The NASCAR Cup Series season informally began with the Cook Out Clash exhibition race on Sunday at the quarter-mile Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C., and the best of stock car racing was on display.

Ryan Blaney put on a show for the fans at Bowman Gray Stadium in the NASCAR Clash, but he came up short of the win. With the lead on the line late, why didn’t Blaney put his bumper to Chase Elliott and move him?

In Sunday's Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, Blaney would be faced with one of the most difficult drives of his career, but the 2023 champion stepped up and nearly put together one of the most impressive runs in the 46-year history of the Clash.