NASCAR's annual preseason exhibition event will once again be held at Bowman Gray Stadium in 2026, marking the second consecutive season that Bowman Gray will play host to the Cook Out Clash.

It's official. NASCAR's annual preseason exhibition event, the Cook Out Clash, is set to return to the historic Bowman Gray Stadium for the 2026 season.

The 2026 NASCAR season will begin in the same place the 2025 season did, at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

The Clash will return to Bowman Gray Stadium to open the 2026 season, NASCAR officials announced Wednesday.

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 ...

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 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season will begin at Bowman Gray Stadium for the second year in a row. On Wednesday, it was announced that Bowman Gray will hold the Clash — NASCAR's season-opening ...

NASCAR will officially bring its yearly preseason exhibition event, the Cook Out Clash, back to Bowman Gray Stadium for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. The track hosted The Clash in 2025, which ...

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 ...