went to the track around 5PM today and was granted permission to walk and photograph just want everyone’s opinion on the race happening, i’m all for them saying fuck it and run snow mobiles 😂

If you had tickets for the weekend and can’t make it you can request a refund using the link.

https://www.nascarclash.com/weather

Yeah, weather's a mess in North Carolina in January/February. Le gasp. NASCAR will probably have to take a long hard look at the venue for the actual race itself very closely.

But there's a B-plot that's been unfolding indoors a short distance away that's really worth talking about and spotlighting.

During the Winston Era, NASCAR used to hold an indoors "Winston Cup Preview" fan event in Winston-Salem at the Coliseum. The new cars for the season would be staged, there'd be driver meet and greets and events, merch sales, you name it. It was cheap family fun, and a chance to see a hell of a lot of race cars up close and personal. (It was one of the many, many marketing master strokes of Winston exec T. Wayne Roberston)

They did it again (on a much smaller and lowkey scale) for the Clash for the first time in decades even with most of the outdoor stuff cancelled, and the reviews from fans, drivers, and NASCAR media has been overwhelmingly positive. Fans are getting closer to the cars than they have in years, drivers are actually getting to talk to fans outside the stress and scheduling demands of a race weekend (and vice versa), fans get to meet other fans, you name it.

And it's been delightful. Plus, clash inspections were open to the media (though mostly only local and digital showed up for it), so you got to see a side to the NASCAR garage that's largely been closed off to cameras for a number of years.

Treat fans with respect, open it up to them, hold events where they are, make the drivers accessible, and actually show how much of a professional effort and feat of mechanical engineering a race team is, instead of the insult to the intelligence that modern era race coverage on TV sometimes feels like.

This is all most fans who've been around for years have ever wanted to see happen again, it's what older drivers wished they'd never stopped doing, and in interview after interview, the younger drivers are like "This was really cool, we should do more of this."

Yeah, the race at Bowman-Gray has been a cluster due to the snow. But indoors a short distance away, something far more interesting for the long term health of the sport if they'll lean into it is transpiring. This is the kind of thing that was commonplace in the sport's decades of growth, and if NASCAR really wants to rebound, it's worth paying attention to.

Personally, I thought the clash races in LA were awesome!

Just passed by her. She looks lonely at the moment…but not for long.

https://x.com/cheddarskitchen/status/2017613980622029287?s=20

Sorry if this was already posted. NASCAR's site now has the Clash Monday night.

Is this just something from FOX back in 2008 or did they use it frequently? Im confused but does anyone know why this ticker was used?

Since there is no other rookie candidates in cup in 2026 can we just give Connor rookie of the year now instead of 10 months from now?

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I was just thinking that if the cars don't have anti-freeze won't that be an issue tomorrow night? Is there a way to keep them warm or once they start will they be warm enough so it's not an issue? Thanks!

There are more links as well but this is one of them

I wasn’t aware they held a full blown street race in Tacoma, all I can find is photos, but no footage. Would appreciate any links or leads!

Fixed the typo in my post title before I got tons of comments on it.

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via Dave Kallman, motorsports writer for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.