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Globe and Mail
15 hours ago
- Automotive
- Globe and Mail
Chase Briscoe holds off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin to win at Pocono
Chase Briscoe returned to victory lane Sunday at Pocono Raceway, conserving fuel down the stretch to hold off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin for his first win with his new race team. Briscoe raced his way into an automatic spot in NASCAR's playoffs with the win and gave the No. 19 Toyota its first victory since 2023 when Martin Truex Jr. had the ride. Briscoe lost his job at the end of last season at Stewart-Haas Racing when the team folded and he was tabbed to replace Truex in the four-car JGR field. Hamlin, who holds the track record with seven wins, appeared on the brink of reeling in Briscoe over the final, thrilling laps only to have not enough in the No. 11 Toyota to snag that eighth Pocono win. 'It was just so hard to have a guy chasing you, especially the guy that's the greatest of all time here,' Briscoe said. Briscoe, who won an Xfinity Series race at Pocono in 2020, raced to his third career Cup victory and first since Darlington in 2024. Briscoe has been on bit of a hot streak, and had his fourth top-10 finish over the last six races, including a seventh-place finish in last week's ballyhooed race in Mexico City. He became the 11th driver to earn a spot in the 16-driver field with nine races left until the field is set. Hamlin finished second. Ryan Blaney, Chris Buescher and Chase Elliott completed the top five. Briscoe, a third-generation dirt racer from Indiana, gave JGR its 18th Cup victory at Pocono. 'To get here and finally deliver a win is just an awesome feeling,' he said. 'To be able to get Coach in victory lane after taking a chance on me, it's just so rewarding.' The race was delayed 2 hours, 10 minutes by rain and the conditions were muggy by the time the green flag dropped. Briscoe led 72 laps and won the second stage. Briscoe wrote before the race on social media, 'Anybody going from Pocono to Oklahoma City after the race Sunday?' The Pacers fan wasn't going to make it to Game 7 of the NBA finals. He'll certainly settle for a ride to victory lane. There was a minor scare on pit road when AJ Allmendinger struck a tire in the carrier's hand with his right front side and sent it flying into the ribs of another team's crew member in the pit ahead of him. Jonpatrik Kealey, the rear tire changer on Shane van Gisbergen's race team, was knocked on all fours but finished work on van Gisbergen's pit stop. Bubba Wallace, Michael McDowell and Riley Herbst all had their races spoiled by brake issues. 'It was a scary feeling for sure,' Herbst said. 'I was just starting to get tight, just a bad adjustment on my part. Getting into (turn) one, the brakes just went to the floor. A brake rotor exploded and I was along for the ride.' NASCAR heads to Atlanta. Christopher Bell won the first race at the track this season in March.
Associated Press
16 hours ago
- Automotive
- Associated Press
Chase Briscoe holds off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin to win at Pocono
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Chase Briscoe returned to victory lane Sunday at Pocono Raceway, conserving fuel down the stretch to hold off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin for his first win with his new race team. Briscoe raced his way into an automatic spot in NASCAR's playoffs with the win and gave the No. 19 Toyota its first victory since 2023 when Martin Truex Jr. had the ride. Briscoe lost his job at the end of last season at Stewart-Haas Racing when the team folded and he was tabbed to replace Truex in the four-car JGR field. Hamlin, who holds the track record with seven wins, appeared on the brink of reeling in Briscoe over the final, thrilling laps only to have not enough in the No. 11 Toytota to snag that eighth Pocono win. 'It was just so hard to have a guy chasing you, especially the guy that's the greatest of all time here,' Briscoe said. Briscoe, who won an Xfinity Series race at Pocono in 2020, raced to his third career Cup victory and first since Darlington in 2024. Briscoe has been on bit of a hot streak, and had his fourth top-10 finish over the last six races, including a seventh-place finish in last week's ballyhooed race in Mexico City. He became the 11th driver to earn a spot in the 16-driver field with nine races left until the field is set. Hamlin finished second. Ryan Blaney, Chris Buescher and Chase Elliott completed the top five. Briscoe, a third-generation dirt racer from Indiana, gave JGR its 18th Cup victory at Pocono. 'To get here and finally deliver a win is just an awesome feeling,' he said. 'To be able to get Coach in victory lane after taking a chance on me, it's just so rewarding.' The race was delayed 2 hours, 10 minutes by rain and the conditions were muggy by the time the green flag dropped. Briscoe led 72 laps and won the second stage. Briscoe wrote before the race on social media, 'Anybody going from Pocono to Oklahoma City after the race Sunday?' The Pacers fan wasn't going to make it to Game 7 of the NBA Finals. He'll certainly settle for a ride to victory lane. Ouch There was a minor scare on pit road when AJ Allmendinger struck a tire in the carrier's hand with his right front side and sent it flying into the ribs of another team's crew member in the pit ahead of him. Jonpatrik Kealey, the rear tire changer on Shane van Gisbergen's race team, was knocked on all fours but finished work on van Gisbergen's pit stop. Brake time Bubba Wallace, Michael McDowell and Riley Herbst all had their races spoiled by brake issues. 'It was a scary feeling for sure,' Herbst said. 'I was just starting to get tight, just a bad adjustment on my part. Getting into (turn) one, the brakes just went to the floor. A brake rotor exploded and I was along for the ride.' Up next NASCAR heads to Atlanta. Christopher Bell won the first race at the track this season in March. ___ AP auto racing:
Forbes
12-06-2025
- Automotive
- Forbes
Ryan Truex To Replace Denny Hamlin In The Nascar Cup Series' Mexico Debut
Ryan Truex, driver of the #19 Toyota Genuine Accessories Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after ... More winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series A-GAME 200 at Dover International Speedway on April 29, 2023 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by) 'See you guys in Pocono.' That's all Denny Hamlin had to tweet and everyone knew what he meant. The The Joe Gibbs Racing driver will miss Nascar's debut race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico this weekend due to the birth of his third child. Hamlin's fiance, Jordan Fish, gave birth to a baby boy on Wednesday, June 11. But even though the baby was born mid-week, he decided it was best to not travel internationally. 'We are happy to announce the birth of our son,' Hamlin said. 'Everyone is doing well. My main priority is to be here at home for Jordan and our family over the next few days when she is able to go home and we transition to life as a family of five. I appreciate everyone at Joe Gibbs Racing, our partners, and our fans for the support over the last few weeks and I look forward to being back at the track next weekend in Pocono.' Ryan Truex, the younger brother of former Joe Gibbs Racing driver and 2017 Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr., will take over the No. 11 Toyota at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. JGR will apply for a playoff waiver for Hamlin, who has already qualified for the 2025 postseason with three victories through the first 15 events, sitting third in the standings. Truex has not competed in the Cup Series since 2014, when he just 22 years old. He is JGR's designated relief driver in the event any of its four drivers cannot compete in a Cup race. Truex has never had a chance to prove himself like this. Sunday's road course event will be the first time he has an opportunity in a top-tier Cup car. He made seven starts for JGR in the Xfinity Series in 2012 before returning to the team in 2022. In 2023, Truex won his first-ever Xfinity Series race, doing so at his hometrack of Dover Motor Speedway. The triumph led to an additional 11-race deal in 2024, in which Truex won a pair of races in JGR's Xfinity Series car. But this year, Truex has only made one start with Sam Hunt Racing, coming in the season opener at Daytona. Sunday's Cup race will be a true opportunity for him to show that he can be a Cup-caliber driver. Hamlin has not missed a Cup Series race since 2014, when he did not compete at Auto Club Speedway due to a sinus infection that led to vision issues.
