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o earn a starting spot in Sunday’s Cook Out Clash at historic Bowman Gray Stadium Josh Berry and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team will have to finish either first or second in the 75-lap Last Chance race that will precede the 200-lap main event.

NASCAR Cup Series drivers hit the track for the first time in 2025 on Saturday evening as the series returned to the historic Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem

RFK Racing showed early strength at Bowman Gray Stadium, securing starting positions for all three team cars in the Clash main event.

Cole Custer fired off fourth in Saturday night’s fourth and final heat race at Bowman Gray Stadium.

Chase Elliott and the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet team swept the top of the leaderboard in the opening day of the NASCAR Cup Series return to Bowman Gray Stadium.

FORD DRIVERS ADVANCING TO TOMORROW NIGHT’S CLASH: Brad Keselowski, Noah Gragson, Chris Buescher, Joey Logano, Ryan Preece, Austin Cindric and Todd Gilliland.

 Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media onsite at Bowman Gray Stadium ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session for the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray.

 Richard Childress Racing teammates, Austin Dillon and Kyle Busch, met with the media onsite at Bowman Gray Stadium ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session for the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray.

Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media onsite at Bowman Gray Stadium ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session for the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray.

Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 12 Menards/Great Lakes Ford Mustang Dark Horse, is looking for his first career victory in The Clash.