Joey Logano won the Busch Light Clash on Sunday afternoon from the LA Coliseum.
The season-opening exhibition race was hyped up for
months, as it was the debut of NASCAR’s Next Gen car. Held at a track other than the Daytona
International Speedway for the first time, the race was run on a 1/4 mile track
in the LA Coliseum that was built in less than two months.
Logano echoed many who were part of the race when he
said this event was a win for NASCAR.
“This is an amazing event,” Logano said. “Such a huge step in our industry to be able
to do this. Put on an amazing race for
everybody.”
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Logano said his team found speed overnight after
struggling in practice.
“The guys working on the car did an amazing job to
find our speed,” Logano said. “This is
special; to get the first Next Gen win, first win out here at the
Coliseum. It’s a special one.”
Busch said he used up his equipment trying to catch
back up to Logano with the laps winding down.
“I was being perfect, doing everything I thought I
needed to do to keep the tires underneath me,” Busch said. “When I got close…just overheated the tires
and smoked them in three laps.”
“Disappointing…came out here, win the pole, lead laps,
run up front. The finish goes green and
it’s not chaotic and we can’t win.”
Unofficial results:
1. Joey Logano
2. Kyle Busch
3. Austin Dillon
4. Erik Jones
5. Kyle Larson
6. William Byron
7. Cole Custer
8. Christopher Bell
9. AJ Allmendinger
10. Kevin Harvick
11. Chase Elliott
12. Harrison Burton
13. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
14. Daniel Suarez
15. Martin Truex Jr.
16. Michael McDowell
17. Ryan Blaney
18. Bubba Wallace
19. Justin Haley
20. Ryan Preece
21. Tyler Reddick
22. Chase Briscoe
23. Denny Hamlin
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