Rain forces postponement of Daytona Clash to Sunday
February 18, 2017
By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Persistent rain on Saturday night forced postponement of the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona.
The
race has been rescheduled for Sunday morning, with green flag at 11:35
a.m., broadcast on FS1. The Clash will precede Monster Energy NASCAR Cup
Series qualifying for the
Daytona 500, which will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday at Daytona
International Speedway.
With
starting positions drawn by lot, Brad Keselowski will lead the field to
the green flag in the Clash. Denny Hamlin, the defending winner of the
exhibition race that signals
the start of the NASCAR season, will start on the outside of the front
row.
Hamlin is seeking to become the first back-to-back winner of the event since Kevin Harvick in 2009-2010.
The
17-driver field includes Coors Light Pole Award winners from the
previous season, playoff drivers from the previous season, former Clash
winners and former Daytona 500 pole
winners who competed full-time in 2016.
Sunoco
rookie Daniel Suarez was added to the field after Carl Edwards
unexpectedly stepped away from NASCAR racing in early January. Because
Joe Gibbs Racing’s preparation of
Edwards’ cars was at an advanced stage when Edwards announced his
departure from the No. 19 Toyota, Suarez was allowed to compete in the
Clash as his successor.
Edwards led the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series with six poles in 2016.
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