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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

Points

1

2

3

No.

DRIVER

Points

No.

DRIVER

Points

No.

DRIVER

Points

1

24

William Byron

3

1

12

Ryan Blaney

2

1

22

Joey Logano

1

2

5

Kyle Larson

6

2

20

Christopher Bell

5

2

45

Tyler Reddick

4

3

48

Alex Bowman

9

3

11

Denny Hamlin

8

3

9

Chase Elliott

7

4

99

Daniel Suarez

12

4

2

Austin Cindric

11

4

19

Chase Briscoe

10

5

54

Ty Gibbs

15

5

88

Shane Van Gisbergen

14

5

6

Brad Keselowski

13

6

23

Bubba Wallace

18

6

17

Chris Buescher

17

6

21

Josh Berry

16

7

77

Carson Hocevar

21

7

8

Kyle Busch

20

7

1

Ross Chastain

19

8

35

Riley Herbst

24

8

34

Todd Gilliland

23

8

38

Zane Smith

22

9

4

Noah Gragson

27

9

41

Cole Custer

26

9

47

Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.

25

10

10

Ty Dillon

30

10

43

Erik Jones

29

10

16

AJ Allmendinger

28

11

3

Austin Dillon

33

11

7

Justin Haley

32

11

71

Michael McDowell

31

12

60

Ryan Preece

36

12

42

John Hunter Nemechek

35

12

51

Cody Ware

34

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.