The future of the Clash, a surprisingly good run at Bowman Gray Stadium and more chatter from Sunday's exhibition race.

By so many metrics, the NASCAR Cup Series’ season-opening event was a hit.

Chase Elliott exited his race-winning car to a delighted standing-room only crowd cheering wildly in Bowman Gray Stadium."I hope we didn't disappoint," Elliott said. "It was fun for me at least. We'll hopefully come back here one day.