NASCAR San Diego: Qualcomm Circuit ready for historic race
The first NASCAR track ever constructed on an active military base, Qualcomm Circuit, will host the first-ever San Diego NASCAR cup series on June 19-21 at Naval Base Coronado. The 3.4-mile, 16-turn course runs through the streets of the naval base, on runways used by jets, and across a pit road set where there are typically anchor points for helicopters to park. The track has 6.8 miles of wall and fence with over 3,000 installed barriers. The Ellyson Start/Finish Line is named in honor of Commander Theodore Ellyson, and Turn 5, Carrier Corner, is positioned between the docking location of two aircraft carriers.
