What’s Happening?

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season is here, and the season-opening Clash has a new home. For the 2025 Clash, NASCAR moves from the warm climate of Los Angeles to a forgotten home at Bowman Gray Stadium. Here’s what the weather is like for this weekend’s Clash at Bowman Gray.

• NASCAR first raced at Bowman Gray Stadium in 1958 and held an annual event there until 1971. In 1972, the start of NASCAR’s modern era, the sport moved away from tracks that were either dirt, in a small market, or too short. BGS, as a combination of a Division-II Football stadium and a quarter-mile race track, fits this description.
• Without NASCAR’s top division, Bowman Gray still flourished with all the usual series of short-track racing, making a reputation at the track deemed “the Madhouse.” The last NASCAR major touring division to race at BGS was the K&N Pro Series East, which ran there once a year from 2011 to 2015.
• Those drivers favored this weekend will be the few who ran those K&N Pro Series races, such as Alex Bowman, Chase Elliott, and Daniel Suarez. Others will be the BGS ringers, such as 12-time track champions Burt Myers and Tim Brown.

Weekend Weather Forecast via the National Weather Service

Saturday, February 1:

Final Practice and Heat Races on (6:10 PM ET/Local)

Before the Race: Noon – 6:00 PM

• Forecast: Sunny
• Temperature: High of 53°F at 1 PM, dropping to 47°F by 6 PM
• Chance of Rain: Low: High of 11% at Noon, dropping to 6% by 6 PM
• Wind Speed: Light: 7 to 8 MPH from Noon – 6:00 PM

During the Race: 6:10 PM – 9:00 PM

• Forecast: Cold
• Temperature: High of 47°F at 6 PM, dropping to 41°F by 9 PM
• Chance of Rain: Low: High of 6% all evening long
• Wind Speed: Light: 6 to 7 MPH from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

After the Race: 9:00 PM to Midnight

• Forecast: Cold
• Temperature: High of 41°F at 9 PM, dropping to 38°F by Midnight
• Chance of Rain: Low: High of 6% all evening long
• Wind Speed: Light: 5 to 7 MPH from 9:00 PM to Midnight

Sunday, February 2:

Last Chance Qualifier Race and the 2025 Cook Out Clash (6:00 ET/Local)

Before the Race: Morning – 6:00 PM

• Forecast: Mostly Sunny
• Temperature: High of 52°F at 4 PM, dropping to 48°F by 6 PM
• Chance of Rain: Low: High of 6% at Midnight, dropping to 3% at 1:00 AM, and 5% at 1:00 PM
• Wind Speed: Light: 3 MPH from 1:00 AM-Noon; Rising to 5 MPH at 5 PM

During the Race: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

• Forecast: Cold
• Temperature: High of 48°F at 6 PM, dropping to 44°F by 8 PM
• Chance of Rain: Very Low: High of 1% throughout the evening
• Wind Speed: Light: 3 to 5 mph from 6:00 to 10:00 PM

After the Race: 10:00 PM to Midnight

• Forecast: Cold
• Temperature: High of 43°F at 10 PM, dropping to 42°F by 11 PM
• Chance of Rain: Very Low: High of 1% throughout the evening
• Wind Speed: Light: 5 mph throughout the evening

***Forecast will become available and fluctuate during race week and will be updated frequently

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