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NASCAR Cup Series: 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash entry list

By Asher Fair

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 11: Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 DOW Chevrolet, Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/Peak Ford, and Erik Jones, driver of the #20 Circle K Toyota, race during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway on February 11, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 11: Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 DOW Chevrolet, Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/Peak Ford, and Erik Jones, driver of the #20 Circle K Toyota, race during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway on February 11, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /
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All 20 NASCAR Cup Series drivers who are eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway are set to do so.

The Advance Auto Parts Clash is the annual exhibition race that takes place one week prior to the NASCAR Cup Series season opener, the Daytona 500, at Daytona International Speedway. To be eligible to compete in this race, drivers must fit in one or more of the four categories described below.

They must have either won at least one Busch Pole Award in the previous NASCAR Cup Series season, won at least one Daytona 500 AND competed full-time in the previous NASCAR Cup Series season, taken at least one pole position for a Daytona 500 AND competed full-time in the previous NASCAR Cup Series season OR advanced to the playoffs in the previous NASCAR Cup Series season.

Back in December, a total of 20 drivers were announced as eligible to compete in the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash. All 20 of those drivers are set to compete in this 75-lap race.

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The 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash is scheduled to take place at the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) Daytona International Speedway oval in Daytona Beach, Florida this Sunday, February 10, as the 61st annual Daytona 500 is scheduled to take place at the track on Sunday, February 17.

These 20 drivers are Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Erik Jones and Martin Truex Jr., Stewart-Haas Racing’s Aric Almirola, Clint Bowyer, Kevin Harvick and Daniel Suarez, Team Penske teammates Ryan Blaney, Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano, Hendrick Motorsports teammates Alex Bowman, Chase Elliott and Jimmie Johnson, Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Kurt Busch and Kyle Larson, Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon, Wood Brothers Racing’s Paul Menard, Spire Motorsports’ Jamie McMurray and Roush Fenway Racing’s Ryan Newman.

To read about what made each of these 20 drivers eligible to compete in this year’s Advance Auto Parts Clash, click here.

Keselowski is the defending winner of the race. He won it last year after starting in 17th (last) place. The starting order for this race was determined by a random draw, which is set to be the case again for this year’s race.

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The Advance Auto Parts Clash is scheduled to be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1 beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 10. Be sure to tune in to this exhibition race at that time to see who will ride momentum into next Thursday night’s Gander RV Duels and then next Sunday’s Daytona 500 to open up the 36-race 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season.

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