Chase Briscoe

Chase Briscoe
Born (1994-12-15) December 15, 1994
Mitchell, Indiana
ARCA Racing Series career
Debut season 2015
Current team Cunningham Motorsports
Car no. 77
Engine Dodge/Ford
Crew Chief Chad Bryant
Spotter Stevie Reeves[1]
Starts 22
Championships 1
Wins 6
Poles 6
Best finish 1st in 2016
Finished last season 1st (2016)
Previous series
2013 K&N Pro Series West
Championship titles
2016 ARCA Racing Series
Awards
2016 Bill France Four Crown
Last updated on: October 14, 2016.

Chase Briscoe (born December 15, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the ARCA Racing Series, driving the No. 77 for Cunningham Motorsports. He won the 2016 ARCA Racing Series championship.

Racing career

Briscoe started racing in 2001 when he competed in quarter midgets, winning his heat race and feature. Five years later, he returned to racing, driving 410 sprint cars at the age of 13. That year, he recorded 17 top-ten finishes and a win at the final race of the season; he became the youngest driver to win a 410 sprint car race, beating NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon's record by one year despite racing with an engine from 1993.[2]

In 2013,[2] Briscoe applied for the Peak Stock Car Dream Challenge, a contest rewarding the winner with a ride at Michael Waltrip Racing.[3] He finished second behind Patrick Staropoli in the challenge.[4]

Later that year, Briscoe joined Bill McAnally Racing to compete in the K&N Pro Series West, making his debut at NAPA Speedway and finishing eighth.[5] He ran two more races in the series that year, finishing 13th and 27th at Kern County Raceway Park and Phoenix International Raceway, respectively.[6]

In 2015, Briscoe was contacted by friend and driver Christopher Bell regarding a contract with Roush Fenway Racing, which resulted in a test session with ARCA Racing Series team Cunningham Motorsports. After two tests at Mobile International Speedway and Fairgrounds Speedway,[7] he made his ARCA debut at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis,[8] finishing tenth.[9] He later ran at Salem Speedway, where he finished fifth.[10] A year later, he began competing full-time in the series.[7] That season, Briscoe recorded six wins, including four consecutive,[11] as he won the 2016 championship by 535 points over runner-up Tom Hessert.[12]

Personal life

Briscoe's father Kevin and grandfather Richard are both involved in sprint car racing, Kevin being a five-time track champion at Tri-State Speedway and Bloomington Speedway, while Richard has worked as a car owner for drivers like Rich Vogler and Dave Blaney.[2]

Motorsports career results

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. ↑ "Rookie Briscoe, in Cunningham Dodge, fastest in practice at Daytona". ARCA Racing Series. February 11, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "CHASE BRISCOE". Chase Briscoe. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ "PEAK® Antifreeze & Motor Oil And Michael Waltrip Racing Launch 2014 "PEAK Stock Car Dream Challenge"". PR Newswire. January 30, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ "TURN 2: A SUDDEN CURVE". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  5. ↑ "2013 NAPA Auto Parts 150". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ "2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Star on the rise Chase Briscoe wins ARCA Racing Series championship". Autoweek. October 15, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Briscoe aims to make ARCA debut with Cunningham Motorsports". ARCA Racing Series. July 10, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  9. ↑ "2015 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  10. ↑ "2015 Federated Car Care Fall Classic 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  11. ↑ "2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  12. ↑ "ARCA Racing Series standings for 2016". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 16, 2016.

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