Daytona International Speedway and Anheuser-Busch announced Dec. 18 that Busch Beer would return as the title sponsor of the preseason Clash race at Daytona for the first time since 1997.
Additional details provide a picture as to which drivers have qualified for the event, too.
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The Busch Clash (Feb. 9, 3 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) will return in 2020 as a 75-lap/187.5-mile exhibition. The field is limited to 2019 Busch Pole Award winners; past Busch Clash champions who competed full-time in 2019; former DAYTONA 500 champions who competed full-time in 2019; former DAYTONA 500 pole winners who competed full-time in 2019 and 2019 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff drivers.
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Using those criteria, here are the 20 drivers eligible:
NO. | DRIVER | HOW QUALIFIED |
1. | Aric Almirola | One Busch Pole Award in 2019 |
2. | Ryan Blaney | One Busch Pole Award in 2019 |
3. | Alex Bowman | Former Daytona 500 Pole Winner |
4. | Clint Bowyer | One Busch Pole Award in 2019 |
5. | Kyle Busch | One Busch Pole Award in 2019 |
6. | Kurt Busch | Former Clash Race Winner |
7. | William Byron | Five Busch Pole Awards in 2019 |
8. | Austin Dillon | Three Busch Pole Awards in 2019 |
9. | Chase Elliott | Four Busch Pole Awards in 2019 |
10. | Denny Hamlin | Three Busch Pole Awards in 2019 |
11. | Kevin Harvick | Six Busch Pole Awards in 2019 |
12. | Daniel Hemric | One Busch Pole Award in 2019 |
13. | Jimmie Johnson | One Busch Pole Award in 2019 |
14. | Erik Jones | 2019 Cup Series Playoffs |
15. | Brad Keselowski | Three Busch Pole Awards in 2019 |
16. | Kyle Larson | One Busch Pole Award in 2019 |
17. | Joey Logano | Two Busch Pole Awards in 2019 |
18. | Ryan Newman | Former Daytona 500 Race Winner |
19. | Daniel Suarez | One Busch Pole Award in 2019 |
20. | Martin Truex Jr. | Former Daytona 500 Pole Winner |