Advance Auto Parts Clash

The Advance Auto Parts Clash is a NASCAR Cup Series exhibition race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in February  the weekend before the Daytona 500, It began as the Busch Clash and was a 50-mile "all out sprint",  In its current format, it is made up of two segments, starting with the 25-lap segment, which culminates with the final 50-lap segment, The race, like the Monster Energy NASCAR All Star Race in May, carries no points for the winner but rather a large purse, circumstances which are supposed to encourage an all-out driving style not seen in regular season races, where one series mistake can largely ruin a season. However, due to the smaller fields, huge crashes in the Daytona 500 are uncommon.

The 1987 race, won by Bill Elliott, was completed at an average speed of , It stands as the fastest-sanctioned race in the history of NASCAR (though it was not a points-paying event).

 Race format 

 1979-1990: The race consisted of a single twenty-lap (50 mile) green flag sprint with no pit stops required, Caution flags do not count.
 1991-1997: The race was broken up into two ten-lap green flag segments, the field was then inverted for the second ten-lap segment,  Prize money was awarded for both segments for all positions, The race had been broken up into two segments, because it was lacking competitiveness since restrictor places was used in 1988, The inversion rule needed some excitement to the event.
 1998-2000: The event was renamed the Bud Shootout, and consisted of 25-laps, the Bud Shootout Qualifier ran at 11 a.m. and the Shootout itself ran at 12 p.m.
 2001-2002: The race renamed to the Budweiser Shootout, and expanded to a new race distance (70 laps, 125 miles), Caution laps would be counted, but the finish of the race had to be finished under green, except for the Green-white-checker-finish rule for the Camping World Truck Series, if necessary, A maximum of one pit-stop was required, The Bud Shootout qualifier was discontinued but the second round qualifying for Cup Series races was eliminated.
 2003-2008: The race was broken up into two segments,  followed by a ten-minute intermission, While a pit-stop was no longer required by a rule, a reduction of fuel-cell size (from 22 gallons to 13 gallons) made a fuel pit stop necessary, (In 2007, Fuel cells were expanded to 18.5 gallons) Many drivers who changed tires during their fuel stop, as time required to fuel the car allowed a two-tire change.     
 2009-2012: The race was expanded to 25 laps, followed by the 50 lap final segment, the race distance was expanded to 75 laps (187.5 miles)
 2013-2015: The race was divided into three segments (30 laps, 25 laps, 20 laps, which online fan voting was necessary, deciding certain aspects (lengths of the race, requirements of mandatory pit stops, numbers of drivers eliminated, etc.) The total distance of the race was 75 laps in length. 

 Past winners 
+YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerLapsMiles1979February 1128Buddy BakerRanier-LundyOldsmobile201980February 102Dale EarnhardtOsterlund RacingChevrolet201981February 811Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson and AssociatesBuick201982February 788Bobby AllisonDiGuard MotorsportsBuick201983February 14*75Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesChevrolet201984February 912Neil BonnettJunior Johnson and AssociatesChevrolet201985February 1044Terry  LabonteMeiling RacingChevrolet201986February 83Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet201987February 89Bill ElliottMeiling RacingChevrolet201988February 73Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet201989February 1225Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet201990February 1125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet201991February 103Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet201992February 915Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord201993February 73Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet201994February 1324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet201995February 123Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet201996February 1188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord201997February 924Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet201998February 82Rusty WallacePenske RacingFord251999February 76Mark MartinRoush RacingFord252000February 1388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord252001February 1120Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac702002February 1020Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac702003February 88Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet702004February 788Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord702005February 1248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet702006February 12*11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet72*2007February 1020Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet702008February 988Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet702009February 729Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet78*2010February 629Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet76*2011February 1222Kurt BuschPenske RacingDodge752012February 1818Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota82*2013February 1629Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet752014February 1511Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota752015February 1420Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota752016February 1320Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota79*2017February 19*22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord752018February 112Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord75

 References 

Category:1970s establishments in Florida
Category:1979 establishments in the United States
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