"A temporary 3.4-mile street course laid out on a U.S. Navy base in San Diego, built for NASCAR's first race weekend there in June 2026, with the Cup and O'Reilly Series scheduled to return in 2027."
Location: Naval Base Coronado, San Diego, California Track Type: Temporary street course Length: 3.4 miles Surface: Paved Turns: 16 First NASCAR Race Weekend: June 19–21, 2026 First NASCAR Cup Series Race: June 21, 2026 Host: U.S. Navy (the course is set up on the base for the race weekend)
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What is NASCAR San Diego? A race weekend on a street course built inside Naval Base Coronado, a U.S. Navy base in San Diego. NASCAR held it for the first time in June 2026, celebrating the Navy's 250th anniversary.
How long is the San Diego street course? 3.4 miles, with 16 turns. A street course is a temporary road course laid out on roads that are not normally used for racing.
Who won at San Diego in 2026? Layne Riggs won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on June 19, Austin Hill won the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race on June 20, and Corey Heim won the Cup Series race on June 21, the first Cup win of his career.
Is NASCAR coming back to San Diego? Yes. NASCAR's 2027 schedule returns to Naval Base Coronado July 30 to August 1, with the O'Reilly Series on Saturday, July 31, and the Cup Series on Sunday, August 1. The Truck Series is not on the 2027 San Diego weekend.
What happens after 2027? NASCAR has said it intends to take its military-base street race to a different U.S. military installation in 2028.
NASCAR San Diego Schedule: 2027 NASCAR Dates
| Date | Day | Series |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 31 | Saturday | NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series |
| Aug 1 | Sunday | NASCAR Cup Series |
Dates are from NASCAR's 2027 national series schedule, which lists the event weekend as July 30 to August 1. Start times have not been announced.
Overview
The San Diego street course is a 3.4-mile, 16-turn circuit laid out on the roads of Naval Base Coronado. It is not a permanent racetrack. The course was built for NASCAR's 2026 race weekend, which celebrated the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy.
The layout runs past the base's aircraft carrier berths. Turn 5, called Carrier Corner, sits between the spots where the Navy docks two of its carriers.
All three of NASCAR's national series raced there in 2026. The Cup race was 75 laps and 255 miles, and the O'Reilly Series race, NASCAR's second-tier national series, was 60 laps and 204 miles.
History
There is only one weekend of history here. NASCAR's first race weekend at Naval Base Coronado ran June 19 to 21, 2026, with the Truck Series on Friday, the O'Reilly Series on Saturday and the Cup Series on Sunday.
On August 26, 2026, NASCAR announced a return for July 30 to August 1, 2027, and said it intends to move the military-base race to a different installation in 2028.
Timeline
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 2026 | First NASCAR weekend, June 19–21; Layne Riggs, Austin Hill and Corey Heim win |
| 2027 | Scheduled return, July 30 to August 1, for the O'Reilly and Cup Series |
| 2028 | NASCAR intends to move the military-base race to a different installation |
First Winners
Corey Heim, winner of the first Cup race at San Diego, his first career Cup Series win. He started 13th.
Austin Hill, winner of the first O'Reilly Series race, his 16th career O'Reilly Series win.
Layne Riggs, winner of the first Truck Series race, his ninth career Truck Series win.
2026 at Naval Base Coronado
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Navy 250 (Friday, June 19): Layne Riggs won in the No. 34 for Front Row Motorsports, 1.332 seconds ahead of Daniel Hemric. Kaz Grala finished third. The win stretched Riggs' lead in the season championship standings over Kaden Honeycutt, who crashed out and finished 23rd.
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, United Rentals Driven to Serve 250 (Saturday, June 20): Austin Hill started fourth and beat Taylor Gray by 1.127 seconds in the No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet. Sheldon Creed finished third. The race took nearly three and a half hours.
NASCAR Cup Series, Anduril 250 (Sunday, June 21): Corey Heim, driving for 23XI Racing, won by more than 10 seconds over Bubba Wallace. Teammate Tyler Reddick was leading late when he made contact with Heim; Reddick gave the position back, then cut a tire and fell to 25th. Kyle Larson finished third. A nine-car crash that collected Shane van Gisbergen brought out a red flag, a stoppage of the race. The race had 20 lead changes, tied for the most in a Cup Series road-course race.