 The race-winning DPi ofDane Cameron | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugural season | 2020 |
| Current champions | Whelen Engineering Racing |
| Drivers' champion | Dane Cameron |
| Constructors' champion | Dallara |
| Makes' champion | Cadillac |
The2020Cadillac DPi Clash was a fictionalsports car race held at theDaytona International Speedwaycombined road course inDaytona Beach, Florida on July 22nd, 2020. The race was held over the course of one hour, and run using onlyCadillac DPi-V.R entries which had previously completed a race in theWeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The race was won byDane Cameron in the #31Whelen Engineering Racing entry, overtakingA. J. Allmendinger on the final lap after he ran out of fuel.
The entry list included 12 entries from nine different teams, withMustang Sampling Racing,Wayne Taylor Racing, andJDC-Miller Motorsports entering two cars into the race. Several drivers, includingOliver Gavin,A. J. Allmendinger, andSimon Pagenaud, entered without having previously competed in a Cadillac DPi entry in official competition.
Qualifying was commenced through a random drawing of lots, with no entry being seeded.Dane Cameron was awarded the pole, whileWill Owen drew second place.A. J. Allmendinger andRenger 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.
Pole position is indicated inbold.
The green flag dropped at 11:00 AM eastern time, withDane Cameron jumping out front early. A collision betweenSimon Pagenaud andFilipe 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.
All entrants utilized theCadillac DPi-V.R chassis paired with aCadillac 5.5 LV8 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 |