{"id":396577,"date":"2026-01-08T17:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/396577\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T17:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:55:11","slug":"jimmie-johnson-set-to-return-to-nascar-craftsman-truck-series-to-run-in-san-diego-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/396577\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmie Johnson set to return to NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series to run in San Diego race"},"content":{"rendered":"

Superstar Jimmie Johnson will return to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for the first time since 2008, according to a report from FOX Sports\u2019 Bob Pockrass<\/a>. Johnson will do so at San Diego.<\/p>\n

He will run for TRICON Garage, with the race at Naval Base Coronado being his second career truck race. He will be sponsored by Carvana.<\/p>\n

Pockrass notes the Johnson entry into the trucks field is interesting in that NASCAR is apparently allowing drivers to compete in more than one series at San Diego. A first-time track, there were some questions as to whether NASCAR might limit drivers to the series they get points in to avoid people buying rides for track time.<\/p>\n

Johnson, of course, is already scheduled to run in the Cup Series at San Diego. That was previously announced.<\/p>\n

The news should further heighten the anticipation for the weekend at San Diego, which is a big one for NASCAR. The circuit is headed to the naval base as part of military appreciation weekend.<\/p>\n

Jimmie Johnson to compete at San Diego<\/p>\n

There will be a familiar face behind the wheel when NASCAR hits the road at the Coronado Naval Base next year. Johnson announced in early November that he\u2019ll be driving in the inaugural event in the Cup Series.<\/p>\n

NASCAR is bringing all three of its national series to the base in San Diego in 2026. The street course races will be held Father\u2019s Day weekend \u2014 June 19-21 \u2014 celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy.<\/p>\n

\u201cExcited to announce I\u2019ll be participating in the inaugural [NASCAR San Diego] race in my home state next June!\u201d Jimmie Johnson wrote on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Johnson has numerous connections to both the area and the race. He described the chance to race in San Diego as a \u201cbucket-list\u201d item.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrowing up just miles from San Diego, I dreamed about racing here in a NASCAR vehicle someday, but I never thought it would be possible,\u201d Jimmie Johnson said in a press release. \u201cI just came to the realization that there would be no way NASCAR could race in that city \u2013 as there would be nowhere to put a track. So, it\u2019s just mind-blowing to me that NASCAR made this a reality.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo come back home, compete in front of my community, the military, my family, and friends, and do it with Carvana and LEGACY MOTOR CLUB, this is one of those full-circle experiences I will never forget. It\u2019s a lifelong dream.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carvana will sponsor the No. 84 Toyota Camry XSE that Jimmie Johnson will drive. It will unveil the paint scheme \u201cin the near future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Superstar Jimmie Johnson will return to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for the first time since 2008, according…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":396578,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,634,82],"class_list":["post-396577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nascar","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nascar","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/396577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=396577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/396577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/396578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=396577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=396577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=396577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}