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• Where will Kevin Magnussen rank among the Project 91 NASCAR drivers?

  18-06-2026 15:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoThis weekend, Kevin Magnussen will get his first taste of competition in the NASCAR Cup Series, making his debut at the newly constructed 3.4-mile street course on Naval Base Coronado.He will drive the No. 91 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, a part-time fourth entry that the organization brings to the track for rare occasions, and only to feature world-class racing drivers.2007 Formula 1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen, 4x Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves, and of course, three-time Su
  
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• Jimmie Johnson Adds Another Job to His NASCAR Resume

  18-06-2026 19:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jimmie Johnson’s NASCAR career may have entered a new chapter years ago, but the seven-time Cup Series champion continues finding new ways to stay at the center of the sport.Already balancing responsibilities as co-owner of Legacy Motor Club and an occasional Cup Series driver, Johnson is now adding broadcaster to his growing list of roles. TNT Sports announced this week that the NASCAR Hall of Famer will join its coverage team as a studio analyst during select events in the network’
  
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• NASCAR and Ford Just Announced a New Veterans Day Event Unlike Anything on the Schedule

  18-06-2026 19:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR’s 2026 season may officially end at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 8, but the sport already has another event on the calendar three days later.On Wednesday, NASCAR and Ford announced the creation of the “Proud to Honor Veterans Day Classic,” a new exhibition race scheduled for Nov. 11 that will feature six NASCAR drivers competing in Ford sports cars while representing each branch of the United States military.The event was unveiled aboard the USS Midway in San Diego d
  
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• NASCAR San Diego Weekend Schedule and Weather Forecast: Everything Fans Need To Know

  18-06-2026 17:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR is set to make history this weekend as all three national series head to San Diego for the first time.The sport’s newest venue, a temporary circuit at Naval Base Coronado, will host the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series from June 19-21. The event has generated significant buzz throughout the racing world thanks to its unique setting and the challenge of a brand-new road course that no driver has raced on in competition.For
  
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• "Does he respond or does he fold up like a tent?" - Denny Hamlin credits Michael Jordan for fueling his NASCAR resurgence

  18-06-2026 14:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  During his storied NBA career, Michael Jordan was known to make up slights to fuel his incredible drive for greatness. Now that he is into car racing, Jordan still uses slights to motivate the people around him and his 23XI Racing team, as that's what his co-team owner, Denny Hamlin, said.With 19 Cup Series playoff appearances in 20 years of racing, Hamlin is regarded by many as the greatest NASCAR driver never to win a championship. And early this season, it looked like 2026 wasn't going to be
  
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• Johnson, McMurray among big names for San Diego Truck Series showdown

  18-06-2026 14:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series returns to action after an off weekend with Friday‘s Navy 250 getting the inaugural green flag on the Qualcomm Circuit at Naval Base Coronado (7 p.m. ET, FS1, NASCAR Racing Network Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).Front Row Motorsports driver Layne Riggs leads the championship standings — up 26 points on Tricon Garage driver Kaden Honeycutt after winning two of the last three races. Riggs’ Front Row Motorsports teammate Chandler Smith is third, 90
  
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• After two wins in three races, Jon McKennedy has momentum on his side heading to White Mountain

  18-06-2026 11:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sometimes it takes time to do something right.That was the case for Jon McKennedy, who has spent the last two years working toward a full-time return to the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.McKennedy won the 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship in his most recent full season with the series while driving for team owner Tim Lepine. The plan was for McKennedy to try and defend his championship in 2023, but things fell apart, and McKennedy parted ways with Lepine‘s team after just six rac
  
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• 'NASCAR vs. Navy' now streaming on Prime Video: Details, more info

  18-06-2026 11:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  As the NASCAR field prepares for battle stations at Naval Base Coronado later this month, a squadron of drivers will tackle the facility in a different — and unique — manner ahead of time in “NASCAR vs. Navy: The San Diego Mini Movie,” a 30-minute special now streaming on Prime Video.Six NASCAR Cup Series stars, all with call signs — Christopher Bell (Twister), Ryan Blaney (Whiskey), Chase Briscoe (Hoosier), Noah Gragson (Rizz), Carson Hocevar (Hurricane) and Connor
  
