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Second Edition Of Busch Light Clash At The Coliseum Different But Still Good

Day of the 2023 Busch Light Clash At The Coliseum pre-activity track walk shot of the GEICO RESTART ZONE towards the iconic peristyle end of the Los Angeles Coliseum. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2023)
 
 
Second Edition Of Busch Light Clash At The Coliseum Different But Still Good
 
Almost nothing can ever match up to a first time experience of anything. A meaningful kiss, a campout in nature of a city kid, friendship with someone completely different than yourself, the achievement of a long and cherished goal that was months or even years in the study and making. 

LA Coliseum Hosts First 2022 Chariot Race

Trackside View of the LA Coliseum prior to the Busch Light CLASH.  Image Credit: 2022 Brandon O'Brien / Motor Driven Images

LA Coliseum Hosts First 2022 Chariot Race
Words and Images By:  Brandon O'Brien, unless otherwise stated

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum has a long and varied past.  Conceived as a hallmark of civic pride as a memorial to Los Angeles veterans of World War I it was completed in 1923.  It will be the first stadium to have hosted the Summer Olympics three times when it hosts the 2028 Summer Games.  The stadium previously hosted the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1984. 

Busch Light Clash At The Coliseum Groundbreaking Ceremony

Shovels full of fill & aggregate base material officially begin the transformation of the floor of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to a quarter mile paved short track that will pay host to Next Gen NASCAR stock cars boasting 670 HP. Pictured with shovels from left to right: Dave Allen - Auto Club Speedway, Kevin Daly - Coliseum Assistant General Manager, Ben Kennedy - NASCAR Sr. VP of Strategy and Innovation, and Michael Waltrip - Analyst for FOX Sports and 2-time Daytona 500 winner.   Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (2021)
 
Busch Light Clash At The Coliseum Groundbreaking Ceremony
 
As construction begins on the quarter-mile, asphalt track for the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum, NASCAR and Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum executives, racing event staff from Auto Club Speedway, and FOX Sports personality/2-time Daytona 500 Winner Michael Waltrip conducted a groundbreaking ceremony and were available for one-on-one interviews. 

IMS Triple-Header & IMSA Daytona Has Team Penske’s Attention July 4th Weekend

Tee shirt graphic from the first ever triple header race weekend held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The weekend features races by three racing series and two different sanctioning bodies - NTT INDYCAR & NASCAR. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks via IMS Store screengrab (2020)

IMS Triple-Header & IMSA Daytona Has Team Penske's Attention July 4th Weekend

After an extended interruption off-season, Motorsports and Motor Culture gets a boost over the 2020 July 4th Independence Day celebration weekend - sans fans, in the stands.


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