2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Exhibition Event
4 Heat Races and 2 Last Chance Qualifiers
Sunday, February 5, 2023
LA Memorial Coliseum
0.250-mile oval
Los Angeles, CA
Busch Light Clash Main Event Starting Lineup
| Row | Pos | No. | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing Smithfield Ford |
| 1 | 2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota |
| 2 | 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports RaptorTough.com Chevrolet |
| 3 | 5 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Chevrolet |
| 3 | 6 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing BetMGM Chevrolet |
| 4 | 7 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing Mahindra Tractors Ford |
| 4 | 8 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing DoorDash Toyota |
| 5 | 9 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing Celsius Chevrolet |
| 5 | 10 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Get Bioethanol Chevrolet |
| 6 | 11 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing MoneyLion Toyota |
| 6 | 12 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Worldwide Express Chevrolet |
| 7 | 13 | 42 | Noah Gragson | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Sunseeker Resorts Chevrolet |
| 7 | 14 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet |
| 8 | 15 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Great Lakes Flooring Ford |
| 8 | 16 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing United Rentals Ford |
| 9 | 17 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell Pennzoil Ford |
| 9 | 18 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing Busch Light Ford |
| 10 | 19 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Jockey Chevrolet |
| 10 | 20 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Allegiant Chevrolet |
| 11 | 21 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports FR8Auctions.com Ford |
| 11 | 22 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet |
| 12 | 23 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Interstate Batteries Toyota |
| 12 | 24 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota |
| 13 | 25 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports gener8tor Skills Ford |
| 13 | 26 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Action Industries Chevrolet |
| 14 | 27 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Freightliner Ford |
| LCQ | DNQ | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / QuickLane Ford |
| LCQ | DNQ | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Food4Less / Velveeta |
| LCQ | DNQ | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing King's Hawaiian Ford |
| LCQ | DNQ | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports Animal Control FOX Chevrolet |
| LCQ | DNQ | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports NASCAR Fan Rewards Chevrolet |
| LCQ | DNQ | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fastenal Ford |
| LCQ | DNQ | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Biohaven Ford |
| LCQ | DNQ | 15 | JJ Yeley | Rick Ware Racing CW & Sons Infrastructure Ford |
| LCQ | DNQ | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports Celsius Chevrolet |
Heat Race 1 Race Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Laps Led | Best Lap | Inc | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing Smithfield Ford | 25 | -- | 7 | 13.433 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Chevrolet | 25 | 0.652 | 0 | 13.360 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing Celsius Chevrolet | 25 | 1.592 | 18 | 13.517 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 42 | Noah Gragson | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Sunseeker Resorts Chevrolet | 25 | 2.023 | 0 | 13.368 | 1 | Running |
| 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell Pennzoil Ford | 25 | 2.334 | 0 | 13.475 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports FR8Auctions.com Ford | 25 | 2.966 | 0 | 13.466 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / QuickLane Ford | 25 | 3.444 | 0 | 13.368 | 1 | Running |
| 8 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports NASCAR Fan Rewards Chevrolet | 25 | 4.368 | 0 | 13.422 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fastenal Ford | 25 | 6.335 | 0 | 13.506 | 0 | Running |
Heat Race 2 Race Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Laps Led | Best Lap | Inc | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 25 | -- | 7 | 13.269 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing BetMGM Chevrolet | 25 | 0.426 | 18 | 13.533 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Get Bioethanol Chevrolet | 25 | 1.626 | 0 | 13.477 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 25 | 2.347 | 0 | 13.478 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing Busch Light Ford | 25 | 3.799 | 0 | 13.445 | 1 | Running |
| 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 25 | 3.824 | 0 | 13.484 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Food4Less / Velveeta Chevrolet | 25 | 5.824 | 0 | 13.473 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Freightliner Ford | 25 | 7.715 | 0 | 13.499 | 2 | Running |
| 9 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports Celsius Chevrolet | 25 | 9.754 | 0 | 14.118 | 0 | Running |
Heat Race 3 Race Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Laps Led | Best Lap | Inc | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota | 25 | -- | 20 | 13.345 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing Mahindra Tractors Ford | 25 | 1.015 | 0 | 13.358 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing MoneyLion Toyota | 25 | 1.210 | 0 | 13.344 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Great Lakes Flooring Ford | 25 | 1.642 | 0 | 13.359 | 1 | Running |
| 5 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Jockey Chevrolet | 25 | 2.456 | 0 | 13.557 | 1 | Running |
| 6 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Interstate Batteries Toyota | 25 | 2.772 | 5 | 13.312 | 1 | Running |
| 7 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports gener8tor Skills Ford | 25 | 3.238 | 0 | 13.415 | 1 | Running |
| 8 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing King's Hawaiian Ford | 25 | 3.439 | 0 | 13.641 | 1 | Running |
| 9 | 15 | JJ Yeley | Rick Ware Racing CW & Sons Infrastructure Ford | 25 | 3.935 | 0 | 13.969 | 0 | Running |
Heat Race 4 Race Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Laps Led | Best Lap | Inc | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports RaptorTough.com Chevrolet | 25 | -- | 25 | 13.532 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing DoorDash Toyota | 25 | 1.881 | 0 | 13.454 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 25 | 2.623 | 0 | 13.509 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing United Rentals Ford | 25 | 2.907 | 0 | 13.435 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Allegiant Chevrolet | 25 | 4.520 | 0 | 13.609 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 25 | 4.733 | 0 | 13.288 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Action Industries Chevrolet | 25 | 6.129 | 0 | 13.591 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports Animal Control FOX Chevrolet | 25 | 7.315 | 0 | 13.576 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Biohaven Ford | 25 | 12.421 | 0 | 13.746 | 0 | Running |
Last Chance Qualifier 1 Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Laps Led | Best Lap | Inc | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports FR8Auctions.com Ford | 50 | -- | 50 | 13.388 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Interstate Batteries Toyota | 50 | 1.618 | 0 | 13.292 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports gener8tor Skills Ford | 50 | 2.133 | 0 | 13.309 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / QuickLane Ford | 50 | 4.148 | 0 | 13.388 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing King's Hawaiian Ford | 50 | 6.328 | 0 | 13.382 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports NASCAR Fan Rewards Ford | 50 | 7.078 | 0 | 13.374 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fastenal Ford | 50 | 11.085 | 0 | 13.526 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 15 | JJ Yeley | Rick Ware Racing CW & Sons Infrastructure Ford | 50 | 1 lap | 0 | 13.740 | 0 | Running |
Last Chance Qualifier 2 Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Laps Led | Best Lap | Inc | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 50 | -- | 50 | 13.331 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 50 | 0.111 | 0 | 13.300 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Action Industries Chevrolet | 50 | 0.904 | 0 | 13.292 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Food4Less / Velveeta | 50 | 3.184 | 0 | 13.336 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Freighliner Ford | 50 | 4.946 | 0 | 13.348 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports Animal Control FOX Chevrolet | 50 | 8.788 | 0 | 13.478 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Biohaven Ford | 49 | 1 lap | 0 | 13.690 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports Celsius Chevrolet | 48 | 2 laps | 0 | 13.745 | 0 | Running |
Other Sessions For This Race
| Practice |
| Qualifying / Heat Race Lineups |
| Heat Race Results / Starting Lineup |
| Race Results |
