WINSTON-SALEM -- The 2025 NASCAR season unofficially gets underway on Sunday night, as some of the top drivers head to the legendary Bowman Gray Stadium for the Cook Out Clash. After three years racing at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, NASCAR elected to move its premier preseason event to a more traditional venue.

Ryan Blaney was a little kid the first time he raced at Bowman Gray Stadium and remembers it being the coolest thing he’d ever done in motorsports.

Kenneth Inzar of the Peanut House sells snacks during the Madhouse Classic at Bowman Gray Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. Andy Avery takes a selfie with his wife, Samantha Hyer, and children Laynie, 10, and Masten, 7 during the Madhouse Classic at Bowman Gray Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025.