Here's the roster:
#1 Ross Chastain - Sweetie
#2 Austin Cindric - Tuck
#3 Austin Dillon - Harold Humdinger
#4 Kevin Harvick - Zuma
#5 Kyle Larson - Ryder
#6 Brad Keselowski - Shade
#7 Corey Lajoie - Kitten Crew
#8 Kyle Busch - Rocky
#9 Chase Elliott - Chase
#10 Aric Almirola - Duke of Flappington
#11 Denny Hamlin - Marshall
#12 Ryan Blaney - Ella
#14 Chase Briscoe - The Cheetah
#16 AJ Allmendinger - Wildcat
#17 Chris Buescher - Rory
#19 Martin Truex Jr. - Liberty
#20 Christopher Bell - Skye
#21 Harrison Burton - Dwayne
#22 Joey Logano - Rubble
#23 Bubba Wallace - Claw
#24 William Bryon - Arrby
#31 Justin Haley - Leo
#34 Michael McDowell - Hubcap
#38 Todd Gilliand - Al
#41 Ryan Preece - Gasket
#42 Noah Gragson - Moby
#43 Erik Jones - Rex
#45 Tyler Reddick - Everest
#47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - Ladybrid
#48 Alex Bowman - Mayor Humdinger
#51 Cody Ware - Sid Squashbuckle
#54 Ty Gibbs - Coral
#77 Ty Dillon - Copycat
#99 Daniel Suarez - Tracker
Part-time rides
#13 Chandler Smith -
#15 ? -
#36 Zane Smith -
#50 Connor Daly -
#67 Travis Pastrana -
#78 BJ McLeod -
#84 Jimmie Johnson -
#91 ? -
Prologue: The Clash The start of the season was 2 weeks away. Everyone was waiting to race in Great American Race; the Daytona 500. But first, there was an exhibition race win up for grabs. The LA Clash at the Coliseum. A 0.25 mile track where a bump and run can mean a whole lot. Everyone had gotten in their cars to practice for the exhibition race. Everything was calm, until one car blew up in flames
Coral: "I smell something burning in the cockpit. AH! IT'S ON FIRE!
#54 Radio: Coral get out of the car now!
Coral jumped out of the car as she saw the inside of the car in flames.
"Dang it. Now I don't have a car for the race tomorrow." Coral whimpered in sadness
"It's ok Coral. We'll get the car fixed for you so you can race. However, it will take a while, so I don't think you'll be able to qualify, so you'll start last in Heat 4." I said comforting Coral
"Alright. By land or sea, you can count on me!" Coral said with confidence.
"I know I can!" I said
The #14 and #16 cars were the next to get into some action in practice.
"Get out of my way stupid cat." The Cheetah said putting the bumper to Wildcat
"What the hell is she doing?" Wildcat said as he got moved.
#16 Radio: Calm down Wild. It's not that important.
"I'm getting her back." Wildcat said with anger Going into turn 3, the motorcycle specialist put the bumper to the cheating racer. "
FUCK! He put me in the wall!" The Cheetah screamed on the radio
#14 Radio: "Yeah, it's bullshit. Right front is bent. We should be able to fix it for qualifying."
Back in the JGR hauler, Marshall, Liberty, Skye, and Coral were all talking with their team leader, FireBall.
"WOOHOO! I can't believe I was the fastest car on the track!" Liberty squealed with joy.
"I was also pretty fast, but great job Liberty!" Marshall said.
"I hope I get a good time for qualifying tonight." Skye said
"Good luck you guys." Coral said still a little down from the engine failure.
"Cheer up cus. You'll do great tomorrow!" Skye said patting a paw on Coral's shoulder
"Thanks cus!" Coral said giving a hug to Skye.
QUALIFYING
Qualifying came as a shocker as Leo, driver of the #31 Kaulig Chevrolet was the fastest overall. Rocky, Skye, and Arrby all got the pole for their respective Heat races.
#31 Radio: YOU GOT THAT LION STRENGTH LEO! Nice work!
"Thank you guys for a fast car! I promise to deliver tomorrow!" Leo said with excitement.
#8 Radio: "Rocky you're the man! P2 overall!" "YES! Let's go boys!" Rocky screamed on the radio.
#20 Radio: You're P3 girl! Great job!"
"YES! Thank you everyone!" Skye said on the radio.
#24 Radio: You're P1 for Heat 4 Arrby. Good job.
"Thank you sir! I won't let you down tomorrow!" Arrby said.
RACEDAY
The Heats and LCQ's were over and most of the main characters made the show, except for two felines for RFK racing .
"Sorry Shade. That's it." Rory said in sadness.
"It's ok Rory. We'll go to Daytona and show them how we roll." Shade said
As the race was getting ready to start, the Duke of Flappington would end up on the pole for winning Heat 1. Liberty, Marshall, and Arrby all won their respective Heat races and would start 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
#10 Radio: "Alright. Lead from start to finish Duke. Go win this."
