Budweiser Shootout
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The Budweiser Shootout is an annual NASCAR Nextel Cup Series event held at Daytona International Speedway in February, the week before the Daytona 500. It began as the Busch Clash and was a fifty-mile (twenty lap) "shootout". In its current format, it is made up of 2 segments: First a short 20-lap segment, followed by a 50-lap segment in which each car must make a green flag pit stop. The race, like the Nextel All-Star Challenge held at Lowe's Motor Speedway in May, carries no points for the winner but rather a large purse, circumstances which are supposed to encourage an all-out driving style not seen in regular-season races, where one serious mistake can largely ruin a season. However, due to the smaller fields, huge accidents normally seen in the Daytona 500 are uncommon.
See also: List of current NASCAR races
Past Winners
| Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Jimmie Johnson | |
| 2004 | Dale Jarrett | |
| 2003 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | |
| 2002 | Tony Stewart | |
| 2001 | Tony Stewart | |
| 2000 | Dale Jarrett | |
| 1999 | Mark Martin | |
| 1998 | Rusty Wallace | |
| 1997 | Jeff Gordon | |
| 1996 | Dale Jarrett | |
| 1995 | Dale Earnhardt | |
| 1994 | Jeff Gordon | |
| 1993 | Dale Earnhardt | |
| 1992 | Geoffrey Bodine | |
| 1991 | Dale Earnhardt | |
| 1990 | Ken Schrader | |
| 1989 | Ken Schrader | |
| 1988 | Dale Earnhardt | |
| 1987 | Bill Elliott | |
| 1986 | Dale Earnhardt | |
| 1985 | Terry Labonte | |
| 1984 | Neil Bonnett | |
| 1983 | Neil Bonnett | |
| 1982 | Bobby Allison | |
| 1981 | Darrell Waltrip | |
| 1980 | Dale Earnhardt | |
| 1979 | Buddy Baker |
| Preceded by: Ford 400 (previous season) | Current NASCAR Races | Followed by: Gatorade Duel |