For the first time since 1971, the NASCAR Cup Series returns to Bowman Gray Stadium. This year, the Cook Out Clash heads to North Carolina, which starts a busy Cup Series schedule. The Cup Series is the top racing format for NASCAR.

NASCAR season with the Daytona 500, Austin Cindric will compete in the preseason Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray.

NASCAR revealed the format for the 2025 Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, culminating in a 200-lap feature on Feb. 2.

Twenty-three cars will race 200 green-flag laps to claim the Cook Out Clash title Feb 2 at Bowman Gray Stadium, NASCAR revealed Tuesday. The 23-car field is the same number of cars that ran in the feature of last year's Clash at the LA Memorial Coliseum.

The 2025 Cook Out Clash format has been meticulously designed to offer an exhilarating start to the NASCAR season at Bowman Gray Stadium. The event will feature 23 drivers competing in a 200-lap race on the challenging 0.25-mile oval, scheduled for Sunday, February 2, at 8 p.m. Eastern Time.

Bowman Gray, meanwhile, a more traditional, quarter-mile short track that was host to Cup Series races from 1958-1971, will serve as the host of this year's Clash, which was held in the Los Angeles Coliseum to start each of the past three seasons.

It’s OK to call Richard Petty the GOAT of NASCAR. For those not familiar with that term, it stands for Greatest of All Time. NASCAR officials says there are around 6,000 parking spaces around Bowman Gray Stadium. With the crowd for The Clash expected to be in the 14,000 range parking will a be tight, much like the quarter mile track itself.

NASCAR announced Tuesday the format and procedures for the Cook Out Clash (Sunday, Feb. 2) from Bowman Gray Stadium.The main event will be 200 laps and compris

The Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray stadium will feature a handful of heats and a last chance qualifier ahead of Sunday's main event.