The lineup is set for the first race of the NASCAR season, the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium.

Josh Berry and Austin Cindric claimed the final two spots in NASCAR's preseason exhibition race by finishing 1-2 in the last chance qualifying heat at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem. The Clash was originally scheduled for Sunday and twice postponed because of a snowstorm that blanketed North Carolina and pushed the non-points event to Wednesday.

Despite a short delay, NASCAR officially kicks off its 2026 season with tonight’s Clash, a season-opening exhibition at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C.

His first NASCAR win came in the second-echelon Xfinity Series on the Watkins Glen (N.Y.) road course in 2024, just after he turned 18. He finished second in the final Xfinity standings. Zilisch won 10 Xfinity races in 2025 while driving for Dale Earnhardt Jr., and also had a record string of 18 straight top-five finishes.

NASCAR has postponed the preseason exhibition race at Bowman Gray Stadium until Monday night because of ice and snow blanketing the Winston-Salem area.

Chevrolet looks to have set the bar high in the first action of the 2026 NASCAR season, with half of the qualifying cars for the Clash repping the golden bowtie

There is an 82% probability that Winston-Salem will receive four-to-eight inches of snowfall from now until 5 a.m. Sunday, forecasts show.

NASCAR fans were not deterred from showing up on a Wednesday for the twice-delayed The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium

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