NASCAR starting positions for the Busch Light Clash
NASCAR is racing in Los Angeles, California. With potentially ‘life threatening’ weather on the way, the main event has been abruptly moved from Sunday to Saturday.
View the Busch Clash starting lineup below.
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The call to reschedule the event was made just hours before teams were scheduled to take to the track for qualifying. Now, the event format has been adjusted with heat races and the LCQ race removed from the schedule.
The field will be set entirely from practice/qualifying. Teams are split into three groups and they will be on track for three rounds of practice. The groups are set by owner points from last season.
The final practice round is a 4 minute qualifying session with 6 cars on track at a time. The top 22 cars overall transfer into the event from their laptime in the final practice session.
The 23rd starting spot will go to the highest finisher in points from the 2023 season who did not qualify on their laptime. 36 teams are entered in the event, they’re sending 13 home early.
Denny Hamlin will start tonight’s NASCAR race from the pole position. He turned a lap at 13.139 seconds.
Christopher Bell and Ryan Blaney were one of only a few cars to run scuffed tires in the qualifying session. It didn’t work as both cars were in the elimination zone. Blaney will start the race from the tail of the field with the one and only provisional.
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Busch Clash
Starting Lineup (Qualifying)
February 3, 2024
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Denny Hamlin
13.139
2. Joey Logano
13.250
3. Ty Gibbs
13.261
4. Alex Bowman
13.266
5. Kyle Busch
13.273
6. William Byron
13.316
7. Ross Chastain
13.319
8. Kyle Larson
13.324
9. Bubba Wallace
13.359
10. Justin Haley
13.368
11. Tyler Reddick
13.376
12. Ryan Preece
13.378
13. Brad Keselowski
13.388
14. Chase Elliott
13.401
15. Todd Gilliland
13.429
16. Michael McDowell
13.429
17. Noah Gragson
13.433
18. Corey LaJoie
13.434
19. Martin Truex Jr
13.453
20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
13.459
21. John Hunter Nemechek
13.474
22. Chase Briscoe
13.484
23. Ryan Blaney
13.514
(Provisional Starter)
Failed to qualify
Josh Williams
13.498
Carson Hocevar
13.499
Josh Berry
13.513
Daniel Suarez
13.524
Austin Dillon
13.535
Erik Jones
13.570
Austin Cindric
13.582
Daniel Hemric
13.592
Christopher Bell
13.593
Kaz Grala
13.605
Harrison Burton
13.617
Zane Smith
13.704
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Busch Clash
Practice Results (Session 1 & 2 Combined)
February 3, 2024
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Denny Hamlin
13.270
2. Christopher Bell
13.290
3. Ty Gibbs
13.298
4. William Byron
13.354
5. Joey Logano
13.356
6. Martin Truex Jr
13.356
7. Kyle Larson
13.368
8. Chase Briscoe
13.372
9. Tyler Reddick
13.386
10. Kyle Busch
13.415
11. Ross Chastain
13.416
12. Chase Elliott
13.418
13. John Hunter Nemechek
13.421
14. Ryan Blaney
13.428
15. Daniel Suarez
13.444
16. Noah Gragson
13.448
17. Erik Jones
13.450
18. Zane Smith
13.450
19. Carson Hocevar
13.452
20. Todd Gilliland
13.463
21. Austin Dillon
13.475
22. Bubba Wallace
13.477
23. Michael McDowell
13.481
24. Josh Berry
13.484
25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
13.492
26. Corey LaJoie
13.504
27. Alex Bowman
13.523
28. Harrison Burton
13.530
29. Chris Buescher
13.534
30. Ryan Preece
13.537
31. Justin Haley
13.555
32. Josh Williams
13.562
33. Brad Keselowski
13.614
34. Daniel Hemric
13.685
35. Austin Cindric
13.701
36. Kaz Grala
13.803
‘Life-threatening’ weather storm heading for Los Angeles
