TC Daily Pit Stop: The Clash Returning to Bowman Gray in 2026

TC Daily Pit Stop: Thursday, July 10th, 2025

The Clash Officially Set to Return to Bowman Gray Stadium in 2026

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NASCAR’s annual preseason exhibition event, the Cook Out Clash, will officially return to the historic 0.250-mile Bowman Gray Stadium for the 2026 season. This will mark the second consecutive year that the iconic event will take place at ‘The Madhouse’.

The preliminary on-track action leading into the 2026 edition of the event will take place on Saturday, January 31, while the 2026 Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray will be contested on Sunday, February 1.

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