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• SVG Sound Alarms on Nascar Garage Compromises Ahead of Punishing San Diego Debut

  17-06-2026 23:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 22: Shane Van Gisbergen 88 TrackHouse Racing WeatherTech Chevrolet looks on during qualifying for the running of the NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Series Ambetter Health 400 on February 22, 2025, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA. Photo by Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire AUTO: FEB 22 NASCAR Cup Series Ambetter Health 400 EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon250222104 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireLong before NASCAR brought stock cars to Naval Base Coronado, racers were already finding wa
  
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• What Is NASCAR’s San Diego Race? A Complete Fan Guide to the Historic Weekend

  17-06-2026 23:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR’s newest race weekend is also one of the most ambitious events in the sport’s modern history.This weekend, the Cup Series heads to Naval Base Coronado for the inaugural San Diego race, marking the first time NASCAR will hold a points-paying national series event on an active U.S. military installation. The event also introduces an entirely new street course built inside the base, creating one of the most unique venues the sport has ever visited.Whether you’re a longtime
  
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• TNT Sports adds Jimmie Johnson for NASCAR In-Season Challenge

  17-06-2026 22:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn ImagesTNT Sports is once again leaning on the NASCAR alumni pool to staff its biggest broadcast window of the year.Jimmie Johnson will join TNT Sports as a studio analyst for three races during the network’s second annual In-Season Challenge. He starts at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 28, then works North Wilkesboro Speedway on July 19 and the championship round at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 26.Johnson worked NBC’s Indy 500
  
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• NASCAR San Diego Entry List: Every Driver Entered Across NASCAR’s Historic Tripleheader Weekend

  17-06-2026 21:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR’s first-ever race weekend at Naval Base Coronado is quickly becoming one of the most anticipated events of the 2026 season, and now fans know exactly who will be competing when the sport arrives in San Diego.The official entry lists have been released for all three national series competing on the newly constructed Qualcomm Circuit. In total, 111 entries are scheduled to take part across the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Serie
  
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• NASCAR Reveals San Diego Qualifying Order Ahead of Historic Debut

  17-06-2026 19:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  As anticipation continues to build for NASCAR’s first-ever race weekend at Naval Base Coronado, teams now know one more important detail heading into the sport’s highly anticipated San Diego debut.NASCAR released the qualifying order Wednesday for Saturday’s Cup Series qualifying session, giving fans an early look at which drivers will be among the first to tackle the brand-new street course and which contenders will have to wait until later in the session.While nobody yet know
  
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• Jimmie Johnson Joining TNT as NASCAR Analyst

  17-06-2026 19:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  As it enters the second season of its media rights deal, TNT Sports is bolstering its NASCAR coverage.Front Office Sports has learned that the network is adding legendary driver Jimmie Johnson to its studio for its upcoming coverage of the In-Season Challenge. A seven-time Cup Series champion, Johnson previously worked at NBC Sports as a NASCAR analyst after retiring from full-time Cup racing following the 2020 season.“Joining TNT Sports is an opportunity that truly energizes me,” Jo
  
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• NASCAR hauler hits runaway wheel, releases dash cam footage of traffic incident

  17-06-2026 19:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoNASCAR teams are traveling over 2,000 miles across the country for a brand-new street course event at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, California. 111 cars and trucks across all three national divisions are en route for the first-ever NASCAR race on an active military base.One of those teams is Alpha Prime Racing, co-owned by Tommy Joe Martins and Caesar Bacarella. The team competes in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series with the No. 44 of Brennan Poole and the No. 45 of
  
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• NASCAR hauler hits flying wheel in wild traffic incident caught on camera

  17-06-2026 19:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoNASCAR teams are traveling over 2,000 miles across the country for a brand-new street course event at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, California. 111 race cars and race trucks across all three national divisions are en route to the west coast for the first-ever NASCAR race to take place on an active military base.One of those teams is Alpha Prime Racing, co-owned by Tommy Joe Martins and Caesar Bacarella. The team competes in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series with the
  
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• Jesse Love to fill Josh Berry’s NASCAR Cup Series seat at Wood Brothers

  17-06-2026 18:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jesse Love is going to get his shot to prove himself at the highest level of NASCAR.Wood Brothers Racing announced Wednesday morning that the 21-year-old from California — who won the second-tier O’Reilly Auto Parts Championship last season — will pilot its No. 21 Ford in 2027. Love replaces Josh Berry in the machine after Wood Brothers announced last week that he would not remain in the seat.“Words can’t describe what it means to me to realize this dream I’ve
  
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• NASCAR Makes Special Approval for Christopher Bell Replacement at San Diego

  17-06-2026 17:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  While Christopher Bell was able to race just fine at Pocono with no need for a backup, he might need one for San Diego. The race at Naval Base Coronado will require a lot more work with his left and right hands, and his broken left wrist complicates matters more on this track than on an oval. In order to have the best backup available, Joe Gibbs Racing had to get approval from NASCAR. 18 year old Brent Crews is going to be the reserve driver in the event that Christopher Bell is unable to race d
  
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• Jesse Love joins Wood Brothers Racing for 2027 NASCAR Cup season

  17-06-2026 16:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoOn Wednesday, Wood Brothers Racing announced that they have signed 2025 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion Jesse Love for the 2027 NASCAR Cup season.Love, 21, burst onto the scene in 2023, winning 10 of 20 ARCA races en route to the title. Since then, he has won three NASCAR O'Reilly races with Richard Childress Racing, and the 2025 title. He has also made seven Cup starts with RCR, finishing as high as 24th in last year's Brickyard 400.He currently sits second in the NAS
  
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• Kevin Magnussen expects "intense introduction" to NASCAR in Cup debut

  17-06-2026 13:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoThis Sunday at Naval Base Coronado, ex-F1 driver Kevin Magnussen is set to take on something completely different as he races a NASCAR Cup Series car for the very first time, driving the No. 91 Qualcomm Chevrolet for Trackhouse Racing.In addition to racing in Formula 1 for a full decade, the 33-year-old Dane has made several starts across both WEC across IMSA, and even competed in an IndyCar race during the 2021 season. But this weekend, he will join the field of 39 entries
  
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• Reddick Hamlin dominating NASCAR to date

  17-06-2026 05:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR team partly owned by Michael Jordan is having a stellar season.The team has scored nine wins already this year with Tyler Reddick posting five victories and co-owner Denny Hamlin with four victories, including three in a row.This weekend all three NASCAR divisions will be competing for the first time on a temporary race course on a naval base near San Diego.The team at this point in the season has to be considered a contender for a NASCAR championship, something that has eluded Hamlin
  
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• Kyle Busch's family not filing a wrongful death lawsuit, court records show

  17-06-2026 05:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  It seems that Kyle Busch’s family won’t be filing a wrongful death lawsuit.Court documents filed on June 16 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, included Busch’s death certificate, his will and other paperwork. Those documents were obtained by USA TODAY Sports. One of the documents, signed by John S. Fuller — who aims to qualify as the executor of Busch’s will — says that there “is not a potential claim for wrongful death arising under (North Carolina stat
  
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