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TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE San Diego at Naval Base Coronado June 19-21, 2026

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A history-making trip to the west coast is on the horizon for all three NASCAR national touring series as the sport gears up to compete on a street course built within the historic Naval Base Coronado. In celebration of the U.S. Navy’s 250th anniversary, the 3.4-mile, 16-turn circuit will become only the second street course introduced to the series in NASCAR’s modern era, joining a three-year run of races through downtown Chicago. Chevrolet has thrived on street circuits, remaining undefeated in NASCAR’s premier series. Kicking off the unprecedented event weekend will be the Craftsman Truck Series in Friday’s Navy 250 – the series’ second street race of the season. Saturday’s on-track action will feature the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series in the United Rentals Driven to Serve 250, with the Cup Series culminating the three-day weekend in Sunday’s Anduril 250 to mark the start of the 10-race countdown of its regular season schedule.

ROAD COURSE RINGERS IN THE TRACKHOUSE STABLEThe three-driver lineup in the Trackhouse Racing stable has produced strong statistics on road and street courses in recent seasons, making the organization ones to watch for the inaugural San Diego race weekend. Since his first career win in the 2023 Chicago Street Race, Shane van Gisbergen has asserted his claim as one of the most successful road racers in NASCAR history. One month ago at Watkins Glen International, the Auckland, New Zealand, native drove his No. 97 Chevrolet to victory lane – marking his first win of the season and his seventh all-time in NASCAR’s premier series. The feat pushed him to third on the series’ all-time road course wins list, tying fellow Team Chevy driver, Chase Elliott. His short NASCAR career has also seen the driver earn five wins in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, all of which were earned on a road or street course.
Teammate, Ross Chastain, also broke through as a first-time winner at NASCAR’s highest level on a road course. In NASCAR’s annual visit to Circuit of The Americas during the 2022 season, the Alva, Florida, native took the checkered flag to not only score his first career win, but also make Trackhouse Racing a first-time winner in just the organization’s second season of competition.
While still looking for his first victory at NASCAR’s highest level, rookie Connor Zilisch has already established himself as a road course ringer. His first career start in the NASCAR national ranks came in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series at Watkins Glen International during the 2024 season – a debut that ended with a trip to victory lane. Since then, the 19-year-old Mooresville, North Carolina, native has earned 13 wins in the second-level series, with seven of those triumphs earned making left- and right-hand turns.

The Return of PROJECT91Trackhouse Racing’s PROJECT91 initiative will make its much-anticipated return to the track this weekend – this time with former Formula 1 and current FIA World Endurance Championship driver, Kevin Magnussen, behind the wheel. Magnussen will become the fourth different driver to compete in the organization’s fourth entry, joining the likes of four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves, Formula 1 World Champion Kimi Räikkönen and three-time Supercars Champion Shane van Gisbergen. This will mark PROJECT91’s sixth outing since its debut during the 2022 season, with its most notable feat coming with Van Gisbergen at the Chicago Street Course when he became the first driver in 60 years to win in his first career Cup Series start – a victory that ultimately catapulted him into a now full-time career in NASCAR’s premier series.

MARKS BACK IN THE SEATFor the first time in three years, Trackhouse Racing’s Founder and Owner, Justin Marks, will make his way back behind the wheel in the NASCAR national ranks – piloting the No. 77 Silverado RST entry for Spire Motorsports in Friday’s Craftsman Truck Series race. In his 39-career starts in the division, he’s earned four top-10 results, with his best finish of eighth coming twice at Homestead-Miami Speedway (2007) and Daytona International Speedway (2008). Outside of NASCAR, Marks has a diversified racing resume that also includes a strong background in sportscar racing – earning wins in both the Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car Series and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Series.

BOWTIE BULLETS:·        NASCAR’s OEMs will share the pacing duties for the San Diego Street Course race weekend, with the lineup featuring the Corvette Stingray for the Cup and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races and the Silverado RST for the Craftsman Truck Series race.

