Everyone in NASCAR knows at this point that Carson Hocevar is a special talent. He is also one of the more aggressive drivers in the Cup Series. When you race near him, expect to have contact.
Austin Dillon and the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing team started 2026 with a seventh-place finish at the Bowman Gray Stadium on Wednesday night. In the race, which was anything but straightforward after rain added to the challenge in the latter half, Dillon was caught in run-ins with quite a few drivers.
In what was his first competitive outing with Spire Motorsports, Daniel Suarez started the exhibition race at Bowman Gray Stadium from P20. He was, in fact, the final driver to secure a transfer into the main event through qualifying.
Next week at Daytona, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has a special paint scheme planned for his NASCAR Truck Series start with Niece Motorsports. Stenhouse was teammates at Roush with Greg Biffle for years in his early career.
Joe Gibbs Racing and COOFANDY, a fashion apparel brand, will continue their partnership into the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. The brand will once again pair with Christopher Bell, the driver of the No.
Ryan Preece reached an important career milestone at Bowman Gray Stadium on Wednesday night, one that took a long time coming. He dominated the final stages of the Cook Out Clash, beating William Byron to the checkered flag by nearly 2 seconds to register his first victory in a Cup car.
Carson Hocevar’s aggression on the race track is often seen as a negative aspect. But on Wednesday at the Bowman Gray Stadium, it was what helped him put on a commanding performance for a large part of the Clash.
The dust has barely settled at Bowman Gray Stadium, and the echoes of bent fenders and bruised tempers are still hanging in the air. The Cook Out Clash always brings its share of chaos, but amid the usual short‑track scuffling, Kyle Petty saw something that stood out from the noise.
Seldom do people know that Richard Petty won his seven NASCAR Cup Championships under five different points systems, a detail that often gets lost in debates about championship formats.
In the high-stakes world of NASCAR, consistency is the currency that buys championships. While fans watch the paint-trading action on Sundays, the real war is often waged on Monday mornings in the boardroom.
When it comes to old race tracks, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will rarely say a bad word. You can expect much of the same in his review of the Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium.
Defending NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion Jesse Love is being thrust onto a much larger stage than he has been during any point in his young career, starring in a brand-new advertisment for sponsor Samsara, which will debut during Super Bowl LX on Sunday, February 8.
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.
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.