The next NASCAR Clash is the Wheatley Vodka Clash at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, February 13, 2027, according to NASCAR’s 2027 Cup Series schedule. Ryan Preece won the last one, the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, after heavy snow had postponed the race twice.
The next Clash
- Race: Wheatley Vodka Clash, the first event on the 2027 Cup Series schedule
- Date: Saturday, February 13, 2027
- Track: Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida, a 2.5-mile asphalt superspeedway banked 31 degrees in the turns and 18 on the tri-oval
- Same week: both Duel qualifying races on Thursday, February 18, and the Daytona 500 on Sunday, February 21, 2027
The move takes the Clash off the quarter-mile at Bowman Gray, where it ran in 2025 and 2026, and puts it on the same track as the Daytona 500 eight days later. That changes what the race rewards. The 2026 Clash at Bowman Gray ran 200 laps for 50.6 miles, a short-track race where contact decided track position. Daytona is a drafting track, and a pack race can be reordered by one wreck on the last lap.
How the last two Clashes finished
| Finish | Bowman Gray, Feb. 2, 2025 | Bowman Gray, Feb. 4, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chase Elliott | Ryan Preece |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | William Byron |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | Ryan Blaney |
| 4 | Joey Logano | Daniel Suarez |
| 5 | Bubba Wallace | Denny Hamlin |
Blaney and Hamlin finished in the top five both years. Nobody else did.
Preece started 18th in 2026, took the lead on Lap 156 and led the last 45 laps, then beat Byron to the line by 1.752 seconds. The race ran on wet-weather tires after a wintry mix fell during the break at Lap 100, and it set a Clash record with 17 cautions. Kyle Larson won the pole and led a race-high 67 laps, then finished 16th after the switch to wet tires. NASCAR’s own recap counts Preece as the ninth straight different winner of the Clash.
Betting the Clash
No price on the 2027 Clash is quoted here. As of September 25, 2026, we have no market for it that we can source and date.
When the board goes up, read each price as a chance. A driver at +650 is priced at 13.3%, one at +1200 at 7.7% and one at +3000 at 3.2%. The last nine Clashes have had nine different winners, so a short price on a favorite buys less than it looks. A bet is worth making only when you rate a driver’s chance higher than the price does, and a top-five or head-to-head market lets you back a driver who runs at the front without needing him to lead the last lap.
In 2026 the Clash was a non-points exhibition. What it does show is who has speed at Daytona before the 500: the same cars go back to the same track eight days later. Our Daytona 500 odds page takes it from there.
Our NASCAR picks this week cover each race as it comes, and the NASCAR blog has the rest of the season. NASCAR track types explained compares superspeedways with short tracks like Bowman Gray. For paid race picks, compare the best NASCAR handicappers and read our handicapper site reviews first, and our sportsbook reviews before you open an account.