NASCAR Cup Series: 20 drivers eligible for 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash

A total of 20 drivers are eligible to compete in the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway before the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season gets underway.

To be eligible to compete in the preseason NASCAR Cup Series exhibition race, the Advance Auto Parts Clash, at Daytona International Speedway, a driver must fit into one or more of four categories.

The driver must either have (a) won at least one Busch Pole Award in the previous Cup Series season, (b) won at least one prior Daytona 500 AND competed full-time in the previous Cup Series season, (c) taken at least one pole position for a prior Daytona 500 AND competed full-time in the previous Cup Series season or (d) advanced to the playoffs in the previous Cup Series season.

A total of 20 drivers fit into at least one of these categories and are therefore eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash at the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) Daytona International Speedway oval in Daytona Beach, Florida on Sunday, February 10, 2019 following qualifying for the 2019 season opener, the Daytona 500.

Here is an alphabetical list of the 20 drivers who are eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash and why they are eligible to do so.

Aric Almirola

Aric Almirola is eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash as a result of the fact that he qualified for the playoffs in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Ryan Blaney

Ryan Blaney is eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash as a result of the fact that he won three Busch Pole Awards in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season as well as the fact that he qualified for the playoffs in the 2018 season.

Alex Bowman

Alex Bowman is eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash as a result of the fact that he won one Busch Pole Award in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season as well as the fact that the Busch Pole Award that he won in the 2018 season he won for the Daytona 500 and the fact that he qualified for the playoffs in the 2018 season.

Clint Bowyer

Clint Bowyer is eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash as a result of the fact that he qualified for the playoffs in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Kurt Busch

Kurt Busch is eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash as a result of the fact that he won five Busch Pole Awards in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season as well as the fact that he won the 2017 Daytona 500 and the fact that he qualified for the playoffs in the 2018 season.

Kyle Busch

Kyle Busch is eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash as a result of the fact that he won four Busch Pole Awards in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season as well as the fact that he qualified for the playoffs in the 2018 season.

Austin Dillon

Austin Dillon is eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash as a result of the fact that he took the pole position for the 2014 Daytona 500 as well as the fact that he won the 2018 Daytona 500 and the fact that he qualified for the playoffs in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Chase Elliott

Chase Elliott is eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash as a result of the fact that he won one Busch Pole Award in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season as well as the fact that he took the pole positions for the 2016 Daytona 500 and the 2017 Daytona 500 and the fact that he qualified for the playoffs in the 2018 season.

Denny Hamlin

Denny Hamlin is eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash as a result of the fact that he won four Busch Pole Awards in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season as well as the fact that he won the 2016 Daytona 500 and the fact that he qualified for the playoffs in the 2018 season.

Kevin Harvick

Kevin Harvick is eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash as a result of the fact that he won four Busch Pole Awards in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season as well as the fact that he won the 2007 Daytona 500 and the fact that he qualified for the playoffs in the 2018 season.

Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Johnson is eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash as a result of the fact that he took the pole positions for the 2002 Daytona 500 and the 2008 Daytona 500 as well as the fact that he won the 2006 Daytona 500 and the 2013 Daytona 500 and the fact that he qualified for the playoffs in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Erik Jones

Erik Jones is eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash as a result of the fact that he won one Busch Pole Award in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season as well as the fact that he qualified for the playoffs in the 2018 season.

Brad Keselowski

Brad Keselowski is eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash as a result of the fact that he qualified for the playoffs in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Kyle Larson

Kyle Larson is eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash as a result of the fact that he won three Busch Pole Awards in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season as well as the fact that he qualified for the playoffs in the 2018 season.

Joey Logano

Joey Logano is eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash as a result of the fact that he won one Busch Pole Award in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season as well as the fact that he won the 2015 Daytona 500 and the fact that he qualified for the playoffs in the 2018 season.

Jamie McMurray

Jamie McMurray is eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash as a result of the fact that he won the 2010 Daytona 500.

Paul Menard

Paul Menard is eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash as a result of the fact that he won one Busch Pole Award in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Ryan Newman

Ryan Newman is eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash as a result of the fact that he won the 2008 Daytona 500.

Daniel Suarez

Daniel Suarez is eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash as a result of the fact that he won one Busch Pole Award in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season

Martin Truex Jr.

Martin Truex is eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash as a result of the fact that he won four Busch Pole Awards in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season as well as the fact that he took the pole position for the 2009 Daytona 500 and the fact that he qualified for the playoffs in the 2018 season.

On a side note…

Of these 20 drivers, only 18 have confirmed rides for the 2019 Daytona 500. These 18 drivers all have full-time rides lined up for the 2019 season. However, neither Jamie McMurray nor Daniel Suarez have either.

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Be sure to tune in to Fox Sports 1 at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 10, 2019 for the live broadcast of the Advance Auto Parts Clash from Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is set to air after qualifying for the 2019 season opener, Daytona 500, airs on Fox beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET earlier that day.

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