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Opening Night, Bowman Gray Stadium, April 2011. Bowman Gray's weekly racing tradition continues as part of the NASCAR Weekly Series, with races Saturday evenings from the end of April through August. [12] The track can seat 17,000 people in the stands, with an additional 2,000 standing-room around the wall above the seating areas.
Bowman Gray Stadium is a NASCAR sanctioned 1 ⁄ 4-mile (0.40 km) asphalt flat oval short track and longstanding football stadium located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.It is one of stock car racing's most legendary venues, and is referred to as "NASCAR's longest-running weekly race track".
The 1960 International 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on June 26, 1960, at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade.
If you’re looking for a historic NASCAR track, look no further than Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The popular quarter-mile bullring is NASCAR’s longest running weekly ...
Bowman Gray Stadium: City of Winston-Salem 0.25-mile (0.40 km) No banking Paved Oval Winston-Salem, North Carolina: 17,000 Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium: None None Bristol Motor Speedway: Speedway Motorsports: 0.533-mile (0.858 km) Turns: 26°–30° Straights: 6°–10° Concrete Oval: Bristol, Tennessee: 153,000 Food City 500 Bass Pro ...
It was also the home of the Wake Forest University football team from 1956 until Groves Stadium (later BB&T Field) opened in 1968. On August 17, 2024, NASCAR announced that the Clash would be moved to Bowman Gray Stadium, becoming the first NASCAR-sanctioned race at the track since 1971. [9]
The current home of the Winston-Salem State football team is Bowman Gray Stadium, which is also home to the NASCARs "longest-running weekly race track", as the stadium is a dual-use complex for both sports.
On August 17, 2024, it was announced that the Busch Clash would move to Bowman Gray Stadium on February 2, 2025. [2] On January 21, 2025, NASCAR announced changes to the Busch Clash, increasing the number of transfer positions from five cars per heat. As a result, the field size was adjusted from 27 cars back to 23 cars. [12]