NASCAR is back as teams take on a new track. They will kick off the 2025 Cup Series schedule by competing in the exhibition Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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This race will take place on the existing track where Modified drivers regularly compete. However, some changes will be noticeable after NASCAR added SAFER barriers, updated lighting, and catch fences.
Several active Cup Series drivers have won the Clash over the years. Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin both won the exhibition race when it took place at the LA Memorial Coliseum. Kyle Busch won the Clash on the Daytona Road Course.
Erik Jones, Brad Keselowski, Logano, Hamlin, and Busch all won the Clash when it took place on the Daytona oval.
Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium forecast and weekend schedule
Saturday forecast: The forecast calls for a chance of showers in the morning with cloudy skies in the afternoon. A high of 55 degrees and a 23% chance of rain at the start of Cup Series practice and qualifying.
Sunday forecast: The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies throughout the day. A high of 53 degrees and a 4% chance of rain at the start of Last Chance Qualifying.
Saturday, Feb. 1, schedule (Eastern Time)
- 8 a.m. — NASCAR Advanced Auto Parts Weekly Series garage hours
- 3:30 - 10:30 p.m. — Cup Series garage hours
- 11:15 a.m. - 12 p.m. — NASCAR Advanced Auto Parts Weekly Series practice (No TV)
- 12 - 12:45 p.m. — NASCAR Advanced Auto Parts Weekly Series qualifying (No TV)
- 1:45 p.m. — NASCAR Advanced Auto Parts Weekly Series race (125 laps or 90 minutes. FloRacing)
- 6:10 - 8 p.m. — Cup Series practice and qualifying (FS1, radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
- 8:30 p.m. — Heat Races 1-4 (25 laps. FS1, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Sunday, Feb. 2, schedule (Eastern Time)
- 2 p.m. — Cup Series garage hours
- 6 p.m. — Cup Series Last Chance Qualifying (75 laps. Fox, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
- 8 p.m. — Cup Series Clash (200 laps. Only green flag laps count. Fox, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
