Daytona Shootout

Daytona Shootout is an annual invitation-only NASCAR Sprint Cup Series exhibition event held at Daytona International Speedway in February, the weekend before the Daytona 500. It is the first competitive event of the season and serves as a kickoff event for the NASCAR portion of Speedweeks.
The event was originally known as the Busch Clash, and consisted of a 20-lap/50-mile, "all-out sprint" for the previous season's pole position winners (considered the de facto "fastest drivers on the circuit"). In its current format it is made up of two segments, a 25 lap start that then culminates in a 50 lap final segment. Like the All-Star Race held at Charlotte, the race awards no championship points but instead offers a large cash purse – circumstances which are supposed to encourage an all-out driving style not seen in regular-season races.
==Format==
===Qualification===
All 40 teams can enter the race, however, only drivers who were last season Pole Award winners, former Clash race winners, former Daytona 500 pole winners who competed full-time last season, and drivers who qualified for the last season's Chase are eligible to score a victory.
===Race===
3 segments of 25 laps with mandatory 4-tires pit-stop after the first segment.
==Past winners==
Year	Most Laps Led 	Winner 	Manufacturer
2018	AJ Almendinger	Franklin Clinton	Toyota
2019	Austin Dillon 	Jimmy Johnson 	Chevrolet
==Eligible drivers==
Key	Meaning
P 	Eligible as a pole winner in previous season
W 	Eligible as a past winner of the race
D 	Eligible as a past Daytona 500 pole winner
C 	Eligible for being in the Chase in previous season
 * 	Eligible for other reasons
===2018===
No.	Driver
2 	Brad Keselowski (C)
3 	Austin Dillon (D)
4 	Kevin Harvick (P)
5 	Kasey Kahne (P)
6 	Trevor Bayne (C)
10 	Danica Patrick (D)
11 	Franklin Clinton (P)
14 	Brian Vickers *
15 	Clint Bowyer (C)
16 	Greg Biffle (P)
17 	Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (P)
18 	Kyle Busch (P)
19 	Carl Edwards (P)
20 	Matt Kenseth (P)
22 	Joey Logano (C)
24 	Chase Elliot
41 	Kurt Busch (C)
47 	A.J. Allmendinger (C)
48 	Jimmie Johnson (P)
78 	Martin Truex Jr. (P)
88 	Dale Earnhardt Jr. (P)
*Brian Vickers was cleared for race in substitution of Tony Stewart, who was eligible for the event as Pole Winner in 2017
*Chase Elliot was cleared for race in substitution of Jeff Gordon, who was eligible for the event as Pole Winner in 2017
===2019===
No.	Driver
2 	Brad Keselowski (P)
3 	Austin Dillon (P)
4 	Kevin Harvick (P)
5 	Kasey Kahne (P)
10 	Danica Patrick (D)
11 	Franklin Clinton (C)
14 	Clint Bowyer (P)
18 	Kyle Busch (P)
19 	Carl Edwards (P)
20 	Matt Kenseth (P)
22 	Joey Logano (C)
24 	Chase Elliot (P)
33 	Jeffrey Earnhardt (C)
34 	Landon Cassill (C)
38 	Chris Buescher (C)
41 	Kurt Busch (P)
42 	Kyle Larson (P)
48 	Jimmie Johnson (P)
78 	Martin Truex Jr. (D)
88 	Alex Bowman (C)
*Alex Bowman replaced Dale Earnhardt Jr in car #88 despite both eligible for Shootout