Daytona Beach, FL — January 14, 2022
NASCAR’s season-opening exhibition race, The Busch Clash, is moving to a new venue in 2022. Traditionally held at Daytona International Speedway, NASCAR is experimenting with a specialty-built track inside a major sports arena at The Los Angeles Coliseum.
On February 6th, 2022, the new NASCAR Next Generation race cars of 36 drivers will run a completely new Clash format that will ultimately pay the winner a huge chunk of cash and bragging rights for the next year.
The recently released entry list shows fans who among their favorite drivers is competing.
2022 Busch Clash Entry List
| Entry | Car # | Driver | Team | Crew Chief |
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | TrackHouse Racing Team | Phil Surgen |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Cliff Daniels |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing | Matt McCall |
| 7 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Ryan Sparks |
| 8 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Jonathan Hassler |
| 13 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 14 | 15 | Ryan Preece | Rick Ware Racing | Jason Houghtaling |
| 15 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Matt Swiderski |
| 16 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing | Scott Graves |
| 17 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Seth Chavka |
| 18 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | James Small |
| 19 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 20 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Brian Wilson |
| 21 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 22 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 23 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Ryan Fugle |
| 24 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Trent Owens |
| 25 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Blake Harris |
| 26 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 27 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Shiplett |
| 28 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Racing | Jerame Donley |
| 29 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Racing | Dave Elenz |
| 30 | 45 | Kurt Busch | 23XI Racing | Billy Scott |
| 31 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 32 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 33 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Billy Plourde |
| 34 | 77 | Landon Cassill | Spire Motorsports | Kevin Bellicourt |
| 35 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | Lee Leslie |
| 36 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | TrackHouse Racing Team | Travis Mack |
Ford Mustang Drivers
Tickets are still available for the race via Ticketmaster. If you can’t make the trip to California you can watch the action on Fox Sports. Here is the complete television listing for practice, qualifying, and race day.
| Date | Time (ET, -3 hours for local) | Event | TV/Radio/Stream |
| Saturday, Feb. 5 | 12:30 p.m. | Busch Light Clash practice | FS2/MRN/FOX Sports App |
| Saturday, Feb. 5 | 8:30 p.m. | Busch Light Clash single-car qualifying | FS1/MRN/FOX Sports App |
| Sunday, Feb. 6 | 3 p.m. | Busch Light Clash qualifying heats (four heat races) | FOX/MRN/FOX Sports App |
| Sunday, Feb. 6 | 4:10 p.m. (approx.) | Busch Light Clash last-chance qualifiers (two LCQs) | FOX/MRN/FOX Sports App |
| Sunday, Feb. 6 | 6 p.m. | Busch Light Clash main event | FOX/MRN/FOX Sports App |
Look for The Lasco Press “NASCAR®” Pre-Season Primer coming soon.
