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Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum

Sunday, February 5th, 2023

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

  • 16 Chevrolet
  • 14 Ford
  • 6 Toyota

  • Sunday, February 5th, 2023
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Martin Truex Jr. wins wild Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum

In front of a large, enthusiastic crowd in one of the most iconic venues in sports, Martin Truex Jr. earned his first NASCAR Cup Series victory in more than a season in a rough-and-tumble all-thrills Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum Sunday night at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Truex’s No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota held off Austin Dillon’s No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet by a mere .786-second leading the final 25 laps of the 150-lap annual non-points exhibition event marking the start of the NASCAR season. It was the former series champion Truex’s first career Busch Light Clash victory.

Dillon’s new teammate, two-time series champion Kyle Busch finished third in the No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet – the three top-finishers feted on a podium with medals; reminiscent of the Olympic Games the venue has also famously hosted.

“Just really good race car, the guys did a really good job with this Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry," the New Jersey native Truex said, “Last year was a pretty rough season for us with no wins, to come out here and kick it off this way, just really proud of these guys.

“Tonight, was just kind of persevere, not give up and just battle through and we found ourselves in the right spot at the end. Sometimes they work out your way and sometimes they don’t. Tonight, it went our way.”

The iconic HOLLYWOOD sign on the hills overlooking Turn 3 and the downtown Los Angeles skyline just beyond Turn 2 provided a unique setting to this event.

It was a packed house at the 100-year-old Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the race – lots of new fans mixed with the most loyal long-timers dressed in their best NASCAR fan t-shirts, driver jackets and hats excited to watch the NASCAR Cup Series show exactly the kind of high-drama short track action that has made the 75-year-old sport an American treasure.

The track was purpose-built inside the stadium bringing the sport to a new market, which appears to have whole-heartedly embraced.

And while this may be a pre-season exhibition, frustration was often in mid-season form Sunday night.

The race was slowed 16 times for cautions. Dillon had a late race run-in with Bubba Wallace, their cars colliding. Wallace got the worst end of the contact and was knocked from contending for the win to instead finishing 22nd in the 27-car field – despite leading 40 laps and challenging Truex as the race wound down.

“Obviously, Bubba knocked me through the corner," Dillon said. “I was going to hit him back. Didn’t mean to turn him like that but when it gets down to the end, I think everybody knows what’s going on and that’s what you see at places like this and [North Carolina short track] Bowman Gray Stadium."

Dillon acknowledged that Wallace may be upset with him and said they would talk.

Hendrick Motorsports teammates Alex Bowman and Kyle Larson rounded out the top five. Tyler Reddick was sixth in his debut in the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota.

New Englander Ryan Preece, 32, making his first start in the No. 41 Ford for Stewart-Haas Racing led the most laps (43) but fell back with 24 laps to go, telling his crew there was some sort of electrical problem. He finished seventh.

Denny Hamlin, who won his Heat Race earlier in the day in his No. 11 JGR Toyota, finished ninth with driver William Byron in the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet rounding out the top 10.

The four Heat and two Last Chance Qualifier races Sunday afternoon provided plenty of drama in setting the field for the Main Event under the lights – and under the fire of the Coliseum’s famed peristyle (torch). Both RFK Racing Fords – driven by team co-owner Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher were among the eight cars that didn’t qualify.

Joining the RFK drivers on that list of DNQs are Ricky Stenhouse Jr.,

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 150
  • Margin of Victory: 0.786 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 43 Minutes 4 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 21.831
  • Cautions: 16 for laps
  • Lead Changes: 4
  • Green Flag Passes: 701 (4.7 passes per green flag lap)

