What’s Happening?
NASCAR’s street circuit race could shift to Southern California for the 2026 season, as according to a new report, officials are close to finalizing a race deal in San Diego.
NASCAR is working toward finalizing a deal to race on a street course next year in the San Diego area, sources tell @TheAthletic. https://t.co/jofRAzTs8j
— Jordan Bianchi (@Jordan_Bianchi) June 18, 2025
- Despite rumors that a street circuit race could happen in San Diego in 2027, Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic now reports that NASCAR is close to locking in the deal for next season. Though the deal has not been finalized, the two parties will likely reach an agreement soon.
- The location of the race is unknown, but Bianchi reports that an announcement will likely happen next month. Another question raised by this report is the future status of NASCAR’s Chicago Street Circuit. In spite of rumors that it could not return, this report states that NASCAR “wants to continue racing there.”
- This proposes the opportunity for NASCAR to host two street circuit races in 2026, though it would result in another track, most likely an oval, losing a race date. The current NASCAR schedule has six road course races (including the Chicago Street Race); adding another would bump that number up to another record high.
- Though it would be bold for NASCAR to step away from oval racing further, the Southern California market is one they have not tapped since early 2024. Following the closure of Auto Club Speedway in Fontana and the final Clash at the LA Coliseum, NASCAR has had no races in the Southern California market.
- Rumors of San Diego’s addition to a future NASCAR calendar first surfaced in late August 2024, though this rumor remained mostly quiet until an April report claimed that the race could happen as soon as 2027.
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