·        Chevrolet heads into the weekend undefeated in street course racing in NASCAR’s premier series, with Shane van Gisbergen (2023 and 2025) and Alex Bowman (2024) earning the victories in the series’ three Chicago Street Race events.

·        In 25 NASCAR Cup Series road/street course events in the Next Gen era, Chevrolet leads the series with 18 victories – recorded by eight drivers from four different Chevrolet organizations.

·        Daniel Suarez’s Coca-Cola 600 win marked Chevrolet’s fourth consecutive trip to victory lane in NASCAR’s premier series, setting the season record for the longest points-paying win streak by a single manufacturer.

·        At Talladega Superspeedway, Chevrolet tallied six top-10 finishes, marking the second time this season a manufacturer has placed six cars in the top-10 of a Cup Series event. The Bowtie brand took it one step further by achieving the highest representation of different organizations within those results with five Chevrolet organizations placing drivers in the top-10.

·        With seven-straight victories to start the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season, Chevrolet set the record for the longest season-opening streak by a single manufacturer in the division’s history.

·        In 160 points-paying races in the NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen era, Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 72 victories – a winning percentage of 45%.

·        Chevrolet is coming off its 29th all-time sweep of the NASCAR Cup Series championship titles – capturing its 34th driver championship and 44th, and fifth consecutive, manufacturer championship in 2025.

·        With its 44 NASCAR Cup Series manufacturer championships, 34 NASCAR Cup Series driver championships, and 886 all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins, Chevrolet continues to hold the title as the winningest brand in NASCAR Cup Series history.

FOR THE FANS: Fans can visit the Team Chevy Racing Display in the Fan Midway at the San Diego Street Course, which will feature a variety of vehicles including: Colorado ZR2, Corvette Grand Sport, Silverado 1500 RST, Corvette Z06, Trax ACTIV, Silverado EV 4LT, Equinox EV LT2, Traverse RS, Tahoe Z71, Next Gen Camaro ZL1 show car.

Chevrolet Display Hours of Operation:Friday, June 19: 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Saturday, June 20: 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Sunday, June 21: 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Team Chevy Driver Appearances at the Display:Friday, June 19Andres Perez de Lara, Landen Lewis & Tyler Reif: 1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Grant Enfinger: 1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 20Corey Day: 9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Jeremy Clements: 11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Sunday, June 21Connor Zilisch: 9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Shane van Gisbergen: 9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Chase Elliott: 9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Kyle Larson: 9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

TUNE-IN:NASCAR Cup SeriesAnduril 250Sunday, June 21, at 4 p.m. ETAmazon Prime, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts SeriesUnited Rentals Driven to Serve 250Saturday, June 20, at 5 p.m. ETCW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90

NASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesNavy 250Friday, June 19, at 7:00 p.m. ETFS1, NASCAR Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90