"Thanks guys. Let's show these pesky pups who owns the short tracks." The Duke said with all the confidence in the world.
"Marshall, you know what to do. Be smart and be there at the end." I said on the radio "Thank you Matthew. I'll do my best and forget the rest!"
GREEN FLAG
Commentary: The Duke goes into turn 1 with ease. Marshall also gets a good restart and he's already ahead of Liberty into turn 3 and the Duke leads the first lap.
LAP 17/150 Leader: Duke of Flappington
Commentary: "Trouble turn 2! One car around it's the blue and green machine of Rex the Dino pup and we are under caution for the first time tonight.
#43 Radio: "Rex are you alright?"
"I can't keep the car straight. I think my left rear toe link is broken." Rex said worriedly.
"Park the car if you think that. Sorry about that Rex."
GREEN FLAG
Marshall was able to get to the inside of the Duke and take the lead of the race.
#11 Radio: Marshall, you are leading the Busch Light Clash!
"Let's go! First laps of 2023 leading!" Marshall said excitedly
"Marshall, it's Matthew. I know you're excited about being 1st, but stay focused. Still a lot of racing left." I said on the radio
"10-4. You're right. Stay focused." Marshall said determined to win
Meanwhile Marshall's teammate Liberty was in 2nd and right behind him.
#19 Radio: Liberty, I will allow you to race Marshall hard if you get to him. But keep it clean and don't take each other out
"You got it. I'll race my teammate with respect-" Liberty said as she got interrupted.
#19 Radio: "Three cars around turn 4." Commentary:
"Trouble turn 4! Ella gets turned! Tracker piles in with nowhere to go! Chase also gets a piece of it and Coral also piles in we are under caution.
LAP 24/150 Leader: Marshall
#12 Radio: "Ella are you ok?" "No! I'm not ok! Who turned me?" The female golden retriever asked.
"It might have been the #14 but she got help from the #5. It was a chain reaction."
"Was that my fault?" Ryder asked #5 Radio:
"Unfortunately Ryder, yes it was. Keep your head down and stay focused."
#99 Radio: "Tracker you good?" "¡Maldición! I had nowhere to go. I have minor damage." Tracker said on the radio
#9 Radio: "Major nose damage Chase."
"I DON'T CARE. LET ME CONTINUE." Chase barked on the radio.
#9 Radio: We are happy for you to continue.
LAP 43/150 Leader: Marshall
#11 Radio: "You're doing great Marshall. Keep it up."
"Thanks guys- OH SHIT. That scared me!" The Dally said as something caught his eye.
Commentary: "Trouble turn 2! The 16 of Wildcat has gone around and that'll put us under caution again."
#16 Radio: "You ok Wild?" "I lost it." Wildcat said.
GREEN FLAG Lap 44/150 Leader: Marshall
#23 Radio: "Come on Claw. Give the #11 room." "No, fuck that. I want the lead!" Claw shouted back
Commentary: "CLAW GIVES MARSHALL THE BUMPER. CLAW NOW LEADS THE CLASH."
#11 Radio/Matthew: "Oh my god. What an asshole."
"Yep. What a fucking teammate." Marshall said pissed off."
#11 Radio: Recover Marshall. We're down to P12. Still a long way to go.
LAP 74/150 Leader: Claw
Trouble back straightaway! One car around, it's the #11 of Marshall and once again, caution is out.
#11 Radio: "Oh my god. That's three times she's done that shit."
"Marshall, are- are you ok?" I asked.
All I heard on the radio were soft growls until Marshall let out an angry yell.
"FUCK SWEETIE! THAT BITCH HAS WRECKED ME EVERY CHANCE SHE GETS." Marshall cursed and shouted on the radio
"I know Marshall. She sucks." I said #1 Radio:
"Yeah uh, the #11 team is not happy with you right now."
"I don't give a fuck. He pinched me in the corner and I had nowhere to go. Bet the Dally is still pissed about the wall ride that knocked him out of the final 4! HAHAHAHA!" Sweetie cackled on the radio
BACKSTORY
Sweetie and Marshall aren't exactly the best of friends on the race track. This rivalry started in 2022 at Gateway when Sweetie overdrove the corner and put Marshall in the wall. Marshall shrugged it off, but Sweetie wrecked Marshall again at Atlanta and Marshall said enough is enough, so at Pocono 2 weeks later, Sweetie was leading the race with Marshall in 2nd and on a restart with 17 laps to go, Marshall put Sweetie in the wall, ending her race and Marshall would go on to win the race which pissed off the princess pup even more. But the rivalry wasn't even at its peak at that moment. In the penultimate race before the Championship 4, Sweetie and Marshall were battling for the final spot to get in. Marshall was in by 2 points coming to the white flag and Sweetie had no cars to pass. It looked like Marshall was going to join Chase, Skye, and Rubble in the Championship, but Sweetie did the unthinkable, going into turn 3 for the final time, she went full throttle, riding the wall, and finishing ahead of Marshall going from 10th to 5th and stealing the last spot in the championship. Sweetie cackled while this left Marshall absolutely devastated.
