2018 Eligible Participants Include:
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Like
last season, the starting field for the 2018 Advanced Auto Parts
Clash at Daytona will not be a predetermined number of cars;
rather, the field is limited to drivers who meet more exclusive
criteria.
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2017 Coors Light Pole Winners
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Ryan Blaney
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Kurt Busch
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Kyle Busch
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Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Chase Elliott
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Denny Hamlin
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Kevin Harvick
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Erik Jones
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Matt Kenseth
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Brad Keselowski
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Kyle Larson
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Joey Logano
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
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Martin Truex Jr.
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Former Daytona 500 Pole Winners
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Austin Dillon
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Jimmie Johnson
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Danica Patrick
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2017 Monster Energy Playoff Participants
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Kasey Kahne
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Jamie McMurray
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Ryan Newman
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DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA, (February 5, 2018) – Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida going into the Advance Auto Parts Clash on Feb. 18. A total of 20 drivers are eligible to participate in the annual preseason, 75 lap, two segments, non-points race. A competition caution on Lap 25 will separate the two segments. The event will be broadcast live on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Eligible Driver’s Performances
Ryan Blaney
No. 12 Team Penske Ford Fusion
This will be Ryan Blaney’s debut in the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona.
Kurt Busch
No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fusion
Times Laps
Year Fin St Car Laps Led Led Status
2002 14 1 97 70 1 3 Running
2003 11 3 97 70 1 11 Running
2005 6 6 97 70 Running
2007 3 19 2 70 2 6 Running
2008 18 1 2 70 Running
2009 9 12 2 78 Running
2010 23 22 2 32 Accident
2011 1 17 22 75 3 3 Running
2012 17 6 51 82 Accident
2013 13 18 78 15 Accident
2014 14 10 41 35 Accident
2015 15 13 41 67 Accident
2016 7 21 41 79 Running
2017 17 10 41 16 Accident
Kyle Busch
No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry
Times Laps
Year Fin St Car Laps Led Led Status
2006 15 14 5 72 2 4 Running
2007 7 6 5 70 3 39 Running
2009 10 10 18 78 2 6 Running
2010 4 17 18 76 Running
2011 16 21 18 41 2 2 Accident
2012 1 2 18 82 2 3 Running
2013 16 13 18 14 Accident
2014 3 4 18 75 1 6 Running
2015 8 5 18 75 Running
2016 17 9 18 72 Accident
2017 2 13 18 75 1 5 Running
Austin Dillon
No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Times Laps
Year Fin St Car Laps Led Led Status
2015 17 6 3 61 Accident
2016 8 10 3 79 Running
2017 12 4 3 75 Running
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Times Laps
Year Fin St Car Laps Led Led Status
2001 6 10 8 70 Running
2002 2 16 8 70 1 20 Running
2003 1 19 8 70 4 13 Running
2004 2 19 8 70 Running
2005 7 12 8 70 Running
2006 2 19 8 72 1 1 Running
2007 14 17 8 70 Running
2008 1 7 88 70 7 47 Running
2009 18 9 88 64 4 23 Accident
2010 11 11 88 76 Running
2011 19 1 88 27 3 4 Accident
2012 20 8 88 54 2 12 Accident
2013 8 16 88 75 Running
2014 9 14 88 65 1 7 Accident
2015 9 24 88 75 1 13 Running
2016 15 23 88 75 Running
Chase Elliott
No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Times Laps
Year Fin St Car Laps Led Led Status
2017 7 14 24 75 Running
Denny Hamlin
No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry
Times Laps
Year Fin St Car Laps Led Led Status
2006 1 15 11 72 3 16 Running
2007 17 21 11 70 Running
2008 9 12 11 70 Running
2009 13 5 11 78 2 4 Running
2010 5 24 11 76 Running
2011 12 4 11 75 Running
2012 5 16 11 82 Running
2013 15 5 11 14 Accident
2014 1 1 11 75 6 27 Running
2015 19 9 11 45 Accident
2016 1 15 11 79 5 39 Running
2017 13 2 11 74 2 48 Running
Kevin Harvick
No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fusion
Times Laps
Year Fin St Car Laps Led Led Status
2003 9 16 29 70 Running
2004 3 5 29 70 2 10 Running
2006 20 18 29 15 Engine
2007 5 20 29 70 2 11 Running
2009 1 27 29 78 1 1 Running
2010 1 2 29 76 5 21 Running
2011 7 18 29 75 Running
2012 22 22 29 54 3 4 Accident
2013 1 17 29 75 3 37 Running
2014 5 6 4 75 2 6 Running
2015 11 8 4 75 1 1 Running
2016 25 22 4 22 Accident
2017 5 7 4 75 Running
Jimmie Johnson
No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Times Laps
Year Fin St Car Laps Led Led Status
2003 7 2 48 70 1 4 Running
2004 9 17 48 70 Running
2005 1 17 48 70 1 16 Running
2006 5 2 48 72 3 12 Running
2007 4 8 48 70 Running
2008 3 18 48 70 Running
2009 14 21 48 77 1 2 Accident
2010 13 16 48 76 Running
2011 4 23 48 75 2 7 Running
2012 14 18 48 74 1 1 Accident
2013 14 11 48 14 Accident
2014 17 18 48 28 Accident
2015 22 17 48 45 Accident
2016 22 1 48 43 Accident
2017 16 6 48 48 Accident
Erik Jones
No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry
This will be Erik Jones’ debut in the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona.
