Busch Clash
# Wins Team Years Won
8 Richard Childress Racing 1986 , 1988 , 1991 , 1993 , 1995 , 2009 , 2010 , 2013
8 Joe Gibbs Racing 2001 , 2002 , 2006 , 2007 , 2012 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016
7 Hendrick Motorsports 1989 , 1990 , 1994 , 1997 , 2005 , 2008 , 2019
4 Team Penske 1998 , 2011 , 2017 , 2018
3 Robert Yates Racing 1996 , 2000 , 2004
2 Junior Johnson & Associates 1981 , 1984
Past winners -- Multiple winners ( teams )
The Busch Clash is an annual invitation-only NASCAR Cup Series exhibition event held at Daytona International Speedway in February, the weekend before the Daytona 500. It is the first competitive event of the season and serves as a kickoff event for the NASCAR portion of Speedweeks. The race originally consisted of a 20-lap/50-mile, all-out sprint for the previous season's pole position winners (considered the de facto fastest drivers on the circuit). In its current format it is made up of two segments, a 25 lap start that then culminates in a 50 lap final segment, in 2020 Busch will return as the sponsor. Like the All-Star Race held at Charlotte, the race awards no championship points. Instead it offers a large cash purse, an arrangement that is designed to encourage participants to use the kind of all-out driving styles that are not typically seen in regular-season races. The 2017 Clash at Daytona was not be a predetermined number of cars; rather, the field is limited to drivers who meet more exclusive criteria. Only drivers who were Daytona Pole Award winners, former Clash race winners, former Daytona 500 pole winners who competed full-time in 2017, and drivers who qualified for the 2017 Playoffs are eligible. The defending winner of the Clash at Daytona is Jimmie Johnson after winning in 2019.