HALFTIME. Top 5.
1. Claw
2. Liberty
3. Harold Humdinger
4. Everest
5. Arrby
LAP 76/50 Leader: Claw
GREEN FLAG
A ton of cautions stopped the field from any racing at all and the pups were getting tired of it, and we had only ran 3 laps in the last 30 minutes
LAP 81/150 Commentary: Trouble back straightaway! One car around its the #34 of Hubcap! Marshall gets a piece of it! Coral also gets nailed in the outside wall!
#34 Radio: Hubcap are you good?
"Tell the JGR cars I'm gonna pay them back." Hubcap said with evil in his voice
#20 Radio: Skye are you ok?
"I did not turn Hubcap. I got doored by Marshall. What was he doing down there?" Skye said a little annoyed.
"Something doesn't feel right. I think a left toe link is broken! NO! NOT AGAIN! DAMN YOU MARSHALL! ARF ARF ARF YIP YIP YIP YIP YIP" (cussing in Mer-Pup language I don't want to repeat) Coral said.
The entire #54 team couldn't believe the loudness of the yips and barks on the radio. Even the spotter took off his headphones.
#54 Radio: "I'm sorry Coral. You deserved so much better tonight."
#11 Radio: "Congrats. You not only doored Skye, you took Coral out of the race Marshall."
"No, no. I'm sorry guys! I LET MY EMOTIONS GET THE BEST OF ME." Marshall said as he started crying
"Marshall it's fine. We'll talk after the race." I said.
Everyone was starting to get annoyed about the fact that we were hardly getting any green flag racing in.
"How the hell have only 3 laps been completed in the last half hour?" Skye said with a little anger in her tone
"Can we start counting caution laps please NASCAR?" Rubble pleaded.
"Whoever's idea was this must be really smart!" Moby said sarcastically
LAP 85/150 Leader: Claw Commentary: Trouble turn 4! 2 cars around.
It's Wildcat and Tuck and we are under caution.
"No words." Wildcat said.
"Stopped in time to miss it. Thank goodness." Tuck said with relief.
LAP 86/150 Leader: Claw
Commentary: Trouble turn 4! Rocky goes around and he might have had help from the #22 of Rubble.
"Come the fuck on Rubble! FUCK!" Rocky screamed on the radio.
"Tell Rocky I'm sorry. I slid up the track. Son of a bitch" Rubble said with guilt.
GREEN FLAG #41 Radio: "Gasket you know what to do." Gasket goes to the inside of Claw! The Ruff Ruff Pack is leading at the Coliseum!
"RUFF RUFF PACK! RUFF RUFF PACK! We are in business boys!" Gasket said in the radio.
#41 Radio: Hit your marks and run fast laps
LAP 107 /150 Leader: Gasket
Commentary: Trouble turn 4! Leo has spun and he had such high hopes for this race.
"NOOOOOOOOO! Was it the #45?!" Leo asked #
31 Radio: No the #45 got sent by the #14. It's the Cheetah so it makes sense.
"I did not wreck him. I got sent by the Cheetah." Everest said with a little anger.
#45 Radio: "You did nothing wrong there Everest. It's all good."
LAP 110/150 Leader: Gasket
Commentary: We got a spin in turn 4. It's the Cheetah and looked like she lost it on her own.
#14 Radio: "Before you get mad, no one hit you. You just suck."
"You're all fired." The Cheetah grumbled.
GREEN FLAG
LAP 126/150 Leader: Gasket
Commentary: Here comes Liberty to the inside of Gasket!
SHE CLEARS HER. LIBERTY LEADS THE CLASH!
#19 Radio: Great job Liberty. Run fast laps here.
"You got it." Liberty said.
"What the fuck?! Is there something wrong with the car?" Gasket said out of shock.
"It's an electrical issue. Not enough to retire, but you will have a reduce in performance. Sorry Gasket."
LAP 141/150 Leader: Liberty
Commentary: Claw and Harold Humdinger have been battling for multiple laps and this has been allowing Liberty to pull away.
"The #23 just put me in the wall!" Harold shouted on the radio.
Claw would do the same the next lap.
"HE DID IT AGAIN!" Harold shouted.
#3 Radio: "Do not take any of his shit, Harold."
LAP 143/150 Leader: Liberty
Claw moved Harold up the track to take back second place.