QUOTABLE QUOTES:Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletThe sim doesn’t predict what the grip level is going to be for San Diego or the bumps or anything like that. Do you have an idea of how that place is going to race and what the racing quality will be?“I don’t have a clue. It’s going to be cool to be there. I’m going to learn from Shane a lot. I already am. What kind of grip to track has, I don’t have a clue. They’re paving day by day so it’s pretty hard to predict what it’s going to be like ahead of time.” San Diego is a longer track, so on one hand, maybe you guys can spread out and it’s not going to be like Chicago where you guys are kind of right on top of each other. But on the other hand, there seems to be a general consensus that that place is going to be so tough and fast that you guys are going to be maybe spinning out on your own or just having a handful on your own. Is that kind of how you view it as well?“Yeah, I don’t think you’re going to have all your tires on the ground at some parts, so I could see, yeah, tagging the barriers, knocking a corner of the car off where you can’t keep going. There’s a couple spots you can easily block the track. We’ve seen that with these cars.” When you guys are going to San Diego and there’s so much different grip at different parts of the track and it’s so bumpy, is that going to play more into a driver like SVG?“Yeah, finding the limit of the tire on a very chaotic surface like we’re expecting this to be is going to be interesting. Shane is a great driver to begin with, so I certainly don’t think it’s going to hurt him.” How much does having a Shane as teammate help your road course racing?“We sit on the simulator one after the other and I’m able to see everything he does, everything he’s looking at, all his mental boxes that he checks, and then physically how he’s putting that into action in the car. I know how his car is built, and Connor is a great racer too. I’m lucky to be with the two best in San Diego, and then you add Kevin into the mix, so I’ll probably have access to the best road course data at-track. Now, I’m not saying I’ve been able to put that into lap time or finishing position, but I have all the tools there. Shane is an open book. I help him, I feel like, on the ovals, but he really helps me more on turning right.” Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports ChevroletThe San Diego race is one of the most unique events on the NASCAR schedule. What excites you most about racing on a Navy base and being part of America’s 250th anniversary celebration? “I think it’s going to be very special. Racing on a Navy base is something completely different than anything we’ve done before, and that’s what makes it so exciting. It’s honestly hard to describe how unique this is—being surrounded by so much history and by people who dedicate their lives to serving our country. As someone who wasn’t born in the United States but has been given so many opportunities here, being part of the celebration of America’s 250th anniversary means a lot to me personally. We have a chance to bring NASCAR to an incredible venue, honor the men and women who serve, and create something fans will remember for a long time. I think it’s going to be an amazing weekend, and I’m very proud and grateful to be a part of it.” Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing ChevroletWhat do you expect this weekend in San Diego?“I think San Diego is going to be an interesting race. It’s going to be a bit of survival with the roughness of the track, the length of the track and the amount of technicality that leads into long straightaways. I have no clue what to expect, but I know the event is going to be top notch. I’ve been out there at the track, and it’s a beautiful, beautiful spot. It’s going to be an event that’s just great to be at and to be a part of.” AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing ChevroletWhat are your thoughts on racing at the Naval Base Coronado?“San Diego is going to be badass. It’s always fun to go somewhere new and try new things. It’s all about the atmosphere and the feeling you get when you show up. It’s cool that we’re all paired with our own squadrons. I’m honored to meet service members in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group One. It’s going to be special to get to know the people that are the real heroes, and that’s really cool. I don’t have a lot of thoughts on the racetrack because I haven’t really seen it other than knowing you will have to be aggressive without crossing the line. I was shocked to see how long the lap is already. I know they are trying to repave parts of it and make it smoother, but it’s going to be rough. We’ll find out when we get out there.” What is your strategy for this weekend going into San Diego?“We’ve got to go out there and do our best. If we have an opportunity to win, that’s amazing. If not, we’ll just keep doing what we’ve been doing, and that’s scoring the most points possible, whether through the stages or getting the best finish. We will see how passing is there. That will determine how we run the stages. To me, we don’t figure that out until we see how much speed we have through practice and qualifying.” Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet“It’s going to be really special heading to San Diego for the first time, especially with this race taking place on a Naval base during America’s 250th anniversary celebration. Events like this are bigger than just racing, and it’s an honor to be part of something that recognizes the military and the history behind it. Having Sycuan Casino Resort on board for such a unique weekend makes it even more exciting, and we’re looking forward to putting together a strong run for all the fans coming out.” Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing ChevroletAt San Diego, your tires will touch old asphalt, new asphalt, old concrete, new concrete – how do you go about getting acclimated for these variety of surfaces? “You have parts of the track that are on actual airstrips. You have a left-hand corner, but there might be black and yellow or white markers kind of pointing and veering off to the right because those are all the runway signals for the fighter jets. So you’ve got a lot of things where not only do you not have a lot of visuals to work off of for brake markers, throttle pick-up points, turn-in, things like that, you’ve also got a lot of conflicting information that’s happening on the racing surface itself. And so, especially in racing conditions where you’re going to be focused on making sure you’re not running into the guy next to you, you get sucked into looking at one of those markers or one of the painted lines and you could get off base, no pun intended, very quickly at San Diego.” How important will that track walk be on early Friday morning to take what you saw on the simulator and line it up with reality?