Ryan Preece outlasted sleek conditions and numerous on-track chaos to win the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Wednesday, February 4.
Equipment quality determines NASCAR success just as much as talent, and it is something we have seen multiple times over the years. Drivers changing teams can alter their fortunes almost immediately.
Ryan Preece finally broke through at Bowman Gray Stadium, grabbing his first-ever NASCAR Cup Series race win. The victory did not come in a points-paying event, yet it still carried the weight of a decade-long grind that began with his first Cup start in 2015.
The Clash finally got underway at the Bowman Gray Stadium after a long delay on Wednesday, and RFK Racing’s Ryan Preece won the event. But the proceedings weren’t without the usual drama that constitutes NASCAR racing.
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin has been dealing with a lot lately. He missed out on winning the 2025 Cup Series championship by a thread and was dealt a bigger blow when his father, Dennis, passed away in a house fire.
Following his impressive debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2025, Connor Zilisch is all set for his rookie campaign in the Cup Series this season. He missed out on the title, finishing second in the standings, but bagged 10 wins in the process.
Daniel Suarez set the record straight with his run-ins with Bubba Wallace and Shane van Gisbergen (SVG) during the NASCAR Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium.
Nor rain, nor sleet, nor gas mileage, nor a seemingly unending string of cautions could keep Wednesday's Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray from finally coming to an end after three hours.
Ryan Preece overcame snow and rain to win NASCAR's inaugural race of 2026, the Cook Out Clash exhibition race, on Wednesday at historic Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Things are getting intense at Bowman Gray Stadium. Cautions are flying non-stop. Bubba Wallace and Carson Hocevar went back and forth, and that ended rather quickly.
Never before in the thousands of races at Bowman Gray Stadium has one ever seen all of the different variables that Wednesday's NASCAR Cook Out Clash saw.
It’s been a wild night at the Madhouse. Drivers have been trading paint throughout the NASCAR Cup Series Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium; Bubba Wallace and Carson Hocevar had a run-in with 20 laps to go.
The NASCAR season is back. Officials made the call to let teams fuel up as a few cars began to run out of fuel late. Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott both brought out cautions after running out of gas, and that led to the decision to let teams put more in the cars.
Kyle Larson, the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion, had issues with his fuel during the 2026 NASCAR Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium. With less than 50 laps in the race, Larson began losing pace with the rest of the drivers, and he said on his radio that he was out of fuel.
Despite aggravating a shoulder injury in a fall, NASCAR driver/owner Denny Hamlin told reporters on Wednesday that he will not have surgery and plans to compete in the 2026 NASCAR season.
What a race for the two transfer spots in the Last Chance Qualifier. Josh Berry dominated the race, and Austin Cindric took the final spot on the last lap to make the big show.
After a winter that felt twice as long as usual, capped off by a snowstorm that buried Bowman Gray Stadium and pushed the event to midweek, the engines finally returned to life in North Carolina.
The 2026 NASCAR season marks the 26th year of FOX Sports’ coverage of the sport, kicking off tonight with The Cook Out Clash at historic Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.