NASCAR Cup Series director discloses about a “different” event at Charlotte Motor Speedway amid its inclusion in the preseason Bowman Clash

The NASCAR Cup Series is set to kick off the 2025 season with the Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, moving from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The short track in North Carolina promises an exciting new setting for the event.

NASCAR Cup Series president Brad Moran recently revealed that a pre-Clash pit stop at Charlotte Motor Speedway will be part of the event leading up to the highly anticipated race.

Bowman Gray Stadium lacks the infrastructure required to host the entirety of a Cup Race day. As time inches closer to the event, preparations to make it race-ready are underway.

However, Cup Series President Brad Moran recently shared that the pre-race inspection will be held at Charlotte Motor Speedway before the haulers transport the race cars to Bowman Gray. (via roadandtrack.com)

"We take a massive footprint with our haulers, with all our technical equipment as well as the NASCAR series support haulers that are required, so certainly we had to look at it a little differently on what we’re going to do for inspections and how we’re going to do it," said Cup Series director Brad Moran.

"Our good friends from Charlotte Motor Speedway worked with us, so we appreciate Marcus Smith and Steve Swift putting the facility up for our use. It’s all pre-wired and it’s ready to go, obviously. We go there twice a year, and what we’re going to do is something a little different than what we do on a normal event." he added

The Cup Series will return to the Winston-Salem-based Bowman Gray Stadium for the first time since 1971 when former Cup Series champion Bobby Allison secured a victory in the Meyers Brothers 250 in his first-generation Ford Mustang.

The Clash at Bowman Gray is scheduled for February 2nd at 8:00 PM Eastern time. Catch the race live on FOX, Motor Racing Network, and SiriusXM's NASCAR Channel.

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NASCAR makes a big decision favoring Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing albeit on one condition

The legal dispute between NASCAR and 23XI/FRM over the Charter Agreement continues to dominate headlines. Recent developments indicate that despite filing an antitrust lawsuit, Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports are set to proceed with acquiring Stewart-Haas Racing's (SHR) charters.

This deal, initially finalized earlier, faced delays due to NASCAR withholding approval amid the ongoing legal battle.

However, while FRM's charter transfer was approved, Fox Sports journalist Bob Pockrass reported that Jordan and Denny Hamlin, who led 23XI, had not formally asked NASCAR to transfer the SHR charter. Now, it seems that the charter transfer will only be processed with one major condition.

"Knowing the judge most likely would issue injunction when 23XI files request and NASCAR would appeal, NASCAR has agreed to an injunction for SHR charter transfer to 23XI and 23XI agreed it won’t use the fact NASCAR agreed to it as an argument when NASCAR appeals." Pockrass reported

Meanwhile, 23XI Racing recently announced Riley Herbst as their third entry, piloting the #35 Toyota Camry XSE in the 2025 Cup Series season.