NASCAR The Clash: Full Cook Out Clash entry list including practice and qualifying groups

The NASCAR Cup Series is back this weekend with the 2025 season kicking off at Bowman Gray Stadium later today.

The Clash has long been the curtain-raiser for the sport, but heads to the historic venue for the first time this year, marking the Cup Series' return to the stadium for the first time in over 40 years.

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Known this year as the Cook Out Clash, the exhibition race around the 0.25-mile circuit is set to consist of 200 miles of exciting action, with just 23 drivers set to make it through to Sunday's main event.

On Saturday, practice and qualifying are set to merge into one, with drivers competing in heats in order to get through to Sunday's race. Although, those who do not make it to the race on Saturday will have another chance to qualify on Sunday in 'last chance qualifying'.

For a full rundown on the qualifying and race format this weekend, please see here.

Below, we have listed all of the confirmed drivers set to be taking part this weekend, as well as the groups in which they are set to practice and qualify.

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Who is racing in The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium?

Below is the full 39-driver entry list for this weekend's action in North Carolina, as per NASCAR.

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The Clash practice and qualifying groups

With the qualifying format looking very different this weekend, here are the three practice groups that the initial heats ahead of Sunday's race will be based on.

These practice groups have been assigned based on owner points and are as follows.

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

NASCAR The Clash: Cook Out Clash start times

The 200-lap race starts on Sunday, February 2, 2025, at 8pm (EST). Here's the full NASCAR Cup weekend schedule converted to your time zone.

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