2026 Navy 250
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at the Coronado Street Course
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The 2026 Navy 250 was a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Qualcomm Circuit (located on Naval Base Coronado) in San Diego, California. Contested over 53 laps—extended from 50 laps due to an overtime finish on the 3.4-mile (5.5 km) road course, it was the 13th race of the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, and the inaugural running of the event.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
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| Race 13 of 25 in the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
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| Date | June 19, 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 | 53 laps, 180.2 mi (290.004 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 50 laps, 170 mi (273.588 km) | ||
| Average speed | 64.274 miles per hour (103.439 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Tricon Garage | ||
| Time | 2:14.782 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | |
| Laps | 21 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | |
| Time | 2:14.858 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Jamie Little, Michael Waltrip, and Kevin Harvick | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | NRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden and Todd Gordon | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (Turns 1–2), Tim Catafalmo (Turns 3–4, 5–8), Kyle Rickey (Turns 9–14), and Dan Hubbard (Turns 15–16) | ||
In a thrilling finish, Layne Riggs, driving for Front Row Motorsports, took advantage of a mistake from Tyler Reif after he missed the final chicane, sneaking past him and holding off the rest of the field to earn his ninth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, his fourth of the season, and his third win in the last four races.[10] Reif, who was originally scored in seventh, was given a 30 second time penalty for failing to come to a complete stop after missing the chicane, dropping his final position to 19th.[11] Riggs dominated the majority of the race, winning the first stage and leading a race-high 21 laps. Daniel Hemric finished second, and Kaz Grala finished third. Landen Lewis and Ty Majeski rounded out the top five, while Justin Haley, Brenden Queen, Ben Rhodes, Christian Eckes, and Gio Ruggiero rounded out the top ten.
With a race time of 2 hours, 48 minutes, and 13 seconds, this was the longest Truck Series race in history, surpassing the 2023 O'Reilly Auto Parts 150 at 2 hours, 46 minutes, and 44 seconds.
Report
Background
Coronado Street Course (also known as Qualcomm Circuit for sponsorship reasons)[12] 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.[13][14]
Rumors began that NASCAR was looking to hold a street race in the SoCal area, after the removal of the Chicago Street Race.[15] 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.[16]
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.[17]
This race was held in commemoration of the United States Navy's 250th birthday alongside the country's 250th.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, June 19, at 9:00 AM PST, and lasted for 40 minutes.[18]
Layne Riggs, driving for Front Row Motorsports, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 2:17.220 seconds, and a speed of 89.200 miles per hour (143.553 km/h).[19]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 2:17.220 | 89.200 |
| 2 | 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 2:17.375 | 89.099 |
| 3 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 2:18.536 | 88.353 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Final practice
The second and final practice session was held on Friday, June 19, at 10:00 AM PST, and lasted for 40 minutes.[18]
Kaden Honeycutt, driving for Tricon Garage, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 2:16.323 seconds, and a speed of 89.787 miles per hour (144.498 km/h).[19]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 2:16.323 | 89.787 |
| 2 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 2:17.804 | 88.822 |
| 3 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2:18.532 | 88.355 |
| Full final practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, June 19, at 11:00 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 sets 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. Kaden Honeycutt, driving for Tricon Garage, qualified on pole position with a lap of 2:14.782 seconds, and a speed of 90.813 miles per hour (146.149 km/h).[21]
No drivers failed to qualify.
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 12
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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| 1 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson (i) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 0 |
| 4 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 44 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 45 | Landen Lewis | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 42 | Tyler Reif | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage Two Laps: 12
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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| 1 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 88 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 44 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 42 | Tyler Reif | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson (i) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 0 |
| 10 | 91 | Christian Eckes | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 29
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 | 2 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 53 | 21 | Running | 65 |
| 2 | 32 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 53 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 3 | 16 | 62 | Kaz Grala | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 53 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 4 | 9 | 45 | Landen Lewis | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 5 | 8 | 88 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 53 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 6 | 17 | 16 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Ram | 53 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 34 | 12 | Brenden Queen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Ram | 53 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 13 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 53 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 9 | 30 | 91 | Christian Eckes | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 53 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 10 | 6 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 53 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 23 | 14 | Mini Tyrrell (R) | Kaulig Racing | Ram | 53 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 35 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 53 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 24 | 81 | Kris Wright | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 53 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 33 | 5 | Adam Andretti | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 53 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 25 | 13 | Cole Butcher (R) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 53 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 28 | 20 | Brendan Gaughan | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 53 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 29 | 22 | Austin Varco | Team Reaume | Ford | 53 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 10 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53 | 6 | Running | 29 |
| 19 | 14 | 42 | Tyler Reif | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53 | 1 | Running | 24 |
| 20 | 27 | 33 | Frankie Muniz | Team Reaume | Ford | 53 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 7 | 44 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 22 | 3 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 53 | 13 | Running | 27 |
| 23 | 1 | 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 52 | 10 | Accident | 26 |
| 24 | 11 | 7 | Connor Mosack | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 31 | 77 | Justin Marks | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 18 | 26 | Dawson Sutton | Rackley W.A.R. | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 26 | 2 | Jackson Lee | Team Reaume | Ford | 50 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 20 | 76 | Nathan Nicholson | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | Accident | 9 |
| 29 | 5 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 30 | 4 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson (i) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 47 | 2 | Electrical | 0 |
| 31 | 12 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Accident | 18 |
| 32 | 19 | 98 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 40 | 0 | Transmission | 5 |
| 33 | 22 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 29 | 0 | Power | 4 |
| 34 | 21 | 25 | Jamie McMurray | Kaulig Racing | Ram | 22 | 0 | Accident | 3 |
| 35 | 15 | 10 | Corey LaJoie | Kaulig Racing | Ram | 14 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 16 among 6 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 7 for 13 laps
- Red flags: 1
- Time of race: 2 hours, 48 minutes and 13 second
- Average speed: 64.274 miles per hour (103.439 km/h)
Standings after the race
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