2026 NASCAR Cup Series at San Diego Starting Lineup: Shane van Gisbergen on Pole & Full Grid — June 21

Shane van Gisbergen starts P1, with Carson Hocevar alongside in P2 for the NASCAR Cup Series at San Diego at Naval Base Coronado. The confirmed field contains 39 starters.

Pole position

Shane van Gisbergen

No. 97 · Chevrolet

Outside pole

Carson Hocevar

No. 77 · Chevrolet

Field

39 starters

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Grid briefing

Shane van Gisbergen leads the NASCAR Cup Series at San Diego starting lineup

How the front row was set

Shane van Gisbergen completed the 3.4-mile Coronado street course in 2:14.788 and beat Carson Hocevar by 0.0156 seconds. Former Formula One driver Kevin Magnussen qualified 21st for his Cup debut.

What track position means at Naval Base Coronado

Coronado is a temporary street course using naval-base roads and runway pavement, with surface changes and no long NASCAR notebook.

NASCAR Cup Series at San Diego grid watch

Corey Heim won from P13, while van Gisbergen's record-setting one-lap pace did not survive the strategic and traffic demands of NASCAR's first Cup race on the base.

Starting-order facts checked against NASCAR San Diego Cup pole report. A post-qualifying inspection or unapproved adjustment can still send a car to the rear without changing its scored starting position.

Row-by-row grid

Full NASCAR Cup Series at San Diego starting lineup

Find a driver or car

Row	Start	Driver	Car	Manufacturer	Sponsor
1	1	Shane van Gisbergen	No. 97	Chevrolet	Red Bull
1	2	Carson Hocevar	No. 77	Chevrolet	Zeigler Auto Group
2	3	Ryan Blaney	No. 12	Ford	Duracell
2	4	Zane Smith	No. 38	Ford	Red Bull
3	5	Todd Gilliland	No. 34	Ford	Red Bull
3	6	Daniel Suarez	No. 7	Chevrolet	Red Bull
4	7	Ryan Preece	No. 60	Ford	Red Bull
4	8	Connor Zilisch	No. 88	Chevrolet	Red Bull
5	9	Michael McDowell	No. 71	Chevrolet	Red Bull
5	10	Austin Hill	No. 33	Chevrolet	Red Bull
6	11	Ty Gibbs	No. 54	Toyota	Red Bull
6	12	Bubba Wallace	No. 23	Toyota	Red Bull
7	13	Corey Heim	No. 67	Toyota	Red Bull
7	14	Kyle Larson	No. 5	Chevrolet	Red Bull
8	15	AJ Allmendinger	No. 16	Chevrolet	Red Bull
8	16	Chris Buescher	No. 17	Ford	Red Bull
9	17	Tyler Reddick	No. 45	Toyota	Mobil 1
9	18	Austin Dillon	No. 3	Chevrolet	Red Bull
10	19	Joey Logano	No. 22	Ford	Shell Pennzoil
10	20	Alex Bowman	No. 48	Chevrolet	Red Bull
11	21	Kevin Magnussen	No. 91	Chevrolet	Red Bull
11	22	Chase Briscoe	No. 19	Toyota	Bass Pro Shops
12	23	Ross Chastain	No. 1	Chevrolet	Red Bull
12	24	Riley Herbst	No. 35	Toyota	Red Bull
13	25	Cole Custer	No. 41	Chevrolet	Red Bull
13	26	Denny Hamlin	No. 11	Toyota	Progressive
14	27	William Byron	No. 24	Chevrolet	Red Bull
14	28	John Hunter Nemechek	No. 42	Toyota	Red Bull
15	29	Brad Keselowski	No. 6	Ford	Red Bull
15	30	Chase Elliott	No. 9	Chevrolet	Red Bull
16	31	Austin Cindric	No. 2	Ford	Red Bull
16	32	Noah Gragson	No. 4	Ford	Red Bull
17	33	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	No. 47	Chevrolet	Red Bull
17	34	Ty Dillon	No. 10	Chevrolet	Red Bull
18	35	Josh Berry	No. 21	Ford	Red Bull
18	36	Jimmie Johnson	No. 84	Toyota	Red Bull
19	37	Christopher Bell	No. 20	Toyota	Interstate Batteries
19	38	Erik Jones	No. 43	Toyota	Red Bull
20	39	Cody Ware	No. 51	Chevrolet	Red Bull

39 confirmed starters shown.

Grid to checkered flag

How the NASCAR Cup Series at San Diego winner started

Corey Heim won after starting P13

Corey Heim moved from P13 to the win, a net gain of 12 positions. The starting grid records where the car took the green; the race recap explains the decisive sequence that produced the finish.

Read the race recap and finishing order →

Quick answers

NASCAR Cup Series at San Diego starting lineup FAQ

Who is on pole for the NASCAR Cup Series at San Diego?

Shane van Gisbergen is the confirmed pole starter.

Who starts on the front row?

Shane van Gisbergen starts P1 and Carson Hocevar starts P2.

How many cars are in the NASCAR Cup Series at San Diego starting lineup?

The confirmed field has 39 starters.

Can the starting lineup change after qualifying?

Yes. Inspection failures, backup cars and unapproved adjustments can send a driver to the rear. The official scored start position may remain unchanged even when the car drops behind the field for the green flag.

How to use this tool

Read the starting grid

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Use Start for the exact grid spot and Row to see which two cars share a row.
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Search a driver, car number or manufacturer to jump straight to that entry.
3
Open the race recap after the checkered flag to compare start versus finish.

Race fan notes:

An entry list is not a confirmed lineup.
A car sent to the rear can retain its original scored starting position.