Ray Trimble again? Yeah. Ray Trimble again. Nobody has owned the Clash like the Auburn veteran, who has muscled his way to three Late Model wins and refused to hand any of them back. When Trimble rolls off the trailer, everybody else is basically racing for second.
They call him the Diamond Springs Dynamite, and at the Clash he has been flat unbeatable. Three Pure Stock wins across three straight runnings, and in 2022 he made it look easy, leading from the pole by a full straightaway. Getting past Jinkerson is the hardest job in the Pure Stocks.
If you want to beat Nick Baldwin, you had better keep him in sight, because he is never out of it. Three Pure Stock wins, and the man has a habit of showing up late and leaving first. In 2018 he stole it on the final restart. Steady, fast, and always there when the money is on the line.
Here is one nobody else can say. Tyler Lightfoot has won the Clash in both classes. He took the Late Models in 2018, then came back and grabbed his first Pure Stock win in 2025, the only driver to ever pull that off. Whatever he straps into, he knows how to get it to the front.
Somebody had to win the very first one, and it was Ryan McDaniel. He almost stayed home that night, then rebuilt his motor at the last minute because there was money on the line and a race to run for Bryan. He took the lead early and never looked back. First name in the book, and it will always be his.
When Bobby Hogge shows up, the rest of the field already knows the deal. The California icon rolled into the 2021 Clash, went to work on the Late Models, and left with the $2,500 top prize. Big money, big name, and a win that was never really in doubt.
Anthony Slaney does not just win the Clash, he keeps winning it. Back-to-back Late Model titles in 2024 and 2025, both times charging around the high side and driving off from the field. The newest name to make this race a habit, and he is not done yet.
Dan Smith won the very first Pure Stock feature at the Clash back in 2016, part of a strong run that season. First man to put his name on the Pure Stock side of this race, and that is something nobody can ever take from him.
Orville Owens made his move when it counted. Running down the leader over the final laps of the 2017 Pure Stock feature, he took command late and would not be denied, tying for the most wins in the class that season. A closer, through and through.
Paul Guglielmoni brought his A-game to the 2023 Clash and held off everything the Late Model field threw at him. When the checkered flew, the Vacaville driver had the bonus money and the bragging rights. A hard-earned night up front.