The 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series preseason begins with the Advance Auto Parts Clash. Here’s how you can watch the race live, on TV and online.
Congratulations, NASCAR fans! The 2017 season is officially back on Saturday with the first preseason event of the year: the newly rebranded Advance Auto Parts Clash.
The Clash — previously known as the Sprint Unlimited — is the annual invitation-only race at Daytona International Speedway that begins Speedweeks and leads into the Daytona 500.
Though the event has a different name this year because of Sprint ending its sponsorship deal with NASCAR, the format is still the same. A total of 75 laps will be divided into two segments, with the first consisting of 25 laps and the second being the final 50 laps.
Just 17 cars are entered onto the Advance Auto Parts Clash starting grid. But many of the big names are there, including Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick, Kurt and Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Joey Logano and Danica Patrick. Cup series rookie Erik Jones is not scheduled to be in the Clash, but you never know. With the bad luck that befalls, Martin Truex Jr. maybe Jones will be on standby just in case.
Here’s how you can watch the Advance Auto Parts Clash live, on TV or via live stream:
Date: Saturday, Feb. 18
Start Time: 8 p.m. ET
Race: 2017 Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona
TV Channel: FOX Sports 1
Live Stream: Stream 1 | Stream 2
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The Advance Auto Parts Clash might be a preseason race, but it’s still got many of the names that fans will be excited to see. And it means NASCAR is back in action, so what’s not to love? Give it a watch this weekend as you’re counting down the days (and commercials) to this year’s Daytona 500.