NASCAR Busch Light Clash – Heat Race Results
There are 27 spots available for the 150-lap showdown at the quarter-mile track built inside the venerable Los Angeles Coliseum, up from 23 in last year’s inaugural event. Thirty-six drivers are on the entry list, which means nine won’t make the big show.
Drivers will clinch their spot in The Clash via a series of heat races and last-chance qualifying races on Sunday before the green flag for the main event.
In short: The top five finishers from each of the four heat races Sunday advance into the Busch Light Clash. Those who don’t qualify that way will compete later (6:10 p.m. ET, FOX) Sunday in two last-chance qualifiers. The top three finishers in each LCQ race will also advance for a total of 26 spots (20 from heat races, six from last-chance qualifying races). The final spot is reserved for the driver who finished highest in 2022 points who has not yet qualified.
Qualifying Heat Race No. 1: Results (bold* denotes driver has advanced to Busch Light Clash main event)
Finishing Spot | Car Number | Driver |
1 | 10 | Aric Almirola* |
2 | 48 | Alex Bowman* |
3 | 31 | Justin Haley* |
4 | 42 | Noah Gragson* |
5 | 22 | Joey Logano* |
6 | 34 | Michael McDowell |
7 | 21 | Harrison Burton |
8 | 77 | Ty Dillon |
9 | 17 | Chris Buescher |
Qualifying Heat Race No. 2: Results (bold* denotes driver has advanced to Busch Light Clash main event)
Finishing Spot | Car Number | Driver |
1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr.* |
2 | 8 | Kyle Busch* |
3 | 3 | Austin Dillon* |
4 | 5 | Kyle Larson* |
5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick* |
6 | 9 | Chase Elliott |
7 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
8 | 2 | Austin Cindric |
9 | 78 | BJ McLeod |
Qualifying Heat Race No. 3: Lineup
Start time: 5:30 p.m. ET, Sunday
Finishing Spot | Car Number | Driver |
1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin* |
2 | 14 | Chase Briscoe* |
3 | 45 | Tyler Reddick* |
4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney* |
5 | 99 | Daniel Suárez* |
6 | 20 | Christopher Bell |
7 | 38 | Todd Gilliland |
8 | 6 | Brad Keselowski |
9 | 15 | JJ Yeley |
Qualifying Heat Race No. 4: Results (bold* denotes driver has advanced to Busch Light Clash main event)
Finishing Spot | Car Number | Driver |
1 | 24 | William Byron* |
2 | 23 | Bubba Wallace* |
3 | 1 | Ross Chastain* |
4 | 41 | Ryan Preece* |
5 | 43 | Erik Jones* |
6 | 54 | Ty Gibbs |
7 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger |
8 | 7 | Corey LaJoie |
9 | 51 | Cody Ware |
Last-Chance Qualifier Race No. 1: Results (bold* denotes driver has advanced to Busch Light Clash main event)
Finishing Spot | Car Number | Driver |
1 | 34 | Michael McDowell* |
2 | 20 | Christopher Bell* |
3 | 38 | Todd Gilliland* |
4 | 21 | Harrison Burton |
5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski |
6 | 77 | Ty Dillon |
7 | 17 | Chris Buescher |
8 | 15 | JJ Yeley |
Last-Chance Qualifier Race No. 2: Results (bold* denotes driver has advanced to Busch Light Clash main event)
Finishing Spot | Car Number | Driver |
1 | 9 | Chase Elliott* |
2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs* |
3 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger* |
4 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
5 | 2 | Austin Cindric* (advanced via points provisional) |
6 | 7 | Corey LaJoie |
7 | 51 | Cody Ware |
8 | 78 | BJ McLeod |