NASCAR has postponed the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium due to heavy snowfall in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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The sanctioning body announced the news on Saturday afternoon. A press release stated that all on-track activity for the exhibition race will now take place on Monday, weather permitting.
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The updated schedule stats with practice and qualifying sessions at 11 a.m. ET. FS2 will provide coverage as drivers split into multiple groups for multiple on-track sessions. The final qualifying session will determine part of the lineup for the Clash, with the 20 fastest drivers securing spots in the main event.
The Last Chance Qualifying race, which sends two more drivers to the main event, will take place at approximately 4:30 p.m. ET. Fox will provide coverage for this event.
The Clash will take place at 6 p.m. ET. Fox will also provide coverage for this race as drivers battle over 200 laps (only green flag laps count).
The parking lots will open at 9 a.m. ET. Off-site shuttle service will begin at 9:30 a.m. ET. The gates will open to the fans at 10 a.m. ET.
"Nothing matters more than the safety of our fans, even when the weather doesn't cooperate," Ben Kennedy, Executive Vice President and Chief Venue & Racing Innovations Officer, wrote on X.
"We were ready to fight the weather, and appreciate the collaboration with Winston-Salem and NC officials to make the best decision. Our operations team is hard at work for a Monday race!"
The WeatherUnderground forecast calls for more favorable conditions on Monday. This will mark the first time in multiple days that the temperatures will be above freezing. The skies will also be clear, so NASCAR and the teams should not face any more challenges of snowfall.
The forecast calls for temperatures of 28 degrees at the start of practice, 36 degrees at the start of the LCQ, and 33 degrees at the start of the Clash. The area will only have a 3% chance of precipitation.
