The Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona is a 75-lap exhibition event that is run the weekend before the Daytona 500. Since the event’s inception, it has usually included Busch Pole Award Winners, but it has over gone several format changes since it’s initial running in 1979.
As of 2019, Busch Pole Award Winners from the previous season, former Daytona 500 champions, former Daytona 500 pole winners and driver’s who made it into the Playoffs the year before are all eligible.
The format was originally a 20-lap dash for the cash in 1979. Nowadays, the race is 75 laps, with a competition caution at lap 25.
Here are the previous winners of the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona:
| Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | No. 28 – Buddy Baker | |
| 1980 | No. 2 – Dale Earnhardt | |
| 1981 | No. 11 – Darrell Waltrip | |
| 1982 | No. 88 – Bobby Allison | |
| 1983 | No. 75 – Neil Bonnett | |
| 1984 | No. 12 – Neil Bonnett | |
| 1985 | No. 44 – Terry Labonte | |
| 1986 | No. 3 – Dale Earnhardt | |
| 1987 | No. 9 – Bill Elliott | |
| 1988 | No. 3 – Dale Earnhardt | |
| 1989 | No. 25 – Ken Schrader | |
| 1990 | No. 25 – Ken Schrader | |
| 1991 | No. 3 – Dale Earnhardt | |
| 1992 | No. 15 – Geoff Bodine | |
| 1993 | No. 3 – Dale Earnhardt | |
| 1994 | No. 24 – Jeff Gordon | |
| 1995 | No. 3 – Dale Earnhardt | |
| 1996 | No. 88 – Dale Jarrett | |
| 1997 | No. 24 – Jeff Gordon | |
| 1998 | No. 2 – Rusty Wallace | |
| 1999 | No. 6 – Mark Martin | |
| 2000 | No. 88 – Dale Jarrett | |
| 2001 | No. 20 – Tony Stewart | |
| 2002 | No. 20 – Tony Stewart | |
| 2003 | No. 8 – Dale Earnhardt Jr. | |
| 2004 | No. 88 – Dale Jarrett | |
| 2005 | No. 48 – Jimmie Johnson | |
| 2006 | No. 11 – Denny Hamlin | |
| 2007 | No. 20 – Tony Stewart | |
| 2008 | No. 88 – Dale Earnhardt Jr. | |
| 2009 | No. 29 – Kevin Harvick | |
| 2010 | No. 29 – Kevin Harvick | |
| 2011 | No. 22 – Kurt Busch | |
| 2012 | No. 18 – Kyle Busch | |
| 2013 | No. 29 – Kevin Harvick | |
| 2014 | No. 11 – Denny Hamlin | |
| 2015 | No. 20 – Matt Kenseth | |
| 2016 | No. 11 – Denny Hamlin | |
| 2017 | No. 22 – Joey Logano | |
| 2018 | No. 2 – Brad Keselowski | |
| 2019 | No. 48 – Jimmie Johnson | |
| 2020 | No. 20 – Erik Jones |
