After leading 171 laps, there wasn’t much else that Chase Elliott could have done on Sunday night in the NASCAR Clash at Bowman Gray. So, how did he do it?

Chase Elliott opened the 2025 NASCAR season in dominating fashion, leading 171 of 200 laps in the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium.

Elliott started on the pole and led 171 of the race’s 200 laps Sunday night in the first Cup race at the historic Winston-Salem venue since 1971.