NASCAR Rumor: NASCAR near deal to run San Diego street race (2nd Update)

San Diego is expected to be announced as the newest location for a NASCAR race, with Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado as the venue.

Multiple reports indicate that NASCAR will announce later this week that San Diego will host a race in 2026, replacing the Chicago street race which is going on pause.

ABC 10News has confirmed that the race will take place on Father’s Day weekend next June on the base at North Island.

The venue will provide spectacular views of San Diego Bay, Point Loma, the Coronado-Bay Bridge, and the San Diego skyline for racing fans.  ABC 10 News

NASCAR is reportedly heading back to Southern California. San Diego is going to be on the 2026 Cup Series schedule. The city has been rumored as NASCAR’s next big destination, and there could be quite a street course drawn up in the area.

Kelly Crandall of RACER is reporting that NASCAR and the city of San Diego have agreed to a deal.

It is unclear where the exact location of next year’s race will be, or where it will fit onto the schedule. Coronado has been mentioned as a possible location.

NASCAR is working toward finalizing a deal to race on a street course next year in the San Diego area, multiple industry sources told The Athletic, which would return its premier Cup Series to the Southern California market after a multi-year absence.

NASCAR and the city of San Diego have not yet agreed on a deal, but discussions are ongoing, and it is expected that an agreement will be reached, according to those sources. An announcement is tentatively slated for next month, pending a finalized deal.

NASCAR and Sports San Diego, the city’s sports tourism commission, declined comment.

Adding a race in San Diego would accomplish NASCAR’s stated goal of returning to Southern California, a move likely to be popular in the garage and throughout the sport’s landscape. It would be the first points race in the market since California Speedway in Fontana was indefinitely shuttered in 2023. NASCAR last raced in Southern California in 2024, when it held the final of three straight season-opening exhibition races on a purposely-built oval inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

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How San Diego would fit within the 2026 schedule is not yet clear. A current race would have to be dropped to accommodate any addition, as the schedule is presently at its 38-race cap (36 points races plus two exhibitions).  The Athletic