Date: 2-2-2025.

Name of the race: Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium.

Track: Bowman Gray Stadium.

Laps: 200.

Pole Winner: Chase Elliott.

Outside Pole Winner: Chris Buescher.

Top 5: Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, and Bubba Wallace.

Fuun fact about Chase Elliott: Chase is not his actual name and the reason he got the name he has is because one of his friends thought William Clyde did not suit him. 

Fun fact about Bowman Gray Stadium: The construction for the track started in 1937 during the Great Depression where the plans were for it to be a football stadium and has now evolved to a multipurpose venue.

Fun fact about North Carolina: There is 400 vineyards and over 200 wineries in the Tar Heel state even though the wine production came to a standstill during the time of Prohibition.

Next Race: The two Duel races on February 13th aka Thursday night which will set the lineup for the Daytona 500.

Author's Note: Welcome to another NASCAR season fellow race fans! After the exciting 2024 season, who knows what this season will bring? Will we see new winners? More close finishes? How will the new tracks on the schedule fair? All these questions will be answered soon, so let's drop the green flag on the 2025 NASCAR season! Buckle up and thank you for joining me for my fifth year writing this blog :) Tell your friends to subscribe and let's grow the fandom.