Ryan Preece wheels his No. 60 RFK Racing Ford to the Cook Out Clash win and opens the 2026 Cup Series season with a bang.

Ryan Preece shares his emotions in Victory Lane after claiming the 2026 Cook Out Clash win at Bowman Gray Stadium.

Tempers flare between Bubba Wallace and Carson Hocevar as they bump each other, leading to the No. 23 sending the No. 77 ...

Snow is gone, the lights are on, and the green flag is out at Bowman Gray Stadium as Kyle Larson leads the way to start The Clash.

William Byron gives his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson a nudge and gets underneath him to take command of the Cook ...

Cook Out Clash winner Ryan Preece talks about the confidence he feels about his team and RFK Racing going into the new Cup ...

Shane van Gisbergen gets bumped by Chase Briscoe and spins hard into the wall as cautions pile up in the second half at Bowman Gray.

Joey Logano gets sideways in Turn 3 at Bowman Gray and Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin collide into him hard as weather continues to play a factor.

Chase Elliott gets into the back of Ty Gibbs, sending the No. 54 sideways and causing a small stack-up at "The Madhouse." ...

Ryan Blaney and William Byron discuss how tough it was to manage the changing weather conditions during The Clash at Bowman ...

After the first 100 laps, Daniel Suárez sounds off on his team scanner about Bubba Wallace and his former teammate Shane van Gisbergen.

Ryan Preece won the 2026 Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, overcoming winter weather in a Wednesday night feature.