The Budweiser Shootout is an annual NASCARNextel Cup Series event held at Daytona International Speedway in February, the week before the Daytona 500. It began as the Busch Clash and was a fifty-mile (twenty lap) "shootout". In its current format, it is made up of 2 segments: First a short 20-lap segment, followed by a 50-lap segment in which each car must make a green flag pit stop. The race, like the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge held at Lowe's Motor Speedway in May, carries no points for the winner but rather a large purse, circumstances which are supposed to encourage an all-out driving style not seen in regular-season races, where one serious mistake can largely ruin a season.
It began as the BuschClash and was a fifty-mile "all-out sprint." In its current format, it is made up of two segments: a short 20-lap segment, followed by a ten-minute intermission.
The BuschClash was held Saturday, and qualifying was held Sunday.
In 2005, Kyle Busch won the pole position for the spring race at Fontana, but had to sport a special decal without the Budweiser brand because he was only 19 years old.
The exhibition BuschClash race, for drivers who have won a pole position in the previous season or have won the event before, was held on February 11 at Daytona International Speedway.
The Busch 500 was held August 25, 1990 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
1989Busch Series champion Rob Moroso had a top-ten finish and qualified for every race, but he was killed in a car crash before the end of the year and was awarded the top rookie award posthumously.
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