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Encinitas runner takes gold in the Para Athletics World Championships
Joel Gomez, a 22-year-old Paralympic runner from Encinitas, recently won gold at the 2025 Para Athletics World Championships in New Delhi, India in the 1500 meters with a time of 3:57.71.
Gomez was born with a rare genetic disorder called blue cone monochromacy and he races in the T13 (visually impaired) division. According to a U.S. Para Track and Field press release, Gomez wasn’t the favorite coming into the Sept. 29 race but he took the lead from the start. He set a conservative pace and then made his move in an “absolutely insane” final lap, holding off two competitors to take the win on the homestretch.
“Nobody was taking the lead. And I knew that I had been working a lot more on endurance rather than speed this season,” said Gomez in the news release. “I just had to take it out and keep increasing the pace all the way to the finish.”
According to his bio, Gomez has been running track since he was nine years old, competing for the Speed to Burn Track club. After discovering Paralympic track and field when he was 14, he went on to become a two-time Paralympian, competing in both the Paris and Tokyo games.
The gold medal win was Gomez’s best world championship result, as he placed seventh in the 1500 last year. He has hopes to be in Los Angeles for the 2028 games, running on his home turf.
NASCAR will honor the 250th birthday of the United States and the US Navy’s 250th anniversary with a race brand new to the racing calendar.
The Anduril 250 will take place on a road course built on Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, California. The 3.4-mile track has 19 turns. The race is 255 miles total and drivers will do 75 laps.
Shane van Gisbergen, who is widely considered to be NASCAR’s best road course driver, will start in pole position. van Gisbergen has won seven road races in 14 total starts, and he is just two road wins away from tying Jeff Gordon’s record of nine.
nascar anduril 250: what to know
- When: June 21, 4 p.m. ET
- Where: Coronado Street Course (Naval Base Coronado, San Diego, California)
- Channel: Streaming exclusive
- Streaming: Prime Video (30 days free)
Here’s everything you need to know about today’s NASCAR Cup Series race on the Coronado Street Course.
NASCAR Cup race at San Diego start time:
Today’s (June 21) NASCAR race, the Anduril 250, begins at 4 p.m. ET.
What channel is today’s (June 21) NASCAR race on?
Today’s NASCAR race won’t be on traditional television; it will air exclusively on Prime Video.
How to watch the NASCAR Anduril 250 for free:
With Prime Video, you can also take advantage of the streamer’s Shop the Race storefront, exclusively on the Amazon mobile app, to shop gear, flags, and more for your favorite driver.
NASCAR San Diego starting lineup:
- Shane van Gisbergen
- Carson Hocevar
- Ryan Blaney
- Zane Smith
- Todd Gilliland
- Daniel Suárez
- Ryan Preece
- Connor Zilisch
- Michael McDowell
- Austin Hill
- Ty Gibbs
- Bubba Wallace
- Corey Heim
- Kyle Larson
- AJ Allmendinger
- Chris Buescher
- Tyler Reddick
- Austin Dillon
- Joey Logano
- Alex Bowman
- Kevin Magnussen
- Chase Briscoe
- Ross Chastain
- Riley Herbst
- Cole Custer
- Denny Hamlin
- William Byron
- John Hunter Nemechek
- Brad Keselowski
- Chase Elliott
- Austin Cindric
- Noah Gragson
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Ty Dillon
- Josh Berry
- Jimmie Johnson
- Christopher Bell
- Erik Jones
- Cody Ware
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