{"id":10157,"date":"2025-06-24T07:34:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T07:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/10157\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T07:34:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T07:34:12","slug":"denny-hamlin-reacts-to-nascar-potentially-adding-san-diego-street-course-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/10157\/","title":{"rendered":"Denny Hamlin reacts to NASCAR potentially adding San Diego street course race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Denny Hamlin<\/strong> wouldn\u2019t mind competing in a NASCAR Cup Series street race in San Diego. On the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-Eq8CYZSHOk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Actions Detrimental podcast<\/a>, Hamlin reacted to the news of NASCAR adding a San Diego street course race next year. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t hate it,\u201d Denny Hamlin said. \u201cI certainly think that San Diego sounds like a place I\u2019d like to go. \u201cI mean, sure, I guess. It seems like they\u2019re really in favor of street races out. So if they\u2019re hellbent on it, then San Diego seems like a destination to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/pro\/news\/nascar-nears-deal-for-san-diego-street-race-questions-arise-on-which-race-gets-replaced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASCAR was finalizing a deal <\/a>to race on a street course in the San Diego area next year. If the deal goes through, NASCAR would return to Southern California after being away for a few years. <\/p>\n<p>A return to the area would be the first points race since <strong>Kyle Busch<\/strong> won at Fontana in 2023. The track, which is called Auto Club Speedway, was closed shortly after the race for reconstruction. The last NASCAR race in Southern California was in 2024 when the drivers competed in the Clash at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. <\/p>\n<p>NASCAR wants to be back in Southern California <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s clear NASCAR wants to return to the Southern California area since. Last year, then-NASCAR president Steve Phelps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nascar\/news\/nascars-steve-phelps-discusses-interest-in-dodger-stadium-charter-status\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spoke to NBC Sports <\/a>about potentially having at race at Dodger Stadium, the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to the market,\u201d Phelps told NBC Sports in March 2024. \u201cIt\u2019s important. What it looks like at this point next year, I don\u2019t know. Was there an exploration with the Dodgers, working with Formula E and creating a potential joint opportunity there? Yeah.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat should not be a surprise. It\u2019s just due diligence. If something hits, great, and if it doesn\u2019t so be it, but I think we need to continue to push the boundaries, not just from a schedule standpoint. I think we\u2019ve seen that, or fans have seen that and media have seen that. We have a willingness to think differently and it\u2019s working.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Denny Hamlin wouldn\u2019t mind competing in a NASCAR Cup Series street race in San Diego. 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