Big Bear Nolan's Blog

This fathers day weekend (June 19-21) in 2026, the sport of NASCAR is trying out something different as all three series are going to Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, California for a race weekend. It will be a street circuit that will replace the Chicago Street Course on the schedule and I want to predict who I think will win each race.

Truck Winner: 34 Layne Riggs

The last street course that the Trucks ran was at St. Petersburg and guess who won that one? Mr. Layne Riggs did. And what else was similar to that one? No Cup guys were down for that race, so I expect the points leader in Riggs to do his thing and take another one.

OAPS Winner: 19 Brent Crews

I’ll be honest, I do not know much about this kid. But I do know in both road course races this season, he has finished sixth in both of them. And in the last one at Watkins Glen, Crews led the most laps (32) and posted the fastest lap in the race at 71.93. Neither Shane Van Gisbergen or Connor Zillich are in this one so maybe this is Crews’ weekend.

Cup Winner: 97 Shane Van Gisbergen

Until someone can prove that they can A. simply just hang with him or B. do that and BEAT him. I can’t not pick against SVG. I mean come on, at every road course besides Circuit Of The Americas, he has won at and hasn’t lost on a street/road course besides COTA since 2025. SVG also won the debut of the Chicago Street Course in 2023 and the one off race at Mexico last season. With another new track coming up, I just don’t expect him to lose. There’s guys I think that can compete and maybe pull off the upset like Zillich or the 45 of Tyler Reddick or the 9 of Chase Elliott. But until the field shows it like I said, SVG all the way.