Starting from 16th place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota won the 43rd Annual Busch Clash At Daytona, his 2nd win (2012, 2021) in the non-points paying NASCAR Cup Series race. This is the 10th Busch Clash win for Joe Gibbs Racing – Tony Stewart (2001, 2002, 2007), Denny Hamlin (2006, 2014, 2016), Kyle Busch (2012, 2021), Matt Kenseth (2015) and Erik Jones (2020). 2nd Place Car 9 Chase Elliott Llumar Chevrolet, started from 7th place posted his 1st Top-5 and 4th Top 10 finish in 5 Busch Clash races at Daytona. 3rd Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 10th place posted his 7th Top-5 finish in 13 Busch Clash races at Daytona.
4th Place Car 8 Tyler Reddick I Am Second Chevrolet, started from 6th place followed by 5th place Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet, started from 5th place. 6th Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota, started from 3rd place followed by 7th Place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from 2nd place. 8th Place Car 43 Erik Jones RP Funding Chevrolet, started from 9th place followed by 9th place Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet, started from 20th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford, in 10th place, started from 12th place. This is the sixth Busch Clash victory for Toyota – 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020 and 2021.
The race had 4 Cautions for 8 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 9 for Debris Turns 9 and 10. 2nd Caution on lap 17 for Competition. 3rd Caution on lap 23 for #41 Stopped On Track. 4th Caution on lap 29 for #19 Crash in Turn 10.
The race had 13 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; D. Hamlin 1-9; R. Blaney 10; T. Reddick 11; B. Keselowski 12; D. Hamlin 13; M. Truex Jr. 14-15; D. Hamlin 16-17; K. Busch 18; D. Hamlin 19-27; R. Blaney 28-29; C. Elliott 30-33; R. Blaney 34; K. Busch 35.
Race Results for the 43rd Annual Busch Clash At Daytona – Tuesday, February 9, 2021. DAYTONA Road Course – Daytona Beach, FL – 3.61 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 35 Laps – 126.35 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 16. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 35 Running |
| 2. 7. Car 9 Chase Elliott Llumar Chevrolet 35 Running |
| 3. 10. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 35 Running |
| 4. 6. Car 8 Tyler Reddick I Am Second Chevrolet 35 Running |
| 5. 5. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 35 Running |
| 6. 3. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 35 Running |
| 7. 2. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 35 Running |
| 8. 9. Car 43 Erik Jones RP Funding Chevrolet 35 Running |
| 9. 20. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet 35 Running |
| 10. 12. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 35 Running |
| 11. 19. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevrolet 35 Running |
| 12. 21. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 35 Running |
| 13. 1. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Great Lakes Flooring Ford 35 Running |
| 14. 11. Car 6 Ryan Newman Guaranteed Rate Ford 35 Running |
| 15. 17. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford 35 Running |
| 16. 13. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 35 Running |
| 17. 4. Car 2 Brad Keselowski MoneyLion Ford 35 Running |
| 18. 14. Car 23 Ty Dillon(i) Root Insurance Toyota 35 Running |
| 19. 15. Car 1 Kurt Busch AdventHealth Chevrolet 35 Running |
| 20. 8. Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 32 Running |
| 21. 18. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. DeWalt Toyota 27 Accident |
Race Comments:Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: No. 9 (unapproved adjustment). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 30 Mins, 25 Secs. Average Speed: 83.845 MPH. Margin of Victory: .765 Seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 8 laps. Lead Changes: 13 among 8 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: February 11, 2021 – Daytona International Speedway
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