NASCAR race results from The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium
The 2026 NASCAR season is set to begin in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The 1/4-mile oval of Bowman Gray Stadium will host The Clash.
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Kyle Larson and William Byron set the front row. 200 laps of stock car racing are up next…
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Green flag, Larson is clear into turn one as Byron checks up early to let him in. The field forms single-file around the bottom.
Lap 41, caution for debris.
Green, Larson and Byron run side-by-side for the lead. Larson is clear off turn two.
Lap 48, Briscoe leans on the bumper of Byton for 2nd. He shoves him up the track and Briscoe takes the spot away.
Lap 54, Ross Chastain shoves Ryan Blaney into the corner. Blaney tags the bumper of Bubba Wallace and Wallace is around. The caution is out.
Green, Larson and Briscoe run side-by-side for the lead. Several laps later, Larson is clear via the inside lane. Byron follows him through to reclaim 2nd.
Lap 71, Byron leans on the rear bumper of Larson. Byron to the lead! Briscoe follows him through to take 2nd.
Lap 77, Austin Cindric is around with help from Shane van Gisbergen, caution.
Green, Byron clears Briscoe to hold the race lead.
Lap 84, Briscoe leans into the left rear of Byron. Briscoe takes the lead away. Ty Gibbs follows him to take 2nd away.
Lap 95, Gibbs shoves Briscoe up the track. Gibbs moves to the race lead.
Race break
Lap 101, the race break caution is out. Drivers will head to the pit area for adjustments and tires.
And as they return to the track, the rain and sleet are falling! NASCAR has declared this a wet weather race and teams will now install wet weather tires.
Green flag, Gibbs and Briscoe run side-by-side into turn one. Briscoe runs the outside lane and he clears Gibbs for the lead! Hamlin spins and he collects Kyle Larson, caution.
Green, Briscoe clears Gibbs to hold the lead.
Lap 120, Josh Berry tags the wall and he comes to a stop, caution.
Green, Briscoe leads Gibbs as they run three wide for 3rd. Multiple cars tangle deeper in the field, caution.
Green, Hocevar drives it deep to the bottom and he slides Briscoe for the race lead!
Lap 130, Ty Gibbs spins with help from Chase Elliott, no caution.
Lap 139, Denny Hamlin spins and the caution is out.
Green, they rub doors for the lead. Hocevar holds the lead. Austin Dillon is around behind them with help from Denny Hamlin, caution.
Briscoe picks the outside lane behind Hocevar.
Green, Hocevar spins the tires. Shane van Gisbergen doors him into turn one. Shane van Gisbergen takes the lead away. Ryan Preece takes over 2nd.
Lap 143
Lap 143, Chase Elliott is around with help from Joey Logano, caution.
Green, Preece leans on Shane van Gisbergen. Preece is clear for the lead. Logano and Hamlin spin behind them, caution.
Green, Shane van Gisbergen runs Preece wide. van Gisbergen reclaims the lead. Ty Gibbs is around with help from Connor Zilisch and Carson Hocevar is collected, caution.. Heavy damage for Hocevar.
Green, Shane van Gisbergen clears Preece to hold the lead.
Fuel issues
Lap 151, Larson slows as he’s out of fuel. The caution is out. He may not be the only car low on fuel.
Green, Shane van Gisbergen and Preece bang doors for the lead. van Gisbergen clears him for the lead.
Lap 156, Preece slides van Gisbergen for the lead.
Lap 165, Elliott is out of fuel, caution.
Green, Briscoe turns Shane van Gisbergen, caution.
NASCAR will allow cars to head to the pit area to re-fuel.
Green, Preece leads Briscoe off turn two.
31 to go
31 to go, Suarez clears Briscoe for 2nd. Laps later, Byron works under Suarez for 2nd. The track is drying fast and the lane has changed.
20 to go, Hocevar is around with help from Bubba Wallace, caution.
Green, Preece gets the jump and he’s clear before turn one. Blaney clears Byron for 2nd. Kyle Busch bounces off the wall and Kyle Larson is collected, caution.
Green, Preece clears Blaney into turn one. Byron works around the outside of Blaney for 2nd.
9 to go, Preece leads Byron by 1.8 seconds.
Bowman Gray Stadium
Race Results
February 4, 2026
Pos | Driver
1. Ryan Preece
2. William Byron
3. Ryan Blaney
4. Daniel Suarez
5. Denny Hamlin
6. Chase Briscoe
7. Austin Dillon
8. Chris Buescher
9. Ross Chastain
10. Alex Bowman
11. Joey Logano
12. Josh Berry
13. Christopher Bell
14. Ty Gibbs
15. Carson Hocevar
16. Kyle Larson
17. Chase Elliott
18. Connor Zilisch
19. Kyle Busch
20. Shane van Gisbergen
21. Austin Cindric
22. Tyler Reddick
23. Bubba Wallace
