQ 1
6:35pm ET FOX | MRN | Sirius XM NASCAR Cup Series LCQ 2
7:05pm ET FOX | MRN | Sirius XM Pre-Race Concert
7:50pm ET FOX | MRN | Sirius XM NASCAR Cup Series Driver Introductions
8:00pm ET FOX | MRN | Sirius XM NASCAR Cup Series Busch Light Clash