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Cadillac DPi Clash
The race-winning DPi of Dane Cameron
CountryUnited States
Inaugural season2020
Current championsWhelen Engineering Racing
Drivers' championDane Cameron
Constructors' championDallara
Makes' championCadillac
Daytona International Speedway, the track on which the race took place

The 2020 Cadillac DPi Clash was a fictional sports car race held at the Daytona International Speedway combined road course in Daytona Beach, Florida on July 22nd, 2020. The race was held over the course of one hour, and run using only Cadillac DPi-V.R entries which had previously completed a race in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The race was won by Dane Cameron in the #31 Whelen Engineering Racing entry, overtaking A. J. Allmendinger on the final lap after he ran out of fuel.

Background[edit]

Entry list[edit]

The entry list included 12 entries from nine different teams, with Mustang Sampling Racing, Wayne Taylor Racing, and JDC-Miller Motorsports entering two cars into the race. Several drivers, including Oliver Gavin, A. J. Allmendinger, and Simon Pagenaud, entered without having previously competed in a Cadillac DPi entry in official competition.

Qualifying[edit]

Qualifying was commenced through a random drawing of lots, with no entry being seeded. Dane Cameron was awarded the pole, while Will Owen drew second place. A. J. Allmendinger and Renger van der Zande drew third and fourth place, respectively. The two JDC cars, after failing inspection twice, weren't included in the qualifying draw and had to start at the rear of the field.

Qualifying results[edit]

Pole position is indicated in bold.

Pos. No. Entry Driver Time
1 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Dane Cameron
2 50 Juncos Racing Will Owen
3 16 Michael Shank Racing A. J. Allmendinger
4 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Renger van der Zande
5 5 Mustang Sampling Racing Filipe Albuquerque
6 4 Pratt & Miller Oliver Gavin
7 22 Team Penske Simon Pagenaud
8 05 Mustang Sampling Racing Christian Fittipaldi
9 1 Wayne Taylor Racing Jordan Taylor
10 90 Spirit of Daytona Racing Matt McMurry
11 85 JDC-Miller Motorsports Tristan Vautier
12 84 JDC-Miller Motorsports Simon Trummer

Race report[edit]

The green flag dropped at 11:00 AM eastern time, with Dane Cameron jumping out front early. A collision between Simon Pagenaud and Filipe Albuquerque in turn one caused the former to head to the garage with severe suspension damage. Albuquerque would retire just over a quarter of an hour into the race with gearbox issues unrelated to the accident. Allmendinger took the lead with just under 40 minutes to go after opting for a one-stop strategy as opposed to the rest of the field. Cameron retook the lead around the half hour mark, but relinquished it again during his second stop. Oliver Gavin, who had been running third, suffered a cut right-front tire and fell back to eighth with around fifteen minutes remaining. Allmendinger held the lead until the final lap, when, coming around turn four, he ran out of fuel, falling back to finish fifth.

Results[edit]

A. J. Allmendinger led 18 of 41 laps, finishing fifth.

All entrants utilized the Cadillac DPi-V.R chassis paired with a Cadillac 5.5 L V8 engine.

Pos Grid No. Team / Entrant Driver Laps Time/Retired Led
1 1 31 United States Whelen Engineering Racing United States Dane Cameron 41 1:00:13.115 22
2 8 05 United States Mustang Sampling Racing Brazil Christian Fittipaldi 41 +2.753 0
3 4 10 United States Wayne Taylor Racing Netherlands Renger van der Zande 41 +7.545 1
4 9 1 United States Wayne Taylor Racing United States Jordan Taylor 41 +16.487 0
5 3 16 United States Michael Shank Racing United States A. J. Allmendinger 41 +27.904 18
6 6 4 United States Pratt & Miller United Kingdom Oliver Gavin 41 +1:01.585 0
7 11 85 United States JDC-Miller Motorsports France Tristan Vautier 41 +1:02.289 0
8 2 50 United States Juncos Racing United States Will Owen 40 +1 lap 0
9 12 84 United States JDC-Miller Motorsports Switzerland Simon Trummer 40 +1 lap 0
10 10 90 United States Spirit of Daytona Racing United States Matt McMurry 38 +3 laps 0
11 5 5 United States Mustang Sampling Racing Portugal Filipe Albuquerque 11 Gearbox 0
12 7 22 United States Team Penske France Simon Pagenaud 1 Suspension 0