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NASCAR postpones Clash at Bowman Gray due to snowstorm

By Samuel Stubbs | Last updated Jan 31, 2026 11:45 AM ET

With snow falling in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Saturday, NASCAR has officially postponed the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium to Monday.

Practice and qualifying will take place at 11 a.m. ET on Monday, with coverage on FS2. The last-chance qualifier race will commence at 4:30 p.m. ET on Fox, with the Cook Out Clash scheduled to go green at 6 p.m. ET on Fox, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

NASCAR had previously pushed the scheduled on-track activity for Saturday — practice, qualifying and four heat races — to Sunday in advance of the storm. But those heat races won't take place, with qualifying putting 20 drivers into the allotted 23-car field for the Clash.

The other three spots will be filled by the top-two drivers in the last-chance qualifying race, with the driver highest in the 2025 standings who hasn't already qualified for the Clash also being added to the field.

NEWS: NASCAR announces updates to this weekend's event at Bowman Gray Stadium.

The @nascarclash is scheduled for Monday at 6 p.m. ET on FOX. pic.twitter.com/om1hRoqvXl
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) January 31, 2026

That locks defending series champion Kyle Larson into the 200-lap main event regardless of how he performs in qualifying or the LCQ.

The postponement to Monday allows NASCAR more time to prepare the track and surrounding areas after Winston-Salem — like much of North Carolina — received snow on Friday evening and into Saturday morning.

Monday's forecast calls for clear skies and temperatures in the mid-to-upper 30s.

Samuel Stubbs

Hailing from the same neck of the woods as NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin, Samuel has been covering NASCAR for Yardbarker since February 2024. He has been a member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) since October of 2024. When he’s not writing about racing, Samuel covers Arkansas Razorback basketball for Yardbarker

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