July 14, 2025

Chase Briscoe of Joe Gibbs Racing held his best result at Sonoma Raceway this weekend during the Toyota/Save Mart 350. Briscoe began the race from the second position, and during the first stage, he held a strong top-3 running position through most of the stage, only losing one spot to William Byron before he eventually hit pit road before the end of the stage. Briscoe's pit stop sent him back to seventh, where he eventually finished in the stage, allowing him to score a few stage points. During the second stage, Briscoe shuffled back into the top five, and then he progressed back up to second behind Shane Van Gisbergen, who ended up being the dominant driver of the day. Briscoe followed behind Van Gisbergen until he pitted before the end of the stage, sending him back a few positions to sixth, where he would end the stage and gather more stage points. In the final stage, Briscoe shuffled back to second and spent the rest of the race trying to chase Van Gisbergen, who led the rest of the event, even after pit road cycles and cautions. Despite an admirable effort, Briscoe was not fast enough to overtake Van Gisbergen and settled for second place, marking Briscoe's first Cup Series top-5 finish on a road course and a new career-best at Sonoma.--Sean Engel - RotoBaller
Source: NASCAR.com