Bill France Sr and Alvin Hawkins started racing at Bowman Gray Stadium, NASCAR's first weekly track, in 1949.
Bowman Gray Stadium
United States
Layout: Main Oval
- Lap length
- 0.402336 km
- Country
- United States
0.402336 km
Circuit facts & history
Bowman Gray Stadium was built as a football venue in 1937 during the Great Depression.
The 2025 Clash brought NASCAR's Cup Series back to Bowman Gray for the first time since 1971.





