Martin Truex Jr. outran Austin Dillon and Kyle Busch to win NASCAR's season-opening Busch Light Clash at the L.A. Coliseum exhibition race.
Truex, who contemplated retirement in last year’s winless season, put Joe Gibbs Racing in victory lane to start 2023 after a horrible close to last year. Coy Gibbs, who essentially ran his father’s race team, passed away in his sleep the night before the November season finale. Coy Gibbs’ death came just hours after his son, Ty, won NASCAR’s second-tier Xfinity Series championship.
Alex Bowman and Kyle Larson went fourth and fifth for Hendrick Motorsports, and Tyler Reddick was sixth in his debut for 23XI. Bubba Wallace was dominant early for 23XI but spun late by Dillon and then banged into Dillon after to show his displeasure. He finished 22nd after leading 40 laps.The format of the exhibition Clash included heat races and a pair of 50-lap “last chance qualifiers” to help drivers make the 27-car field.
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