2025 Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium

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2025 Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium
Race details [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Race 1 of 2 exhibition races in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series
2025 Cook Out Clash official program.png
2025 Cook Out Clash official program.
Date February 2, 2025 (2025-02-02)
Location Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Course .25 mile flat oval in a permanent stadium
Distance 200 laps, 50.6 mi (81.4 km)
Weather Sunny with a temperature around 48 °F (9 °C).
Average speed 40.956 miles per hour (65.912 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
 Hendrick Motorsports
Most laps led
Driver Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 171
Winner
No. 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick
Nielsen Ratings 1.55 (3.08 million)
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden and Mike Bagley
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (Backstretch)

The 2025 Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium was a non-championship exhibition NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on February 2, 2025, at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Contested over 200 laps, it was the first exhibition race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Contents

Report

Background

Bowman Gray Stadium, the layout of track where the race was held. Bowman Gray Stadium 2024.svg
Bowman Gray Stadium, the layout of track where the race was held.

Bowman Gray Stadium is a NASCAR sanctioned 1⁄4-mile (0.40 km) asphalt flat oval short track and longstanding football stadium located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It is one of stock car racing's most legendary venues, and is referred to as "NASCAR's longest-running weekly race track". Bowman Gray Stadium is part of the Winston-Salem Sports and Entertainment Complex and is home of the Winston-Salem State University Rams football team. [8] It was also the home of the Wake Forest University football team from 1956 until Groves Stadium (later BB&T Field) opened in 1968.

On August 17, 2024, NASCAR announced that the Clash would be moved to Bowman Gray Stadium, becoming the first NASCAR-sanctioned race at the track since 1971. [9]

Scrutineering will take place at Charlotte Motor Speedway on January 30. Post-race inspection will take place in both Winston-Salem and also at NASCAR facilities in Charlotte. [10]

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No.DriverTeamManufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
15 Tim Brown Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota
38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford
42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota
45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
50 Burt Myers Team AmeriVet Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford
66 Garrett Smithley (i) Garage 66 Ford
71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

Ty Gibbs was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 14.019 with an average speed of 64.199 mph (103.318 km/h).

Practice results

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
154 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.01964.199
260 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 14.13363.681
310 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 14.17263.506
Official practice results

Qualifying

Chase Elliott scored the pole for the first heat race with a time of 14.115 and a speed of 63.762 mph (102.615 km/h).

Qualifying results

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTime
19 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet14.115
217 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford14.146
311 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota14.151
445 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota14.163
56 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford14.170
619 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota14.173
722 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford14.194
820 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota14.194
912 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford14.215
1088 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet14.217
1124 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet14.226
122 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford14.232
137 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet14.236
1438 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford14.245
1548 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet14.246
1641 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford14.247
171 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet14.248
1823 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota14.261
1977 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet14.274
2034 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford14.281
2121 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford14.283
225 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet14.285
2354 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota14.287
2460 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford14.287
254 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford14.292
2699 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet14.294
2747 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet14.318
2816 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet14.318
298 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet14.319
3043 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota14.335
3135 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota14.338
3242 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota14.362
333 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet14.382
3451 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford14.401
3515 Tim Brown Rick Ware Racing Ford14.446
3671 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet14.468
3710 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet14.593
3866 Garrett Smithley (i) MBM Motorsports Ford14.602
3950 Burt Myers Team AmeriVet Chevrolet14.604
Official qualifying results

Qualifying heat races

Chase Elliott scored the pole for the race after winning the first qualifying heat race.

Race 1

PosGridNoDriverTeamManufacturerLaps
119Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25
226Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord25
374Noah GragsonFront Row MotorsportsFord25
488Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevrolet25
551Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet25
61010Ty DillonKaulig RacingChevrolet25
793Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet25
8621Josh BerryWood Brothers RacingFord25
947Justin HaleySpire MotorsportsChevrolet25
10312Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord25
Official heat race 1 results

Race 2

PosGridNoDriverTeamManufacturerLaps
1117Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord25
2219Chase BriscoeJoe Gibbs RacingToyota25
3388Shane van Gisbergen (R)Trackhouse RacingChevrolet25
4523Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota25
5799Daniel SuárezTrackhouse RacingChevrolet25
6843Erik JonesLegacy Motor ClubToyota25
7438Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord25
865Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25
9951Cody WareRick Ware RacingFord25
101066Garrett Smithley (i)Garage 66Ford25
Official heat race 2 results

