Entry List

The official 2022 Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum

Sunday, February 6th, 2022

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

  • 15 Chevrolet
  • 15 Ford
  • 6 Toyota

  • Sunday, February 6th, 2022
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Joey Logano holds off Kyle Busch to win memorable Busch Light Clash in Los Angeles

At the end of a transformative NASCAR experience that took the City of Angels by storm, Joey Logano held off hard-charging pole winner Kyle Busch to triumph in Sunday's Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum.

Logano got the lead on Lap 116, moments before Kyle Larson retaliated against Justin Haley for earlier contact that was not of Haley's doing. Larson steered toward the bottom of the track, knocking Haley's Chevrolet into the concrete Jersey barrier on the frontstretch.

In the competitive debut of the Next Gen race car, Logano had control of the race for the restart on Lap 117 and held the top spot to the finish, with Busch frustrated in pursuit on the quarter-mile track built for the NASCAR Cup Series event in iconic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as part of NASCAR's daring foray into downtown L.A.

"I can't believe it," Logano exulted after the race. "We're here. The L.A. Coliseum. We got the victory with the old Shell/Pennzoil Mustang. This is an amazing event. Congratulations, NASCAR. Such a huge step in our industry to be able to do this, put on an amazing race for everybody.

"I'm out of breath. I was so excited about this. This is a big win. My wife is having a baby tomorrow, our third one, so a pretty big weekend for us."

It was an exhibition race—but what an exhibition. Rapper Pitbull, who co-owns Trackhouse Racing with Justin Marks, warmed up the crowd with a 45-minute set before the green flag. At the halfway break in the 150-lap event, crews changed tires and made adjustments to the Next Gen cars as rapper Ice Cube filled the Coliseum with loud, rhythmic music.

A pantheon of California sports stars—among them former Southern Cal tailback Reggie Bush and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts—joined NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon in a corps of grand marshals and shouted the command to start engines.

The race itself crystallized into a battle between Logano, Busch, Larson and Austin Dillon. After the final restart, Larson briefly took second from Busch, who regained the spot with more than 20 laps left and charged after Logano.

"I was being perfect doing everything I needed to do—keep the tires underneath me," said Busch, who led a race-high. "When I got close, I was like, ‘OK, I've got to try more and pounce at an opportunity,' and just overheated the tires and smoked them in three laps and that was it. Disappointing, obviously.

"Come out here and win the pole, and lead laps, run up front. The finish goes green and it's not chaotic and we can't win, so it sucks. Congratulations to my son (Brexton Busch) – he won yesterday. That's cool. I was trying to match him. He's winning more than me these days, so somebody better send him a contract."

Dillon passed Larson to finish third, and Erik Jones ran fourth after overtaking the reigning Cup Series champion in the closing laps. Larson held fifth, as William Byron, Cole Custer, Christopher Bell, AJ Allmendinger and Kevin Harvick completed the top 10.

Busch earned the pole position for the main event with a wire-to-wire victory in Sunday's first heat race, with Daniel Suarez, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Ryan Blaney joining him in the Clash as the second-, third- and fourth-place finishers.

Blaney used his bumper to shove past Denny Hamlin to claim the final transfer spot from the opening heat.

In fact, drivers who started first won all four heat races, with no one else leading a lap. Tyler Reddick dominated Heat 2—winning by a full straightaway—as Chase Briscoe, Dillon and Custer qualified behind him.

Driving for Kaulig Racing's newly minted NASCAR Cup Series team, Haley took the third heat, with Byron, Bell and Chase Elliott joining him in the main event. In Heat 4, Logano and Larson ran 1-2, with defending Daytona 500 winner Michael McDowell and Jones taking the final two transfer positions.

Hamlin made the Clash by winning the first of two Last Chance Qualifiers, with Harvick and Allmendinger finishing second and third to advance.

If the first LCQ was relatively tame by short-track standards, the second was utter chaos. After hitting everything but the lottery, as FOX broadcaster Mike Joy put it, Ty Dillon took the checkered flag but was demoted to the rear for jumping the final restart with three of the 50 laps left.

That gave Ryan Preece the race win and the final two transfer spots to Bubba Wallace and Harrison Burton, who was spun while leading on Lap 47.

The second LCQ featured seven cautions and saw strong contenders Kurt Busch and Alex Bowman eliminated when their cars sustained irreparable damage.

