NASCAR News: The Clash Entry List and Practice Groups
Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium – NASCAR Cup Series – Bowman Gray Stadium – Entry List and Practice Groups.
Race Eligible Vehicle Entry List
Entry |
No. |
Driver |
Organization |
Crew Chief |
Make |
Sponsor |
1 |
1 |
Ross Chastain (i) |
Trackhouse Racing |
Phil Surgen |
Chevrolet |
Trackhouse |
2 |
2 |
Austin Cindric |
Team Penske |
Brian Wilson |
Ford |
Freightliner |
3 |
3 |
Austin Dillon |
Richard Childress Racing |
Richard Boswell II |
Chevrolet |
Bass Pro Shops/Winchester |
4 |
4 |
Noah Gragson |
Front Row Motorsports |
Drew Blickensderfer |
Ford |
TrueTimber |
5 |
5 |
Kyle Larson |
Hendrick Motorsports |
Cliff Daniels |
Chevrolet |
HendrickCars.com |
6 |
6 |
Brad Keselowski |
RFK Racing |
Jeremy Bullins |
Ford |
BuildSubmarines.com |
7 |
7 |
Justin Haley |
Spire Motorsports |
Rodney Childers |
Chevrolet |
The Fraternal Order of Eagles |
8 |
8 |
Kyle Busch |
Richard Childress Racing |
Randall Burnett |
Chevrolet |
|
9 |
9 |
Chase Elliott |
Hendrick Motorsports |
Alan Gustafson |
Chevrolet |
NAPA Auto Parts |
10 |
10 |
Ty Dillon |
Kaulig Racing |
Andrew Dickeson |
Chevrolet |
Sea Best |
11 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
Chris Gayle |
Toyota |
Sport Clips Haircuts |
12 |
12 |
Ryan Blaney |
Team Penske |
Jonathan Hassler |
Ford |
Menards\Great Lakes Flooring |
13 |
15 |
Tim Brown |
Rick Ware Racing |
Jerry Kelley |
Ford |
Dairi-O/Jerry Hunt/Hayes |
14 |
16 |
AJ Allmendinger (i) |
Kaulig Racing |
Trent Owens |
Chevrolet |
Campers Inn RV |
15 |
17 |
Chris Buescher |
RFK Racing |
Scott Graves |
Ford |
Kroger/Tree Top |
16 |
19 |
Chase Briscoe |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
James Small |
Toyota |
Bass Pro Shops |
17 |
20 |
Christopher Bell |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
Adam Stevens |
Toyota |
Mobil 1 |
18 |
21 |
Josh Berry |
Wood Brothers Racing |
Miles Stanley |
Ford |
Motorcraft \ Quick Lane |
19 |
22 |
Joey Logano |
Team Penske |
Paul Wolfe |
Ford |
Shell Pennzoil |
20 |
23 |
Bubba Wallace |
23XI Racing |
Charles Denike III |
Toyota |
Leidos |
21 |
24 |
William Byron |
Hendrick Motorsports |
Ryan Fugle |
Chevrolet |
Liberty University |
22 |
34 |
Todd Gilliland |
Front Row Motorsports |
Chris Lawson |
Ford |
Long John Silver’s |
23 |
35 |
Riley Herbst |
23XI Racing |
Davin Restivo |
Toyota |
Monster Energy Zero Sugar |
24 |
38 |
Zane Smith |
Front Row Motorsports |
Ryan Bergenty |
Ford |
Speedy Cash |
25 |
41 |
Cole Custer |
Haas Factory Team |
Aaron Kramer |
Ford |
HaasTooling.com |
26 |
42 |
John Hunter Nemechek |
LEGACY MOTOR CLUB |
Travis Mack |
Toyota |
Dollar Tree |
27 |
43 |
Erik Jones |
LEGACY MOTOR CLUB |
Ben Beshore |
Toyota |
Family Dollar |
28 |
45 |
Tyler Reddick |
23XI Racing |
Billy Scott |
Toyota |
|
29 |
47 |
Ricky Stenhouse |
Hyak Motorsports |
Michael Kelley |
Chevrolet |
SUNNYD |
30 |
48 |
Alex Bowman |
Hendrick Motorsports |
Blake Harris |
Chevrolet |
Ally |
31 |
50 |
Burt Myers |
Team AmeriVet |
Tony Eury |
Chevrolet |
Citrusafe Cleaners |
32 |
51 |
Cody Ware |
Rick Ware Racing |
Billy Plourde |
Ford |
Mighty Fire Breaker/Red Cross |
33 |
54 |
Ty Gibbs |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
Tyler Allen |
Toyota |
Monster Energy |
34 |
60 |
Ryan Preece |
RFK Racing |
Derrick Finley |
Ford |
Fastenal |
35 |
66 |
Garrett Smithley (i) |
Garage 66 |
Carl Long |
Ford |
|
36 |
71 |
Michael McDowell |
Spire Motorsports |
Travis Peterson |
Chevrolet |
Workforce |
37 |
77 |
Carson Hocevar |
Spire Motorsports |
Luke Lambert |
Chevrolet |
Delaware Life |
38 |
88 |
Shane Van Gisbergen |
Trackhouse Racing |
Stephen Doran |
Chevrolet |
Trackhouse |
39 |
99 |
Daniel Suárez |
Trackhouse Racing |
Matt Swiderski |
Chevrolet |
Freeway Insurance |
* equals withdrawn from the event
(i) equals ineligible for driver championship points
Practice Groups
There will be three Practice Groups for the 2025 Clash at Bowman Gray.