Race 3

PosGridNoDriverTeamManufacturerLaps
1111Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota25
2222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord25
3324William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25
4577Carson HocevarSpire MotorsportsChevrolet25
5448Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25
6654Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota25
7835Riley Herbst (R)23XI RacingToyota25
8747Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Hyak MotorsportsChevrolet25
91050Burt MyersTeam AmeriVetChevrolet25
10915Tim BrownRick Ware RacingFord24
Official heat race 3 results

Race 4

PosGridNoDriverTeamManufacturerLaps
1145Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota25
2220Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota25
3660Ryan PreeceRFK RacingFord25
432Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord25
5534Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord25
6971Michael McDowellSpire MotorsportsChevrolet25
7716A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet25
8842John Hunter NemechekLegacy Motor ClubToyota25
9441Cole CusterHaas Factory TeamFord25
Official heat race 4 results

"Last Chance" qualifying race

PosGridNoDriverTeamManufacturerLaps
1105Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet75
2921Josh BerryWood Brothers RacingFord75
353Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet75
41242John Hunter NemechekLegacy Motor ClubToyota75
5471Michael McDowellSpire MotorsportsChevrolet75
6638Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord75
71147Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Hyak MotorsportsChevrolet75
8110Ty DillonKaulig RacingChevrolet75
91915Tim BrownRick Ware RacingFord75
101451Cody WareRick Ware RacingFord75
111641Cole CusterHaas Factory TeamFord75
121866Garrett Smithley (i)Garage 66Ford75
13137Justin HaleySpire MotorsportsChevrolet75
14354Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota73
15816A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet68
16243Erik JonesLegacy Motor ClubToyota65
17735Riley Herbst (R)23XI RacingToyota65
181550Burt MyersTeam AmeriVetChevrolet61
191712Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord23
Official last chance race results

Starting lineup

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturer
19Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
217Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord
311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
445Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota
56Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord
619Chase BriscoeJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
722Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
820Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
94Noah GragsonFront Row MotorsportsFord
1088Shane van Gisbergen (R)Trackhouse RacingChevrolet
1124William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
1260Ryan PreeceRFK RacingFord
138Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
1423Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota
1577Carson HocevarSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
162Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord
171Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet
1899Daniel SuárezTrackhouse RacingChevrolet
1948Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
2034Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord
215Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
2221Josh BerryWood Brothers RacingFord
2312Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
Official starting lineup

Race

Race results

PosGridNoDriverTeamManufacturerLaps
119Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet200
22312Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord200
3311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200
4722Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord200
51423Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota200
6171Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet200
7162Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord200
8445Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota200
91088Shane van Gisbergen (R)Trackhouse RacingChevrolet200
10217Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord200
111260Ryan PreeceRFK RacingFord200
12820Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota199
132221Josh BerryWood Brothers RacingFord199
142034Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord199
15138Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevrolet199
161577Carson HocevarSpire MotorsportsChevrolet199
17215Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet199
181124William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet199
191948Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet199
2094Noah GragsonFront Row MotorsportsFord199
2156Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord199
221899Daniel SuárezTrackhouse RacingChevrolet198
23619Chase BriscoeJoe Gibbs RacingToyota120
Official race results

Media

Television

Fox covered the race on the television side. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and three-time Clash winner Kevin Harvick handled the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled the pit road duties, and Larry McReynolds provided insight on-site during the race.

Fox
Booth announcersPit reportersIn-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick 		Jamie Little
Regan Smith 		Larry McReynolds

Radio

MRN covered the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Mike Bagley called the action from the broadcast booth when the field raced down the front straightaway. Lead Turn Announcer Dave Moody called the action for MRN when the field raced down the backstretch. Lead Pit Reporter for MRN Steve Post, Chris Wilner, Brienne Pedigo, and Jacklyn Drake covered the action for MRN on pit lane.

MRN Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Mike Bagley 		Backstretch: Dave Moody Steve Post
Chris Wilner
Brienne Pedigo
Jacklyn Drake

References

  1. ↑ "2025 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  2. ↑ "NASCAR reveals milestone 2025 Cup Series schedule, complete with international flair, return to roots". NASCAR . August 29, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. January 28, 2025. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium Heat Races Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  8. ↑ Zona, Chris; Trevin Goodwin (2007). 2007 Rams Football (PDF). Winston-Salem State Athletics. p. 30.
  9. ↑ Albert, Zack (August 17, 2024). "Season-opening Clash exhibition heads to Bowman Gray Stadium in 2025". NASCAR.com. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Cup cars to be inspected at Charlotte Motor Speedway before transported to Bowman Gray". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved January 17, 2025.
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