Format for NASCAR Busch Light Clash is More Complicated Than It Needs to Be

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Get ready for heat races, different rules for non-chartered and chartered cars, last chance qualifiers.

NASCAR moved its Busch Light Clash to the L.A. Coliseum at least in part to bring the racing series to a new audience.

• All 2023 NASCAR Cup Series chartered teams and associated drivers will be eligible to enter the Clash, as will non-chartered teams and drivers for four additional starting spots. • Qualifying will set the starting order for the four Heat races, with the fastest qualifier winning the pole for Heat 1, the second-fastest qualifier winning the pole for Heat 2, and so forth.

• The final starting spot will be reserved for the driver who finished highest in points in 2022 who did not already earn a starting spot in the Clash.Joey Logano was king of the Clash in 2022.Heat races? Non-chartered cars? Last chance qualifiers? The driver who finished highest in points in 2022 who did not already earn a starting spot in the Clash?

 

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