2026 United Rentals Driven to Serve 250
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 18 of 33 in the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series | |||
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| Date | June 20, 2026 | ||
| Location | Qualcomm Circuit (located on Naval Base Coronado) in San Diego, California | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.4 miles (5.472 km) | ||
| Distance | 60 laps, 204 mi (328.306 km) | ||
| Average speed | 58.313 miles per hour (93.846 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 2:14.294 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 16 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports | |
| Time | 2:16.034 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | The CW | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Jamie McMurray, and Parker Kligerman | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden and Todd Gordon | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (1–2), Tim Catafalmo (3–4), Kurt Becker (9–12) and Dan Hubbard (15–16) | ||
The 2026 United Rentals Driven to Serve 250 was a NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race held on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at Qualcomm Circuit (located on Naval Base Coronado) in San Diego, California. Contested over 60 laps on the 3.4-mile (5.5 km) road course, it was the 18th race of the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season, and the inaugural running of the event.
In a long and action-packed race, Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, made an aggressive move on Taylor Gray with two laps to go, and held off him in the final lap to earn his 16th career NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series win, and his second of the season.[9] Hill led 13 laps and won the first stage, and Gray won stage two, leading a race-high 16 laps. Creed finished third, with Carson Kvapil and Sammy Smith rounding out the top five. Jesse Love, Parker Retzlaff, Austin Green, Harrison Burton, and Corey Day rounded out the top ten.
The race was marred by a manhole cover that a lap car launched in the air and struck Corey Day's radiator, causing him to miss 5 laps. The race was under a red flag while the United States Navy Welding Team, or "Steel Team 6", worked through the race day crowds to enter the track to repair the track incident. The first time that active duty servicemembers, Dylan Thorn and Patrick Tanzi, have entered an active NASCAR track. Another incident delayed the race by 45 minutes with a massive wreck shortly after halfway. On the lap 34 restart, Sam Mayer would accidentally clip the inside wall in turn one, sending him up the track and slamming into the outside wall. Several other drivers were involved while trying to avoid the incident, including race winning contender Brent Crews. 25 drivers were confirmed to have been involved in the incident and resulted in a 43-minute red flag to repair the outside wall. Anthony Alfredo lost feeling in his left knee and initially struggled to climb from his car following the wreck but later recovered and was released from the infield care center.[10]
Report
[edit]Background
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Coronado Street Course (also known as Qualcomm Circuit for sponsorship reasons)[11] is a 3.400 mi (5.472 km) street circuit on Naval Base Coronado (more specifically Naval Air Station North Island) that will host the NASCAR Cup Series, O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and the Truck Series. 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.[12][13]
Rumors began that NASCAR was looking to hold a street race in the SoCal area, after the removal of the Chicago Street Race.[14] 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.[15]
NASCAR might be forced to move the race due to the 2026 Iran war, and as part of its normal contingency planning it does have a back-up plan if need be.[16]
This race will be held in commemoration of the United States Navy's 250th birthday alongside the country's 250th.
United Rentals was announced as the title sponsor on May 27.[17]
Entry list
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
[edit]The first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 19, at 12:30 PM PST, and lasted for 50 minutes.[18]
Austin Green, driving for Peterson Racing, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 2:15.503 seconds, and a speed of 90.330 miles per hour (145.372 km/h).[19]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 87 | Austin Green | Peterson Racing | Chevrolet | 2:15.503 | 90.330 |
| 2 | 19 | Brent Crews (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2:15.761 | 90.158 |
| 3 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2:16.235 | 89.845 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 20, at 10:00 AM PST.[18] Since Qualcomm Circuit has a road course layout, the qualifying procedure used was a two-group system with one round. Drivers were separated into two groups, A and B. Each driver had multiple laps to set a time. Whoever set the fastest time between both groups won the pole.[20]
Under a 2021 rule change, the timing line in road course qualifying is "not" the start-finish line. Instead, the timing line for qualifying was set at the exit of Turn 15 before the chicane. Brent Crews, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, qualified on pole position with a lap of 2:14.294 seconds, and a speed of 91.143 miles per hour (146.680 km/h).[21]
No drivers failed to qualify.
