Chase Briscoe surges back into NASCAR title contention with consecutive wins

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 17:02 · Archive

Chase Briscoe has closed the gap on the NASCAR Cup Series championship lead with back-to-back playoff victories.

Chase Briscoe has mounted a comeback in the NASCAR Cup Series playoff hunt with back-to-back victories at Las Vegas and Charlotte Motor Speedway. His win at Charlotte on Sunday, edging teammate Christopher Bell by 0.029 seconds in the second closest race in the venue's 66-year history, has brought him to within 65 points of leader Kyle Larson with four races remaining in the season.

Two weeks ago, Briscoe trailed Larson by 123 points. Denny Hamlin sits 49 points ahead and Bell 51 points ahead as the season approaches its conclusion. Briscoe said he believes the team needs to win another race or two to claim the championship.

Briscoe's hero is Tony Stewart, who achieved one of the sport's biggest comebacks in 2011 by winning the NASCAR Cup Series championship through five playoff wins, including the season finale at Homestead. 'He made a pretty unbelievable run, and hopefully we can do the same thing,' Briscoe said. He attributed earlier struggles to mistakes that cost him 75 points during the playoffs.

How it is being reported

• Back-to-back wins vault Chase Briscoe back into title contention, but is it too little, too late?Chase Briscoe is aiming to replicate Tony Stewart's 2011 NASCAR Cup Series comeback.Clickorlando · 12 Oct, 16:19
• Back-to-back wins vault Chase Briscoe back into title contention, but is it too little, too late?Chase Briscoe is aiming to replicate Tony Stewart's 2011 NASCAR Cup Series comeback.News4Jax · 12 Oct, 16:19

In this story: Chase Briscoe · Tony Stewart · Kyle Larson · Christopher Bell · Denny Hamlin · Charlotte Motor Speedway · Joe Gibbs Racing

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