Report: Clash to Return to Daytona Oval on Feb. 13, 2027

The change signals a move back toward the race’s traditional role as the kickoff for Speedweeks.

Overview

The Athletic reported that the exhibition Clash will be held at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 13, 2027, placing it eight days before the track’s listed Feb. 21 Daytona 500.
NASCAR has not released the full 2027 Cup Series schedule so the date comes from reporting rather than an official league announcement.
The Clash ran at Daytona from 1979 to 2010 as an unofficial start to the Cup season before NASCAR began moving the event to nontraditional venues starting in 2021.
Recent experiments included the Daytona road course the Los Angeles Coliseum and Bowman Gray Stadium and the 2026 Bowman Gray race was delayed by a winter storm, showing weather and logistics can disrupt early-season planning.
If confirmed the move would reunite the Clash with the traditional Speedweeks timeline and could affect team preparation and fan travel plans for the days leading into the Daytona 500.