Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium
It was an exciting weekend in Winston-Salem NC at Bowman Gray Stadium. For a summary of the race and pictures of the event, visit our Cup series page. Cup Series - Finish Line Report
Chase Elliott wins the Cook Out Clash
We have season summaries for all the racing series we cover on a regular basis on their corresponding pages. We are looking forward to the start of the racing season. For now, let’s look at the driver changes in the NASCAR Cup Series and preview the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium.
Several Cup drivers will be moving to new rides for the 2025 season, with the most notable change being where the former Stewart Haas drivers would land. Noah Gragson moves to Front Row Motorsports, driving the number 4 Ford Mustang while Gragson’s former teammate Josh Berry moves to Wood Brothers Racing, driving the iconic number 21 Ford Mustang. Chase Briscoe switches to Joe Gibbs Racing, driving the number 19 Toyota Camry that was vacated by Martin Truex Jr upon his retirement from full time competition in the Cup series. The final former member of the SHR team, Ryan Preece, moves to RFK Racing, driving the number 60 Ford Mustang. Michael McDowell joins Spire Motorsports, driving the number 71 Chevrolet Camaro vacated by Zane Smith who recently moved to the Front Row Motorsports team and will be driving the 38 Ford Mustang.
Four drivers are moving up to the Cup series from the NASCAR Xfinity series. A.J. Allmendinger will drive the 16 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing while Shane Van Gisbergen joins Trackhouse Racing in the new 88 Chevrolet Camaro team. Cole Custer will drive the number 41 car for the newly formed Haas Factory team and Riley Herbst joins 23XI Racing, driving the number 35 Toyota Camry. Ty Dillon will be moving up from the Craftsman Truck Series to the number 10 Cup team of Kaulig Racing.
The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, known as the Cook Out Clash, is set to be a historic event. This will be the first time since 1971 that a Cup race will be held at the legendary Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The race is scheduled to be run on February 2 and will consist of 150 laps of tight competition. This is a non-point race that will be broadcast on the FOX television network. In conjunction with the main event, The Madhouse Classic modified race will be held before the Clash and will also be sponsored by Cook Out.