WINSTON-SALEM -- The 2025 NASCAR season unofficially gets underway on Sunday night, as some of the top drivers head to the legendary Bowman Gray Stadium for the Cook Out Clash. After three years racing at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, NASCAR elected to move its premier preseason event to a more traditional venue.

NASCAR is ready for the 2025 Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium. In 2024, Denny Hamlin beat Kyle Busch in Los Angeles to secure the Busch Light Clash victory. Now, NASCAR will head to Bowman Gray Stadium,

Bowman Gray Stadium, the longest-running weekly track in racing history, is the site for the Cup Series’ preseason Clash on Sunday night. The legendary quarter-mile track near downtown Winston-Salem — among the smallest venues to host NASCAR races — is set for its first NASCAR race in 54 years.