NASCAR Weather: Latest forecast from Bowman Gray Stadium ahead of The Clash

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series gets underway this weekend with the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium.

Commonly referred to as 'The Clash', the race was introduced as a non-points scoring event at Daytona International Speedway for the Cup Series’ pole winners from the previous season all the way back in 1979.

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Since then, The Clash has evolved throughout the years, including shifting from Daytona to Los Angeles in 2022.

Last August, however, NASCAR confirmed The Clash would be held at Bowman Gray Stadium in 2025, bringing the Cup Series back to the historic venue for the first time since the 1970s.

With that said, and an exciting weekend of racing to look forward to once again, here is how the weather is looking ahead of the event.

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The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium weather forecast

Saturday, September 28th: Qualifying

With the first set of qualifying set to take place on Saturday, temperatures look set to be mild at just 60 degrees. These temperatures are set to plummet into the high 30's come Saturday night, however.

That said, the sun is currently forecast to shine throughout the day, with the chances of rain said to stand at 1-2%.

There will be some winds in the air, however, with gusts of up to 21 miles per hour expected throughout the day.

Sunday, September 29: Race

Clear conditions are expected once again for the premier event on Sunday, in further positive news for spectators at the circuit.

Unfortunately, however, the good news ends there, with temperatures expected to be even more mild throughout the day at 52 degrees. In the night, temperatures are once again expected to drop, although this time, to just 41 degrees.

The skies are also set to be a lot cloudier on Sunday, with 64% cloud cover currently forecast compared to 36% on Saturday.

The chance of rain are similar to Saturday, however, with just a 2% chance of precipitation forecast.

NASCAR The Clash: Cook Out Clash start times

The 200-lap race kicks off Sunday, February 2nd, 2025 at 8pm ET. Here are the race start times converted to your time zone:

Eastern Time (EST): 8pm Sunday
Central Time (CST): 7pm Sunday
Pacific Time (PST): 5pm Sunday
United Kingdom (GMT): 1am Monday
Central European Time (CET): 2am Monday

Fox will broadcast the race with radio coverage from MRN and SiriusXM

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