The 2025 NASCAR schedule doesn’t officially begin until Sunday, February 16 at the 2025 Daytona 500, but stock car racing fans will get a high-profile taste of what’s to come this week at the 2025 Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray on Sunday. The Clash has been a fixture on the NASCAR schedule since 1979 and will highlight the sport’s illustrious history at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C. The mixed-use facility has served as a football stadium and quarter-mile race track since it was opened in 1937 and the NASCAR Cup Series will race there for the first time since 1971. Chase Elliott, Chris Buescher, Denny Hamlin, and Tyler Reddick all won Heat Races on Saturday.
The 23-team Clash at Bowman Gray field will race for 200 laps, with the green flag dropping at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday. A last-chance qualifier is set for Sunday right before the featured race. Kyle Larson and Joey Logano are +750 co-favorites in the latest 2025 NASCAR at Bowman Gray odds from FanDuel. They’re followed by Chase Briscoe (+950) and Christopher Bell (+1000). Before entering any 2025 Clash at Bowman Gray picks, NASCAR DFS lineups on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, or locking in NASCAR props on sites like PrizePicks, Sleeper Fantasy, and Underdog Fantasy, be sure to see the latest 2025 NASCAR at Bowman Gray predictions from SportsLine’s proven projection model.
Developed by daily Fantasy pro and SportsLine predictive data engineer Mike McClure, this proprietary NASCAR prediction model simulates every race 10,000 times, taking into account factors such as track history and recent results.
It called its first winner of the 2024 season with Kyle Larson in Las Vegas for a 21-5 betting payout and predicted Denny Hamlin’s wins in Bristol at 5-1 and Richmond at 17-4. It also impressively nailed five of Larson’s wins during his historic season in 2021. All told, the model has nailed a whopping 18 winners since 2021, including nine in 2023 and three in the first seven races last season. Anyone who followed its lead on betting apps and sportsbooks on those NASCAR picks could have seen huge returns.
Now, the model simulated the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray 2025 10,000 times. Head to SportsLine to see the complete projected NASCAR at Winston-Salem leaderboard.
Top 2025 Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray predictions
For the 2025 Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray, we can tell you the model is high on Tyler Reddick, even though he’s a longshot at +2000 in the latest 2025 NASCAR at Bowman Gray odds. He’s a target for anyone looking for a huge payday. A two-time NASCAR Xfinity Series champion, Reddick made the NASCAR Cup Series Championship for the first time in 2024 but ultimately finished fourth in the NASCAR standings despite a sixth-place finish in Phoenix.
However, Reddick has now piled up eight victories over the last three seasons and he’s one of only 13 active drivers with a top-five finish in the Clash on his resume. As 23XI Racing continues to push for its first NASCAR Cup Series championship, the team is hoping to find more success on short tracks in 2025 and the model believes that Reddick can push towards the front on the quarter-mile oval at Bowman Gray.
And a massive shocker: Chase Briscoe, one of the Vegas favorites at +950, stumbles big-time and barely cracks the top 10. There are far better values in the 2025 NASCAR Clash at Bowman Gray starting lineup. Briscoe was way out of the NASCAR postseason picture before he stole a spot in the playoffs with a win in Darlington during the last week of the regular season. The victory earned Briscoe his second career entry into the NASCAR playoffs.
However, a 38th-place finish in Atlanta put him in a big hole and he was eliminated from title contention after the first round of the playoffs despite top-10 finishes in his next two races. Briscoe went on to finish outside the top 10 in his next seven starts and he’s finished 22nd, 15th and seventh in three career Clash starts. See which other drivers to avoid and the rest of the projected NASCAR leaderboard at SportsLine.
How to make 2025 NASCAR at Bowman Gray picks
The model is also targeting two drivers with NASCAR odds longer than 15-1 to make a serious run at the checkered flag. Anyone who backs these drivers could hit it big. You can see all of the model’s NASCAR picks, props, and projected leaderboard over at SportsLine.
So who wins the Clash at Bowman Gray 2025, and which longshots are must-backs for NASCAR prop bets? Check out the latest 2025 NASCAR at Bowman Gray odds below, then visit SportsLine now to see the full projected leaderboard, all from the model that has nailed 18 winners, including three in the first seven races last season.
2025 NASCAR Clash at Bowman Gray odds, drivers, lineup
See the full NASCAR at Winston-Salem picks at SportsLine.
Kyle Larson +750
Joey Logano +750
Chase Briscoe +950
Christopher Bell +1000
Denny Hamlin +1100
Ryan Blaney +1100
Ty Gibbs +1200
Kyle Busch +1200
William Byron +1200
Chase Elliott +1500
Tyler Reddick +2000
Ross Chastain +2200
Brad Keselowski +2500
Alex Bowman +2500
Chris Buescher +2800
Bubba Wallace +2800
Josh Berry +3000
Ryan Preece +3000
Austin Dillon +3500
Justin Haley +6000
Cole Custer +6000
Tim Brown +6000
Shane Van Gisbergen +7500
Daniel Suarez +7500
Austin Cindric +7500
Burt Myers +8000
Carson Hocevar +8000
Noah Gragson +8000
AJ Allmendinger +10000
Michael McDowell +10000
Riley Herbst +12500
Erik Jones +12500
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +15000
Todd Gilliland +15000
Zane Smith +15000
Ty Dillon +20000
John Hunter Nemechek +25000
Garrett Smithley +50000
Cody Ware +50000
