This weekend in Winston-Salem -- a little ways off from the tobacco farms and not far from the greater Charlotte area -- the Carolina winter will heat up and the earth will roar back to life with the beginning of a new year for NASCAR with its annual preseason exhibition race,

NASCAR's preseason Clash moves to the sport's roots this year. Bowman Gray Stadium will serve as host. Two weeks later brings the Daytona 500.

The race begins at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 2. After previously being held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, this year's Clash will be held at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The race will be broadcast live on FOX and the FOX Sports App.