NASCAR Cup Series driver Shane van Gisbergen drives the track on a simulator. Staff photo by Madeline Yang.

Construction for the NASCAR race track is underway as the city expects over 100,000 people over Father’s Day weekend.

NASCAR Cup Series driver Shane van Gisbergen, who will be racing on Sunday, demonstrated driving the track on a simulator on base.

Jeremy Casperson, is the engineer behind the race track. Staff photo by Madeline Yang
NASCAR San Diego President Amy Lupo talks at one of the construction sites for the race. Staff photo by Madeline Yang.
NASCAR Cup Series driver Shane van Gisbergen drove the track on a simulator on June 9. Staff photo by Madeline Yang.
NASCAR Cup Series driver Shane van Gisbergen drove the track on a simulator. Staff photo by Madeline Yang.
NASCAR Cup Series driver Shane van Gisbergen signed autographs. Staff photo by Madeline Yang.
NASCAR Cup Series driver Shane van Gisbergen took photos with sailors. Staff photo by Madeline Yang.
NASCAR Cup Series driver Shane van Gisbergen talks with Naval Base Coronado Commanding Officer Capt. Loren Jacobi. Staff photo by Madeline Yang.

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Madeline Yang is a reporter for The Coronado News, covering the City of Coronado, the U.S Navy and investigating the Tijuana/Coronado sewage issue. She graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University with her Bachelors in Journalism with an emphasis in Visual Storytelling. She loves writing, photography and videography and one day hopes to be a filmmaker. She can be reached by phone at 916-835-5843.