NASCAR Cup Series driver Chase Elliott celebrates after winning the Cook Out Clash on Sunday night at Bowman Gray Stadium. More than 17,000 race fans watch the NASCAR Cook Out Clash on Sunday at Bowman Gray Stadium. NASCAR Cup Series drivers compete in the Cook Out Clash on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C.

The NASCAR Cup Series season informally begins with Sunday's Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem. The non-points paying race is the annual opening exhibition in the Cup season, with this year's race taking place at the quarter-mile Bowman Gray Stadium for the first time.

Chase Elliott etched himself into racing history Sunday night, winning the Cook Out Clash in the NASCAR Cup Series' return to Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem. A relatively tame race compared to some of Saturday's qualifying heats,