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NASCAR’s Return To Bowman Gray Proves 2025 Clash Was No Fluke

FORSYTH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, JUL 9 – The Cook Out Clash will reopen the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season at Bowman Gray Stadium following a sold-out 2025 event that revived the historic short track's legacy.

  • On July 9, 2025, NASCAR revealed that the 2026 Cook Out Clash will take place on February 1 at the quarter-mile track located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
  • Following the success of the 2025 Cook Out Clash, which marked the return of NASCAR’s Cup Series to Bowman Gray Stadium for the first time since 1971, the decision reinforces the revival of the sport’s historic short-track racing roots.
  • The 2025 main event featured 22 Cup drivers racing 200 laps on the quarter-mile track known as The Madhouse, where Chase Elliott won after leading 171 laps.
  • Joey Dennewitz, NASCAR’s regional managing director, remarked that the 2025 event at Bowman Gray Stadium marked an important milestone in the venue’s rich motorsports legacy.
  • Returning in 2026, the non-points Cook Out Clash will open the NASCAR season again on FOX, reflecting NASCAR's embrace of its grassroots racing origins.
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On3 broke the news in on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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