Overview
- Ryan Preece captured the exhibition at Bowman Gray, mastering rapidly changing conditions on the quarter-mile track.
- Rain and sleet at halfway prompted NASCAR to require wet-weather tires, reshuffling grip levels as the surface dried again.
- Shane van Gisbergen surged from 15th to the lead in the wet, then was spun by Chase Briscoe while running second and finished 20th.
- Daniel Suárez debuted with Spire Motorsports in fourth and traded pointed messages with van Gisbergen during and after the event.
- A reported record of 17 cautions underscored the contact-heavy 200-lapper staged one week before the Daytona 500.