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Despite Strong Phoenix Record, Chase Briscoe Qualifies Inexplicably Poorly
Chase Briscoe got the reprieve of a lifetime when his 100 point penalty at the Daytona 500 was rescinded last Wednesday. On paper, Briscoe should be extremely valuable for DFS lineups since he is starting 30th (worse than he has ever qualified here) but he has also earned top tens in four of his ten Phoenix starts including winning the first Next Gen race here in 2022 for a rapidly declining Stewart-Haas Racing team. Considering the Toyotas led almost all of last year's event here, with Briscoe's predecessor Martin Truex, Jr. leading 55 laps in the winter and winning the pole in the fall, Briscoe seems like he should be a very strong contender for a top ten, but the qualifying is puzzling. Normally the expected position gain would be enough to start him for DFS, but he also seems potentially overvalued at $9,000, so it's an iffy proposition.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference
