Who is going to win the Clash? SportsLine simulated the 2025 Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray 10,000 times and revealed its NASCAR picks for Sunday's exhibition in Winston-Salem

Between driver changes, crew chief swaps and rule adaptations, a lot’s changed over the NASCAR offseason. However, a lot has remained the same, specifically the mentality of all 36 chartered Cup Series drivers to win each and every week.

When is The Cookout Clash? Here's what to know about the 2025 NASCAR exhibition race in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

After three years in L.A., NASCAR brings its preseason race back to North Carolina, where Bowman Gray Stadium's return marks an emotional start to 2025.

NASCAR returns to its roots Sunday with the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, which last played host to a Cup Series event more than 50 years ago. After three years on a temporary short track at the Los Angeles Coliseum,

Bowman Gray Stadium is famous for its viral videos of short track fights and close quarters racing. From 1958 until 1971, the Winston-Salem facility hosted 29 races featuring NASCAR’s top series. The 30th will come this weekend with the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray.

But the venue is different in 2025, with the Cook Out Clash taking place at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C., the venerable 0.25-mile track with a history of roughhouse racing and fireworks across the grass-only infield.

NASCAR's preseason Clash moves to the sport's roots this year. Bowman Gray Stadium will serve as host. Two weeks later brings the Daytona 500.

NASCAR's 2025 Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium is quickly approaching. This year's event is scheduled for Sunday, February 2, starting at 8 p.m. Eastern Time, and will be broadcast live on FOX. For radio listeners, MRN, the Motor Racing Network, will cover the action, and satellite radio subscribers can tune in via SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.