One hundred days from today, the stars of the NASCAR Cup Series will compete in the Anduril Race the Base 250 at Naval Base Coronado. And now people interested in helping make the historic NASCAR San Diego can apply for volunteer for opportunities to assist in the entire NASCAR San Diego Weekend presented by Anduril, June 19-21.
Perspective volunteers should visit sportssandiego.org/2026-nascar-san-diego-volunteers to submit their application. Applications must be submitted no later than April 30, 2026.
“Our passionate fans have embraced this event from day one and the local enthusiasm has been extraordinary,” said NASCAR San Diego President Amy Lupo. “We look forward to working together with a dedicated group of community volunteers to help make this event a success as we celebrate the United States Navy’s 250th anniversary in an event that will unite us all in a celebration of freedom and racing.”
NASCAR San Diego Weekend presented by Anduril begins with Navy Community Day on Friday, June 19, 2026. Friday access will be open exclusively to members of the U.S. Navy at Naval Base Coronado and a limited amount of Coronado residents and then culminate with the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race.
Ticket holders from the general public will be welcome aboard June 20-21, 2026. The NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series will take center stage on Saturday, June 20, and the stars of the NASCAR Cup Series will compete in the Anduril 250 Race the Base on Sunday, June 21.
Today’s launch of the volunteer application caps a busy week for NASCAR in the San Diego region. On Wednesday, NASCAR Cup Series drivers Christopher Bell, Ty Dillon and Ryan Preece were active spreading cheer throughout the San Diego region on Wednesday. Bell and Preece began the day making bedside visits and delivering Speedy Bears at Rady Children’s Hospital, while also presenting the hospital with a $50,000 check from The NASCAR Foundation.
In the afternoon, they were joined by Dillon, NASCAR driver and US Navy Lt. Commander Jesse Iwuji, and Amazon Prime Video NFL analyst Ryan Fitzpatrick for a Squadron Assignment ceremony inside the Island Club at Naval Base Coronado.
With the Navy Southwest Brass Band playing and sailors enjoying cupcakes “made with love” from Clayton’s Bakery & Bistro, 38 NASCAR Cup Series drivers were randomly paired with Navy commands. The drivers and teams will now work hand-in-hand with the commands on programs that will integrate the commands into race week activities and raise awareness and morale of the sailors defending our nation.
The squadron assignments are below, by car number:
No. 1 – Trackhouse Racing – Ross Chastain
Maritime Expeditionary Security THREE and 5
No. 2 – Team Penske – Austin Cindric
Naval Base San Diego
No. 3 – Richard Childress Racing – Austin Dillon
Maritime Expeditionary Security Training and Evaluation Unit ONE
No. 4 – Front Row Motorsports – Noah Gragson
Beachmaster Unit ONE
No. 5 – Hendrick Motorsports – Kyle Larson
Carrier Strike Group Fifteen
No. 6 – RFK Racing – Brad Keselowski
USS O’Kane (DDG 77)
No. 7 – Spire Motorsports – Daniel Suarez
Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCST) San Diego
No. 8 – Richard Childress Racing – Kyle Busch
Navy Reserve Center – North Island
No. 9 – Hendrick Motorsports – Chase Elliott
THREE (HELSEACOMATRON 3)
No. 10 – Kaulig Racing – Ty Dillon
USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
No. 11 – Joe Gibbs Racing – Denny Hamlin
USS Greenville (SSN-772)
No. 12 – Team Penske – Ryan Blaney
Strike Group Oceanography Team San Diego
No. 16 – Kaulig Racing – AJ Allmendinger
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group One
No. 17 – RFK Racing – Chris Buescher
USS Kansas City (LCS 22)
No. 19 – Joe Gibbs Racing – Chase Briscoe
USS Somerset (LPD 25)
No. 20 – Joe Gibbs Racing – Christopher Bell
Naval Base Point Loma
No. 21 – Wood Brothers Racing – Josh Berry
Amphibious Construction Battalion 1
No. 22 – Team Penske – Joey Logano
Naval Surface Warfare Leadership and Development Command
No. 23 – 23XI Racing – Bubba Wallace
Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron
No. 24 – Hendrick Motorsports – William Byron
Assault Craft Unit 1
No. 34 – Front Row Motorsports – Todd Gilliland
Special Reconnaissance Team ONE
No. 35 – 23XI Racing – Riley Herbst
Naval Base Coronado
No. 38 – Front Row Motorsports – Zane Smith
USS Pierre (LCS 38)
No. 41 – Haas Factory Team – Cole Custer
Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Four “Black Knights”
No. 42 – LEGACY MOTOR CLUB – John Hunter Nemechek
Southwest Regional Maintenance Center
No. 43 – LEGACY MOTOR CLUB – Erik Jones
USS America (LHA 6)
No. 45 – 23XI Racing – Tyler Reddick
Fifty-Seven (VR-57)
No. 47 – Hyak Motorsports – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron “Blue Hawks”
No. 51 – Rick Ware Racing – Cody Ware
Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit North Island (CNATTU)
No. 54 – Joe Gibbs Racing – Ty Gibbs
Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron
No. 60 – RFK Racing – Ryan Preece
Fleet Readiness Center Southwest & FRCSW DET North Island
No. 67 – 23XI Racing – Cory Heim
Undersea Rescue Command
No. 71 – Spire Motorsports – Michael McDowell
VRM-50 (Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron 50)
No. 77 – Spire Motorsports – Carson Hocevar
Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE)
No. 84 – LEGACY MOTOR CLUB – Jimmie Johnson
Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Four “Black Knights”
No. 88 – Trackhouse Racing – Connor Zilisch
VRM-30 (Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron 30)
No. 97 – Trackhouse Racing – Shane Van Gisbergen
Commander Naval Surface Group Southwest (CNSGSW)
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