Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and NASCAR Hall of Famer Jimmie Johnson will return to the Craftsman Truck Series with Tricon Garage to compete in the June 19 race at Naval Base Coronado.
Johnson, a native of nearby El Cajon, California, will drive the No. 1 Carvana Toyota for Tricon on the 16-turn, 3.4-mile San Diego street course in NASCAR’s inaugural race on an active United States military base. An 83-time Cup Series winner, Johnson is also set to compete in the Anduril 250, the June 21 race for the NASCAR Cup Series featuring the same scenic San Diego backdrop.
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The start will mark Johnson’s second appearance in the Craftsman Truck Series, making his lone start back in 2008 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
“Racing in San Diego means everything to me — it‘s home,” Johnson said in a release. “Getting behind the wheel of a Truck Series entry has been on my mind for a while. The competition is incredible, and doing it at a historic street race on a Navy base in my hometown? That‘s special. I‘m grateful to Tricon and Carvana for making this happen, and honestly, I can‘t think of a better way to honor our military and celebrate where I‘m from.”
Carvana will also serve as Johnson’s primary sponsor in the NASCAR Cup Series event on his No. 84 Toyota Camry XSE, one of two Cup starts slated for Johnson in 2026 — the other being the 2026 Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 15 (2:30 p.m. ET, FOX, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
The 2026 Craftsman Truck Series season begins with the Fresh from Florida 250 at Daytona International Speedway on Friday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. ET (FS1, NRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