Kasey Kahne
No. 95 Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Times Laps
Year Fin St Car Laps Led Led Status
2005 9 13 9 70 Running
2006 18 5 9 35 Accident
2007 15 15 9 70 Running
2008 10 8 9 70 Running
2009 6 14 9 78 1 2 Running
2010 2 19 9 76 Running
2011 24 5 4 7 Engine
2012 13 19 5 79 Running
2013 7 3 5 75 Running
2015 23 2 5 45 Accident
2016 20 20 5 64 Accident
Matt Kenseth
Times Laps
Year Fin St Car Laps Led Led Status
2003 3 5 17 70 3 6 Running
2006 6 16 17 72 Running
2009 8 25 17 78 1 1 Running
2010 16 8 17 74 Accident
2011 13 19 17 74 Running
2012 21 23 17 54 Accident
2013 5 12 20 75 2 25 Running
2014 10 16 20 35 Accident
2015 1 16 20 75 4 21 Running
2016 12 13 20 79 Running
2017 11 15 20 75 Running
Brad Keselowski
No. 2 Team Penske Ford Fusion
Times Laps
Year Fin St Car Laps Led Led Status
2012 4 3 2 82 Running
2014 2 5 2 75 3 8 Running
2015 25 4 2 22 1 2 Accident
2016 9 2 2 79 6 26 Running
2017 6 1 2 75 2 18 Running
Kyle Larson
No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Times Laps
Year Fin St Car Laps Led Led Status
2015 5 25 42 75 Running
2016 4 4 42 79 Running
2017 14 11 42 61 Damage
Joey Logano
No. 22 Team Penske Ford Fusion
Times Laps
Year Fin St Car Laps Led Led Status
2009 28 19 20 3 Accident
2010 7 21 20 76 Running
2011 18 22 20 27 Accident
2012 18 10 20 54 1 1 Accident
2013 3 9 22 75 Running
2014 4 11 22 75 2 11 Running
2015 6 3 22 75 Running
2016 2 25 22 79 Running
2017 1 9 22 75 2 4 Running
Jamie McMurray
No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Times Laps
Year Fin St Car Laps Led Led Status
2004 17 3 42 69 2 8 Accident
2006 8 17 26 72 1 1 Running
2008 22 4 26 24 Accident
2009 2 15 26 78 4 16 Running
2010 3 9 1 76 2 2 Running
2011 2 14 1 75 Running
2012 16 4 1 73 5 11 Accident
2014 6 2 1 75 2 10 Running
2015 24 21 1 45 Accident
2016 14 24 1 78 1 14 Running
2017 10 3 1 75 Running
Ryan Newman
No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Times Laps
Year Fin St Car Laps Led Led Status
2002 15 8 42 70 Running
2003 4 15 12 70 Running
2004 16 16 12 69 1 4 Accident
2005 2 7 12 70 1 4 Running
2006 17 7 12 68 Accident
2007 20 9 12 46 Engine
2008 17 23 12 70 Running
2010 19 4 39 74 Accident
2011 3 8 39 75 3 18 Running
2012 7 13 39 82 Running
2014 8 17 31 75 Running
2015 12 12 31 75 Running
2016 19 5 31 69 Accident
Danica Patrick
No. 7 Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Times Laps
Year Fin St Car Laps Led Led Status
2014 16 12 10 35 Accident
2015 10 15 10 75 Running
2016 11 12 10 79 Running
2017 4 12 10 75 Running
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion
Times Laps
Year Fin St Car Laps Led Led Status
2014 15 3 17 35 Accident
2015 16 20 17 61 Accident
2016 6 11 17 79 Running
Martin Truex Jr.
