NASCAR drivers are scheduled to take to the 0.25-mile track on Wednesday, February 4, when the Cook Out Clash, the first exhibition race of the season, kicks off at Bowman Gray Stadium.

Ahead of the clash, practice, qualifying and last-chance qualifying will begin at 1:30 p.m. ET. The 20 drivers with the best results in qualifying will advance to the main race. The top two finishers in LCQ and provisional driver points will advance to Wednesday night’s main event.

Joey Logano, Erik Jones, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski and Chase Elliott are the current NASCAR Clash champions competing this year.

this Wednesday weather forecast At the start of the race, the weather was mainly cloudy, with temperatures as high as 38 degrees, and a 70% chance of rain/snow showers.

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Contest: Last Chance Qualifiers, Culinary Clash

track: Bowman Gray Stadium

2025 NASCAR schedule for Wednesday at Bowman Gray Stadium

Here’s the full schedule for Wednesday’s Cup Series rivalry games at Bowman Gray Stadium:

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

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10:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. ET: Cup series

Track activity

1:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time: Practice and qualifying rounds

4:30 p.m. ET: Last Chance Qualifier (75 laps)

6 p.m. ET: Culinary Clash (200 laps and 50.6 miles)

Wednesday’s Cup Series race will air on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR radio stations.

Bowman Gray Stadium Cook-Off 2026: Entry List

Below is 2026 Bowman Gray Stadium Cook Out Clash Entry List:

  1. #1 – Ross Chastain
  2. #2 – Austin Cindric
  3. #3 – Austin Dillon
  4. #4 – Noah Gragson
  5. #5 – Kyle Larson
  6. #6 – Corey LaJoie (6)
  7. #7 – Daniel Suarez
  8. #8 – Kyle Busch
  9. #9 – Chase Elliott
  10. #10 – Ty Dillon
  11. #11 – Denny Hamlin
  12. #12 – Ryan Blaney
  13. #16 – AJ Almendinger
  14. #17 – Chris Bushell
  15. #19 – Chase Briscoe
  16. #20 – Christopher Bell
  17. #21 – Josh Berry
  18. #22 – Joey Logano
  19. #23 – Bubba Wallace
  20. #24 – William Byron
  21. #34 – Todd Gilliland
  22. #35 – Riley Herbst
  23. #38 – Zane Smith
  24. #41 – Cole Custer
  25. #42 – John Hunter Nemechek
  26. #43 – Erik Jones
  27. #45 – Tyler Reddick
  28. #47 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  29. #48 – Alex Bowman
  30. #50 – Burt Myers
  31. #51 – Cody Well
  32. #54 – You Gibbs
  33. #60 – Ryan Preece
  34. #66 – Chad Fincham
  35. #71 – Michael McDowell
  36. #77 – Carson Hochevar
  37. “#88”-Connor Zilisch(R)
  38. #97 – Sean van Gisbergen