Qualifying results
[edit]Race
[edit]Race results
[edit]Stage Results
[edit]Stage One Laps: 15
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 99 | Parker Retzlaff | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 96 | Anthony Alfredo | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 87 | Austin Green | Peterson Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 54 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage Two Laps: 15
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 99 | Parker Retzlaff | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 96 | Anthony Alfredo | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 17 | Corey Day | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Brent Crews (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Final Stage Results
[edit]Stage Three Laps: 30
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 13 | Running | 68 |
| 2 | 11 | 54 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 16 | Running | 47 |
| 3 | 7 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 15 | Running | 44 |
| 5 | 10 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 37 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 2 | 99 | Parker Retzlaff | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 5 | Running | 48 |
| 8 | 8 | 87 | Austin Green | Peterson Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 9 | 15 | 24 | Harrison Burton | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 60 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 31 | 17 | Corey Day | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 24 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 33 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 20 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 30 | 32 | Andrew Patterson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 27 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 17 | 07 | Josh Bilicki | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 22 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 13 | 50 | Preston Pardus | Pardus Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 26 | 55 | Brad Perez | Joey Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 60 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 28 | 48 | Patrick Staropoli (R) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 34 | 35 | Dawson Cram | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 21 | 88 | Rajah Caruth | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 36 | 53 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 18 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 35 | 91 | Jesse Iwuji | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 25 | 92 | Leland Honeyman (i) | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 27 | 12 | 0 | Alex Labbé | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | Electrical | 10 |
| 28 | 23 | 26 | Dean Thompson | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 52 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 14 | 45 | Lavar Scott (R) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 19 | 02 | Ryan Ellis | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 1 | 19 | Brent Crews (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 44 | 11 | Engine | 11 |
| 32 | 16 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | Engine | 5 |
| 33 | 32 | 42 | Baltazar Leguizamón | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | Engine | 4 |
| 34 | 6 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | Accident | 17 |
| 35 | 3 | 96 | Anthony Alfredo | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | Accident | 17 |
| 36 | 9 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 34 | 0 | Accident | 3 |
| 37 | 29 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 28 | 0 | Engine | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Race statistics
[edit]- Lead changes: 10 among 5 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 8 for 17 laps
- Red flags: 2
- Time of race: 3 hours, 29 minutes and 54 seconds
- Average speed: 58.313 miles per hour (93.846 km/h)
Standings after the race
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References
[edit]- ↑ "2026 schedule". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
- ↑ "NASCAR releases 2026 schedule, adding Chicagoland and shifting All-Star to Dover". NASCAR. August 20, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ↑ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 19, 2026. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Practice Results" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 19, 2026. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 20, 2026. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Starting Lineup" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 20, 2026. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 20, 2026. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 20, 2026. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Austin Hill scores emotional victory for Richard Childress Racing at Naval Base Coronado". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Wire Service. June 20, 2026. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
- ↑ Albert, Zack (June 20, 2026). "Sam Mayer somber, Alfredo OK after major O'Reilly Series stack-up at Coronado". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
- ↑ Brooks, Amanda (2026-05-04). "Qualcomm becomes Official Circuit Partner of NASCAR San Diego Weekend presented by Anduril". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
- ↑ "Coronado - RacingCircuits". RacingCircuits.info. 24 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ↑ "2014 SPEED Energy Stadium Super Trucks Schedule Robby Gordon Stadium SUPER Trucks". Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ↑ Ashcraft, Anna (July 19, 2025). "Deal reportedly being finalized to bring NASCAR street race to San Diego in 2026". Fox 5 San Diego. Archived from the original on August 24, 2025. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
- ↑ Sturniolo, Zach (July 23, 2025). "NASCAR heads to San Diego in 2026 for street races at Naval Base Coronado". NASCAR. NASCAR Digital Media LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
- ↑ Adam Stern (May 4, 2026). "Qualcomm joins NASCAR San Diego sponsor roster with circuit naming rights. Naval base race appears to be proceeding despite Iran conflict". sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
- ↑ "United Rentals named entitlement partner of O'Reilly race at San Diego". Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 27, 2026. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- 1 2 "2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Naval Base Coronado Race Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- ↑ Christie, Toby (June 19, 2026). "Practice Results: 2026 NOAPS United Rentals 250 at San Diego". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
- ↑ Bellifemini, Michael (June 20, 2026). "Brent Crews Wins 1st Career O'Reilly Pole in San Diego". frontstretch.com. Retrieved June 21, 2026.