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 150
  • Margin of Victory: 0.877 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 0 Hours 57 Minutes 39 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 39.029
  • Cautions: 5 for laps
  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Green Flag Passes: 313 (2.1 passes per green flag lap)

  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum
  • Race Winner: Joey Logano
  • Age: 31
  • Team : No. 22 - Shell Pennzoil Ford
  • Owner: Roger Penske
  • Crew Chief: Paul Wolfe
  • Joey Logano is one of 24 different drivers to win the Busch Light Clash (1979-2022).
  • This is Joey Logano's second Busch Light Clash victory (2017 Daytona, 2022 L.A. Memorial Coliseum), he becomes the 12th different driver to win multiple Clash races.
  • This is Team Penske's fifth Busch Light Clash victory.
  • This is the 10th time Ford has won the Busch Light Clash.
  • Today's event had five lead changes among three leaders: Kyle Busch (64), Tyler Reddick (51), Joey Logano (35).
  • Kyle Busch (second) has finished runner-up in the Busch Light Clash twice (2017 Daytona, 2022 LA Memorial Coliseum)
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles, California - February 4, 2022 : A view of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Busch Light Clash.
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM
CREW CHIEF

1
16
Los Gatos, CA
Dec 16, 1981
40
Chevrolet
chevyliners.com
2
10
Tampa, FL
Mar 14, 1984
37
Ford
Farmer John
3
6
Auburn Hills, MI
Feb 12, 1984
37
Ford
Violet Defense
4
11
Chesterfield, VA
Nov 18, 1980
41
Toyota
FedEx Express
5
22
Middleton, CT
May 24, 1990
31
Ford
Shell Pennzoil
6
4
Bakersfield, CA
Dec 8, 1975
46
Ford
Busch Light
7
45
Las Vegas, NV
Aug 4, 1978
43
Toyota
Monster Energy
8
18
Las Vegas, NV
May 2, 1985
36
Toyota
M&M's
9
19
Mayetta, NJ
Jun 29, 1980
41
Toyota
Bass Pro Shops
10
34
Phoenix, AZ
Dec 21, 1984
37
Ford
Love's Travel Stops
11
77
Cedar Rapids, IA
Jul 7, 1989
32
Chevrolet
Voyager: Crypto for All
12
3
Lewisville, NC
Apr 27, 1990
31
Chevrolet
True Velocity
13
47
Olive Branch, MS
Oct 2, 1987
34
Chevrolet
Food 4 Less
14
5
Sacremento, CA
Jul 31, 1992
29
Chevrolet
HendrickCars.com
15
48
Tuscon, AZ
Apr 25, 1993
28
Chevrolet
Ally
16
12
High Point, NC
Dec 31, 1993
28
Ford
Menards / Great Lakes Flooring
17
7
Kannapolis, NC
Sep 25, 1991
30
Chevrolet
NationsGuard
18
42
Lewisville, NC
Feb 27, 1992
29
Chevrolet
Black Rifle Coffee Company
19
9
Dawsonville, GA
Nov 28, 1995
26
Chevrolet
NAPA Auto Parts
20
17
Prosper, TX
Oct 29, 1992
29
Ford
Fastenal
21
43
Byron, MI
May 30, 1996
25
Chevrolet
FOCUSfactor
22
78
Wauchula, FL
Nov 17, 1983
38
Ford
SkyView Partners
23
15
Berlin, CT
Oct 25, 1990
31
Ford
Jacob Companies
24
99
Monterrey, Mexico
Jan 7, 1992
30
Chevrolet
Freeway Insurance
25
51
Greensboro, NC
Nov 7, 1995
26
Ford
Nurtec ODT
26
1
Alva, FL
Dec 4, 1992
29
Chevrolet
Howler Head
27
23
Mobile, AL
Oct 8, 1993
28
Toyota
Door Dash
28
24
Charlotte, NC
Nov 29, 1997
24
Chevrolet
Valvoline
29
41
Ladera Ranch, CA
Jan 23, 1998
24
Ford
HaasTooling.com
30
8
Corning, CA
Jan 11, 1996
26
Chevrolet
Guaranteed Rate
31
31
Winamac, IN
Apr 28, 1999
22
Chevrolet
LeafFilter Gutter Protection
32
20
Norman, OK
Dec 16, 1994
27
Toyota
Sirius XM
33
2
Columbus, OH
Sep 2, 1998
23
Ford
eCascadia
34
14
Mitchell, IN
Dec 15, 1994
27
Ford
Mahindra Tractors
35
21
Huntersville, NC
Oct 9, 2000
21
Ford
Motorcraft / Quick Lane
36
38
Sherrills Ford, NC
May 15, 2000
21
Ford
First Phase