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2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash
Race details
Race 1 of 2 exhibition races in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date	February 10, 2019
Location	Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course	Permanent racing facility; 2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance	59 laps, 147.5 mi (236 km)
Scheduled Distance	75 laps, 187.5 mi (300 km)
Average speed	110.602 mph (177.997 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Paul Menard;
Most laps led
Driver	Paul Menard
Laps	51
Winner
No. 48	Jimmie Johnson
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon, and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen Ratings	2.294 million
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth Announcers	Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers	Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4)

The 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash was the 42nd edition of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on February 10, 2019, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 59 laps, shortened from 75 due to rain, it was the first exhibition race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

Report

Background

The track, Daytona International Speedway, is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway, and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four–turn superspeedway that is 2.5-mile (4.0 km) The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.

Format and eligibility

The race is 75 laps in length, and is divided into two segments; the first is 25 laps and the second is 50 laps. The race is open to those drivers who won a pole in the 2018 season or had won "The Clash" previously.

The 2019 Clash at Daytona will not be a predetermined number of cars; rather, the field is limited to drivers who meet more exclusive criteria. Only drivers who were 2018 Pole Award winners, former Clash race winners, former Daytona 500 champions, former Daytona 500 pole winners who competed full–time in 2018 and drivers who qualified for the 2018 Playoffs are eligible.

Entry list

No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	Kurt Busch	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet
2	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford
3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
6	Ryan Newman	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford
9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
10	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford
14	Clint Bowyer	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
20	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
21	Paul Menard	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford
22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford
40	Jamie McMurray	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
41	Daniel Suárez	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
42	Kyle Larson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet
48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
88	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 45.735 seconds and a speed of 196.786 mph (316.696 km/h).^[9]

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time	Speed
1	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	45.735	196.786
2	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	45.761	196.674
3	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	45.773	196.622
Official final practice results

Starting lineup

The lineup was determined by random draw, with Paul Menard drawing the top spot.

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	21	Paul Menard	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford
2	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
3	2	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford
4	6	Ryan Newman	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford
5	88	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
6	4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
7	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford
8	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford
9	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
10	41	Daniel Suárez	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
11	40	Jamie McMurray	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
12	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
13	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
14	42	Kyle Larson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet
15	14	Clint Bowyer	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
16	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
17	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
18	10	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
19	1	Kurt Busch	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet
20	20	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
Official starting lineup

Race

The race, scheduled for 75 laps, was run in two segments, one of 25 laps and one of 50 laps.

Prior to the start, Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin, both of whom were involved in practice incidents, were sent to the rear for backup cars.

Kyle Busch held the lead for the first lap before the Team Penske tandem of Paul Menard (in a satellite) and Brad Keselowski overtook him, holding the lead into the first safety car on Lap 8 for weather, resulting in a red flag of 21:31. The race restarted on Lap 12 and the Penske dominance continued. The strategy, similar to another Ford team (Stewart-Haas Racing) dominance at the previous Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway, continued until all but five cars pitted on Lap 25 to beat the competition caution safety car period. Those five -- Austin Dillon, Alex Bowman, Jamie McMurray, Kevin Harvick, and Martin Truex, Jr. -- were the top five at the end of session break on Lap 26. After the five non-pitting cars pitted under the safety car, the race restarted on Lap 33 with Menard continuing his dominance.

Rain struck again for the third safety car session, the second for rain, on Lap 40. After another red flag session of 8:05, the race restarted on Lap 48. Teams were warned of a longer rain cell that could end the race at any time, leading to a more aggressive race in the final laps, knowing that the race could end at any time. With the weather, the fairly single-file high side racing moved to two-lane racing.

On Lap 56, the aggressive racing began. Off a well-timed push from Hendrick Motorsports-affiliated driver Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson was able to pull up aside Menard. Menard attempted the overtly aggressive "side draft" blocking maneuver to slow Johnson, but the two cars made contact. With the field bunched, a massive pileup ensues, with Keselowski, Austin Dillon, Harvick, Ryan Newman, Elliott, Aric Almirola, Denny Hamlin, Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex, Jr., Erik Jones, McMurray, Kyle Larson, and Alex Bowman also involved. Johnson and Busch were first and second when the safety car was called as a result of the Turn 3 crash.

The rains came while cleanup from this incident was taking place, and the race was called. Johnson was declared the winner, his final NASCAR-sanctioned (but non-championship) race win.

Race results

Pos	Grid	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps
1	13	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	59
2	19	1	Kurt Busch	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	59
3	7	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	59
4	8	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	59
5	5	88	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	59
6	9	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	59
7	16	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	59
8	18	10	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	59
9	4	6	Ryan Newman	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	59
10	10	41	Daniel Suárez	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	58
11	11	40	Jamie McMurray	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	58
12	6	4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	57
13	1	21	Paul Menard	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	55
14	2	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	55
15	12	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	55
16	15	14	Clint Bowyer	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	55
17	17	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	55
18	3	2	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford	55
19	14	42	Kyle Larson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	55
20	20	20	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	55
Official race results

Media

FS1 covered the race on the television side; Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, and Jeff Gordon handled the call in the booth for the race; Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled pit road for the television side.

Television

FS1
Booth announcers	Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip	Vince Welch Matt Yocum

Radio

MRN Radio
Booth announcers	Turn announcers	Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Rusty Wallace	Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Backstretch: Mike Bagley Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey	Winston Kelley Steve Post Dillon Welch Kim Coon