Canelo Alvarez to serve as Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum Grand Marshal

Alvarez, 33, is the super middleweight undisputed champion of the world, holding the WBA (super), WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring titles. Regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all-time, Alvarez holds a professional record of 60-2-2. Alvarez has lost just one match since 2013 (Dmitry Bivol, May 2022) and won his last time out against Jermell Charlo via unanimous decision on Sept. 30, 2023.

He is the latest big-name celebrity to be announced as Grand Marshal for an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series event, as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was announced Sunday as the Grand Marshal for the 66th running of the Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 18. Both will give the command for drivers to start their engines ahead of the start of each race.

Though not an official points race, the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum is the start to the 2024 Cup Series season. The 150-lap event features 23 drivers with the field comprised of the top-five from each of the four 25-lap heat races. Drivers that finish outside the top-five in their respective heats move to the Last Chance Qualifier Race (LCQ). The LCQ will consist of 75 laps with the top-two finishers advancing to the Clash. The 23rd and final spot in the field will be awarded to the driver who finished the highest in the 2023 season driver points standings which hasn’t automatically qualified into the Clash.

Martin Truex Jr. won the event last year and is the odds-on favorite to win this year.

Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum: Odds to win

Martin Truex Jr.: +800
Kyle Larson: +850
William Byron: +900
Kyle Busch: +900
Ryan Blaney: +1000
Joey Logano: +1000
Denny Hamlin: +1000
Christopher Bell: +1200
Chase Elliott: +1600
Tyler Reddick: +2000

Austin Dillon, last year’s P3 finisher, has +3000 odds to win. Corey LaJoie, Kaz Grala and Todd Gilliland are at the bottom of the list at +30000.