The 2026 Anduril 250 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 21, 2026, at the Qualcomm Circuit (located on Naval Base Coronado) in San Diego, California. Contested over 75 laps on the road course, it was the 17th race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Corey Heim won the race, his first NASCAR Cup Series win in just his thirteenth start in the series. Bubba Wallace finished 2nd, and Kyle Larson finished 3rd. Zane Smith and A. J. Allmendinger rounded out the top five, and Chris Buescher, Ross Chastain, Riley Herbst, Ryan Blaney, and Michael McDowell rounded out the top ten.
Report Background
Coronado Street Course (also known as Qualcomm Circuit for sponsorship reasons) is a street circuit on Naval Base Coronado (more specifically Naval Air Station North Island) that hosted the NASCAR Cup Series, O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and the Truck Series for the first time in 2026. It previously hosted the Global MX-5 Cup in 2012 and 2013, and Stadium Super Trucks in 2014 as part of Speed Festival, which was also held there between 1997 and 2016.
Rumors began that NASCAR was looking to hold a street race in the SoCal area, after the removal of the Chicago Street Race. It was officially announced on July 23, 2025, that NASCAR would host a first of its kind street race on the Naval Base Coronado, with the lower national series O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and the Truck Series following suit.
NASCAR may have been forced to move the race due to the 2026 Iran war, and as part of its normal contingency planning it did have a back-up plan if need be. The race was ultimately held as planned.
This race was held in commemoration of the United States Navy's 250th birthday alongside the country's 250th. This was the first of two motorsports events commemorating the USA's semiquincentennial, as the IndyCar Series hosted the Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington, D.C.
On August 14, 2025, Anduril Industries, a California based-company, was announced as the title sponsor.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 67 Corey Heim (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Toyota 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 91 Kevin Magnussen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Kyle Larson was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 2:16.588 seconds and a speed of . During the session, Brent Crews drove the No. 20 for Christopher Bell with ten-minutes left in the session.
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:16.588 89.613 2 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 2:16.881 89.421 3 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:16.924 89.393Official practice results
Qualifying Shane van Gisbergen scored the pole for the race with a time of 2:14.788 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2:14.788 90.809 2 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2:14.944 90.704 3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 2:15.048 90.634 4 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 2:15.391 90.405 5 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 2:15.395 90.402 6 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15.433 90.377 7 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 2:15.483 90.343 8 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2:15.883 90.077 9 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15.928 90.048 10 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2:15.959 90.027 11 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:16.150 89.901 12 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 2:16.319 89.789 13 67 Corey Heim (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 2:16.325 89.785 14 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:16.355 89.766 15 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2:16.537 89.646 16 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 2:16.631 89.584 17 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 2:16.665 89.562 18 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2:16.936 89.385 19 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 2:17.045 89.314 20 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:17.069 89.298 21 91 Kevin Magnussen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2:17.271 89.167 22 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:17.285 89.158 23 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2:17.374 89.100 24 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 2:17.807 88.820 25 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 2:17.837 88.801 26 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:17.874 88.777 27 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:17.973 88.713 28 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 2:18.104 88.629 29 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 2:18.116 88.621 30 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:18.124 88.616 31 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 2:18.895 88.124 32 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 2:19.126 87.978 33 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 2:19.253 87.898 34 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2:19.717 87.606 35 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 2:19.912 87.484 36 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Toyota 2:22.358 85.980 37 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:23.639 85.214 38 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 2:51.329 71.441 39 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 3:25.743 59.492 Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 20
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 102 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 93 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 66 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 57 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 48 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 39 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 210 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Stage Two Laps: 20
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 102 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 93 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 84 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 75 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 66 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 57 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 48 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 39 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 210 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 35
Pos Start Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 13 67 Corey Heim (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 75 02 12 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 75 353 14 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 424 4 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 75 335 15 16 AJ Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 75 456 16 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 75 397 23 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 75 338 24 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 75 389 3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 75 4410 9 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 75 2711 7 60 Ryan Preece RFK Motorsports Ford 75 4512 30 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 2513 6 7 Daniel Suarez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 75 2814 26 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 2315 11 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 2916 28 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 75 2117 22 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 2018 19 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 75 2319 2 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 75 2720 38 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 75 1721 5 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 75 2322 31 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 75 1523 39 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 75 1424 18 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 75 1325 17 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 75 1226 20 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 1127 21 91 Kevin Magnussen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 75 1128 36 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Toyota 75 929 35 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 75 830 34 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 74 731 25 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 72 632 27 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 68 633 33 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 57 434 29 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 48 335 32 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 37 236 10 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31 037 8 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 31 338 1 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 31 139 37 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 20 among 13 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 7 for 11 Red flags: 1 Time of race: 3 hours, 36 minutes, and 50 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television Prime Video covered the race on the television side. Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, Marty Snider, and Trevor Bayne handled pit road for the television side.
Prime VideoBooth announcersPit reportersLap-by-lap: Adam AlexanderColor-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Kim Coon Marty Snider Trevor Bayne
Radio Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
MRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Mike BagleyAnnouncer: Todd Gordon Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Tim CatafalmoTurns 9 & 12: Kurt BeckerTurns 15 & 16: Dan Hubbard Steve PostChris WilnerBrienne Pedigo
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Tyler Reddick 716 2 Denny Hamlin 708 (–8) 3 Ryan Blaney 583 (–133) 2 4 Kyle Larson 536 (–180) 5 Ty Gibbs 535 (–181) 2 6 Chase Elliott 534 (–182) 7 Chris Buescher 500 (–216) 8 Daniel Suárez 478 (–238) 9 Carson Hocevar 476 (–240) 2 10 Chase Briscoe 431 (–285) 2 11 Bubba Wallace 429 (–287) 2 12 Christopher Bell 422 (–294) 2 13 William Byron 421 (–295) 1 14 Erik Jones 372 (–344) 1 15 Austin Cindric 370 (–346) 3 16 Ryan Preece 367 (–349)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 802 2 Chevrolet 684 (–118) 3 Ford 561 (–241)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
NASCAR In-Season Challenge bracket
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