NASCAR Starting Lineup: Qualifying Results for the Anduril 250 at San Diego's Naval Base Coronado
NASCAR is racing it's 3rd road/street course setup of the 2026 season, and this time around, they are doing it on a US Naval Base. The location? Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, California.
The goal for many is to beat the seemingly indestructible Shane van Gisbergen. The man with a 50% win rate (7-for-14) has been dominant on road-course setups. He proves so by earning pole position for the Andruil 250, which can be watched on Sunday, June 21, at 4:00 p.m. on Prime.
Qualifying Results for the Anduril 250 at Naval Base Coronado
Starting Position | Driver |
1 | Shane van Gisbergen |
2 | Carson Hocevar |
3 | Ryan Blaney |
4 | Zane Smith |
5 | Todd Gilliland |
6 | Daniel Suarez |
7 | Ryan Preece |
8 | Connor Zilisch |
9 | Michael McDowell |
10 | Austin Hill |
11 | Ty Gibbs |
12 | Bubba Wallace |
13 | Corey Heim |
14 | Kyle Larson |
15 | AJ Allmendinger |
16 | Chris Buescher |
17 | Tyler Reddick |
18 | Austin Dillon |
19 | Joey Logano |
20 | Alex Bowman |
21 | Kevin Magnussen |
22 | Chase Briscoe |
23 | Ross Chastain |
24 | Riley Herbst |
25 | Cole Custer |
26 | Denny Hamlin |
27 | William Byron |
28 | John Hunter Nemechek |
29 | Brad Keselowski |
30 | Chase Elliott |
31 | Austin Cindric |
32 | Noah Gragson |
33 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
34 | Ty Dillon |
35 | Josh Berry |
36 | Jimmie Johnson |
37 | Christopher Bell |
38 | Erik Jones |
39 | Cody Ware |
Good and Bad Takeaways
- Shane van Gisbergen ran his fastest lap at 0.156 seconds quicker than the second-lace qualifier, Carson Hocevar. He was at least 0.600 seconds better than all but two drivers (Hocevar, Blaney). Van Gisbergen is a massive favorite to win the race.
- Zane Smith and Todd Gilliland deliver strong Front Row Motorsports performances, posting 4th- and 5th-place qualifying results, respectively.
- Connor Zilisch, the other 'road course ringer' in the Cup Series, qualified in 8th place while he practiced 4th best on Friday.
- Christopher Bell battled a broken wrist and will be closely monitored, with Brent Crews on driver standby should Bell be unable to race. He qualified 37th/39.
- Jimmie Johnson races his 2nd-to-last Cup Series race ever, and he will start in 36th.
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This story was originally published June 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM.