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Chase Briscoe

2026 Season — NASCAR Cup Series

● Playoff eligible
15th
Position
304
Points
0
Wins
13
Starts

Through May 24, 2026 · 316 pts behind leader

Driver: Chase Briscoe Number: 19 Team: Joe Gibbs Racing Manufacturer: Toyota Primary Sponsor: Bass Pro Shops Series: NASCAR Cup Series Hometown: Mitchell, Indiana


2026 Season Notes

Briscoe is in his second year driving the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, the seat formerly held by Martin Truex Jr. He took the ride in 2025 when Stewart-Haas Racing — his prior home — ceased operations at the end of 2024.

At the Dover All-Star Race on May 17, 2026, Briscoe finished second to his JGR teammate Denny Hamlin in a side-by-side fight that came down to .887 seconds. The runner-up came after his crew rebuilt the No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota following a wall hit in practice — and Briscoe was driving with a stomach bug he'd had for two or three days. He nearly won a million dollars anyway.

"It was a really fast car. I'm just proud of our group. I knocked the wall down in practice. We basically rebuilt the whole car. So for them to be able to get the car back to where it's competitive, it says a lot about the guys."

— Chase Briscoe, Dover Motor Speedway, May 17, 2026

"Wish I had a little more rear grip. Anytime I got the lead, I would be so loose that it would make me vulnerable."

Career Stats

Stat Value
Cup Series wins 5 (career — including the milestone first at Phoenix in 2022)
First Cup win Phoenix Raceway, March 2022 — making him the 200th different driver to win in NASCAR's Cup Series history
Cup wins with JGR 3 (of his 5 career)
2025 Cup season 3rd in final standings · 3 wins · 15 top 5s · 19 top 10s · 7 poles · 884 laps led
Xfinity / O'Reilly Series wins 11+ (includes 9-win 2020 breakout season with Championship 4 appearance)
2020 home-state win Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course (Xfinity) — Briscoe is an Indiana native

Background

Briscoe grew up in Mitchell, Indiana, and came up through ARCA and the Xfinity Series before his Cup debut. His 2020 Xfinity season — nine wins and a Championship 4 berth — is the breakout year that landed him a Stewart-Haas Racing Cup ride. When SHR closed its doors at the end of 2024, Joe Gibbs Racing brought him in to replace Martin Truex Jr. in the No. 19. The JGR fit has been productive: 3rd in points in 2025, three wins for the new team, and as of May 2026, a runner-up at the All-Star Race.

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Coverage (4 articles)

Hamlin Wins the Million From the Pole at Dover. The Million Goes to Mama.

John Speedway·

Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR All-Star Race from the pole at Dover Motor Speedway on Sunday, beat his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe in a side-by-side fight to the line, and became the third driver in the sport's history to win the All-Star at multiple tracks. Asked what he'd do with the $1 million check, he said he'd give it to his mother — a line that landed harder given his father's death in a December fire. The Cup field heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway next for the Coca-Cola 600.

Spire Motorsports Locked the Front Row at Texas.

The NASCAR Guy·

Carson Hocevar won the pole at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday in the Spire Motorsports No. 77, edging teammate Daniel Suárez by 0.003 seconds. It is the second pole of Hocevar's career, the second Spire car on the front row — and the third weekend in a row that Spire Motorsports, the Concord-based Cup team, has put a car in NASCAR's spotlight.

Denny Hamlin Beat His Own Teammates to the Line at Nashville for Win No. 62

Jack Beckett·

Denny Hamlin won the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville by 0.115 seconds — and the two cars he beat were his own Joe Gibbs Racing teammates, Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe, in a three-wide sweep to the line. Points leader Tyler Reddick crashed across the finish and still leads by 97.

Two Toyotas, One Title, and the Track Ford Refuses to Lose

John Speedway·

Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin have turned 2026 into a two-Toyota title fight — and they're carrying it into Michigan International Speedway, the track Ford has won at 44 times and can't win at now. A FireKeepers Casino 400 preview from John Speedway.

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