2026 NASCAR Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Race Results

February 5, 2026

Kevin Peterson

Check out the full 2026 NASCAR Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray race results, 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season opener.

Ryan Preece braved the wildly unpredictable weather conditions and final restart on lap 182 of 200 to claim his first career Cup Series win, beating runner-up William Byron to the finish line by 1.752s.

Ryan Blaney finished third, followed by Daniel Suarez and Denny Hamlin. Chase Briscoe, Austin Dillon, Chris Buescher, Ross Chastain and Alex Bowman completed the top 10.

Full 2026 NASCAR Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps led	Laps
1	60	Ryan Preece	Kroger/Coca-Cola Ford	46	200
2	24	William Byron	Valvoline Chevrolet	14	200
3	12	Ryan Blaney	Menards/Great Lakes Flooring Ford	0	200
4	7	Daniel Suarez	Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation Chevrolet	0	200
5	11	Denny Hamlin	Bob’s Discount Furniture Toyota	0	200
6	19	Chase Briscoe	Bass Pro Shops Toyota	35	200
7	3	Austin Dillon	Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet	0	200
8	17	Chris Buescher	Fifth Third Bank Ford	0	200
9	1	Ross Chastain	Choice Privileges Chevrolet	0	200
10	48	Alex Bowman	Ally Chevrolet	0	200
11	22	Joey Logano	Shell Pennzoil Ford	0	200
12	21	Josh Berry	Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford	0	200
13	20	Christopher Bell	Mobil 1 Toyota	0	200
14	54	Ty Gibbs	Monster Energy Toyota	5	200
15	77	Carson Hocevar	Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet	18	200
16	5	Kyle Larson	HendrickCars.com Chevrolet	67	200
17	9	Chase Elliott	NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet	0	200
18	88	Connor Zilisch	Trackhouse Chevrolet	0	200
19	8	Kyle Busch	zone Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet	0	200
20	97	Shane Van Gisbergen	Trackhouse Chevrolet	15	200
21	2	Austin Cindric	Freightliner Ford	0	200
22	45	Tyler Reddick	Chumba Casino Toyota	0	200
23	23	Bubba Wallace	Robinhood Toyota	0	199