The 2026 edition of the San Diego Street Course was indeed a success. Despite being the inaugural one, it managed to pull ample fans to the track and make the event a blockbuster for racing fans. Now, after having enjoyed the race here, Cup Series driver Daniel Suarez wants NASCAR to be back here in 2027.

"It was one of the most fun, most difficult racetracks I've ever been part of, but I love it," Suarez told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, who tweeted it on X on June 24. "I truly, truly love it. Honestly, the best street course I've ever been part of, and I really, really hope that we get back, that we come back here because it was an amazing event, an amazing race, very, very racy."

The race weekend at Naval Base Coronado had all three national series races, the Truck, O'Reilly Auto Parts, and the Cup Series. Layne Riggs, Austin Hill, and Corey Heim were the winners in their respective events. Suarez drove in the Cup race, where he started from sixth place and came home in 13th.

"You had several passing zones. I mean, I don't see anything negative about it, to be honest. It was an amazing, amazing racetrack and great products. It was fun to race. Even though the 17 went through a lot of adversity, it was fun to be fast," the Spire Motorsports driver added.

Many drivers described the track as the most technically challenging road course they've ever faced. The 3.4-mile Coronado Street Course is also the longest track on the Cup Series schedule this year.

The race weekend managed to pull over 125,000 fans from all across the United States and 17 countries. They also managed to bring Red Bull, the Austrian energy drink giant, to host a fan fest event, similar to global racing series, such as the Formula 1.

Moreover, the Navy personnel also enjoyed the race, as per Jeff Gluck of The Athletic, which made the event memorable in the 2026 calendar. Such was the impact of the inaugural race weekend at San Diego that the governing body is looking to come back here in 2027.

NASCAR boss hopes to bring back San Diego

NASCAR's Chief Operating Officer Ben Kennedy recently shared his thoughts on bringing back the race. Right now, the governing body is in a single-year commitment.

"I hope so,” Kennedy told Sports Business Journal, when asked for a return. “It’d be great. It’s a one-year commitment. So we’re focused on this weekend, and I’m sure there’ll be a lot of conversations after we come out of San Diego with the Navy and with the military to talk about: ‘Is there a second year? Is there a future here? And if so, what does that look like?’”

With that said, there are talks about the race to be shifted on July 4, the United States of America's Independence Day. If it takes place, there can be no better collaboration for the military and NASCAR than to have a race on America's 251st Independence Day at the Naval Base Coronado.

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Written by

Sabyasachi Biswas

Edited by

Suyashdeep Sason