Should NASCAR move the Clash at the Coliseum back to Daytona? Should it stay in LA? Vote!
Well, that was certainly eventful.
The Clash at the Coliseum moved up a full day per an afternoon decision from NASCAR. That's right, if you nodded off after a big lunch, you likely missed the whole thing and never knew.
As for the race, well, it looked a lot like the first two Clashes in Los Angeles, full of beating, banging and post-race tempers. We may have a few budding feuds already this season in Joey Logano vs. Ty Gibbs, Ross Chastain vs. Tyler Reddick and Michael McDowell vs. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. just to name a few.
The race was also notable for being Kevin Harvick's first broadcast in the Fox booth as a full-time member of the team. Oh yeah, and Denny Hamlin won and is still better than your favorite driver.
KEVIN HARVICK: 'Happy' talks broadcasting, IROC, Rolex and which NASCAR driver would win a fight?
CHASE ELLIOTT AT NEW SMYRNA: William Clyde in the Clyde Hart? Yep. Chase Elliott will race at New Smyrna on Feb. 13.
If you like closed-quarters, mosh-pit, free-for-all chaos, then you likely enjoyed yesterday's race, assuming you got word in time to have your TV set to FS1 by 8 p.m. last night. But, as always with NASCAR, there were plenty of detractors.
The event was held at Daytona International Speedway every year from 1979-2021 as part of Speedweeks. But for the last three years, Los Angeles has been the preseason kick-off's home.
So, for the first time in 2024, we come to you. Where should the Clash be held in 2025? You tell us!
An exchange of words after the race. pic.twitter.com/Gt3AFy0EER
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) February 4, 2024
Should it come back to Daytona? Should it stay in LA? Should it rotate between current NASCAR tracks? Or maybe, a quarter-mile track could be set up in other famous stadiums around the country.
Or maybe you have a different idea altogether. In that case, as always, please email your suggestions to rpritt@gannett.com and we will run a few of our favorites with next week's poll. You may vote up to once per hour until the poll closes next Sunday.
NASCAR Clash results 2024
Denny Hamlin
Kyle Busch
Ryan Blaney
Joey Logano
Kyle Larson
Alex Bowman
Chase Briscoe
Brad Keselowski
Martin Truex Jr.
William Byron
Ryan Preece
Bubba Wallace -1
John Hunter Nemechek -1
Tyler Reddick -1
Ross Chastain -1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -1
Corey LaJoie -1
Ty Gibbs -1
Michael McDowell -2
Noah Gragson -4
Justin Haley -16
Chase Elliott -74
Todd Gilliland -83
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Has the NASCAR Clash at the Coliseum gone stale? Where should it go?