WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Bowman Gray Stadium's best aims to take on the biggest race the Madhouse has seen in decades: The Clash. Tim Brown, a prolific racer who holds a track-record 101 victories and 12 track championships at Bowman Gray in the featured Modified Division, will race the No. 15 Ford under the banner of Rick Ware Racing, the team announced Tuesday. In addition to his racing accolades, Brown works in the RWR shop as a suspension/drivetrain specialist. NASCAR’s ‘Most Popular’ Truck Series driver is a Winston-Salem State University student The day after racing in the Madhouse Classic on Feb. 1, Brown will make his first NASCAR Cup Series bid during the Feb. 2 exhibition. December 10, 2024 Photoshoot at RWR in Concord, NC. (HHP/Harold Hinson)December 10, 2024 Photoshoot at RWR in Concord, NC. (HHP/Harold Hinson)December 10, 2024 Photoshoot at RWR in Concord, NC. (HHP/Harold Hinson)December 10, 2024 Photoshoot at RWR in Concord, NC. (HHP/Harold Hinson)December 10, 2024 Photoshoot at RWR in Concord, NC. (HHP/Harold Hinson)December 10, 2024 Photoshoot at RWR in Concord, NC. (HHP/Harold Hinson)December 10, 2024 Photoshoot at RWR in Concord, NC. (HHP/Harold Hinson)December 10, 2024 Photoshoot at RWR in Concord, NC. (HHP/Harold Hinson)December 10, 2024 Photoshoot at RWR in Concord, NC. (HHP/Harold Hinson) “I’ve worked my whole life to try to be a Cup driver,” Brown said in a news release. “I’m good with working on race cars for a living because it’s still a pretty cool gig, but I always wanted to drive for a living. For Rick Ware and everybody involved here at RWR to give me the chance to go run a Cup race is so humbling and so heartwarming. It’s really cool.” The Clash, scheduled for Feb. 2, 2025, will be the first NASCAR Cup Series race hosted at the Winston-Salem stadium since 1971. NASCAR took on the lease at Bowman Gray back in March and, on Aug. 17, announced that The Clash was coming to Winston-Salem. The move marks a return to NASCAR's roots. Bowman Gray is where NASCAR first raced on pavement and it’s where Richard Petty won his 100th race. The Clash schedule NASCAR updated the weekend schedule for The Clash at Bowman Gray with an hour-by-hour breakdown that gives some new insight into what the weekend will look like at Bowman Gray as the NASCAR Cup Series will race there for the first time since 1971. NASCAR team haulers will park at Bowman Gray on Friday, Jan. 31, at 11 a.m. Teams will not have access to their cars until Saturday at 1:30 p.m. with the racecars being quarantined in the haulers after being inspected at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Thursday. The NASCAR Weekly Modified teams of Bowman Gray will arrive at the track and park at 8 a.m. on Saturday and will race their 125-lap event at 1:45 p.m. The modifieds will have practice from 11:15 a.m. to noon and qualify at noon before their race. Cup Series teams will begin their garage/pits setup at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday and qualifying, and heat races for The Clash will run from 6:10 p.m. to about 9:30 p.m. Sunday’s on-track activities will begin with a 75-lap last-chance race to make The Clash with driver intros at 7:55 p.m. and The Clash at 8 p.m. for a 200-lapper where only green flag laps will count. The race should end between 9:45 p.m. and 10:15 p.m., depending on how many cautions and how long they last.