NASCAR lineup for Clash at the Coliseum: Starting order, pole for 2023 exhibition race in L.A.

NASCAR is back after a three-month break, as drivers and teams gear up for the 2023 season with the Clash at the Coliseum Sunday in Los Angeles. 

The annual exhibition race, now in its second year in California after decades at Daytona, serves to whet the appetite of race fans ahead of the traditional season opener in two weeks. 

The Clash features a unique format with multiple heats leading up to the main event Sunday night. Here's how they'll line up as Joey Logano looks to defend his crown from 2022. 

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Here's what you need to know about qualifying for the NASCAR Clash at the Coliseum on Sunday, including the starting lineups for the heats and the main race.

Clash at the Coliseum 2023: Format, lineups for heat races

The Busch Clash main race is scheduled for 150 laps, with a caution scheduled after Lap 75. Only green-flag laps will count. Twenty-seven drivers will compete in the race following Sunday's heats. Thirty-six drivers, representing all the charter teams in the NASCAR Cup Series, were on the entry list.

Here's how the drivers will line up for each of the four heat races, which will help to set the starting order for the main race: 

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Clash at the Coliseum 2023 lineup, starting order 

The starting lineup for Sunday night's main event will be mostly determined by the results in the qualifying heats.

The winners of Heats 1, 2, 3 and 4 will earn the first four spots in the lineup, the runners-up in each heat will earn the next four slots, and so on down to fifth place in each heat, for 20 spots. After that will come Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) races to set the next six spots. The 27th spot will go to the non-qualifying driver who had the most points in 2022 season.