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• NASCAR O'Reilly teams all praised Corey Day race control decision

  21-06-2026 07:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIf what happened to the Hendrick Motorsports No. 17 happened to you, would you have received the same courtesy? That was a question asked to numerous team executives in the O’Reilly Series garage on Saturday night at Naval Base Coronado. This was in response to NASCAR allowing Corey Day back on the lead lap after a loose sewer vent cover punctured his radiator on the opening lap.  Caution is out for ... a manhole cover in @corey_day_'s radiator.Day of many firsts
  
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• Who Won the NASCAR Cup Series Race in San Diego? Full Anduril 250 Results

  22-06-2026 02:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Cup Series made history Sunday with its first-ever points race on the San Diego Street Course, and when the checkered flag flew, it was Corey Heim standing in Victory Lane.Heim delivered the biggest victory of his young Cup Series career in the inaugural Anduril 250, surviving an eventful afternoon filled with cautions, strategy battles, a high-profile driver change involving Christopher Bell, and several frontrunners seeing their races unravel before the halfway point.The win immedia
  
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• Corey Heim earns shock first Cup win after slamming doors with Reddick in San Diego

  22-06-2026 02:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIt was 23XI vs. 23XI at Naval Base Coronado on Sunday, as championship leader Tyler Reddick battled part-time teammate Corey Heim in the closing laps.As they battled side-by-side for the lead, they slammed doors and Heim bounced off the wall, before driving off with the win. Reddick suffered a flat tire soon after, and limped home to a 25th-place finish. He now holds just a eight-point lead over Denny Hamlin in the championship.For the 23-year-old Heim, this first-career victory
  
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• NASCAR points standings: Cup Series points update after San Diego race

  22-06-2026 02:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tyler Reddick lost more of his NASCAR Cup Series points lead after a late-race flat tire in the Anduril 250 on June 21 at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego.Reddick and Corey Heim, the part-timer who will be full-time in 2027, battled for the win in the final laps, with Heim prevailing before Reddick cut a left-front tire down. Heim earned his first career Cup win at San Diego ahead of his full-time move into a 23XI Racing ride next season.Denny Hamlin finished 14th and is now eight points behind
  
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• NASCAR Standings Today: Cup Series Points Leaders Right Now, The Chase Cutline after San Diego

  22-06-2026 02:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectSunday’s NASCAR race delivered plenty of surprises, with Shane van Gisbergen picking up a DNF and Brad Keselowski struggling plus a first-time winner and a few more upsets inside the top 10. Naturally, that delivers quite a bit of movement in the NASCAR standings right now.Let’s take a look at the NASCAR Cup Series points leaders today. Our table examines how many points the top 16 drivers are above The Chase cutline and how far everyone 17th and below
  
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• Who won NASCAR San Diego race? Winner is Corey Heim, plus full results

  22-06-2026 02:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Corey Heim took the lead from teammate Tyler Reddick with two laps to go to claim his first NASCAR Cup win in the San Diego NASCAR race on June 21.Heim, 23, is racing a part-time Cup schedule for 23XI Racing, co-owned by NBA great Michael Jordan and Cup driver Denny Hamlin, in 2026. He will move to full-time in 2026.It was Heim's 13th career Cup start since 2024.Another 23XI driver, Bubba Wallace, finished second, and Kyle Larson, who led 11 laps late, was third.After being passed by Heim, Reddi
  
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• NASCAR Results Today: Cup Series Results at Naval Base Coronado, Stage Results Today at San Diego Street Course

  22-06-2026 02:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Who won the NASCAR race today? Pretty much everyone in NASCAR expected Shane van Gisbergen to dominate the San Diego Street Course, but chaos struck in Stage 2 as the road-course maestro got taken out in a wreck. That set the stage for some chaos at Naval Base Coronado with the Anduril 250.Let’s dive into the NASCAR results today from Naval Base Coronado. We’re leading off with the full Anduril 250 results, including points totals, for all 39 drivers. Further below, you can find the
  
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• "Gets Overlooked a Lot"- Kaulig Racing CEO Confesses True Hall Of Fame Masterplan Behind Silly Season Announcement

