Chase Elliott won the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray

Starting from pole Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet won the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray, his 1st win in the annual NASCAR Cup Series exhibition event. Elliott is the 26th different driver to win the Clash all-time, and the eighth different driver to win the event since 2018. This is crew chief Alan Gustafson’s first Clash victory. Gustafson is the 37th different crew chief to win the event. Hendrick Motorsports ties Richard Childress Racing for the second-most Clash wins all-time with eight each. Joe Gibbs Racing leads the series in Clash wins with 12. Hendrick Motorsports is one of 15 different organizations to win the Clash all-time. This is the sixth time the Clash has been won from the pole or first starting position (1981, 1987, 1989, 2014, 2024, 2025). 2nd Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Great Lakes Flooring Ford, started from 23rd place. 3rd Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, started from 3rd place.

Credit: WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA – FEBRUARY 02: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet celebrates in victory lane after winning the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 02, 2025 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

4th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 7th place followed by 5th place Car 23 Bubba Wallace Leidos Toyota, started from 14th place. 6th Place Car 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Chevrolet, started from 17th place followed 7th place Car 2 Austin Cindric Freightliner Ford, started from 16th place. 8th Place Car 45 Tyler Reddick Jordan Brand Toyota, started from 4th place followed 9th place Car 88 Shane Van Gisbergen # Trackhouse Chevrolet, started from 10th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 17 Chris Buescher Kroger/Tree Top Ford, in 10th place, started from 2nd place.

Credit: WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA – FEBRUARY 02: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet and Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/Great Lakes Flooring Ford race during the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 02, 2025 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

The race had 7 Cautions for 7 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 20 for #99, 4, 8 Crash Turn 3. 2nd Caution on lap 78 for #24, 34 Crash Frontstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 100 for Halfway Break. 4th Caution on lap 102 for #2, 5, 19 Crash Turn 1. 5th Caution on lap Caution on lap 108 for #77, 20, 22 Crash Turn 3. 6th Caution on lap 115 for #24, 5, 77, 19 Crash Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 120 for #23, 6 Crash Turn 1.

Credit: WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA – FEBRUARY 02: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet and Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota lead the field during the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 02, 2025 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

The race had 4 Lead Changes among 3 drivers; C. Elliott 1-96; D. Hamlin 97-115; T. Reddick 116; D. Hamlin 117-125; C. Elliott 126-200.

Credit: WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA – FEBRUARY 02: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, and Brad Keselowski, driver of the #6 BuildSubmarines.com Ford race during the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 02, 2025 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Credit: WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA – FEBRUARY 02: A general view of racing during the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 02, 2025 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Credit: WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA – FEBRUARY 01: The entire NASCAR Cup Series field poses for a photo prior to practice for the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 01, 2025 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Race Results for the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray – Sunday, February 2, 2025
Bowman Gray Stadium – Winston-Salem, NC – 0.25 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 50. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 2/2/2025 @ 10:28 PM Eastern

Finish Start Car Team Laps Status

1. 1. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 200 Running

2. 23. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Great Lakes Flooring Ford 200 Running

3. 3. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota 200 Running

4. 7. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 200 Running

5. 14. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Leidos Toyota 200 Running

6. 17. Car 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Chevrolet 200 Running

7. 16. Car 2 Austin Cindric Freightliner Ford 200 Running

8. 4. Car 45 Tyler Reddick Jordan Brand Toyota 200 Running

9. 10. Car 88 Shane Van Gisbergen # Trackhouse Chevrolet 200 Running

10. 2. Car 17 Chris Buescher Kroger/Tree Top Ford 200 Running

11. 12. Car 60 Ryan Preece Fastenal Ford 200 Running

12. 8. Car 20 Christopher Bell Mobil 1 Toyota 199 Running

13. 22. Car 21 Josh Berry Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 199 Running

14. 20. Car 34 Todd Gilliland Long John Silver’s Ford 199 Running

15. 13. Car 8 Kyle Busch zone Chevrolet 199 Running

16. 15. Car 77 Carson Hocevar Delaware Life Chevrolet 199 Running

17. 21. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 199 Running

18. 11. Car 24 William Byron Liberty Univeristy Chevrolet 199 Running

19. 19. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 199 Running

20. 9. Car 4 Noah Gragson TrueTimber Ford 199 Running

21. 5. Car 6 Brad Keselowski BuildSubmarines.com Ford 199 Running

22. 18. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 198 Running

23. 6. Car 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota 120 Steering

Race Comments: No cars to the rear prior to the start of the event. Failed to Qualify: (16) 3 Austin Dillon, 42 John Hunter Nemechek, 71 Michael McDowell, 38 Zane Smith, 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 7 Justin Haley, 10 Ty Dillon, 15 Tim Brown, 51 Cody Ware, 41 Cole Custer, 66 Garrett Smithley(i), 54 Ty Gibbs, 16 AJ Allmendinger, 43 Erik Jones, 35 Riley Herbst #, 50 Burt Myers. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 13 Mins, 15 Secs. Average Speed: 40.956 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.333 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 0 laps. Lead Changes: 4 among 3 drivers; C. Elliott 1-96; D. Hamlin 97-115; T. Reddick 116; D. Hamlin 117-125; C. Elliott 126-200.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: February 13, 2025 – Daytona International Speedway

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