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The grant will go toward expenses related to hosting the season-opening exhibition race in NASCAR's Cup series.
The Cook Out Clash is returning to the historic Bowman Gray Stadium in 2026. On Wednesday, NASCAR announced the clash will return as the opening exhibition event for the 2026 season.
The 2026 NASCAR season will begin in the same spot as the 2025 season − at Bowman Gray Stadium. NASCAR announced in a July 9 news release that The Clash again will be hosted at Bowman Gray ...
On July 9, 2025, NASCAR confirmed that The Clash will return to Bowman Gray Stadium for the 2026 season. The race is scheduled for February 1, 2026, with live coverage on FOX Sports.
On Tuesday, NASCAR announced that The Clash would return to Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem for 2026. “At a place that remembers everything, we’re writing history you can’t forget ...
Bowman Gray Stadium — in Winston-Salem, N.C. — will again serve as host of the season-opening Clash over the weekend of Jan. 31-Feb. 1. Cook Out, a North Carolina-based chain of fast-food ...
The 2025 Cook Out Clash was the first NASCAR Cup Series race at Bowman Gray Stadium since 1971. Chase Elliot won the main event, leading 171 of the 200 laps along the way.
NASCAR is coming back to “The Madhouse.” The sanctioning body announced Wednesday that the 2026 Cook Out Clash exhibition will return to Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C, on Sunday, Feb ...
Mike Speeney and John Holleman IV split a pair of Madhouse Victories, more inspection drama and the mourning of a track ...