  22-06-2026 02:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  via X (@C_Rice1) ©via X (@C_Rice1)NASCAR rewards drivers who stick around and keep showing up. Not the flashy ones who burn out after a few good seasons. AJ Allmendinger has built his whole career on exactly that kind of consistency. And Kaulig Racing CEO Chris Rice just confirmed he’s not letting him leave. He also let slip exactly why.Building a Case Beyond the Numbers for the NASCAR Hall of Fame“Our number one goal is to try to get him into the Hall of Fame. I feel like AJ is
  
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• Shane van Gisbergen, Zilisch crash out in huge restart pileup at NASCAR San Diego

  22-06-2026 00:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoOn lap 32, the NASCAR Cup race in San Diego changed dramatically as the field tried to make it through Turn 1. Connor Zilisch and Austin Hill were on the front row, but Hill missed the apex of Turn 1, pushing up the track. Both cars slammed the wall, and with Shane van Gisbergen directly behind them, he crashed as well."Sorry guys, locked up the rear brakes," said Hill, who won Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly race.Both Trackhouse cars were completely destroyed, and Hill sustained
  
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• Kyle Busch's wife shares heartbreaking Father's Day tribute one month after his death: 'Doesn’t feel real'

  22-06-2026 00:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Samantha Busch, the wife of late NASCAR driver Kyle Busch, remembered her husband in a heartbreaking social media post on Father’s Day – one month after his death.Busch tragically passed away at 41 years old from severe pneumonia that progressed into sepsis last month.Samantha’s emotional tribute to her late husband was from herself and her two children, 11-year-old son Brexton and four-year-old daughter Lennix.Click Here For More Sports Coverage On Foxnews.comKyle Busch, drive
  
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• NASCAR San Diego multi-car crash collects Shane van Gisbergen, forces wall repair

  22-06-2026 00:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Shane van Gisbergen was involved in a big crash that led to a red flag midway through the second stage of the NASCAR San Diego race.The Trackhouse Racing driver started on the pole. He got three-wide on a restart on Turn 1 of Lap 31 with Austin Hill and Connor Zilisch. But van Gisbergen backed out. Hill was unable to make the corner turn and pinched Zilisch against the wall, causing a big crash that also collected van Gisbergen.The damage was so severe to van Gisbergen's No. 97 Trackhouse Racing
  
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• Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing Facing Significant Penalty Sunday

  21-06-2026 23:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR's Cup Series race has been a difficult one for Bubba Wallace on Sunday.The 23XI Racing driver has had an up-and-down season, failing to break through while his teammate, Tyler Reddick, racked up a ton of big wins early on. Wallace was hoping to gain some momentum on Sunday. However, things have not been going well.Wallace was just dealt a multi-lap penalty as multiple members of his 23XI Racing team will be suspended for multiple races, after he lost a tire during an early lap at the Andu
  
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• Christopher Bell replaced by Brent Crews in NASCAR San Diego race

  21-06-2026 23:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Christopher Bell exited his car at the first caution in the NASCAR San Diego race on June 21 on Lap 13 with relief driver Brent Crews take over for him.Bell has recently been hampered by a broken wrist sustained in a crash at the NASCAR Michigan race on June 7. The Naval base at Coronado street course involves numerous turns, making it challenging with Bell's current condition.Crews, a native of Davidson, North Carolina, just turned 18 on March 30 making him eligible to compete full-time in NASC
  
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• Christopher Bell gets out of car mid-race, replaced by Brent Crews in San Diego

  21-06-2026 23:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoDuring the first caution of Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, Christopher Bell climbed out of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.The yellow came about 13 laps into the event, for the stalled No. 47 of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on track. Bell was running 14th as he had yet to pit before climbing out of the car. He then climbed atop the pit box and put on a team radio.Still dealing with a fractured wrist from a 63G crash at Michigan two weeks ago, Bell was una
  
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• NASCAR starting lineup for Cup Series race at San Diego in June 2026

  21-06-2026 22:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Trackhouse Racing will lead the NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup for the race at San Diego in June. Shane van Gisbergen won the pole for the 2026 Andruil 250 at San Diego this weekend. Carson Hocevar will join van Gisbergen on the front row for Sunday afternoon's event. It is van Gisbergen's second pole position of the 2026 season.Ryan Blaney and Zane Smith will follow the two drivers on the second row. Most notably, Alex Bowman, Kevin Magnussen, Chase Briscoe, Ross Chastain, Denny Hamlin, Will
  
