NASCAR Comes to San Diego: Our Team at the Anduril 250

A historic first on the San Diego Street Course

NASCAR has run street races before, but never in San Diego. The custom 3.4-mile, 19-turn circuit on Naval Base Coronado made for one of the most unique backdrops in the sport – ocean, skyline, and Navy ships in the distance. Even better, the race carried real meaning: it was held in honor of the U.S. Navy’s 250th birthday, in the same year the country marks its own 250th. For a Navy town like San Diego, it doesn’t get much more fitting than that.

How the race played out

In a dramatic finish, Corey Heim chased down Tyler Reddick in the closing laps to score his first career NASCAR Cup Series win – and the first-ever Cup victory on the new San Diego street course. Bubba Wallace came home second.

Chevrolet ran strong all afternoon. Kyle Larson put his Hendrick Motorsports Chevy on the podium in third, leading 11 laps late in the race, and A.J. Allmendinger brought another Chevrolet home in fifth – a great showing for Bowtie fans all around.

A day to remember for our team

Beyond the racing, it was just a fantastic day out. Several members of our team made it to the track, and a few brought their families along to share the experience. Watching a NASCAR Cup race unfold a few miles from the dealership – with the Navy being honored the whole weekend – is the kind of San Diego moment we won’t forget anytime soon.

From a Navy family’s perspective

For some of us, Naval Base Coronado is far more than a racetrack. It’s the ground where our family has said goodbye before a deployment, where we’ve squeezed in a quick meal together on a long day, and where we’ve spent easy afternoons at the beach. Seeing that same place transformed into a NASCAR street course – with the Navy’s 250th birthday honored all weekend long – hit differently. My son got to make brand-new memories there alongside the Chevy team, the kind that can never be replaced. That’s what made this weekend so special.