“I think it’s going to be crucial. We’re just trying to digest as much information about it as we can via watching video and getting more sim time. As a guy who has a lot of road-racing experience, I’ve never had an issue picking up what a track layout is within a couple of laps, even on street courses. But at San Diego, even after all of the sim time, I don’t feel like I have a solid grasp of just where the track’s going and what turns are where. And I’ve raced Chicago, I’ve raced the Nashville IndyCar street circuit, and all sorts of road courses where I’ve never struggled to learn the layout of a track. This is the first time where I’m having to put in a lot more effort to learn the layout. So that track walk is going to be crucial because there’s just a lot to digest.” During your time running LMP2 in the Asian Le Mans Series and Lamborghini Super Trofeo, were there any venues that you felt have some of the attributes that you think you’re going to experience in San Diego? “I would say Nashville, the street course that we ran in IndyCar back in ’21, is probably the closest thing that I could really compare it to. That track, going across the bridge into downtown Nashville at very high rates of speed, but there was a lot of runoff. The track was built way wider than what San Diego is. So I’d say from the aggressiveness and speed standpoint, Nashville is very similar, but from a technical and tightness standpoint, I’ve really never experienced a street course like San Diego. There’s no room for error, and it’s going to be a very chaotic race.” Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports ChevroletWhat do you think San Diego is going to be like? Have you been able to get some sim laps in?“It’s going to be fun, obviously a really cool setting at Naval Base Coronado. We had the chance to get some laps in on the simulator over the last few weeks, which has been helpful in getting acclimated to a new track. It’s a street course, so it is going to have a lot of character. Obviously, it’s going to be a fun weekend, and we appreciate the men and women who have given us the opportunity and hospitality to doing something that we haven’t done before, especially Squadron VRM-50. The track itself will have a lot of similar characteristics to Chicago, tight, twisty, technical, with high speeds, and some bumpy sections, transitioning from streets to an airfield, with a lot of different textures and different aggregates. It’s going to be exciting. There will be tight, blind corners, but we look at this weekend as a great opportunity for us. I am ready to get out there, have a good day with Defense Unicorns, pick up a few points on The Chase cutline, and hopefully celebrate in Victory Lane.” Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports ChevroletWhat are you expecting this weekend?“I think it is going to be really cool. The optics are going to be awesome. The racing side is a bit unknown, but I think it’s a good thing that it is unknown for everyone. It is going to come down to who adapts the quickest. I think a lot of people are going to make mistakes, and hopefully I’m not one of them. It will be different for sure.” How do you attack street courses given the small margin for error?“I enjoy how taxing it is. The less time I have to think, the better it is for me. On street courses, you are locked in on the next corner as soon as you come off the last one. Everything builds off the last and you’re always close to a wall. I enjoy it more than traditional road courses where you have the longer straightaways and you are constantly hopping the curbs. The more I can keep myself busy, the better.” Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletHow special is it to race on the naval base in Coranado this weekend?“It’s going to be awesome to race on the naval base in Coranado and it means so much to me and all the drivers and teams. We get to race in front of all the people who have served our country and are serving our country. It’s certainly going to mean a lot to all of us to give back to them and hopefully put on a show for all of those who do so much for all of us each and every day. That’s certainly one of the races I have circled on the calendar not only for that reason but also for the first time we’re racing on a naval base. It’s one of the first street races that NASCAR has done outside of Chicago, and I think that excites all the drivers, especially me because of my road course background. I love street racing. It’s so much fun and I can’t wait to see what we do there this weekend.” What is the enthusiasm level like for this weekend?“I’m super-excited for it because it’s so different and so unique. I’m really excited to see what we’re able to do and how it all plays out and celebrating our country’s 250th birthday and being able to do it on a naval base and have so many people from the military there to experience it with us is going to be really.” Kevin Magnussen, No. 91 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletHow excited are you about the opportunity to race in NASCAR?“I’m incredibly excited and honored to have the opportunity to compete in NASCAR, so a huge thank you to Trackhouse Racing and Justin Marks for giving me this chance. I’ve always been curious about exploring different forms of motorsport, and NASCAR is one of the most iconic racing series in the world with an incredibly passionate fanbase. I’ve already spent time with the team in North Carolina – meeting everyone, doing the seat fit, going through pit stop procedures and all the details that come with preparing for a NASCAR weekend. They’re an awesome group of people, incredibly dedicated, and just as excited about this debut as I am. I really can’t wait to get to San Diego and experience it all for the first time.” How are you preparing for your NASCAR debut? Talk about the challenges you expect to face.“It’s a discipline that differs a lot from what I’m used to, so there’s been plenty to learn already. My father had the opportunity to race in NASCAR back in 2010, and I’ve heard him talk about that experience with so much enthusiasm over the years, which only made me even more interested in trying it myself one day. I’m coming into this with absolutely no NASCAR experience, and we haven’t had the opportunity to test the car on track beforehand, so my first laps will come during practice. That means it’s going to be a pretty intense introduction, but luckily, we’re heading to the only street race on the calendar, which is something I’m very familiar with from my years in Formula 1.” Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletEveryone is saying the San Diego Qualcomm Circuit is going to be technical, what are your thoughts on it?“I went to the track last week to do some promotional things, turns one and two, and the first half of the track was laid out, but around the airfield, there was still choppers there. So, I only saw a little bit of the layout, but it was really cool. It’s going to be a really rough and technical course, a lot of unknowns. Thursday will be an important day, when we get on-site and can have a look around the track, get a feel for everything.” You mentioned you visited the circuit area last week. What stood out to you the most?“The surface changes stood out to me the most. Some of it’s really nice, there is new tarmac there in turn two, and a couple of other places. Then, it’s really rough like Sebring (International Raceway), kind of with the big cracks and old asphalt. It’s going to be a real challenge to have a car that works all kind of surfaces and transitions to them.” How do you think the course will suit your driving style?“Well, it’s going to be very bumpy, so it’s all about the car then. You’ve got to have a good suspension set up, soft and compliant. It kind of reminds me of Homebush (Street Circuit) in some ways, it’s a street track I did around the Olympic Park there in Sydney (Australia). The straight aways into little tricky sections and corners, nothing really flows, it’s all one to the other. Then we will put a corner here and here. It’s odd but that makes it a really good challenge. Getting in a rhythm will be really tough but will be important.”

