Forecast 1 week out from NASCAR's big race
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The Cook Out Clash is scheduled for Feb. 1 at Bowman Gray Stadium in North Carolina. However, the weather forecast may have other ideas.
After a bumpy offseason, NASCAR is finally set to return at Daytona this weekend for the first points races of the 2026 season.
NASCAR veteran reverses course, from calling the weather emergency at Bowman Gray Stadium overhyped to serious.
NASCAR will move Clash practice and qualifying heats to Sunday afternoon due to forecasted snow and winter weather on Jan. 31.
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – This week’s Racing Report with Chris Weaver takes us to Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem where NASCAR is coming to town for the Cookout Clash this weekend and preps and planning are well underway.
A winter storm has delayed the exhibition event to Wednesday.
Amid previous reports that NASCAR was moving away from the Charlotte Roval and returning to the oval surface, Speedway Motorsports confirmed the news on Tuesday, February 3. The news was first reported by The Athletic.
Charlotte Motor Speedway will host its fall race weekend on its 1.5-mile oval in 2026, shifting away from the Roval after eight seasons.