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Cadillac DPi Clash

The race-winning DPi of Dane Cameron
Country	United States
Inaugural season	2020
Current champions	Whelen Engineering Racing
Drivers' champion	Dane Cameron
Constructors' champion	Dallara
Makes' champion	Cadillac

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

Entry list

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

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

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

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

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	Whelen Engineering Racing	Dane Cameron	41	1:00:13.115	22
2	8	05	Mustang Sampling Racing	Christian Fittipaldi	41	+2.753	0
3	4	10	Wayne Taylor Racing	Renger van der Zande	41	+7.545	1
4	9	1	Wayne Taylor Racing	Jordan Taylor	41	+16.487	0
5	3	16	Michael Shank Racing	A. J. Allmendinger	41	+27.904	18
6	6	4	Pratt & Miller	Oliver Gavin	41	+1:01.585	0
7	11	85	JDC-Miller Motorsports	Tristan Vautier	41	+1:02.289	0
8	2	50	Juncos Racing	Will Owen	40	+1 lap	0
9	12	84	JDC-Miller Motorsports	Simon Trummer	40	+1 lap	0
10	10	90	Spirit of Daytona Racing	Matt McMurry	38	+3 laps	0
11	5	5	Mustang Sampling Racing	Filipe Albuquerque	11	Gearbox	0
12	7	22	Team Penske	Simon Pagenaud	1	Suspension	0