WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Hendrick Motorsports took to the track on Saturday evening for the first time in 2025. With this Sunday's race being an exhibition event, practice and qualifying procedures differed from normal weekend.
To begin, the field was split into three groups with each group was given three sessions on track of practice time. However, the third time on track was also the qualifying session, setting the field for the heat races. Check out the qualifying results for Saturday night's heat races.
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NASCAR CLASH qualifying lineup for Bowman Gray
- Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
- Chris Buescher, No. 17
- Denny Hamlin, No. 11
- Tyler Reddick, No. 45
- Brad Keselowski, No. 6
- Chase Briscoe, No. 19
- Christopher Bell, No. 20
- Joey Logano, No. 22
- Ryan Blaney, No. 12
- Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 88
- William Byron, No. 24 Liberty University Chevrolet
- Austin Cindric, No. 2
- Justin Haley, No. 7
- Zane Smith, No. 38
- Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Racing Chevrolet
- Cole Custer, No. 41
- Ross Chastain, No. 1
- Bubba Wallace, No. 23
- Carson Hocevar, No. 77
- Todd Gilliland, No. 34
- Josh Berry, No. 21
- Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet
- Ryan Preece, No. 60
- Ty Gibbs, No. 54
- Noah Gragson, No. 4
- Daniel Suarez, No. 99
- A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47
- Kyle Busch, No. 8
- Erik Jones, No. 43
- Riley Herbst, No. 35
- John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42
- Austin Dillon, No. 3
- Cody Ware, No. 51
- Tim Brown, No. 15
- Michael McDowell, No. 71
- Ty Dillon, No. 10
- Garrett Smithley, No. 66
- Burt Myers, No. 50
When is the Clash? How is the lineup set?
Next up with be four heat races to set the field for the main event. The top five will transfer into the 200-lap feature race on Sunday afternoon. All remaining cars will run in the Last Chance Qualifier race, with the top two finishers moving on to the main event. A 23rd driver, the highest non-qualified driver from 2024's owner points standings, will be given a provisional and start from the back of the field.