How Chase Briscoe “stalled out” at the worst t...

Chase Briscoe has a series-leading six pole positions in 2025, however the Joe Gibbs Racing driver has but to transform any of these poles right into a race win. At Iowa Speedway, he got here pretty shut, ending second to William Byron and Hendrick Motorsports.

Briscoe seemed to be in a terrific spot to go for the win, closing the hole to Byron because the No. 24 crew apprehensive about gasoline. However even with the assistance of slower site visitors, Briscoe started to fall off and was unable to mount a critical problem.

“There on the finish, I used to be working William down,” stated Briscoe. “I assumed I used to be actually within the catbird seat there and I simply bought there and type of stalled out. I type of skilled that once I was main earlier. I caught the again of the sector, and identical factor; as quickly as I bought there, I simply type of died.

“Yeah, unlucky. You are type of restricted the place you possibly can go along with the repave and the whole lot, however yeah, general nice end for our Bass Professional Retailers Toyota. For us to finish up second was a great restoration. Our day type of bought flipped the other way up at any time when that warning got here out and trapped us and was in a position to rebound. Congrats to William. He did a very good job, and go on to the subsequent one.”

Second once more

Although Briscoe solely has one win this 12 months (Pocono), the No. 19 crew has been on it in current weeks with three runner-up finishes within the final 4 races, and 4 consecutive entrance row begins.

What extra did Briscoe have to snag any of those race wins? “Sonoma, we have been simply — no person had something for SVG, after which Dover, I undoubtedly felt like I may have ultimately received that one if I used to be just a little extra aggressive, after which at the moment, I felt like I used to be type of the second greatest there on the finish,” stated Briscoe.

“Even when it was one other 5 laps, I used to be in all probability going to run 4. I simply type of died there on the finish of the run. I do not know, we have been in place sufficient, working second like that, you are going to find yourself profitable a few of them. It simply hasn’t went our method the final three or 4 of them, so hopefully subsequent week it’s going to be that method.”