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCESan Diego at Naval Base CoronadoJune 19-21, 2026

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Chevrolet NASCAR Cup Series Statistics
Manufacturer Championships:Total (1949-2025): 44First title for Chevrolet: 1958Highest number of consecutive titles: 13 (2003-15)Most recent: 2025 Years Won: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Driver Championships:Total (1949-2025): 34First Chevrolet champion: Buck Baker (1957)Highest number of consecutive titles: 7 (2005-11)Most recent: Kyle Larson (2025)Driver and Manufacturer Championship Sweeps: 29 Years Won: 1957, 1960, 1961, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2025 Event Victories:Record for total race wins in single season: 26 (2007) 2026 STATISTICS: Wins: 5Poles: 3Laps Led: 1,284Top-Fives: 30Top-10s: 57Stage Wins: 13 CHEVROLET IN NASCAR CUMULATIVE STATISTICS:Total Chevrolet race wins: 886 (1949 to date)Poles won to date: 769Laps led to date: 258,018Top-fives to date: 4,466Top-10s to date: 9,208 Total NASCAR Cup Wins by Corporation, 1949 to Date: General Motors: 1,220 Chevrolet: 886 Pontiac: 154 Oldsmobile: 115 Buick: 65 Ford: 848 Ford: 748 Mercury: 96 Lincoln: 4 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles: 467 Dodge: 217 Plymouth: 191 Chrysler: 59 Toyota: 213

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