What’s Happening?

Bowman Gray Stadium, the host of the 2025 NASCAR Clash, is close to finalizing a lucrative Five-Year deal with NASCAR in which the track will host at least one NASCAR National Series race a year.

• According to a report from the Winston-Salem Journal, city officials are attempting to cut the deal. The deal would see the city pay for half of the facility’s new scoreboard in exchange for at least one NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, or Truck Series race a season.
• This report also mentions the implications this new scoreboard will have on the future of the Clash at the facility. Prior to this, rumors suggested it could leave after this year, and recent comments from NASCAR officials suggest the race will return in 2026. Beyond that, it is unclear what series will race at BGS in the future.
• Bowman Gray Stadium is a football field and 0.250-mile race track located in Winston-Salem, NC. It hosted the NASCAR Cup Series from 1958 to 1971 before NASCAR modernized its schedule. Before the Clash returned to the facility this spring, the track had hosted select East Coast NASCAR touring series and local weekly racing.
• Prior to the 2025 Cook-Out Clash at BGS, NASCAR purchased Winston-Salem Speedway Inc., the track’s promoter, and began upgrading the facility. These upgrades included a repave, tearing down the metal guard rails and replacing them with SAFER Barriers, and finally, a temporary catch fence.
• The 2025 Cook-Out Clash at BGS was a success, with fans loving the packed house, hot crowd, and aggressive racing. Local favorites even participated in the Cup Series exhibition race, though Chase Elliott walked away as the winner of the main race.

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