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Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium

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Date & Time
Sun 1st February 2026 8:00pm Local
Sun 1st February 2026 3:00pm UTC

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League
NASCAR Cup Series

Season
2026

Round
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Status
FT

Location

Bowman Gray Stadium

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The 2026 Cook Out Clash was a non-championship exhibition NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on February 4, 2026, postponed three days from February 1, at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Contested over 200 laps, it was the first exhibition race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Ryan Preece won the race, joining Jeff Gordon and Denny Hamlin as a driver to win the Clash before winning their first points race. William Byron finished 2nd, and Ryan Blaney finished 3rd. Daniel Suárez and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top five, and Chase Briscoe, Austin Dillon, Chris Buescher, Ross Chastain, and Alex Bowman rounded out the top ten.

Due to snowfall around the area, the race was postponed multiple times to Wednesday, February 4. This was the first Cup Series race on a Wednesday since the 2020 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500.

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Result List

01	Ryan Preece	RFK Racing	200
02	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	200
03	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske NASCAR	200
04	Daniel Suárez	Spire Sports	200
05	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	200
06	Chase Briscoe	Joe Gibbs Racing	200
07	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	200
08	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	200
09	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing Team	200
10	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	200
11	Joey Logano	Team Penske NASCAR	200
12	Josh Berry	Wood Brothers Racing	200
13	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	200
14	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	200
15	Carson Hocevar	Spire Sports	200
16	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	200
17	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	200
18	Connor Zilisch	Trackhouse Racing Team	200
19	Kyle Busch	_Deceased Motorsport	200
20	Shane van Gisbergen	Trackhouse Racing Team	200
21	Austin Cindric	Team Penske NASCAR	200
22	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	200

Result Description

1 18 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 200
2 2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200
3 16 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 200
4 20 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 200
5 6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200
6 4 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200
7 15 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200
8 8 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 200
9 9 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 200
10 23 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200
11 14 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 200
12 21 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 200
13 5 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200
14 3 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200
15 12 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 200
16 1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200
17 11 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200
18 19 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 200
19 13 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200
20 17 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 200
21 22 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 200
22 10 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 200
23 7 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 199

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