Lineup Tracker: 2026 Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium

NASCAR Cup Series drivers took to the track at Bowman Gray Stadium for two 8-minute practice sessions, followed by a group qualifying session on Wednesday (1:30 p.m. ET, FOX Sports App, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Drivers had four minutes to set a qualifying time, running as many laps as they wanted during this time window. With the heat races canceled due to winter weather, the top 20 fastest drivers from qualifying automatically advanced to Wednesday's 200-lap main event, the Cook Out Clash (6 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN Radio, HBO Max, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The top two finishers in the 75-lap Last Chance Qualifier Race (4:30 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) also transferred to the main event, making up starting positions 21st and 22nd, respectively. The 23rd and final starter went to the highest driver in the 2025 final standings who did not transfer from the LCQ finishing position. See how things unfolded in the following charts:

Practice Groups

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Qualifying Groups

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Qualifying Results

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Last Chance Qualifier Lineup

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Last Chance Qualifier Results

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Cook Out Clash Lineup

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