TC Daily Pit Stop: Jimmie Johnson Competing in Inaugural San Diego Street Course Event; Judge Rules in Favor of 23XI/FRM
TC Daily Pit Stop: Thursday, November 6, 2025
Jimmie Johnson Intends to Compete in NASCAR Cup Street Race at San Diego
The 50-year-old Johnson, a native of El Cajon, California, announced his intention to compete in the event, which will be held June 19-21, 2026, at BrandWeek in Atlanta on Wednesday. Due to his local ties to the area, Johnson considers the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series street race in San Diego a “bucket-list” event.
Jimmie Johnson, a seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion driver and co-owner of LEGACY MOTOR CLUB, intends to compete in next season’s NASCAR Cup Series street race in San Diego, an event that will be contested around the U.S. Naval Base Coronado. Johnson will carry primary sponsorship from Carvana on his No. 84 Toyota Camry XSE.
The 50-year-old Johnson, a native of El Cajon, California, announced his intention to compete in the event, which will be held June 19-21, 2026, at BrandWeek in Atlanta on Wednesday. Due to his local ties to the area, Johnson considers the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series street race in San Diego a “bucket-list” event.
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Judge Rules in Favor of 23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports, Again
A Western District of North Carolina judge has once again sided with 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports in their ongoing antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR, a case that alleges the sanctioning body operates as an illegal monopoly over stock car racing in the United States.
On Tuesday, Judge Kenneth D. Bell issued a ruling granting the teams’ motion for partial summary judgment on two key points: the definition of the relevant marketplace and whether NASCAR holds monopsony power within it. The court agreed with the teams’ argument that the relevant market is specifically “stock car racing,” not the broader motorsports landscape that includes Formula 1 and IndyCar, as NASCAR had contended. NASCAR had argued that the teams could theoretically race elsewhere, but Judge Bell found that no other comparable stock car racing series exists in the U.S.
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