Starting from 18th place Car 60 Ryan Preece Kroger/Coca-Cola Ford won the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, his 1st win in the preseason non-points race. Preece is the third driver to win the Clash before winning a Cup point races (Jeff Gordon, 1994; Denny Hamlin, 2006). Preece’s previous best Clash finish was seventh in 2023 at the LA Coliseum. Preece started the race 18th, the lowest starting position of a Clash winner since Kevin Harvick won from 27th at Daytona in 2009. 2nd Place Car 24 William Byron Valvoline Chevrolet, started from 2nd place. 3rd Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Great Lakes Flooring Ford, started from 16th place.
Credit: WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA – FEBRUARY 04: Ryan Preece, driver of the #60 Kroger/Coca-Cola Ford, and crew chief Derrick Finley celebrate in victory lane after winning the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 04, 2026 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 7 Daniel Suarez Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation Chevrolet, started from 20th place followed by 5th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin Bob’s Discount Furniture Toyota, started from 6th place. 6th Place Car 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 4th place followed by 7th place Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet, started from 15th place. 8th Place Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford, started from 8th place followed by 9th place Car 1 Ross Chastain Choice Privileges Chevrolet, started from 9th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 23rd place.
Credit: WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA – FEBRUARY 04: Ryan Preece, driver of the #60 Kroger/Coca-Cola Ford, celebrates with a burnout after winning the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 04, 2026 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
The race had 17 Cautions for 17 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 40 for Debris turn 1. 2nd Caution on lap 53 for #12, 23, 9 Crash in turn 4. 3rd Caution on lap 76 for #2, 97 Crash in turn 4. 4th Caution on lap 100 for Halftime break. 5th Caution on lap 101 for #5, 11 Crash in turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 119 for #21 Crash in backstretch. 7th Caution on lap 121 for #23, 12 Crash in turn 4. 8th Caution on lap 138 for #11, 12 Crash in turn 4. 9th Caution on lap 139 for #3, 11 Crash in turn 2. 10th Caution on lap 142 for #9 Crash in turn 4. 11th Caution on lap 143 for #22, 11, 9 Crash in turn 4. 12th Caution on lap 144 for #77, 54 Crash in turn 2. 13th Caution on lap 152 for #5 stalled on track. 14th Caution on lap 164 for #9 stalled on track. 15th Caution on lap 164 for #97, 88 Crash in turn 4. 16th Caution on lap 180 for #23, 77 Crash in turn 3. 17th Caution on lap 181 for 181?.
Credit: WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA – FEBRUARY 04: A general view of fireworks pre-race ceremonies prior to the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 04, 2026 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
The race had 11 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; K. Larson 1-53; C. Briscoe 54-56; K. Larson 57-70; W. Byron 71-84; C. Briscoe 85-95; T. Gibbs 96-100; C. Briscoe 101-121; C. Hocevar 122-139; S. Van Gisbergen 140-142; R. Preece 143; S. Van Gisbergen 144-155; R. Preece 156-200.
Credit: WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA – FEBRUARY 04: A detail view of snow during the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 04, 2026 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
Credit: WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA – FEBRUARY 04: William Byron, driver of the #24 Valvoline Chevrolet, and Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, race during the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 04, 2026 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
Credit: WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA – FEBRUARY 04: Ryan Preece, driver of the #60 Kroger/Coca-Cola Ford, and Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, race during the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 04, 2026 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
Race Results for the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray – Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Bowman Gray Stadium – Winston-Salem, NC – 0.25 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 50. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Wednesday, 2/4/2026 @ 09:52 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 18. Car 60 Ryan Preece Kroger/Coca-Cola Ford 200 Running
2. 2. Car 24 William Byron Valvoline Chevrolet 200 Running
3. 16. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Great Lakes Flooring Ford 200 Running
4. 20. Car 7 Daniel Suarez Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation Chevrolet 200 Running
5. 6. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Bob’s Discount Furniture Toyota 200 Running
6. 4. Car 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota 200 Running
7. 15. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet 200 Running
8. 8. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford 200 Running
9. 9. Car 1 Ross Chastain Choice Privileges Chevrolet 200 Running
10. 23. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 200 Running
11. 14. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 200 Running
12. 21. Car 21 Josh Berry Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 200 Running
13. 5. Car 20 Christopher Bell Mobil 1 Toyota 200 Running
14. 3. Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota 200 Running
15. 12. Car 77 Carson Hocevar Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet 200 Running
16. 1. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 200 Running
17. 11. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 200 Running
18. 19. Car 88 Connor Zilisch Trackhouse Chevrolet 200 Running
19. 13. Car 8 Kyle Busch zone Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet 200 Running
20. 17. Car 97 Shane Van Gisbergen Trackhouse Chevrolet 200 Running
21. 22. Car 2 Austin Cindric Freightliner Ford 200 Running
22. 10. Car 45 Tyler Reddick Chumba Casino Toyota 200 Running
23. 7. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Robinhood Toyota 199 Running
Race Comments: Ryan Preece won the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, his 1st victory in the preseason non-points race. No cars dropped to the rear prior to the green flag to start the race. Failed to Qualify: (15) 6 Corey LaJoie, 16 AJ Allmendinger, 42 John Hunter Nemechek, 38 Zane Smith, 4 Noah Gragson, 10 Ty Dillon, 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 43 Erik Jones, 71 Michael McDowell, 41 Cole Custer, 66 Chad Finchum, 50 Burt Myers(i), 51 Cody Ware, 35 Riley Herbst, 34 Todd Gilliland. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 20 Mins, 15 Secs. Average Speed: 21.39 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.752 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 5 lap 11/14.397. Caution Flags: 17 for 17 laps. Lead Changes: 11 among 7 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: February 12, 2026 – Daytona International Speedway
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