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

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 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 ...

NASCAR's return to Bowman Gray this year came during a time when other old tracks (North Wilkesboro and Rockingham) are returning to the schedule.

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.

NASCAR recently announced that the iconic Bowman Gray Stadium would host the marquee pre-season race event to mark the beginning of the 2026 season. While the North Carolina-based circuit does not ...

Chase Elliott ushers in the announcement that the Cook Out Clash will return to Bowman Gray Stadium — "The Madhouse" — for another running in 2026.

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.

“We wrote a new chapter in the storied history of motorsports at Bowman Gray Stadium with the Cook Out Clash this year,” said Joey Dennewitz, Managing Director, NASCAR Regional.

"We wrote a new chapter in the storied history of motorsports at Bowman Gray Stadium with the Cook Out Clash this year," said NASCAR Regional managing director Joey Dennewitz.