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Post by Canadianfan on Dec 13, 2018 12:25:42 GMT -5
Race Start Time: Sunday, Feb. 11th 3:00pm EST, on FS1
Random Draw for Starting Spots: Saturday, Feb. 10th 10:00am EST
Race Length: 75 Laps - 187.5 Miles (25-50 Lap Stages)
If you have a spare 25 minutes here is the first one.
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Post by Canadianfan on Dec 13, 2018 12:36:15 GMT -5
www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/2019-daytona-clash-eligibility/4312659/Eligible drivers are as follows: 2018 Busch Pole Award Winners (13) Ryan Blaney, Alex Bowman, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Erik Jones, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Paul Menard, Daniel Suarez and Martin Truex Jr. Former Daytona 500 Champions (2) Jamie McMurray, Ryan Newman Former Daytona 500 Busch Pole Award Winners (2) Austin Dillon, Jimmie Johnson 2018 Playoff Drivers (3) Aric Almirola, Clint Bowyer, Brad Keselowski
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Post by Mile501 on Dec 13, 2018 15:11:30 GMT -5
It's still virtually the same group of top drivers--everyone in the top 21 in 2018 points, except Ricky Stenhouse, will be in the Clash, and no one below 21st will be in it. I miss the days when a 30th-place driver could score a random pole.
In 2003, 8 poles were earned by drivers outside the top 20 in points. But now, it's been nearly 5 years since a driver ranked lower than 23rd in year-end points won a pole.
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Post by JSPorts on Dec 13, 2018 16:40:12 GMT -5
I wish they'd just make it for pole winners only again.
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Post by Mile501 on Dec 13, 2018 17:35:37 GMT -5
I wish they'd just make it for pole winners only again. I agree, but even if it did, we wouldn't have any lower-ranked drivers making the race like we used to see. |
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Post by JollyMeanGiant on Dec 13, 2018 19:05:15 GMT -5
Wasn't the "former 500 pole winners automatically get in" pretty much the "Danica gets included" rule?
She's gone now so I'm not sure why they still have that around.
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Post by Chad's Hair Plugs on Dec 13, 2018 22:23:44 GMT -5
Wasn't the "former 500 pole winners automatically get in" pretty much the "Danica gets included" rule? She's gone now so I'm not sure why they still have that around. Before Danica they had the 'former 500 winners' in and Derrike Cope hung around awkwardly for several years. It'd be cool to have just the pole winners and maybe add former Champions to add another driver or two with merit to fill the field. FOX probably wants as many names as possible in the race so NASCAR will make as many categories possible to have a minimum 20 car field. |
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Post by JSPorts on Dec 14, 2018 9:06:08 GMT -5
Wasn't the "former 500 pole winners automatically get in" pretty much the "Danica gets included" rule? She's gone now so I'm not sure why they still have that around. This year, at least, it's probably so they could get Dillon & Johnson in. |
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Post by Mile501 on Dec 14, 2018 9:26:53 GMT -5
Wasn't the "former 500 pole winners automatically get in" pretty much the "Danica gets included" rule? She's gone now so I'm not sure why they still have that around. This year, at least, it's probably so they could get Dillon & Johnson in. But they included all the playoff drivers, so Dillon and Johnson would have made it either way. |
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Post by Canadianfan on Dec 14, 2018 12:31:59 GMT -5
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Post by nascarfan87 on Dec 14, 2018 17:47:53 GMT -5
This year, at least, it's probably so they could get Dillon & Johnson in. But they included all the playoff drivers, so Dillon and Johnson would have made it either way. <iframe width="24.09999999999991" height="4.840000000000003" style="position: absolute; width: 24.09999999999991px; height: 4.840000000000003px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none;left: 15px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_58185651" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="24.09999999999991" height="4.840000000000003" style="position: absolute; width: 24.1px; height: 4.84px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 1144px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_98724754" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="24.09999999999991" height="4.840000000000003" style="position: absolute; width: 24.1px; height: 4.84px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 15px; top: 181px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_44690824" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="24.09999999999991" height="4.840000000000003" style="position: absolute; width: 24.1px; height: 4.84px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 1144px; top: 181px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_36533866" scrolling="no"></iframe> Nope, the playoff drivers weren't automatically included this year, they just all got in through other means. |
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Post by Mile501 on Dec 14, 2018 18:09:47 GMT -5
Nope, the playoff drivers weren't automatically included this year, they just all got in through other means. Actually, they were...that's the fourth category listed, and that's the only way that Almirola, Bowyer, and Keselowski got in. 2018 Playoff Drivers (3) Aric Almirola, Clint Bowyer, Brad Keselowski |
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Post by Canadianfan on Dec 14, 2018 20:35:00 GMT -5
Nope, the playoff drivers weren't automatically included this year, they just all got in through other means. Actually, they were...that's the fourth category listed, and that's the only way that Almirola, Bowyer, and Keselowski got in. 2018 Playoff Drivers (3) Aric Almirola, Clint Bowyer, Brad Keselowski I initially wanted to reshuffle the drivers from how they were shown to how they should be listed after copying pasting from the motorsport article. But ultimately I really didn’t wanna do it on my iPad so I just posted it as I saw it. It probably should be though pole winners followed by playoff drivers, 500 pole winners, and the new category 500 champions. |
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Post by jimmie48fan on Dec 14, 2018 22:46:45 GMT -5
Early but an unsurprising prediction: Braad Keselowski wins this race
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Post by JSPorts on Dec 14, 2018 23:49:55 GMT -5
I don't know who will win. Maybe McMurray. His last "win" was also a non-points race, the All-Star Race in 2014.
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