  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum
  • Race Winner: Martin Truex Jr.
  • Age: 42
  • Team : No. 19 - Bass Pro Shops Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: James Small
  • Martin Truex Jr. has won the 45th running of the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum (1979-2023), and will receive the gold medal for the victory.
  • Martin Truex Jr. is the 25th different driver to win the Busch Light Clash.
  • This is Martin Truex Jr.'s first Busch Light Clash victory (2023 L.A. Memorial Coliseum).
  • This is Joe Gibbs Racing's series-leading 11th Busch Light Clash victory.
  • This is the seventh time Toyota has won the Busch Light Clash.
  • Austin Dillon has finished runner-up in the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum and will recieve the silver medal.
  • Kyle Busch has finished third in the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum and will recieve the bronze medal.
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Draftkings results
FINISH & PLACE DIFFERENTIAL POINTS FAST LAP POINTS LAPS LED POINTS TOTAL POINTS
RNK SLRY DRIVER TEAM # MAKE LAPS DR ST FIN FIN PTS PD PTS FST % FST FST PTS LED % LED LED PTS TOT PTS
2 7,300 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Toyota 150 120.80 2 1 45 1 14 11.57 6.30 25 16.7 6.25 58.55
3 5,700 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing 3 Chevrolet 150 102.50 10 2 42 8 3 2.48 1.35 0 0.0 0.00 51.35
5 9,100 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing 8 Chevrolet 150 110.80 6 3 41 3 7 5.79 3.15 0 0.0 0.00 47.15
7 6,900 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports 48 Chevrolet 150 87.20 5 4 40 1 5 4.13 2.25 0 0.0 0.00 43.25
4 9,500 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports 5 Chevrolet 150 79.00 14 5 39 9 1 0.83 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 48.45
6 8,100 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing 45 Toyota 150 86.80 11 6 38 5 4 3.31 1.80 0 0.0 0.00 44.80
1 6,000 Ryan Preece Stewart Haas Racing 41 Ford 150 78.50 16 7 37 9 13 10.74 5.85 43 28.7 10.75 62.60
10 8,900 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing 1 Chevrolet 150 69.70 12 8 36 4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 40.00
8 8,600 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Toyota 150 111.70 3 9 35 -6 17 14.05 7.65 26 17.3 6.50 43.15
12 8,400 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports 24 Chevrolet 150 91.50 4 10 34 -6 6 4.96 2.70 0 0.0 0.00 30.70
13 5,400 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing 31 Chevrolet 150 71.30 9 11 32 -2 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 30.00
11 7,800 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing 4 Ford 150 55.30 18 12 31 6 5 4.13 2.25 0 0.0 0.00 39.25
9 9,700 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota 150 58.80 23 13 30 10 4 3.31 1.80 0 0.0 0.00 41.80
16 5,500 Noah Gragson Legacy Motor Club 42 Chevrolet 150 55.30 13 14 29 -1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 28.00
20 7,100 Chase Briscoe Stewart Haas Racing 14 Ford 150 79.00 7 15 28 -8 4 3.31 1.80 0 0.0 0.00 21.80
15 10,200 Joey Logano Team Penske 22 Ford 150 57.80 17 16 27 1 1 0.83 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 28.45
18 9,300 Ryan Blaney Team Penske 12 Ford 150 49.80 15 17 26 -2 1 0.83 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 24.45
24 5,900 Aric Almirola Stewart Haas Racing 10 Ford 150 78.20 1 18 25 -17 13 10.74 5.85 16 10.7 4.00 17.85
17 6,500 Daniel Suarez Trackhouse Racing 99 Chevrolet 150 59.30 19 19 24 0 4 3.31 1.80 0 0.0 0.00 25.80
14 5,800 AJ Allmendinger Kaulig Racing 16 Chevrolet 150 40.30 26 20 23 6 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 29.00
19 10,000 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports 9 Chevrolet 150 39.00 22 21 21 1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 22.00
22 6,700 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing 23 Toyota 150 87.80 8 22 20 -14 11 9.09 4.95 40 26.7 10.00 20.95
21 4,800 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports 38 Ford 140 30.50 25 23 19 2 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 21.00
26 5,100 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports 34 Ford 137 53.50 21 24 18 -3 1 0.83 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 15.45
23 5,600 Austin Cindric Team Penske 2 Ford 106 32.50 27 25 17 2 2 1.65 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 19.90
25 5,300 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing 54 Toyota 81 30.30 24 26 16 -2 5 4.13 2.25 0 0.0 0.00 16.25
27 6,300 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club 43 Chevrolet 16 23.20 20 27 15 -7 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 8.00