Nathalie Gray, the widow of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. president Bowman Gray Sr., donated $30,000 toward the local $100,000 match required to bring in the federal funds to build the stadium.

The checkered flag is out for the NASCAR Cup Series Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium. Chase Elliott won Sunday's exhibition race from the pole for his first career win in the Clash. Elliott led 172 of ...

With NASCAR’s plans for Bowman Gray and the Clash unknown for 2026 and beyond, Sunday’s race may have served as an impromptu audition for the track to return to the NASCAR schedule in the future.

After more than 50 years, NASCAR's return to Bowman Gray Stadium was a smashing success, with an atmosphere that would be nearly impossible to replicate at any other facility in the world.

On Oct. 22, 1938, the Demon Deacons lost a 7-0 game to Duke in the inaugural event at Bowman Gray Stadium. It was still one year before a dirt track had been constructed around the football field.

Richard Petty won his 100th race at Bowman Gray Stadium on Aug. 22, 1969, in what was known as the Myers Brothers 250. Then just a 22-year-old racer from Randolph County, Petty led nine laps after ...

Now after more than 50 years, Cup cars will be back at Bowman Gray as NASCAR returns to its roots. While the Clash is not a points race and has no effect on the season standings or the playoffs ...

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 conducted by NASCAR’s top series.

The fieldhouse at Bowman Gray Stadium set against the Winston-Salem skyline on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 ahead of this weekend's NASCAR Cook Out Clash. Walt Unks, Journal ...

FILE - An aerial view of Bowman Gray Stadium and the Winston-Salem, N.C. skyline during the season finale auto race, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. (Walt Unks/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP, File) ...

The 2025 NASCAR season begins this weekend with an exhibition race in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The half-mile bullring of Bowman Gray Stadium is set to host The Cook Out Clash. View the ...