The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series gets underway today, with qualifying for the Cook Out Clash taking place 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.
Clear conditions are expected for the race on Sunday, in positive news for spectators at the circuit.
Unfortunately, however, the good news ends there, with temperatures expected to be even more mild throughout the evening at just 43 degrees. If we were heading to the circuit, we'd dress up nice and warm!
At least the fans at the track nor the cars look set to be disrupted by any wet weather, though. The chances of rainfall are currently predicted to be just 2%.
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
Who won the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series?
Joey Logano won the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series championship after beating rivals Ryan Blaney, William Byron, and Tyler Reddick in the 2024 Championship Four at Phoenix Raceway in November.