The Cook Out Clash will return to Bowman Gray Stadium to open the 2026 season, ... NASCAR’s top division made its long-awaited return to the track in February after a nearly 54-year absence.

NASCAR confirms 2026 season will open Feb. 1 at Bowman Gray Stadium with the Cook Out Clash, returning after a packed 2025 event won by Chase Elliott.

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 that ...

NASCAR fans watch the field pass between Turns 1 and 2 during the Cook Out Clash race at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, NC on Sunday, February 2, 2025. Driver Chase Elliott won the race. JEFF ...

Richmond Raceway is just over a month away from hosting the Cookout 400, the only NASCAR Cup Series race on the schedule this year — something that hasn't happened in more than 65 years.

R acing fans are already in Winston-Salem ahead of this weekend’s NASCAR Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium. Some fans are camping out at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds.

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 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.