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• NASCAR at Naval Base Coronado: Key info, links, results for race weekend

  18-06-2026 10:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  This weekend, NASCAR‘s three national series — the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR O‘Reilly Auto Parts Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series — head to sunny Southern California for their debut at Qualcomm Circuit at Naval Base Coronado. Bookmark this page for everything you need throughout race weekend, including qualifying orders, practice speeds, race results and more.RELATED: Full weekend schedule | TV listingsNASCAR Cup SeriesRace day: Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on Prime V
  
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• Christopher Bell Shares Latest Injury Update As He Prepares for NASCAR’s Debut at San Diego: “This Is Going To Be a Challenge for Me”

  18-06-2026 10:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Mar 22, 2026; Darlington, South Carolina, USA; Joe Gibbs Racing Christopher Bell (20) comes out for the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway. © Scott Kinser-Imagn ImagesChristopher Bell spoke to SiriusXM and gave an injury update on his broken wrist. The JGR driver admitted that road courses like San Diego will be a difficult prospect.At Michigan, Bell walked away from NASCAR’s hardest hit in the Next Gen Era. The high-speed crash took a toll on his left wrist, as he left the venue with
  
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• Ford, NASCAR partner on new Veterans Day exhibition race to honor military

  18-06-2026 03:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  This weekend, NASCAR will race across an active U.S. military base for the first time ever when it conducts competitions for its top three national touring series at Naval Base Coronado off the coast of San Diego.It feels like a seemingly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for drivers, who will race 75 laps around the custom-designed 3.4-mile street course. The lure of the unique race is drawing back in former fan favorites from NASCAR, like seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson and former Daytona 500
  
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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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• NASCAR AT POCONO: Bracket set for second In-Season Challenge

  16-06-2026 21:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LONG POND — Brad Keselowski was stunned when he was asked a question about the second NASCAR In-Season Challenge.“We’re still doing that?,” Keselowski said. “I didn’t know we were still doing that. I thought that was over. You know more than I do. I think it’s great it’s still happening. I just didn’t know it was still happening.”Kyle Larson had a similar reaction.“I had no clue we were even doing it again this year,” Larson
  
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• The Chase: Predicting 4 Top NASCAR Drivers Who Won’t Make The Cut

  16-06-2026 19:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR’s return to The Chase this season and its changes with points scoring have proven to be a big hit among drivers and fans. Now that we’re through 16 points races this season in the Cup Series, it’s worth projecting what could happen later this year.Let’s immediately dive right into our predictions for a few marquee NASCAR drivers who won’t make it into The Chast this season.Michael McDowellIMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectIt’s been a very good year for th
  
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• No. 62 Beard Motorsports team penalized after Pocono race weekend

  16-06-2026 18:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR officials have issued a penalty to the No. 62 Beard Motorsports team in the NASCAR Cup Series following last weekend’s action at Pocono Raceway, the sanctioning body announced Tuesday.RELATED: Naval Base Coronado weekend schedule | Pocono results Crew members Garrett Crall and Caison Dillon have been suspended for the next two events, running through Sonoma Raceway on June 28, after the detachment of Casey Mears’ right-front wheel on Lap 105 in Sunday’s Great Americ
  
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• Chris Buescher extends deal with RFK Racing as NASCAR silly season domino falls

  16-06-2026 18:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  As the halfway point of the NASCAR season nears, more speculation about the offseason is bubbling to the surface.One driver whose future had been a topic of discussion around the garages had been Chris Buescher, who has been driving for Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing on a deal that was set to expire at the end of the season.RFK Racing squashed rumors on Tuesday, June 16, when they announced that they had agreed to a multi-year extension with the 33-year-old Buescher to keep him in the No. 17 For
  
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• 5 best Josh Berry landing spots for the 2027 NASCAR season

  16-06-2026 18:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Josh Berry is looking for a new NASCAR organization for the 2027 season. After Wood Brothers Racing revealed that Berry would not return to the No. 21 car, it leaves him seeking a new ride in NASCAR. There are plenty of options, but the lack of sponsorship might be his biggest obstacle moving forward.So, which teams would be realistic destinations? Below we dive into the five best NASCAR landing spots for Berry in 2027.Front Row MotorsportsFront Row Motorsports would be a great option for Berry.
  
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