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NASCAR The Clash returns to Daytona
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NASCAR announced confirmed that its the exhibition event, The Clash, Clash will move back to the 2.5‑mile oval at Daytona International Speedway oval for the 2027 Cup Series season opener on Saturday night, February 13, ending a six‑year period at alternate venues such as 13. The race, now titled the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Bowman Gray Stadium and Wheatley Vodka Clash under a 2021 road‑course layout. The race multi‑year naming partnership, will kick off Speedweeks and precede the 69th Daytona 500. The 2027 event will be rebranded the Wheatley Vodka Clash under a new multi‑year partnership naming Wheatley American Vodka the Official Vodka of NASCAR. Speedway President Frank Kelleher highlighted called the sponsorship as an added draw to an already high‑profile week, event a “special treat” and highlighted its primetime slot, which avoids conflict with the Super Bowl and will showcase NASCAR’s new superspeedway aero package. The 2027 Speedweeks schedule also includes opening races for the ARCA Menards Series, NASCAR the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and NASCAR the Craftsman Truck Series. In parallel, NASCAR released its 2027 superspeedway calendar, adding two race weekends at Talladega Superspeedway in April and October, featuring Cup, Truck and ARCA events. Teams have begun preparing superspeedway cars, and past winner Erik Jones expressed enthusiasm for the return to the oval.
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