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NASCAR Clash returning to Bowman Gray in 2026
NASCAR announced Wednesday that the Cook Out Clash will return to Bowman Gray to open the 2026 season. The exhibition race will be held Sunday, Feb. 1. The Clash was held at the historic quarter-mile track this year. Chase Elliott won the event. Good news, bad news for NASCAR Cup drivers ahead of Sonoma weekend RFK Racing's Chris Buescher has scored three consecutive top-five finishes at Sonoma Raceway. Dustin Long, 'We wrote a new chapter in the storied history of motorsports at Bowman Gray Stadium with the Cook Out Clash this year,' said Joey Dennewitz, Managing Director, NASCAR Regional, in. a statement. 'As NASCAR's first weekly racetrack, we are proud to bring the 2026 Cook Out Clash back to the original home to grassroots racing. Thanks to the City of Winston-Salem and Winston-Salem State University for their continued partnership at 'The Madhouse'.' Bowman Gray Stadium is the longest-running weekly track in NASCAR. NASCAR Founder Bill France Sr. and Alvin Hawkins brought motorsports to the track in 1949. In 2024, NASCAR took over the long-term management of racing operations at Bowman Gray Stadium in partnership with the city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The track hosted the Cup Series from 1958-71. This year's Clash was the first Cup race at the track since 1971.
Business Journals
10-07-2025
- Automotive
- Business Journals
NASCAR's Cook Out Clash will return to Winston-Salem for second straight year
Until the Cook Out Clash was held in Winston-Salem in 2025, it had been over 50 years since NASCAR's Cup Series had been at Bowman Gray Stadium. Now, the stadium will host Cup Series races two years in a row.
Fox News
09-07-2025
- Automotive
- Fox News
NASCAR Clash Will Return To Bowman Gray In 2026
NASCAR will return to Bowman Gray Stadium for the preseason exhibition Clash in 2026. The municipally-owned stadium, the home field for Winston-Salem State University, has a quarter-mile track that circles the football field. It was built in 1937 and had Cup races from 1958-71 and has continued to play host to weekly racing throughout the summers. NASCAR took over operations of the track, signing a contract with the City of Winston-Salem in 2024. NASCAR brought Cup back to the facility in February for the 2025 Clash and returns again Feb. 1 for the event that traditionally begins the season and will kick off the FOX Sports portion of the Cup schedule. Local restaurant chain Cook Out will sponsor the event, which sold out last year and was won by Chase Elliott. "We wrote a new chapter in the storied history of motorsports at Bowman Gray Stadium with the Cook Out Clash this year," said NASCAR Regional managing director Joey Dennewitz. "As NASCAR's first weekly race track, we are proud to bring the 2026 Cook Out Clash back to the original home to grassroots racing." NASCAR has not announced its 2026 schedule yet, but the news release indicated the Clash would open the season. The 2026 Daytona 500 will open the regular season and is scheduled for Feb. 15, two weeks following the Clash. Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR and INDYCAR for FOX Sports. He has spent decades covering motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene magazine and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass.
Fox Sports
09-07-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
NASCAR Clash Will Return To Bowman Gray In 2026
NASCAR will return to Bowman Gray Stadium for the preseason exhibition Clash in 2026. The municipally-owned stadium, the home field for Winston-Salem State University, has a quarter-mile track that circles the football field. It was built in 1937 and had Cup races from 1958-71 and has continued to play host to weekly racing throughout the summers. NASCAR took over operations of the track, signing a contract with the City of Winston-Salem in 2024. NASCAR brought Cup back to the facility in February for the 2025 Clash and returns again Feb. 1 for the event that traditionally begins the season and will kick off the FOX Sports portion of the Cup schedule. Local restaurant chain Cook Out will sponsor the event, which sold out last year and was won by Chase Elliott. "We wrote a new chapter in the storied history of motorsports at Bowman Gray Stadium with the Cook Out Clash this year," said NASCAR Regional managing director Joey Dennewitz. "As NASCAR's first weekly race track, we are proud to bring the 2026 Cook Out Clash back to the original home to grassroots racing." NASCAR has not announced its 2026 schedule yet, but the news release indicated the Clash would open the season. The 2026 Daytona 500 will open the regular season and is scheduled for Feb. 15, two weeks following the Clash. Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR and INDYCAR for FOX Sports. He has spent decades covering motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene magazine and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. recommended Item 1 of 2 Get more from the NASCAR Cup Series Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more in this topic
NBC Sports
09-07-2025
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
NASCAR Clash returning to Bowman Gray in 2026
NASCAR announced Wednesday that the Cook Out Clash will return to Bowman Gray to open the 2026 season. The exhibition race will be held Sunday, Feb. 1. The Clash was held at the historic quarter-mile track this year. Chase Elliott won the event. Dustin Long, 'We wrote a new chapter in the storied history of motorsports at Bowman Gray Stadium with the Cook Out Clash this year,' said Joey Dennewitz, Managing Director, NASCAR Regional, in. a statement. 'As NASCAR's first weekly racetrack, we are proud to bring the 2026 Cook Out Clash back to the original home to grassroots racing. Thanks to the City of Winston-Salem and Winston-Salem State University for their continued partnership at 'The Madhouse'.' Bowman Gray Stadium is the longest-running weekly track in NASCAR. NASCAR Founder Bill France Sr. and Alvin Hawkins brought motorsports to the track in 1949. In 2024, NASCAR took over the long-term management of racing operations at Bowman Gray Stadium in partnership with the city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The track hosted the Cup Series from 1958-71. This year's Clash was the first Cup race at the track since 1971.
