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Chase Briscoe Passes Denny Hamlin at the Start, but Hamlin Gets Him in the End
Chase Briscoe did what he needed to do to hold serve in the NASCAR playoffs on Sunday. After qualifying second, he blew around his teammate Denny Hamlin on the opening lap and led the first 35 laps until William Byron beat him out of the pits on the first green-flag pit cycle. Briscoe consistently ran in the top 10 (falling no worse than eighth outside of pit cycles), but resurfaced in the lead when he took two tires on the race's final caution. Although Joey Logano beat him to the start-finish line on the restart, Briscoe outdueled Logano before Hamlin returned the favor and passed Briscoe for the win with four laps remaining on his four fresh tires. Briscoe fell to fourth, where he also sits in the standings. Thanks to the bad luck other drivers faced, Briscoe now holds a 15-point lead on Byron for the final transfer spot to the championship round.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference
