NASCAR has confirmed that the USA Secretary of Battle Pete Hegseth will function the honorary starter for this Sunday’s Cup race at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, California.
All three nationwide divisions are racing on the brand-new avenue circuit this weekend, which marks the primary time NASCAR has ever raced on an energetic navy base. The bumpy, technical course options 16 corners and is 3.4 miles lengthy.
Hegseth was appointed because the twenty ninth Secretary of Protection at the beginning of President Donald J. Trump’s second time period, a job that he later rebranded because the Secretary of Battle in September of final yr.
As honorary starter, Hegseth will wave the inexperienced flag for the Anduril 250 when the sphere of 39 automobiles go racing on Sunday, 4pm EST. He beforehand attended the 2025 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway as one of many grand marshals.
Shane van Gisbergen has gained six of the final seven highway/avenue programs on the Cup schedule, and enters as the favourite to win this weekend. NASCAR will race at one other California highway course subsequent weekend at Sonoma Raceway, which is the fourth and ultimate highway course on the 2026 schedule.
Van Gisbergen gained at Watkins Glen earlier this yr, and completed second to Tyler Reddick at COTA.
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