In what surreal, alternate reality does former Cup Series champion Kyle Larson race alongside 12-time track champ Tim Brown at Bowman Gray Stadium? In what dream state would brothers Austin and Ty Dillon race bumper-to-bumper at the same arena where their grandfather,

NASCAR is back, old-school style, as 2025 opens with a return to the “Mecca of Madhouse” for Sunday night’s preseason Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium. The Winston-Salem quarter-mile notorious for its rough-and-tumble racing style and numerous fights will host its first Cup Series event since 1971 with the non-points exhibition race.

For the first time since 1971, the NASCAR Cup Series is back at “the Madhouse” for the 2025 Cook Out Clash. Aside from the Cup regulars, Bowman Gray modified stars Myers and Tim Brown are in the field, representing the local crowd on the biggest stage.