Contested over 75 laps, it was the first exhibition race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

The 2018 Clash at Daytona will not be a predetermined number of cars; rather, the field is limited to drivers who meet more exclusive criteria.

On lap 10, the field suddenly became double wide in front as Chase Elliott was able to pass Hamlin for the lead.

Jimmie Johnson was busted after driving through too many pit boxes and would restart at the tail end of the field.

His car picked up a big piece of debris that covered a third of his grille, but that didn't really affect him during the race.

This brought out the final caution and Keselowski was ahead of the wreck and drove on to his first Clash victory.

FS1 covered the race on the television side; Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Gordon handled the call in the booth for the race; Matt Yocum, Jamie Little and Vince Welch handled pit road for the television side.