Vehicles will be assigned Practice Groups based on their 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Owner Points.
Vehicles that finished 1st, 4th, 7th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 19th, 22nd, 25th, 28th, 31st and 34th will be assigned to Practice Group 3.
Vehicles that finished 2nd, 5th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, 20th, 23rd, 26th, 29th, 32nd and 35th will be assigned to Practice Group 2.
Vehicles that finished 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th, 15th, 18th, 21st, 24th, 27th, 30th, 33rd and 36th will be assigned to Practice Group 1.
COOK OUT CLASH PRACTICE GROUPS |
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Points |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
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No. |
DRIVER |
Points |
No. |
DRIVER |
Points |
No. |
DRIVER |
Points |
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1 |
24 |
William Byron |
3 |
1 |
12 |
Ryan Blaney |
2 |
1 |
22 |
Joey Logano |
1 |
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2 |
5 |
Kyle Larson |
6 |
2 |
20 |
Christopher Bell |
5 |
2 |
45 |
Tyler Reddick |
4 |
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3 |
48 |
Alex Bowman |
9 |
3 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
8 |
3 |
9 |
Chase Elliott |
7 |
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4 |
99 |
Daniel Suarez |
12 |
4 |
2 |
Austin Cindric |
11 |
4 |
19 |
Chase Briscoe |
10 |
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5 |
54 |
Ty Gibbs |
15 |
5 |
88 |
Shane Van Gisbergen |
14 |
5 |
6 |
Brad Keselowski |
13 |
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6 |
23 |
Bubba Wallace |
18 |
6 |
17 |
Chris Buescher |
17 |
6 |
21 |
Josh Berry |
16 |
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7 |
77 |
Carson Hocevar |
21 |
7 |
8 |
Kyle Busch |
20 |
7 |
1 |
Ross Chastain |
19 |
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8 |
35 |
Riley Herbst |
24 |
8 |
34 |
Todd Gilliland |
23 |
8 |
38 |
Zane Smith |
22 |
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9 |
4 |
Noah Gragson |
27 |
9 |
41 |
Cole Custer |
26 |
9 |
47 |
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. |
25 |
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10 |
10 |
Ty Dillon |
30 |
10 |
43 |
Erik Jones |
29 |
10 |
16 |
AJ Allmendinger |
28 |
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11 |
3 |
Austin Dillon |
33 |
11 |
7 |
Justin Haley |
32 |
11 |
71 |
Michael McDowell |
31 |
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12 |
60 |
Ryan Preece |
36 |
12 |
42 |
John Hunter Nemechek |
35 |
12 |
51 |
Cody Ware |
34 |
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13 |
15 |
Tim Brown |
13 |
50 |
Burt Myers |
46 |
13 |
66 |
Garrett Smithley |
44 |
- Each group will have two 8-minute practice sessions.
- For the final practice/qualifying session each group will stage in pit area then be split into two groups (6/7 cars each) in points order position 1st – 6th first followed by position 7th – 13th per the chart above.
- Each session will be 4 minutes to set a fast time.
- Once you return to the pit area your qualifying session is complete.