On Thursday, NASCAR unveiled the official entry list for the inaugural Busch Light Clash at the LA Memorial Coliseum, which will take place on February 6th, 2022.
The event will have an initial entry list of 36 cars — all of which will hold a NASCAR Cup Series charter — with heat races and other preliminary events narrowing the field down to 23 starts for Sunday Night’s main event, which will be 150 laps.
Among the notable entries for the landmark event are:
- Austin Cindric, driving the Team Penske No. 2 for the first time.
- Brad Keselowski, running as an owner-driver for the first time in Cup (No. 6).
- Aric Almirola, beginning his final full-time season in the NASCAR Cup Series (No. 10).
- Ryan Preece, beginning his reserve role for SHR, driving the Rick Ware Racing No. 15.
- Harrison Burton, making his first start in the infamous Wood Brothers No. 21.
- Justin Haley, running the first race for Kaulig Racing’s No. 31.
- Todd Gilliland, making his first NASCAR Cup Series start for Front Row Motorsports.
- Ty Dillon and Erik Jones, making the first start for the newly-formed Petty GMS Motorsports.
- Kurt Busch, running the first race for 23XI Racing’s second entry.
- Cody Ware, returning to Rick Ware Racing’s No. 51 (not previously announced).
- Landon Cassill, driving for Spire Motorsports’ No. 77 (not previously announced).
- BJ McLeod, driving for Live Fast Motorsports’ No. 78 (Not previously announced).
2022 Busch Light Clash Entry List:
Sponsorship information will be updated as information becomes available (through team announcements or NASCAR updating their entry list).
Entry # | Car # | Driver | Team | Sponsor | Crew Chief | Manufacturer |
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1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Howler Head | Phil Surgen | Chevrolet |
2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Freightliner | Jeremy Bullins | Ford |
3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | True Velocity | Justin Alexander | Chevrolet |
4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Busch Light | Rodney Childers | Ford |
5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | HendrickCars.com | Cliff Daniels | Chevrolet |
6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing | TBA | Matt McCall | Ford |
7 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Nations Guard | Ryan Sparks | Chevrolet |
8 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | TBA | Randall Burnett | Chevrolet |
9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | NAPA Auto Parts | Alan Gustafson | Chevrolet |
10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Farmer John | Drew Blickensderfer | Ford |
11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | FedEx Express | Chris Gabehart | Toyota |
12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Menards / Great Lakes | Jonathan Hassler | Ford |
13 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mahindra Tractors | John Klausmeier | Ford |
14 | 15 | Ryan Preece | Rick Ware Racing | Jacob Companies | Jason Houghtaling | Ford |
15 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | ChevyLiners.com | Matt Swiderski | Chevrolet |
16 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing | Fastenal | Scott Graves | Ford |
17 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | M&M's | Seth Chavka | Toyota |
18 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Bass Pro Shops | James Small | Toyota |
19 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Sirius XM | Adam Stevens | Toyota |
20 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Motorcraft / Quick Lane | Brian Wilson | Ford |
21 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Shell / Pennzoil | Paul Wolfe | Ford |
22 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Door Dash | Bootie Barker | Toyota |
23 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Valvoline | Ryan Fugle | Chevrolet |
24 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | LeafFilter Gutter Protection | Trent Owens | Chevrolet |
25 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Love's Travel Stops | Blake Harris | Ford |
26 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | First Phase | Seth Barbour | Ford |
27 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | HaasTooling.com | Mike Shiplett | Ford |
28 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Racing | Black Rifle Coffee Company | Jerame Donley | Chevrolet |
29 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Racing | FOCUSfactor | Dave Elenz | Chevrolet |
30 | 45 | Kurt Busch | 23XI Racing | Monster Energy | Billy Scott | Toyota |
31 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Food 4 Less | Brian Pattie | Chevrolet |
32 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Ally | Greg Ives | Chevrolet |
33 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Nurtec ODT | Billy Plourde | Ford |
34 | 77 | Landon Cassill | Spire Motorsports | Voyager | Kevin Bellicourt | Chevrolet |
35 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | Skyview Partners | Lee Leslie | Ford |
36 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing | Freeway Insurance | Travis Mack | Chevrolet |