No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota Camry
Times Laps
Year Fin St Car Laps Led Led Status
2008 21 9 1 47 Accident
2012 19 1 56 54 2 7 Accident
2013 9 6 56 75 1 2 Running
2015 2 10 78 75 4 29 Running
2016 13 7 78 78 Running
2017 15 5 78 60 Accident
The Advanced Auto Parts Clash At Daytona Tidbits
· The number of participants has ranged from a low of seven in 1981 to a high of 28 in 2009.
· Like last season, the starting
field for the 2018 Advanced Auto Parts Clash at Daytona will not be a
predetermined number of cars; rather, the field is limited to drivers
who meet more exclusive criteria. (20 drivers are eligible for this year’s event).
· Jeff Gordon has appeared in the most consecutive
Advanced Auto Parts Clash at Daytona races, competing in 22 consecutive
events from 1994-2015.
· Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in consecutive Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona starts with 15 (2003 – 2017).
· The top five drivers (all-time) with the most Advanced Auto Parts Clash at Daytona appearances: Mark Martin (24), Bill Elliott (23), Jeff Gordon (22), Ken Schrader (19) and Rusty Wallace (19).
· The top five active drivers with the most Advanced Auto Parts Clash at Daytona appearances: Jimmie Johnson (15), Kurt Busch (14), Kevin Harvick (13), Ryan Newman (13) and Denny Hamlin (12).
· There have been nine multiple winners in the Advanced Auto Parts Clash at Daytona:
o Dale Earnhardt won six events, most all-time (1980, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995).
o Dale Jarrett won in 1996, 2000 and 2004.
o Kevin Harvick won in 2009, 2010 and 2013.
o Tony Stewart won in 2001, 2002 and 2007.
o Denny Hamlin won in 2006, 2014 and 2016.
o Other multiple winners: Neil Bonnett (1983-1984), Ken Schrader, (1989-1990), Jeff Gordon (1994 and 1997), and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2003 and 2008).
· Bonnett, Schrader, Stewart and Harvick are the only drivers to win back-to-back Clash at Daytona races.
· No driver has won three consecutive Clash events.
· Buddy Baker (1979), Dale Earnhardt (1980), Jeff Gordon (1994), Dale Jarrett (1996) and Denny Hamlin (2006) all won the first Clash at Daytona in which they competed.
· Only six times in the 38-year history of the race has the winner gone on to win the Daytona 500:
Bobby Allison (1982)
Bill Elliott (1987)
Dale Jarrett (1996 and 2000)
Jeff Gordon (1997)
Denny Hamlin (2016)
· There have been four winners from the pole: Darrell Waltrip (1981), Bill Elliott (1987), Ken Schrader (1989) and Denny Hamlin (2014).
· Two drivers have swept the Clash at Daytona, Daytona 500 pole and Daytona 500 from 1979-2017: Dale Jarrett (2000) and Bill Elliott (1987)
· One driver has swept the Clash at Daytona, Daytona 500 and the Coke Zero 400 from 1979-2017: Bobby Allison (1982).
· Seven drivers have won the Clash at Daytona (1979-2017) and the championship in the same season. Dale Earnhardt is the only one to have accomplished it multiple times (four).
Tony Stewart (2002)
Jeff Gordon (1997)
Dale Earnhardt (1993, 1991, 1986 and 1980)
Darrell Waltrip (1981)
· Four drivers have won consecutive Clash at Daytona races (1979-2017). None went on to win that year’s Daytona 500.
Kevin Harvick (2009-10)
Tony Stewart (2000-01)
Ken Schrader (1990-91)
Neil Bonnett (1983-84)
· The format for The Clash at Daytona has changed 14 times since its inception into the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in 1979.
