2026 NASCAR Cup San Diego
LIVE: NASCAR Cup San Diego at Naval Base Coronado lap-by-lap updates
Live commentary and race updates from the Motorsport.com team as NASCAR races on an active military base for the very first time
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It's Heim Time in San Diego. A first-time winner and a future superstar of the sport...we'll have coverage of that and much more at Motorsport.com shortly.
Just 8pts between Reddick and Hamlin in the championship standings now.
San Diego Results
- Corey Heim
- Bubba Wallace
- Kyle Larson
- Zane Smith
- AJ Allmendinger
- Chris Buescher
- Ross Chastain
- Riley Herbst
- Ryan Blaney
- Michael McDowell
Heim wins with Bubba Wallace 2nd and Kyle Larson 3rd...Reddick 25th after a flat tire.
In just his 13th career start, part-time driver COREY HEIM wins the NASCAR Cup Series race at Naval Base Coronado! WHAT A STORY!
Heim has a TEN SECOND LEAD on Wallace
Huge championship implications right there as Reddick limps around the track
Reddick has a big issue! LF TIRE IS FLAT
Reddick lifted after pushing Heim wide, which was very fair of him.
Heim bounces off the wall, and takes the lead!
UNREAL racing.
HERE COMES HEIM
And just as we say it, Reddick makes a mistake!
Heim continues to shadow Reddick, who remains mistake-free
Heim is a part-time Cup driver, attempting to secure his first-ever Cup win. Wow.
Five laps to go...
Heim has reeled Reddick in!
Larson attacks Wallace for 3rd place, and he takes it
Allmendinger enters the top-five!
Reddick and Heim have left everyone else, over seven seconds clear of the field
Chastain only lost a few spots due to this, but Hocevar is back into the mid-20s
No change in position near the front, but Heim is moving closer to Reddick
All four 23XI drivers inside the top five...incredible.
Reddick holding strong, one second clear of Heim
It's been a battle!
23XI currently runs 1-2-3!
Hocevar spins out, Chastain can't avoid him and is collected!
Hocevar with a mistake! Reddick to the lead!
This restart is not working out well for Larson, who has dropped several positions to P5
Hocevar fends off Larson but he comes Reddick!
Green flag with 12 laps to go!
The front row for this restart will be Hocevar and Larson
Several who were caught out on old tires have pitted, including Buescher, who gave up the lead!
Hocevar, Reddick, Wallace, and Chastain were all on pit road at the time of the caution. Incredible timing for that group
CAUTION: Fluid on track from Stenhouse.
Now Hocevar pits from the lead as Heim is all over Larson!
Stenhouse has pulled into a runoff area, and stopped the car.
Larson returns to the race in 8th, Heim 9th.
Larson and Heim pit with 16 laps to go! Heim had also erased Larson's entire lead margin before that!
Buescher leads those who have made their final stop, now P8.
Things have calmed down a bit around the track...for now.
By: Nick DeGroot