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• NASCAR Championship Leader Tyler Reddick Sent to Rear Before Historic San Diego Race

  21-06-2026 21:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tyler Reddick’s quest to protect the NASCAR Cup Series points lead took an unexpected turn before Sunday’s inaugural Anduril 250 at Naval Base Coronado.NASCAR confirmed that Reddick will start from the rear of the field after the No. 45 team made unapproved adjustments following splitter damage sustained during qualifying. The penalty drops the championship leader to the back of the grid before one of the most anticipated events of the 2026 season.The race marks NASCAR’s first
  
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• Running recap: Ryan Blaney wins Stage 1 at Naval Base Coronado

  21-06-2026 19:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ryan Blaney claimed the Stage 1 victory under yellow in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Naval Base Coronado.A caution came out with two laps to go in the opening frame after Bubba Wallace lost a right-front wheel following a pit stop.Along with Blaney, Ryan Preece, Kyle Larson, Ty Gibbs, AJ Allmendinger, Todd Gilliland, Carson Hocevar, Joey Logano, Connor Zilisch and William Byron collected stage points. Most came down pit road at the halfway point of Stage 1 on Lap 10.RELATED: Live lea
  
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• How to watch inaugural NASCAR San Diego street race live for free: Start time, lineup

  21-06-2026 18:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
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  NASCAR will honor the 250th birthday of the United States and the US Navy’s 250th anniversary with a race brand new to the racing calendar.The Anduril 250 will take place on a road course built on Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, California. The 3.4-mile track has 19 turns. The race is 255 miles total and drivers will do 75 laps.Shane van Gi
  
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• Crazed NASCAR fan climbs onto California track to fist-bump driver: ‘He’s wasted’

  21-06-2026 18:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  A very strange and potentially dangerous incident occurred at the NASCAR San Diego Weekend on June 20 when a fan climbed down into the racetrack to share a fist-bump and brief conversation with No. 00 driver Sheldon Creed.Creed didn’t appear too upset with the fan, who tried climbing back into the fan area after the conversation ended. This attempt didn’t end well for him, as the fan was apprehended by several federal agents, who arrested him.“Probably boozing a little bit, and
  
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• NASCAR on Prime broadcast crew set up on USS Carl Vinson for San Diego race

  21-06-2026 15:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Credit: Prime VideoThis week’s NASCAR Cup Series race is at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, CA, for the Anduril 250 on Sunday. It’s the first NASCAR race ever on an active military base and will feature a 3.4-mile circuit and 75 laps. And the incredible, historic NASCAR setup on Naval Base Coronado also includes an amazing broadcast booth for Prime Video.The NASCAR on Prime broadcast crew will call the race from the bridge of the USS Carl Vinson, and they previewed the action from
  
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• NASCAR in San Diego: Start time, streaming, lineup for Anduril 250 at Navy base

  21-06-2026 12:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR nears its halfway point of the Cup Series season with a pair of Toyota machines at the top of the standings. Tyler Reddick, driver of the No. 45 for 23XI Racing, is still in the lead by 19 points, but Denny Hamlin is closing in on him. The No. 11 for Joe Gibbs Racing has taken the checkered flag in each of the past three weekends.But neither of those drivers will be viewed as the favorite on Sunday, June 21 when NASCAR enters uncharted territory. For the first time ever, the Cup Series is
  
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• "That's Enough"- Denny Hamlin Clears Retirement Stance Following Pivotal Heather Gibbs Statement

  21-06-2026 06:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  TALLADEGA, AL - APRIL 26: Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing King s Hawaiian UBE Coconut Rolls Toyota looks on prior to the running of the NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Series Jack Links 500 on April 26, 2026, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega AL. Photo by Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire AUTO: APR 26 NASCAR Cup Series Jack Links 500 EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon2604262724 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireDenny Hamlin’s recent run of three wins in three weeks has slowed down the retirement rumors around
  