· Danica Patrick
is the only female driver who has competed in the Clash at Daytona
(1979 – 2017). Her best finish in the Clash is fourth last season.
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The Clash At Daytona Manufacturer Wins Recap
Manufacturer Victories Last Victory - Driver
Chevrolet 20 2013 – Kevin Harvick
Ford 8 2017 – Joey Logano
Toyota 4 2016 – Denny Hamlin
Buick 2 1982 – Bobby Allison
Oldsmobile 2 1980 – Dale Earnhardt
Pontiac 2 2002 – Tony Stewart
Dodge 1 2011 – Kurt Busch
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By the Numbers: The Advance Auto Parts Clash At Daytona
.013 – Margin of victory in seconds by Kyle Busch over Tony Stewart in 2012, the closest margin in the Clash at Daytona history
.058 – Margin of victory in seconds by Kurt Busch over Jamie McMurray in 2011, the second closest margin in the Clash at Daytona history
.08 – Margin of victory in seconds by Dale Earnhardt over Sterling Marlin in 1995, the third closest margin of victory in the Clash at Daytona history
1 – Laps led by Rusty Wallace (1998), Neil Bonnett (1983-84), Dale Earnhardt (1980), Dale Jarrett (2000 and 2004) and Kevin Harvick (2009) in the Clash at Daytona races they won
2.75 – Average finish by Dale Earnhardt, best by any driver with multiple starts
4 – Number of drivers to win the Clash at Daytona from the pole position – Darrell Waltrip (1981), Bill Elliott (1987), Ken Schrader (1989) and Denny Hamlin (2014).
5 – Drivers who have won the event in their first appearance (Buddy Baker, 1979; Dale Earnhardt, 1980; Jeff Gordon, 1994; Dale Jarrett, 1996; Denny Hamlin, 2006)
6 – Number of the Clash at Daytona wins by Dale Earnhardt, the series leader (1980, 86, 88, 91, 93, 95)
7 – Number of fewest starters in the field for the Clash at Daytona (1981)
11 – Number of starts before winning, most since race began in 1979 (Rusty Wallace and Mark Martin)
14 – Number of different leaders in the 2009 event, most since race began in 1979
20 – Number of wins by Chevrolet in the Clash at Daytona, leads all manufacturers
22 – Most consecutive starts in the Clash at Daytona by a driver - Jeff Gordon (1994-2015).
27 – Kevin Harvick’s starting position in 2009, the lowest by a race winner in the event’s history
28 – Number of lead changes in the 2011 event, highest number since race began in 1979
44 – Laps led by Greg Biffle in 2005, the most by a driver who did not win the event
47 – Laps led by Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2008, the most in a single Clash at Daytona.
197.802 mph – The fastest average speed of the race for the Clash at Daytona was in 1987 won by Bill Elliott.
Breakdown of Clash at Daytona Winners:
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1979
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Buddy Baker
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1999
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Mark Martin
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1980
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Dale Earnhardt
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2000
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Dale Jarrett
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1981
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Darrell Waltrip
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2001
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Tony Stewart
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1982
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Bobby Allison
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2002
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Tony Stewart
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1983
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Neil Bonnett
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2003
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Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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1984
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Neil Bonnett
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2004
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Dale Jarrett
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1985
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Terry Labonte
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2005
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Jimmie Johnson
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1986
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Dale Earnhardt
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2006
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Denny Hamlin
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1987
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Bill Elliott
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2007
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Tony Stewart
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1988
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Dale Earnhardt
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2008
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Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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1989
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Ken Schrader
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2009
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Kevin Harvick
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1990
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Ken Schrader
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2010
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Kevin Harvick
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1991
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Dale Earnhardt
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2011
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Kurt Busch
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1992
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Geoff Bodine
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2012
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Kyle Busch
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1993
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Dale Earnhardt
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2013
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Kevin Harvick
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1994
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Jeff Gordon
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2014
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Denny Hamlin
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1995
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Dale Earnhardt
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2015
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Matt Kenseth
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1996
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Dale Jarrett
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2016
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Denny Hamlin
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1997
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Jeff Gordon
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2017
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Joey Logano
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1998
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Rusty Wallace
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