NASCAR has discovered a brand new residence for the Conflict.
On Saturday, it was introduced that the historic Bowman Grey Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, will play host to the exhibition occasion in 2025, marking the primary Cup Sequence occasion on the observe since in over 50 years. The power hosted 29 Cup Sequence races from 1958 to 1971.
In the present day, the stadium is the house to the CIAA’s Winston-Salem State Rams soccer group, which has performed video games on the stadium since 1956. The stadium additionally hosted Wake Forest residence video games from 1956 till 1967, when Winston-Salem State grew to become the only real group to play its residence video games on the facility.
Bob Welborn was the primary Cup Sequence winner on the observe, with the winner of the ultimate race in 1971 a disputed one. Bobby Allison claims the win — which might be his eighty fifth — to this present day, however within the official file books, the race doesn’t have a winner listed.
Often known as “The Madhouse,” the quarter-mile racetrack is understood for being a breeding floor for decent tempers each time races are held on the observe. The celebs of NASCAR could possibly be the following group of drivers to create a memorable second for the devoted followers who persistently present up on the historic venue.
Bowman Grey will mark the fourth observe for the Conflict in six years. The season-opening exhibition was run on the Daytona oval in 2020, the Daytona street course in 202 and on the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum from 2022 to 2024.
Bowman Grey may even be the second consecutive quarter-mile observe to host the race.
The 2025 Conflict will probably be held on Sunday, Feb. 2. The race will probably be televised on FOX.
