Lucky Dog Racing: Lucky Dog Clash Race

February 4, 2024

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Congratulations To Jay Smogolski, the 2024 Busch Light Clash at the LA Coliseum Winner!

Although the Lucky Dog Clash at Daytona is a non-points exhibition event it is the only other race that members must qualify for besides the All-Star race. The winning driver gets a certain prestige by becoming the first winner of the season and also receives a nice trophy on their page. In addition the winner also receives a free entry to the first segment of the money pit. Everyone wants to give their season a nice kick start before the Daytona 500 so this race is very important.

The process to qualify for the Lucky Dog Clash at Daytona, formerly called the Unlimited and Budweiser Shootout has changed in Lucky Dog Racing over the years. The first race was held in 2005 and only served as a pre-season race for everyone in the league. That format would hold until the 2009 season when members had to pick at least 5 polesitters in the season to make the race. In 2010 the pole count was increased to 7 to trim the field a bit. That season NASCAR changed their qualifying method and Lucky Dog Racing followed suit for the 2011 and 2012 season. In the 2013 season, picking polesitters returned and were raised to 9 to get into the Clash. In 2019, the amount of poles were increased to 10. In 2020 COVID-19 hit and qualifying for races was scrubbed. The process switched to NASCAR's qualification method. In 2022, The Clash moved to the Los Angeles Coliseum.

How To Qualify for the 2024 Lucky Dog Busch Light Clash

This season there is no qualification method. All drivers that are racing in the 2024 season will be able to participate. Race scoring will be held the same way as normal but there will be 3 points awarded to each driver that wins a heat race.

Past Lucky Dog Clash/Unlimited/Budweiser Shootout Results

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17 Feb 2004