Although I've never been a Harvick fan and believe he's a gas bag that talks much bigger and badder than he really is (see Juan Pablo Montoya and Ricky Rudd) I tend to agree with him on the elimination of the Busch Clash. The original premise of the race was very good. Pole winners only from the previous season were eligible for the Clash.
What the Clash has morphed into is primarily the result of arnhead. How can that be, you ask? Ol' arnhead wasn't all that good of a qualifier. He missed getting a pole a year or two. Anheuser Busch and NASCAR wanted ol' arnhead in the Clash no matter what so they adopted a provision that allowed for previous winners of the Clash to be eligible without the benefit of winning a pole the previous season. That was the beginning of the downfall of the Clash. From there the Clash has turned into as big of a joke as IROC was in it's waning years, which was a pretty big joke.
I'm with gasbag Harvick on this one. Let's say "buh bye" to the Clash.
What the Clash has morphed into is primarily the result of arnhead. How can that be, you ask? Ol' arnhead wasn't all that good of a qualifier. He missed getting a pole a year or two. Anheuser Busch and NASCAR wanted ol' arnhead in the Clash no matter what so they adopted a provision that allowed for previous winners of the Clash to be eligible without the benefit of winning a pole the previous season. That was the beginning of the downfall of the Clash. From there the Clash has turned into as big of a joke as IROC was in it's waning years, which was a pretty big joke.
I'm with gasbag Harvick on this one. Let's say "buh bye" to the Clash.

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