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 ...

The Cook Out Clash will return to Bowman Gray Stadium to open the 2026 season, NASCAR officials announced Wednesday. The historic quarter-mile oval in Winston-Salem, North Carolina will host the ...

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 ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The Cook Out Clash is set to make a triumphant return to Bowman Gray Stadium as the opening exhibition event for the 2026 NASCAR season. F ...

NASCAR Cup Series preseason exhibition race Cook Out Clash is back at Bowman Gray Stadium on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, 2026, in Winston-Salem NC for second year.

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.