The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series got off to a thrilling start on Sunday night and it was Chase Elliott who stormed to a historic victory in The Clash .
The Hendrick Motorsports driver led for 171 of the 200 exciting laps around Bowman Gray Stadium — the most by any winner in the history of The Clash.
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On top of that, Elliott also set the fastest lap of the race in his #9 Chevrolet, marking a dominant outing for the 29-year-old.
The same could not be said for Elliott's Hendrick Motorsports team-mate Kyle Larson, however, with the #5 car finishing well down the order in 17th after multiple altercations on track, mostly through no fault of his own.
Behind Elliot, coming home in second and third were Team Penske's Ryan Blaney and Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin.
Blaney's second-place finish was particularly impressive given that he only made it to the race as the provisional qualifier and started all the way down in 23rd when the action began.
Rounding out the top five were the 2024 Cup Series champion Joey Logano and 23XI Racing's Bubba Wallace. The full race results can be found below.
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Chase Elliott dominated The Clash
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NASCAR The Clash official results
Here is the official race result from The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium.
Position
Driver
Car Number
Team
Engine
1
Chase Elliott
#9
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
Ryan Blaney
#12
Team Penske
Ford
3
Denny Hamlin
#11
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
4
Joey Logano
#22
Team Penske
Ford
5
Bubba Wallace
#23
23XI Racing
Toyota
6
Ross Chastain
#1
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
7
Austin Cindric
#2
Team Penske
Ford
8
Tyler Reddick
#45
23XI Racing
Toyota
9
Shane van Gisbergen
#88
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
10
Chris Buescher
#17
RFK Racing
Ford
11
Ryan Preece
#60
RFK Racing
Ford
12
Christopher Bell
#20
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
13
Josh Berry
#21
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
14
Todd Gilliland
#34
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
15
Kyle Busch
#8
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
16
Carson Hocevar
#77
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
17
Kyle Larson
#5
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
18
William Byron
#24
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
19
Alex Bowman
#48
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
20
Noah Gragson
#4
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
21
Brad Keselowski
#6
RFK Racing
Ford
22
Daniel Suarez
#99
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
23
Chase Briscoe
#19
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
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