It hosted Cup Series points races from 1958-1971. In March 2024, NASCAR acquired the racing operations lease for Bowman Gray Stadium from the city of Winston-Salem.

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.

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.

NASCAR will return to Bowman Gray Stadium for the preseason exhibition Clash in 2026.

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.