NASCAR: The Clash returns to Daytona in 2027
The pre-season exhibition Clash for the NASCAR Cup Series will return to Daytona International Speedway in 2027.
NASCAR announced Tuesday, Aug. 4 the race will return to the 2.5-mile speedway on Saturday, Feb. 13, kicking off the NASCAR season.
Wheatley American Vodka will be the entitlement sponsor of the race.
“The pairing of a fan-favorite event like The Clash with a premier vodka brand in Wheatley American Vodka is the perfect way to welcome home one of NASCAR’s most beloved traditions to open Speedweeks Presented by AdventHealth for 2027,” Daytona International Speedway President Frank Kelleher said in a news release.
The Daytona 500 will be held a week later on Sunday, Feb. 21.
The first Clash was held at Daytona in 1979, and the race continued at the superspeedway through 2020. Erik Jones won the last Clash on the 2.5-mile configuration.
In 2021, the race was moved to the Daytona Road Course.
The race was also held at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum and Bowman Gray Stadium.
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Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.
From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book "All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story" with racer Geoff Bodine.
Aragon, his wife Feliz, and son Christopher currently reside in Grants, New Mexico, USA.
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