KAZ GRALA BRINGS HOME THIRD-PLACE FINISH TO LEAD TEAM TOYOTA AT NAVAL BASE CORONADO
Ruggerio places second Toyota Tundra TRD Pro inside the top 10 in accident filled race in San Diego
SAN DIEGO (June 19, 2026) – Kaz Grala capitalized on a flurry of late caution flags to earn a third-place finish and lead Team Toyota on Friday evening at Naval Base Coronado near San Diego. Driving for Halmar Friesen Racing, Grala recorded his seventh career top-five finish in his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start of the season.
Toyota Development Driver Kaden Honeycutt appeared poised to contend for the victory as the field entered Turn 1 on the final overtime restart, but an accident ended his bid for a second win of the season. His TRICON Garage teammate, Gio Ruggiero, finished 10th to collect his seventh top-10 result of the year.
Tanner Gray (12th) and Adam Andretti (14th) both rebounded from on-track incidents to secure top-15 finishes for TRICON Garage in a race that featured seven cautions for 13 laps.
TOYOTA RACING Post-Race Recap
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS)
San Diego Street Race on Naval Base Coronado
Race 13 of 23 – 170 Miles, 50 Laps
TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS
1st, Layne Riggs*
2nd, Daniel Hemric*
3rd, KAZ GRALA
4th, Landon Lewis*
5th, Ty Majeski*
10th, GIO RUGGIERO
12th, TANNER GRAY
14th, ADAM ANDRETTI
23rd, KADEN HONEYCUTT
30th, JIMMIE JOHNSON
33rd, STEWART FRIESEN
*non-Toyota driver
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