Stewart-Haas Racing Likely Not Fast Enough for Chase Briscoe to Advance
2 months agoAfter his dismal run at Kansas last week, Chase Briscoe is probably doomed in terms of making into the Round of 8 on speed as he sits 25 points below the cutline and qualified 36th, worst of all the Ford drivers on a track type where Fords tend to dominate both in qualifying and in the race. While the Fords have generally been fast, the Stewart-Haas Fords have not tended to be as fast as the Penske-affiliated Fords and Briscoe has led only a whopping five laps on drafting tracks this season, so he is not likely to win and in. Briscoe's best hope is likely for him not to crash while other playoff drivers ahead of him in points do. Given the nature of drafting races, that could certainly happen, but given that fewer drivers have crashed in Talladega races lately compared to years previously, bet against it.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference