Official race results: 2026 NASCAR Cup in San Diego

Making his 13th career NASCAR Cup start, Corey Heim took the lead from Tyler Reddick in the closing laps and became the sport's newest first-time winner. While he is going full-time in 2027, he is currently part-time in the Cup Series, driving a fourth open entry for 23XI Racing.

He won the race by 10.3 seconds, followed by teammate Bubba Wallace in second, and Hendrick Motorsports' Kyle Larson in third.

29 cars finished on the lead lap, and there were six DNFs, including pole-sitter Shane van Gisbergen, who was eliminated in a Lap 32 restart pileup.

The race featured seven cautions, and 20 lead changes between 13 different drivers. Ryan Blaney won Stage 1, while Ryan Preece won Stage 2 in the strategy-driven race.

NASCAR Cup San Diego race results

Cla	Driver	#	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Interval	Pits	Points
1	C. Heim23XI Racing	67	Toyota	75	3:36'49.275		6
2	B. Wallace23XI Racing	23	Toyota	75	+10.365 3:36'59.640	10.365	10	35
3	K. LarsonHendrick Motorsports	5	Chevrolet	75	+10.689 3:36'59.964	0.324	7	42
4	Z. SmithFront Row Motorsports	38	Ford	75	+17.114 3:37'06.389	6.425	7	33
5	A. AllmendingerKaulig Racing	16	Chevrolet	75	+17.623 3:37'06.898	0.509	8	45
6	C. BuescherRFK Racing	17	Ford	75	+17.880 3:37'07.155	0.257	7	39
7	R. ChastainTrackHouse Racing	1	Chevrolet	75	+18.431 3:37'07.706	0.551	7	33
8	R. Herbst23XI Racing	35	Toyota	75	+19.236 3:37'08.511	0.805	6	38
9	R. BlaneyTeam Penske	12	Ford	75	+19.556 3:37'08.831	0.320	8	44
10	M. McDowellSpire Motorsports	71	Chevrolet	75	+24.135 3:37'13.410	4.579	7	27
11	R. PreeceRFK Racing	60	Ford	75	+26.079 3:37'15.354	1.944	7	45
12	C. ElliottHendrick Motorsports	9	Chevrolet	75	+27.364 3:37'16.639	1.285	8	25
13	D. SuarezSpire Motorsports	7	Chevrolet	75	+29.151 3:37'18.426	1.787	9	28
14	D. HamlinJoe Gibbs Racing	11	Toyota	75	+29.920 3:37'19.195	0.769	7	23
15	T. GibbsJoe Gibbs Racing	54	Toyota	75	+32.243 3:37'21.518	2.323	8	29
16	J. NemechekLegacy Motor Club	42	Toyota	75	+32.924 3:37'22.199	0.681	7	21
17	C. BriscoeJoe Gibbs Racing	19	Toyota	75	+34.521 3:37'23.796	1.597	7	20
18	J. LoganoTeam Penske	22	Ford	75	+37.607 3:37'26.882	3.086	7	23
19	C. HocevarSpire Motorsports	77	Chevrolet	75	+39.224 3:37'28.499	1.617	6	27
20	E. JonesLegacy Motor Club	43	Toyota	75	+43.624 3:37'32.899	4.400	8	17
21	T. GillilandFront Row Motorsports	34	Ford	75	+45.737 3:37'35.012	2.113	8	23
22	A. CindricTeam Penske	2	Ford	75	+46.411 3:37'35.686	0.674	9	15
23	C. WareRick Ware Racing	51	Chevrolet	75	+50.422 3:37'39.697	4.011	8	14
24	A. DillonRichard Childress Racing	3	Chevrolet	75	+54.229 3:37'43.504	3.807	7	13
25	T. Reddick23XI Racing	45	Toyota	75	+1'11.907 3:38'01.182	17.678	9	12
26	A. BowmanHendrick Motorsports	48	Chevrolet	75	+1'16.327 3:38'05.602	4.420	8	11
27	K. MagnussenTrackHouse Racing	91	Chevrolet	75	+1'18.006 3:38'07.281	1.679	7	11
28	J. JohnsonLegacy Motor Club	84	Toyota	75	+1'39.930 3:38'29.205	21.924	10	9
29	J. BerryWood Brothers Racing	21	Ford	75	+1'54.299 3:38'43.574	14.369	9	8
30	T. DillonKaulig Racing	10	Chevrolet	74	+1 Lap 3:38'06.433	1 Lap	9	7
31	C. CusterHaas Factory Team	41	Chevrolet	72	+3 Laps 3:37'47.841	2 Laps	8	6
32	W. ByronHendrick Motorsports	24	Chevrolet	68	+7 Laps 3:37'53.370	4 Laps	9	6
33	R. Stenhouse JrHyak Motorsports	47	Chevrolet	59	+16 Laps 2:54'19.288	9 Laps	8	4
34	B. KeselowskiRFK Racing	6	Ford	59	+16 Laps 3:39'01.101	44'41.813	13	3
35	N. GragsonFront Row Motorsports	4	Ford	37	+38 Laps 1:53'11.104	22 Laps	6	2
36	A. HillRichard Childress Racing	33	Chevrolet	31	+44 Laps 1:32'31.764	6 Laps	4
37	C. ZilischTrackHouse Racing	88	Chevrolet	31	+44 Laps 1:32'31.799	0.035	15	3
38	S. van GisbergenTrackHouse Racing	97	Chevrolet	31	+44 Laps 1:32'31.826	0.027	15	1
39	C. BellJoe Gibbs Racing	20	Toyota	28	+47 Laps 1:21'48.499	3 Laps	4	1