CHARLOTTE, N.C. – FOX Sports kicks off its 26th season of NASCAR coverage with The Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Sunday, Feb. 1, beginning at 6:00 PM ET on FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX One and the FOX Sports app.
Mike Joy, FOX NASCAR’s play-by-play announcer since 2001, embarks on his 26th season with the network alongside analysts Clint Bowyer, marking his sixth season in the FOX broadcast booth, and 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick in his third year. Also returning to the FOX NASCAR broadcast crew are analyst Larry McReynolds, also entering his 26th season at FOX, and veteran pit reporters Jamie Little (12th season) and Regan Smith (ninth).
Prerace coverage begins at 7:30 PM ET on FOX with NASCAR RACEDAY, hosted by Chris Myers, an original member of the FOX NASCAR team since 2001, alongside Daytona 500 champion and FOX NASCAR analyst Jamie McMurray (eighth), Bowyer, Harvick, Little and Smith. FOX kicks off the day’s racing at 6:00 PM ET with live coverage of the last-chance qualifying heat races that set The Clash field.
Weekend coverage begins Saturday, Jan. 31, at 6:00 PM ET on FS1 with qualifying.
FOX DEPORTES
FOX Deportes celebrates its milestone 15th NASCAR season in 2026, kicking off with live coverage of The Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium. The Spanish-language broadcast is led by renowned play-by-play announcer Tony Rivera, who is joined by Emmy Award-winning analyst Jessi Losada. Race coverage begins Sunday, Feb. 1, at 8:00 PM ET. The Clash kicks off the FOX Deportes 2026 NASCAR season, which features a total of eight races, highlighted by the Daytona 500.
FOX NASCAR COOK OUT CLASH AT BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM SCHEDULE
(all times live unless otherwise noted and subject to change)
Saturday, Jan. 31
- NASCAR Cup Series qualifying (6:00 PM ET, FS1)
- KEVIN HARVICK’S HAPPY HOUR (8:00 PM ET, FS1) (encore)
- NASCAR Cup Series qualifying/heat races (8:30 PM ET, FS1)
Sunday, Feb. 1
- NASCAR Cup Series last-chance qualifying (6:00 PM ET, FOX)
- NASCAR RACEDAY (7:30 PM ET, FOX)
- Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium (8:00 PM ET, FOX and FOX Deportes)
About FOX Sports
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