New track success: Winners of recent inaugural races
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The NASCAR Cup Series raced at the iconic Bowman Gray Stadium for the first time in over 50 years with its running of the 2025 Cook Out Clash.
View the list of drivers to taste success in other inaugural races through the years.
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Bowman Gray Stadium
Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Feb. 2, 2025. Get race results and more here.
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Iowa Speedway
Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford, June 16, 2024 (first Cup Series street-course race). Get race results and more here.
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Chicago Street Race
Shane van Gisbergen, No. 91 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, July 2, 2023 (first Cup Series street-course race). Get race results and more here.
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World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway
Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford, June 5, 2022. Get race results and more here.
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford, Feb. 6, 2022 (Busch Light Clash exhibition). Get race results and more here.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course
AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet, August 15, 2021. Get race results and more here.
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Nashville Superspeedway
Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, June 20, 2021. Get race results and more here.
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Circuit of The Americas
Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, May 23, 2021. Get race results and more here.
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Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Track
Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford, March 29, 2021. Get race results and more here.
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Daytona International Speedway Road Course
Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Aug. 16, 2020. Get race results and more here.
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Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval
Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford, Sept. 30, 2018. Get race results and more here.
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Kentucky Speedway
Kyle Busch, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, July 9, 2011. Get race results and more here.
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Kansas Speedway
Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Sept. 30, 2001. Get race results and more here.
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Chicagoland Speedway
Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, July 15, 2001. Get race results and more here.
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Homestead-Miami Speedway
Tony Stewart, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac, Nov. 14, 1999. Get race results and more here.
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Mark Martin, No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, March 1, 1998. Get race results and more here.
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Auto Club Speedway
Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, June 22, 1997. (Then known as California Speedway.) Get race results and more here.
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Texas Motor Speedway
Jeff Burton, No. 99 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, April 6, 1997. Get race results and more here.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Aug. 6, 1994. Get race results and more here.