Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium
No matter how you slice it, Sunday night’s Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium was a major success for NASCAR. Not only did fans pack the stands and the sport’s most popular driver score a popular win, but the participants got to sleep in their own beds — which rarely happens over the lengthy […]
NASCAR Truck Series driver Corey Heim didn’t have to think long when presented an offer. Coming off a six-win season with TRICON Garage last season, Heim knew a good thing when he had it. When presented with a chance to return to the No. 11 Toyota, the 22-year-old native of Marietta, Georgia, jumped at the chance. […]
Sunday night’s Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium might not have produced the best racing in the world, but many people watching in the stands and from home couldn’t have been more pleased with the outcome. That’s because the night — and, really, the entire weekend — belonged to NASCAR’s most popular driver, Chase […]
A 23-year NASCAR Cup Series veteran, Kyle Busch failed to visit Victory Lane in 2024 for the first time since ‘04. He also mustered just five top-five finishes and 10 top-10s, his lowest outcomes since becoming a full-time pilot in his third campaign. One of the national series’ all-time winningest drivers, Busch compiled 63 career […]
NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson endured a rough Cook Out Clash Last Chance Qualifier race to earn a spot during Sunday night’s exhibition showcase at Bowman Gray Stadium. Larson, executing his short-track skills, earned the qualifier’s checkered flag, but pulled into the pits with a banged-up machine. The No. 5 Chevrolet team struggled to […]
The main event of Sunday night’s Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium was, by any objective measure, a bit of a snoozer. The preliminary 75-lap Last Chance Qualifier leading up to it was anything but boring, however. And for that, you can mostly thank Ty Gibbs. No, Gibbs didn’t win the Last Chance Qualifier, […]
NASCAR Cup Series driver Chase Elliott enjoyed the unique experience. Leading for 171 of 200 laps Sunday night, the 2000 circuit champion opened the 2025 season with a dominating Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium victory. The preseason showcase attracted a sell-out crowd of more than 17,000 spectators. “This environment is special,” Elliott […]
With a banged-up grill and a late pass, NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson survived Sunday’s night’s Cook Out Clash Last Chance Qualifier Race, capturing the 75-lap event to advance to the preseason showcase at Bowman Gray Stadium. Beginning with 39 entrants, 20 qualified during Saturday’s four 25-lap heat races. During Sunday’s opening event, the […]
With the running of four Saturday heat races at Bowman Gray Stadium, the field is mostly set for Sunday’s Cook Out Clash — an exhibition race that marks the unofficial start of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. Before the green flag for the main event waves just after 8 p.m. EST on FOX, here […]
NASCAR Cup Series driver Chase Elliott knew it was coming. So he moved to get out in front of the situation. It, of course, was the on-track “chaos,” the 2020 Circuit champion expected to experience during Saturday night’s heat races for Sunday’s Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gary Stadium. Qualifying for Heat 1 during the […]