NASCAR to hold street race at San Diego naval base

NASCAR announced Wednesday that it will hold events at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego next year, marking the circuit's first-ever racing events at an active military base.

The street races will be held June 19-21, 2026, culminating with the Cup Series race. The races coincide with the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy.

"It'll be a blend of traditional street racing in a way where we'll be winding our ways through some of the streets on the base," said Ben Kennedy, NASCAR executive vice president in a news release. "They'll be going past (aircraft) carriers. They'll eventually go out onto the tarmac, probably by some military aircraft, maybe a couple of F-18s out there, and then back towards the entrance to the base."

The races will mark NASCAR's return to Southern California for the first time since February 2024. The series ran the Clash at the Coliseum from 2022-24 in Los Angeles.

NASCAR held events at California Speedway in Fontana from 1997 until 2023.

--Field Level Media