NASCAR: Follow-the-leader-Heat Race sets field for Clash Main Event
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The polesitter led every lap of all four heat races to set the field for the Main event on the 1/4-mile Mickey Mouse track inside the LA Coliseum for the NASCAR Cup Busch Clash Light.
Heat winners were the four polesitters – #22 Joey Logano, #8 Tyler Reddick, #18 Kyle Busch and #31 Justin Haley
Heat Race 4: #22 leads to green from inside; Lap 2 #77 stuck on outside making contact with #43 and #45 trying to get to the inside falls from 6th to 9th; Lap 7 #42 7th slow on frontstretch without power; Lap 8 Restart #22 leads #2 dives low under #43 to take 4th; Lap 8 #43 bumps #2 to take back 4th; Lap 9 #45 8th gets into the back of #77 7th gets into the rear of #2 6th and turns him bringing out the caution; Lap 10 Restart #22 leads; Lap 12 #45 and #15 side by side battling for 5th; Lap 16 #2 up to 5th after spinning; Lap 25 #22 1st, #5 2nd, #34 3rd, #43 4th transfer, #2 5th first car outside the transfer position
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Heat Race 3: Lap 1 #31 leads to green from inside; Lap 3 #24 passes #9 for second; Lap 5 #9 stuck on outside falls back to 4th as #20 passes him for third; Lap 25 #31 1st, #24 2nd, #20 3rd, #9 4th transfer, AJ Allmendinger 5th first car outside the transfer position
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Heat Race 2: Lap 1 #8 leads field to green from inside #41 goes wide into turn 1 from 2nd falls back to 5th; Lap 6 #21 falls from 2nd to 5th; Lap 10 #14 bumps #23 to take 2nd; Lap 20 #41 passes #23 for 4th; Lap 25 #8 1st, #14 2nd, #3 3rd, #41 4th transfer, #23 5th first car outside the transfer position
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Heat Race 1: Lap 1 #18 leads field to green from inside lane; Lap 13 Ross Chastain 6th locks up tires entering turn 2; Lap 18 #12 bumps Denny Hamlin entering turn 3 and takes 4th place; Lap 25 #18 1st, #99 2nd, #47 3rd, #12 4th transfer Denny Hamlin 5th first car outside the transfer position
Qualifying Heat Race No. 1: Results (‘A’ notes driver to advance to The Clash)
Pos | Car Number | Driver |
1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (A) |
2 | 99 | Daniel Suarez (A) |
3 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (A) |
4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (A) |
5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin |
6 | 1 | Ross Chastain |
7 | 38 | Todd Gilliland |
8 | 10 | Aric Almirola |
9 | 78 | BJ McLeod |
Qualifying Heat Race No. 2: Results (‘A’ notes driver to advance to The Clash)
POS | Car Number | Driver |
1 | 8 | Tyler Reddick (A) |
2 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (A) |
3 | 3 | Austin Dillon (A) |
4 | 41 | Cole Custer (A) |
5 | 23 | Bubba Wallace |
6 | 48 | Alex Bowman |
7 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. |
8 | 21 | Harrison Burton |
9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski |
Qualifying Heat Race No. 3: Results (‘A’ notes driver to advance to The Clash)
Pos | Car Number | Driver |
1 | 31 | Justin Haley (A) |
2 | 24 | William Byron (A) |
3 | 20 | Christopher Bell (A) |
4 | 9 | Chase Elliott (A) |
5 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger |
6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick |
7 | 17 | Chris Buescher |
8 | 51 | Cody Ware |
9 | 7 | Corey LaJoie |
Qualifying Heat Race No. 4: Results (‘A’ notes driver to advance to The Clash)
Pos | Car Number | Driver |
1 | 22 | Joey Logano (A) |
2 | 5 | Kyle Larson (A) |
3 | 34 | Michael McDowell (A) |
4 | 43 | Erik Jones (A) |
5 | 2 | Austin Cindric |
6 | 15 | Ryan Preece |
7 | 45 | Kurt Busch |
8 | 77 | Landon Cassill |
9 | 42 | Ty Dillon |
Last-Chance Qualifier Race No. 1: Lineup (‘A’ notes driver to advance to The Clash)
This lineup was determined by Sunday’s heat races.
Starting Spot | Car Number | Driver |
1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin |
2 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger |
3 | 1 | Ross Chastain |
4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick |
5 | 38 | Todd Gilliland |
6 | 17 | Chris Buescher |
7 | 10 | Aric Almirola |
8 | 51 | Cody Ware |
9 | 78 | BJ McLeod |
10 | 7 | Corey LaJoie |
Last-Chance Qualifier Race No. 2: Lineup (‘A’ notes driver to advance to The Clash)
This lineup was determined by Sunday’s heat races.
Starting Spot | Car Number | Driver |
1 | 23 | Bubba Wallace |
2 | 2 | Austin Cindric |
3 | 48 | Alex Bowman |
4 | 15 | Ryan Preece |
5 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. |
6 | 45 | Kurt Busch |
7 | 21 | Harrison Burton |
8 | 77 | Landon Cassill |
9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski |
10 | 42 | Ty Dillon |
Cars advancing to the Busch Light Clash main event (6 p.m. ET):
Starting Spot/Driver | How determined |
1 Kyle Busch | Heat Race No. 1 winner |
2 Tyler Reddick | Heat Race No. 2 winner |
3 Justin Haley | Heat Race No. 3 winner |
4 Joey Logano | Heat Race No. 4 winner |
5 Daniel Suarez | Heat Race No. 1 second place |
6 Chase Briscoe | Heat Race No. 2 second place |
7 William Byron | Heat Race No. 3 second place |
8 Kyle Larson | Heat Race No. 4 second place |
9 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Heat Race No. 1 third place |
10 Austin Dillon | Heat Race No. 2 third place |
11 Christopher Bell | Heat Race No. 3 third place |
12 Michael McDowell | Heat Race No. 4 third place |
13 Ryan Blaney | Heat Race No. 1 fourth place |
14 Cole Custer | Heat Race No. 2 fourth place |
15 Chase Elliott | Heat Race No. 3 fourth place |
16 Erik Jones | Heat Race No. 4 fourth place |
17 | Last Chance Qualifier No. 1 winner |
18 | Last Chance Qualifier No. 2 winner |
19 | Last Chance Qualifier No. 1 second place |
20 | Last Chance Qualifier No. 2 second place |
21 | Last Chance Qualifier No. 1 third place |
22 | Last Chance Qualifier No. 2 third place |
23 Martin Truex Jr. | 2021 Points Provisional |