LAP 144/150 Leader: Liberty
Commentary: OH HAROLD SENT THE #23! CLAW IS IN THE WALL! AND THE CAUTION COMES BACK OUT AGAIN!"
#23 Radio: He just robbed us of a 2nd place finish.
"Me and him after the race. He is gonna pay." Claw said starting the car up.
Meanwhile, the racers were getting ready for a 7-lap shootout to determine the winner.
#19 Radio: "Liberty, you've been fast all day. Time to seal the deal"
#8 Radio: "Rocky I am so happy that you've been able to recover to 2nd place. No matter what happens, you should be very proud of yourself."
GREEN FLAG
Liberty got a monster restart and drove away.
It was the 2 RCR cars battling for 2nd.
#3 Radio "Come on. Don't rush it. You can get by him cleanly."
"I want this win guys." Harold said.
Harold got by Rocky for 2nd, but it wouldn't matter anyway.
Commentary: Liberty is taking the white flag!
#19 Radio: One more lap girl!
Commentary: After going winless last year, Liberty takes the checkered flag in the LA Clash! Harold Humdinger will finish in 2nd, and what a recovery from Rocky! He'll finish 3rd!
#19 Radio: "Checkered flag Liberty! Congratulations!"
"YES! YES! THANK YOU GUYS! Oh my God this feels so good! YES!" Liberty squealed on the radio
#3 Radio: And that's 2nd place Harold. I know you wanted the win but good drive man. "Thank you guys for the fast car." Harold said with a little disappointment
#8 Radio: "P3 Rocky! What a recovery! Great job!"
"WOOOOOO! Let's go boys! Thanks for a fast car all night!" Rocky exclaimed.
Liberty did burnouts at the start/finish line and then got out of her car to celebrate with the crowd.
Reporter: "Liberty! The girl who went winless last season kicks off the 2023 season with a win in Los Angeles. Liberty, how are you feeling right now?
"Oh this feels so great. Takes some of the pain from missing the playoffs last season. I gotta thank my team. They gave this fast car. Thank you fans for coming out here and watching us race!" Let's celebrate tonight!" Liberty said waving to the crowd.
2nd reporter: "And now I'm here with the RCR teammates Rocky and Harold Humdinger. Rocky great recovery, how do you feel fighting your way back up for a 3rd place finish?"
"Yeah we definitely could have won that race. Congrats to Liberty, my former teammate. We've always been on good terms. For us, we had a fast car all night. Still a little annoyed that Rubble wrecked us, but a P3, I will definitely take." Rocky said.
"Harold, how do you feel about P2, and what about the incident between you and Claw?" The reporter asked.
"Well, our 3 car definitely came to li-" Harold said as someone decked him in the face.
"YOU SON OF A BITCH!" Claw yelled at Harold. "You wanna wreck me?! HUH?!"
"YOU DAMN MUTT!" Harold yelled back trying to fight back
After about 30 seconds, crew members had Harold and Claw broken up.
"Bring that shit in 2 weeks. See what happens!" Harold yelled at Claw.
"UP YOURS DINGUS!" Claw barked.
THE NEXT DAY
There was a team meeting for the JGR drivers. And there were mixed feelings for the team considering they won the race, but the other 3 drivers had conflict.
"Thank you pups for coming." I said. "First off I want to congratulate Liberty for winning the race last night!"
"Thanks Matthew!" Liberty said.
"Next I wanna talk about what happened on lap 81. Marshall, can you explain what happened?" I said pressing a button to play a clip from a TV. The clip showed Marshall going 3 wide on Skye and sliding up the track.
"I divebombed Skye and I got into her and Coral got collected in the wreck because of me. Skye, Coral I'm sorry." Marshall said with a little sadness in his tone.
"It's ok Marshall. It's just an exhibition race." Skye said.
"I'm sorry too Marshall. I shouldn't have lost my temper like I did last night." Coral said knowing what she said on the radio.
"Wait, what?" Marshall said in confusion.
"What do you mean you lost your temper?" Skye said tilting her head.
"That's the other thing I wanted to show you guys." I said playing another video. The second video showed Coral yipping and barking on the radio.
"Uh cus, what did you say?" Skye asked with worry.
"Basically the translation is "Motherfucker! Son of a fucking bitch! FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK!" Coral explained.
Marshall couldn't help but laugh.
"Wait. You're not mad?" Coral asked.
"Of course not! You had every right to be mad at me Coral. I just can't believe how funny Mer-Pup language sounds when you're cussing. It's ok Coral."
Marshall said giving Coral a hug.
"Thanks Marshall. I could never stay mad at you." Coral said as she hugged Marshall back.
"Looks like everything turned out ok!" Liberty said with relief
"You might wanna lay off the cussing for a while." Skye said with sass.
"Look who's talking." Coral said to her cousin.
The 4 pups and I laughed knowing all is well with the team.