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• What channel is NASCAR on today? TV schedule, start time, live stream for 2026 Coronado road race

  21-06-2026 06:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  What channel is NASCAR on today? TV schedule, start time, live stream for 2026 Coronado road race originally appeared on The Sporting News.Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.After another thrilling Cup Series race in Pennsylvania last weekend, NASCAR drivers will take on a different challenge in the upcoming Anduril 250.Newly introduced for the 2026 season, the Anduril 250 is a street course race taking place at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego on Sunday. While drivers
  
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• Austin Hill notches first NASCAR victory for RCR since death of Kyle Busch

  21-06-2026 05:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Things have been difficult for Richard Childress Racing in the month since Kyle Busch’s shocking death.A winner of 234 races across NASCAR’s top three national touring series — the most ever — Busch had driven in the top-level Cup Series for Richard Childress Racing over the past four seasons until he tragically died on May 21 at the age of 41 due to complications of severe pneumonia that progressed into sepsis.But on Saturday night in San Diego, RCR finally had a reason
  
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• Austin Hill wins dramatic NASCAR O'Reilly San Diego race in last-lap pass

  21-06-2026 04:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIt took almost five hours from start-to-finish, but in the end, it was the No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet of Austin Hill who captured the checkered flag.After Taylor Gray sent Carson Kvapil spinning from the lead with three laps to go, Hill muscled Gray out of the way on the white flag lap, claiming victory for RCR. Gray finished second, Sheldon Creed third, Kvapil fourth, and Sammy Smith fifth. Jesse Love, Parker Retzlaff, Austin Green, Harrison Burton, and Corey
  
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• Fan arrested after scaling fences onto NASCAR track, fist-bumping driver during stoppage

  21-06-2026 02:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoDuring a red flag for a massive restart crash that severely damaged the Turn 1 wall at the San Diego street course, something truly unusual happened. Wearing flip-flops, a fan walked onto the race track and approached the No. 00 Haas Factory Team Ford of Sheldon Creed. They shared a brief conversation, which ended with a fist-bump. The fan then slapped the hood of the car and quickly scaled two fences, losing a flip-flop in the process as he retreated back to the fan area.We
  
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• Sam Mayer damages wall in 25-car crash at NASCAR O'Reilly San Diego race

  21-06-2026 02:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  A simple misjudgement in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at San Diego heavily damaged the wall and several race cars on June 20.Sam Mayer, running inside the top 10, misjudged the entry into turn 1 during a Lap 35 restart in the United Rentals Driven to Serve 250, brushing the inside wall before shooting back left to the outside wall at near-full speed.Mayer collected several other cars, including Anthony Alfredo, in the multi-car crash. BIG crash after the restart with @sam_mayer_ hi
  
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• Sam Mayer breaks wall in massive restart pileup, collecting over 20 cars

  21-06-2026 02:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoA restart early in the final stage at San Diego, Sam Mayer clipped the inside wall, shooting him across the nose of Anthony Alfredo and directly into the concrete wall lining the outside of Turn 1.At least 23 cars were involved in the violent crash according to The CW, and NASCAR immediately red-flagged the event. It was the second red flag of the race, with the first one caused by a metal cover that came up and damaged a car.Mayer was uninjured, but very upset over the radio. "I
  
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• Austin Hill claims O'Reilly Series win at Naval Base Coronado

  21-06-2026 00:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Hill made slight contact with Joe Gibbs Racing’s Taylor Gray on the final lap, moving the No. 54 Toyota to win the inaugural NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Qualcomm Circuit on Naval Base Coronado.This was the 16th career victory in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series for Hill and the second of the 2026 season. More significantly, this was RCR’s first win since the death of its NASCAR Cup Series driver, two-time premier series c
  
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• Metal cover comes up and tears through the nose of NASCAR O'Reilly car, stopping race

  20-06-2026 23:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIt's never good when Race Control needs to call for a welder on the first lap of a street course race.Corey Day had started from the very rear of the field in Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly race after a crash yesterday forced him into a backup car. He was being cautious on the opening lap of the race, but it didn't matter.Unfortunately, luck wasn't on his side as a metal cover of some kind (similar to a manhole cover) came up and went straight through the nose of his No. 17 Hendrick
  
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