NASCAR

Martin Truex Jr. has won the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

by  •  • 0 Comments

Starting from 2nd place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota won the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, his first career victory in the NASCAR Cup Series non-points exhibition pre-season event. 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. 2nd Place Car 3 Austin Dillon Get Bioethanol Chevrolet, started from 10th place Austin Dillon has finished runner-up in the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum and will recieve the silver medal. 3rd Place Car 8 Kyle Busch BetMGM Chevrolet, started from 6th place Kyle Busch has finished 3rd in the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum and will recieve the bronze medal.

Credit: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Clash at the Coliseum at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

4th Place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from 5th place followed by 5th Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 14th place. 6th Place Car 45 Tyler Reddick MoneyLion Toyota, started from 11th place followed by 7th place Car 41 Ryan Preece United Rentals Ford, started from 16th place. 8th Place Car 1 Ross Chastain Worldwide Express Chevrolet, started from 12th place followed by 9th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, started from 3rd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 4th place.

Credit: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, (C) winner, Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 Get Bioethanol Chevrolet, (L) second place and Kyle Busch, driver of the #8 BetMGM Chevrolet, third place pose for photos on the podium after the NASCAR Clash at the Coliseum at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

The race had 16 Caution Flags for 0 laps: 1st Caution on lap 16 (#34, 43 Incident Turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 23 (#9, 12, 14, 54, 99 Incident Turn 3. 3rd Caution on lap 42 (#16, 38, 54 Incident Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 73 (#1, 11 Incident Turn 2. 5th Caution on lap (Stage Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 76 (#11, 54 Incident Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 78 (#4, 38 Incident Turn 2. 8th Caution on lap 81 (#11, 20, 34, 54 Incident Turn 2. 9th Caution on lap 81 (#4, 38 Incident Turn 2. 10th Caution on lap 85 (#2, 16, 20 Incident Turn 2. 11th Caution on lap 86 (#8, 22 Incident Turn 3. 12th Caution on lap 106 (#14, 31, 45 Incident Turn 2. 13th Caution on lap 109 (#14, 42 Incident Turn 3. 14th Caution on lap 113 (#1, 12, 45 Incident Turn 2. 15th Caution on lap 140 (#34 Stopped On Track. 16th Caution on lap 143 (#3, 23 Incident Turn 1.

Credit: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: Kyle Busch, driver of the #8 BetMGM Chevrolet, spins after an on-track incident as Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, and Ross Chastain, driver of the #1 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, pass during the NASCAR Clash at the Coliseum at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

The race had 4 Lead Changes among 5 drivers; A. Almirola 1-16; D. Hamlin 17-42; B. Wallace 43-82; R. Preece 83-125; M. Truex Jr. 126-150.

Credit: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, Kyle Busch, driver of the #8 BetMGM Chevrolet, and Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 Get Bioethanol Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Clash at the Coliseum at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Credit: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: A general view of racing during the NASCAR Clash at the Coliseum at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Race Results for the Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum – Sunday, February 5, 2023
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum – Los Angeles, CA – 0.25 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 150 Laps – 37.5 Miles

Finish Start Car Team Laps Status

1. 2. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 150 Running
2. 10. Car 3 Austin Dillon Get Bioethanol Chevrolet 150 Running
3. 6. Car 8 Kyle Busch BetMGM Chevrolet 150 Running
4. 5. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 150 Running
5. 14. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 150 Running
6. 11. Car 45 Tyler Reddick MoneyLion Toyota 150 Running
7. 16. Car 41 Ryan Preece United Rentals Ford 150 Running
8. 12. Car 1 Ross Chastain Worldwide Express Chevrolet 150 Running
9. 3. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota 150 Running
10. 4. Car 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet 150 Running
11. 9. Car 31 Justin Haley Celsius Chevrolet 150 Running
12. 18. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford 150 Running
13. 23. Car 20 Christopher Bell Interstate Batteries Toyota 150 Running
14. 13. Car 42 Noah Gragson # Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet 150 Running
15. 7. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 150 Running
16. 17. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 150 Running
17. 15. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Great Lakes Flooring Ford 150 Running
18. 1. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 150 Running
19. 19. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Jockey Chevrolet 150 Running
20. 26. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Action Industries Chevrolet 150 Running
21. 22. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 150 Running
22. 8. Car 23 Bubba Wallace DoorDash Toyota 150 Running
23. 25. Car 38 Todd Gilliland gener8tor Skills Ford 140 Fuel
24. 21. Car 34 Michael McDowell FR8Auctions.com Ford 137 Fuel
25. 27. Car 2 Austin Cindric Freightliner Ford 106 Engine
26. 24. Car 54 Ty Gibbs # Monster Energy Toyota 81 Suspension
27. 20. Car 43 Erik Jones Allegiant Chevrolet 16 Suspension

Race Comments: Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 43 Mins, 4 Secs. Average Speed: 21.831 MPH. Margin of Victory: .786 Seconds. Failed to Qualify: (9) 21 Harrison Burton, 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 6 Brad Keselowski, 7 Corey LaJoie, 77 Ty Dillon, 51 Cody Ware, 17 Chris Buescher, 78 BJ McLeod, 15 JJ Yeley. Caution Flags: 16 for 0 laps. Lead Changes: 4 among 5 drivers.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: February 16, 2023 – Daytona International Speedway

NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications @ P.O. Box 2875, Daytona Beach, FL 32120-2875

NASCAR
http://www.nascar.com/
Graphics Courtesy of NASCAR

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.