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A football stadium hosts NASCAR鈥檚 first 鈥榬ace鈥� of the season, and NC鈥檚 role is just getting started

By Celeste Headlee,

Published February 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST

NASCAR Bowman Gray Winston-Salem — Cars lined up on pit road at the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. It was the first NASCAR Cup Series race held there since 1971.

In February, Winston-Salem鈥檚 historic Bowman Gray Stadium hosted a NASCAR series race for the first time in more than 50 years.

In May, the NASCAR Cup Series returns with races in Concord, and at the historic North Wilkesboro Speedway for an all-star race.

吉彩网网站鈥檚 Mitch Northam has been reporting on track renovations and investment here in recent years, and shares the history of stock car racing.

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Mitch Northam, Digital Producer at 吉彩网网站 & longtime sports reporter

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Celeste Headlee

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Mitchell Northam

Mitchell Northam is a Digital Producer for 吉彩网网站. His past work has been featured at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, SB Nation, the Orlando Sentinel and the Associated Press. He is a graduate of Salisbury University and is also a voter in the AP Top 25 poll for women's college basketball.

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Cole del Charco

Cole del Charco is an audio producer and writer based in Durham. He's made stories for public radio's All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Marketplace. Before joining Due South, he spent time as a freelance journalist, an education and daily news reporter for 吉彩网网站, and a podcast producer for WFAE in Charlotte.

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