Because it is still a restrictor plate race. Knowing how to use the draft is necessary for success at plate tracks.
Jeff Gordon did race in the 2012 Budweiser Shootout. He was involved in an accident and finished 15th.
The Sprint Unlimited, formerly known as the Budweiser Shootout, was held on February 16, 2013. The race was won by Kevin Harvick.
On February 7, 2009, Kevin Harvick won the Budweiser Shootout.
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Dale Earheart Jr. in the number 88 car.
February 18, 2012 - Budweiser Shootout (first non-points race)February 24, 2012 - NextEra Energy Resources 250 (first Truck Series race)February 25, 2012 - DRIVE4COPD 300 (first Nationwide Series race)February 27, 2012 - Daytona 500 (first Cup Series race)
Yes. It is on February 6, 2010.
Budweiser uses a parade/hitch type of Clydesdale which is taller, leggier and lighter built than a true draft type Clydesdale.
WGL Million Dollar Shootout - 2007 Skills Challenge and Player Draft 1-1 was released on: USA: 7 October 2007
No money and no points, but the pole winner receives several things:The driver starts the race on the inside of Row 1.The crew chief gets first choice of pit stalls.The car gets to run in the Sprint Unlimited, the first race of the season which is an all-star race for pole winners. (This was first called the Busch Clash, then the Budweiser Shootout.)
Yes. On June 15, 2008, at Michigan International Speedway, Dale Jr. won his only Cup Series race with Hendrick Motorsports. He also won the Budweiser Shootout and one of the Gatorade Duels in 2008.
The 2011 Nascar season began with the Budweiser Shootout, which was held on Saturday, February 12th. The Daytona 500 was on February 20th.