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Firsthand Look: The Tech-centric Chase Sapphire Lounge In San Diego
The new Chase Sapphire Lounge in San Diego
One of my favorite things to do online is watch YouTubers who travel the world. It looks so luxurious. And the ones I watch sometimes find drop in at a credit card or airline member airport lounge to hang around in before their flights. I was at a Delta lounge once 25 years ago, because a friend gave me a guest pass. I remember being wowed at the espresso machine in the half hour I got to spend in there.
I still don’t own any credit cards – or have any airline status – granting me access these types of lounges. However, I was able to visit the brand new Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club SAN at the San Diego International Airport this week before a trip to Hawaii. The club just opened earlier this month. It was described as offering a unique aesthetic for an airport lounge experience. With surfboards designed by local muralist Hanna Daly and a digital wall that displays drone footage of the picturesque local coastline, it’s indeed a Southern California-inspired space.
Located in Terminal 2, the 10,000+ square-foot space offers a wellness area with bookable private rest pods, on-demand digital meditations from Devi Brown and facial treatments from Face Haus. In addition to having full access to an array of food and the full bar available, cardmembers can order a la carte from a curated menu by Oscars Mexican Seafood – a local destination for fresh, flavorful San Diego dishes – and coffee selections from California’s Groundwork Coffee. The San Diego lounge also features curated wines from Parcelle.
I visited early in the morning, so I was more into the breakfast and coffee offerings. It was pretty spectacular – and every bit as glamorous as the YouTubers make it look. The coffee machines particularly stuck out to me – I was able to choose from about 20 different drinks on a screen. And roughly half of them were decaf, which is a great thing. The coffee came out hot and quickly, and perfect. I should know: I think I tried three or four different drinks. The food was great, too. And I even custom-ordered an omelet from the QR code on my table. It brought up a food menu on my phone, asked for any special additions or subtractions, and a waitress delivered it within a couple of minutes. Very cool.
In fact, I loved how teched out this lounge is. There are USB chargers and wall plugs everywhere to charge up your phone, right down into the private little lounge areas. I could be wrong, but they seemed to be next to every seat or table. There was also a private phone room.
I did book a sleep pod room for a half-hour. It was fine. I had pre-pictured one of those Japan-style chambers with a bed, but this was instead a small curtained-off area with a very comfortable chair and ottoman overlooking the taxiing airplanes outside. But there are plenty of private little spaces and nooks everywhere, and even a nursery room.
I thought afterwards that if this is the way airport lounges are, maybe I will upgrade my credit card soon because I think it’s a great way to spend time if you show up early for your flight. Not sure about you, but I like getting to the airport early anyway. I find it way more stressful to be late in traffic, hoping I have enough time to get through TSA and to the gate. This can help remove the stress, and you can grab a meal and relax.
The Chase lounge is already so popular that on my way back into the airport after my trip, I noticed a lineup of 15 people just to get in.
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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Shane van Gisbergen earned his sixth career pole and second of the 2026 season on Saturday, rocketing to pole position around NASCAR’s all-new 3.4-mile street course at Naval Base Coronado. He even touched the wall twice on his fast lap, pushing to the absolute limit.
“A little bit (surprised),” said Van Gisbergen, who went out with the first group of qualifiers. “I thought the track would be better, and I thought people would execute a bit better. As I said, it’s just so difficult. There’s three or four corners you’re seeing for the first time of the day, and it’s on your heater. Amazing. The Red Bull Chevy is really good. Thank you to Trackhouse for doing a great job from yesterday, and we just need to get the driver a bit better,” he concluded with a smile.”
Watch: SVG surprised to win Busch Light Pole at San Diego
Van Gisbergen bested Carson Hocevar by 0.0156s with a fast lap of 2:14.788s. Ryan Blaney will start third, Zane Smith fourth, and Todd Gilliland fifth. Blaney was a little bit quicker than SVG for most of his lap, but lost it through the final set of corners.
Daniel Suarez, Ryan Preece, Connor Zilisch, Michael McDowell, and Austin Hill will out the remainder of the top ten on the starting grid.
Project 91 driver Kevin Magnussen qualified 21st for his NASCAR Cup debut. Notably, championship leader Tyler Reddick spun out, but still reached 17th on the grid. Denny Hamlin is just 19 points behind him, and will start 26th.
Watch: Reddick loops it in Turn 2 during qualifying
Some other notable drivers very deep in the field include William Byron in 27th, Chase Elliott 30th, and an injured Christopher Bell 37th. He will have Brent Crews on standby, and may finish the race for Bell on Sunday.
Jimmie Johnson was the first driver to set a time, and showed just how tricky things were as he had to use the runoff area in Turn 2 to avoid an incident. Erik Jones also smacked the wall at the exit of Turn 16, but there were no red flags during the session.
NASCAR Cup San Diego ‘Anduril 250’ Full Starting Lineup
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