{"id":738363,"date":"2026-06-15T13:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/738363\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T13:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:57:11","slug":"nascar-sets-san-diego-race-track-in-roblox-driving-world-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/738363\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Sets San Diego Race Track in Roblox Driving World Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tAhead of its much-hyped racing weekend in San Diego running June 19-21, NASCAR<\/a> is launching a real-world accurate version of the Naval Base Coronado track in Roblox<\/a> game \u201cDriving Empire.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tWhile NASCAR has previously added virtual versions of its LA Memorial Coliseum and Chicago Street courses, this game update marks the first-ever NASCAR track in-game based on a real-world U.S. military base.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe\u2019ve built those race tracks virtually first,\u201d NASCAR vice president of interactive and emerging platforms Nick Rend told Variety. \u201cWe actually have race car drivers right now that are competing virtually, they\u2019re testing virtually on the San Diego race course before the public gets access to it [in iRacing] and then we\u2019ll be racing there in a couple weeks. That\u2019s a really cool story, not to mention we have drivers now that are growing up inside of video games. William Byron, Rajah Caruth, their interest for racing and NASCAR, specifically, is being ignited through the products that we\u2019re building and shipping, and it\u2019s turning players into real drivers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe in-game update for \u201cNASCAR World in Driving Empire,\u201d which drops June 19, will include a new gameplay progression system that rewards a NASCAR-modified vehicle for completion; 13 new liveries for players to collect; a new NASCAR Daily Event system; and the potential to win Driving Empire NASCAR Modified Series Car as an in-game reward.<\/p>\n

\n\tDropping June 19, the new Roblox collab is the latest pieces of gaming news from NASCAR, which has been slowly but steadily building up its gaming strategy and fan engagement on platforms including iRacing, Roblox, Fortnite and video likes like \u201cRocket League,\u201d Xbox\u2019s \u201cForza,\u201d and \u201cCrew Motorfest\u201d over the past few years. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI want people to understand that we\u2019re not just adding gaming or leaning into games as a novelty \u2014 we\u2019re trying to embed this as a core pathway to fandom and talent development,\u201d Rend said. \u201cThe proof for me is in the pudding. We\u2019ve had over 30 million visits in 2025. We\u2019re probably at 45 or 46 million unique visits since February of 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAdditionally, NASCAR will be teaming up with Microsoft\u2019s \u201cCall of Duty\u201d during the event to host its annual charity esports tournament CODE Bowl at the Naval Base Coronado in at the center of the track during the weekend of the big race. That tournament, done in partnership with the America250-themed racing event, will bring active military teams from the U.S., U.K. and Canada to compete at \u201cCall of Duty: Warzone\u201d and raise money to support job placement for veterans.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThat collaboration is unique because it fits and connects with things that are already real for us,\u201d Rend said. \u201cWe have a platform called NASCAR Salutes, and it\u2019s always been about honoring the military community. It goes from Memorial Day through the Fourth of July. And having the race at a naval base allows us to connect naturally to service. What\u2019s different on this is we\u2019re bringing that story through gaming culture and \u2018Call of Duty,\u2019 which is it\u2019s obviously a Mount Rushmore video game franchise, and we\u2019re really excited about the mission that it supports.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ahead of its much-hyped racing weekend in San Diego running June 19-21, NASCAR is launching a real-world accurate…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":738364,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,634,40921,82],"class_list":["post-738363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nascar","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nascar","tag-roblox","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738363","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=738363"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738363\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/738364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=738363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=738363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=738363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}