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NASCAR Cup Series Fans Respond To Chase Briscoe Claiming The Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VISITPA.Com At Pocono Raceway

Jeff Hawkins Written by Sports EditorJeff Hawkins
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Racing with something to prove, NASCAR Cup Series’ Chase Briscoe nearly detoured his first trip to Victory Lane as a driver for his new team.

Briscoe departed a pit stop without a full gas tank and white-knuckled the steering wheel over the final laps Sunday at Pocono Raceway. Attempting to save fuel while pole-sitter and teammate Denny Hamlin positioned himself to make create a late-race pass attempt.

The chance never developed as Briscoe conserved enough fuel to power his way to The Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VISITPA.com title, his first win driving for Joe Gibbs Racing. He led 72 laps to qualify for the playoffs.

“I was trying to save fuel (but) I wasn’t on the ragged edge,” Briscoe told Prime.

When asked about Sunday’s conservative approach, Briscoe, known for “overdriving” machines, paused and grinned. He remembered some fatherly advice he finally understood.

A third-generation driver, Briscoe’s dad once told him to “slow down,” hit the track’s marks consistently and he’ll “drive faster.”

Sunday, he did, holding off Hamlin, a seven-time national series winner at the “Tricky Triangle.”

The winning move could be traced back to the No. 19 Toyota making a pit stop from P12, gambling a yellow flag will fly. It did on Lap 72 when Michael McDowell experienced brake issues while running P26. Briscoe cycled to the front.

X (Twitter) users responded to Briscoe putting another Joe Gibbs team back into the playoffs …

After a rain delay, the flag dropped for the start of the race within the race, drying the 2.5-mile tri-oval track …

With the track dry, the field went green at Pocono …

Carson Hocevar saves the No. 77 Chevrolet from spinning out of control. He later rushed through the field …

Bubba Wallace lost a tire and went into the wall on Lap 54 …

Kyle Busch went for a spin on Lap 83 …

Brad Keselowski pitted when it was closed and the mistake took him back of the pack. He rallied for a P9. As a co-owner, he’ll have to answer to himself …

Hamlin claimed Stage 1 …

Briscoe claimed Stage 2 …

Briscoe holds on to the lead late, but will he have enough fuel in the tank? …

Another P2 for Hamlin …

Briscoe heard the pep talk as he closed in a personal win. After taking over for the retired Ryan Truex Jr., Briscoe was beginning to feel extra pressure. “I told my wife, I have to win,” he said …

The No. 19 team had reason to celebrate Sunday …

Jeff Hawkins Written by Sports EditorJeff Hawkins
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry, in both print and digital media. He joined the Sportscasting team in 2021 following a decade of freelancing. He spent his early career as a reporter for various newspapers in Illinois, New York, Florida, North Carolina, and Michigan, with a particular emphasis as a beat reporter for the Chicago Blackhawks. Jeff earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from Oakland University. Over the course of his career he earned several sports writing awards, including two national awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors for column writing and news reporting. One of the five prized columns included a commentary on NASCAR's increasing corporate influences, particularly in northern racetracks — commentary which you might find Jeff building on as part of the Motorsports writing team at Sportscasting now.  
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