On the weekend of June 19-21, NASCAR’s three nationwide divisions will compete at a model new course at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego — the first-ever NASCAR occasion to be run on an energetic army base.
That historic occasion will embrace an entry by seven-time NASCAR Cup Sequence champion and California native Jimmie Johnson. The co-owner at Legacy Motor Membership will drive the No. 84 Toyota Camry XSE within the 3.4 mile street course, with backing from Carvana.
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“Rising up simply miles from San Diego, I dreamed about racing right here in a NASCAR car sometime, however I by no means thought it will be attainable,” mentioned Johnson in a launch from the staff. “I simply got here to the belief that there could be no method NASCAR might race in that metropolis – as there could be nowhere to place a observe,” mentioned Johnson. “So, it’s simply mind-blowing to me that NASCAR made this a actuality. To come back again residence, compete in entrance of my neighborhood, the army, my household, and mates, and do it with Carvana and Legacy Motor Membership, that is a kind of full-circle experiences I’ll always remember. It’s a lifelong dream.”
Johnson continued: “Once I take into consideration every little thing this sport has given me and the place it began, with the ability to race in San Diego at this stage seems like my profession has come full circle. Beginning out on two wheels racing bikes all through the west coast and now with the ability to race on 4 in the identical area is one thing I by no means thought I’d see. Moreover, my grandparents have been army and are buried in Fort Rosecrans Nationwide Cemetery close by the bottom, so it’s an honor to race there – that is going to be very particular.”
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Jimmie Johnson, LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Toyota
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Since retiring from full-time competitors, Johnson has raced every little thing from the Daytona 24 and Le Mans 24 endurance races to the Indianapolis 500, in addition to participating in experience swap with Fernando Alonso in Bahrain the place he drove a McLaren MP4-28 F1 automobile.
Johnson, who lately turned 50, has additionally competed part-time within the Cup Sequence since changing into a staff proprietor, ending a powerful third within the 2025 Daytona 500 earlier than making his 700th profession begin a couple of months later within the Coca-Cola 600. That race, which resulted in an early crash, was Johnson’s most up-to-date begin on the Cup stage.
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