Sam Mayer Sent the Field Into Turn 1 and the Wall Lost
A violent restart crash damaged 23 cars and forced NASCAR to replace part of the temporary barrier.
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San Diego Street Course Strikes Back as Utility Cover Spoils Corey Day’s Day
A backup car, one opening lap and a utility cover launched into the grille made for another miserable Saturday.
Jimmie Johnson Found The Truck Series Has Changed A Bit
Johnson spent Friday running near the front in San Diego before learning the middle of the pack operates under very different rules.
Bell Returns To Coronado With One Goal: Don’t Undo The Healing
Christopher Bell says his broken wrist feels good. The concrete walls and tire barriers waiting around Coronado are another matter entirely.
Chris Buescher Had Options And Chose To Stay Home
Chris Buescher had interest across the garage, but loyalty, unfinished business and belief in RFK won out.
Shane Van Gisbergen Does Shane Van Gisbergen Things, Wins San Diego Pole
Shane Van Gisbergen said the Coronado street course would be unpredictable. Then he went out and won pole anyway, because apparently uncertainty has limits.
Restarts Giveth, Chicanes Taketh Away As Layne Riggs Steals Inaugural Navy 250
Layne Riggs looked beaten, low on fuel and out of options until Tyler Reif blinked at exactly the wrong moment, turning San Diego’s first Truck street race into instant NASCAR folklore.
If Shane Van Gisbergen is the Favorite, Kyle Larson Didn’t Get the Email
Practice at Naval Base Coronado opened with SVG expectations and ended with Larson leading a speed chart nobody expected.
Tyler Reddick has Stopped Looking in the Mirror and Started Looking for Denny Hamlin
A 100-point cushion has become a 19-point problem, and suddenly NASCAR’s points leader is talking less about winning and more about surviving.
Kevin Magnussen Brings Formula One Credentials to NASCAR’s School of Hard Knocks
The former Haas F1 driver makes his Cup Series debut Sunday knowing full well NASCAR racers don’t send polite warning letters.