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New Clash Preview Event Announced for NASCAR’s Cook Out Clash Weekend

During Cook Out Clash, NASCAR fans will experience unprecedented access to cars and drivers inside the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Event Center on Friday, Jan. 30

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Dec. 12, 2025) – NASCAR fans will get an exclusive first look at Cook Out Clash Weekend when the all-new Clash Preview kicks off the festivities on January 30 at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Event Center. Serving as the official start to an action-packed weekend at Bowman Gray Stadium, the event will offer an immersive, up-close NASCAR experience for fans of all ages.

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Cook Out Madhouse Classic Returning to Bowman Gray Stadium in Advance of the 2026 Cook Out Clash

by MikeNovember 18, 2025

Cook Out Madhouse Classic Expanded event featuring the Bowman Gray Stadium Modified & Sportsman Divisions will highlight the day of racing action on Saturday, Jan. 31 and air live on the NASCAR Channel and FloRacing

WINSTON SALEM, N.C. (Nov. 18, 2025) – NASCAR today announced the return of the Cook Out Madhouse Classic to historic Bowman Gray Stadium as part of the Cook Out Clash Weekend on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. The day of racing will now include two action-packed Bowman Gray Stadium divisions – the Modified Division and Sportsman Series – delivering an afternoon of high-intensity, hometown action.

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NASCAR Canada Series Makes Debut at Calabogie Motorsports Park for the Calabogie 150 Clash of the Titans

by MikeJuly 23, 2025

(Calabogie, ON), July 22 2025 – The NASCAR Canada Series is about to head this weekend to Calabogie Motorsports Park for the very first time for the NASCAR 150 Clash of the Titans presented by NAPA and Mack Mackenzie Motors. Located just outside of Ottawa, Ontario, Calabogie is one of Canada’s premier road courses, known for its long technical layout and high-speed corners.

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Cook Out Clash Returns to Historic Bowman Gray Stadium on Feb. 1, 2026

by MikeJuly 9, 2025

Cook Out Returns as Entitlement Partner for the Opening NASCAR Cup Series Exhibition Event in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

WINSTON SALEM, N.C. (July 9, 2025) – Today, NASCAR announced the Cook Out Clash will return to Bowman Gray Stadium as the opening exhibition event for the 2026 season. Following the sold-out success of this year’s Cook Out Clash, the first NASCAR Cup Series exhibition race of the 2026 season will return to the historic venue on Saturday, Jan. 31 and Sunday, Feb. 1. The Cook Out Clash at ‘The Madhouse’ will be broadcast by FOX Sports.

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Joey Doiron Dominates Inaugural Memorial Day Clash 200 at Oxford Plains

by Lou ModestinoMay 28, 2025

By Zach Evans, Racing America

Joey Doiron’s Oxford Plains Speedway dominance continued on Tuesday, as he led nearly wire to wire in the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Memorial Day Clash 200.

The Berwick, Maine driver started on the pole, but Brandon Barker led the first two laps of the event after starting on the outside of the front row. Those would be the only laps not led by Doiron, as he moved in front of Barker in turn two of the third lap and never relinquished the lead afterwards.

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‘Eppin’ Express’ Two-for-Two in Star Speedway Coastal Clash 150 with Brandon Barker Victorious

by Lou ModestinoMay 12, 2025

DJ Shaw wins a stacked Heat Three in front of the big Mother’s Day crowd at Star Speedway Sunday. (Mark A. Cote action photos)

Epping, NH — The sun finally started to shine down on the 2025 season for the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour on Mother’s Day Sunday at Star Speedway. Thirty-six teams representing five New England states and the Canadian province of Quebec converged for the Coastal Clash 150 at the southern New Hampshire oval in Round #1 of the Brookside Equipment Sales Triple Crown!

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Here’s How New Englanders Did at The Clash @ Bowman-Gray

by Lou ModestinoFebruary 7, 2025

Chase Elliott won it with Joey Logano of Middletown, CT came in fourth while Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT earned an 11^th place.

Clash at Bowman Gray Thrived in Electric Atmosphere

by MikeFebruary 4, 2025

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

It’s not hyperbole to describe Sunday night’s Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium as an unequivocal success.

That was the overwhelming consensus of race fans and competitors alike, after Chase Elliott outlasted hard-charging Ryan Blaney to win the season-opening exhibition race for the first time.

That said, here are three top-line conclusions drawn from Sunday’s race.

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Chase Elliott Wins Cook Out Clash at Historic Bowman Gray Stadium

by MikeFebruary 3, 2025February 3, 2025

Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet celebrates after winning the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 02, 2025 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Pole winner Chase Elliott held off a dramatic charge from Ryan Blaney to win Sunday night’s Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium in front of a teeming, vociferous sellout crowd at the historic quarter-mile.

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AdventHealth Hendersonville becomes Official Health Care Provider of Bowman Gray Stadium for the Cook Out Clash

by MikeJanuary 31, 2025

WINSTON SALEM, N.C. (Jan. 31, 2025) – NASCAR and Bowman Gray Stadium announced today that AdventHealth Hendersonville will serve as the Official Health Care Provider of Bowman Gray Stadium for Cook Out Clash Weekend. It is the branch’s first track partnership, adding to a continued relationship with NASCAR and many of its other venues across the country. Team members from the Western North Carolina-based hospital will provide care for drivers, crew and NASCAR employees at the AdventHealth Care Center.

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