Chase Briscoe isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
Stewart-Haas Racing officially announced on Thursday morning that it has signed Chase Briscoe to a new multiyear contract that will see him pilot a Ford Mustang in the NASCAR Cup Series
“for many more seasons.”
After a breakout NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2020 that included winning a season-best nine races, SHR graduated the 28-year-old racer to the pinnacle NASCAR Cup Series in 2021.
He continued to perform in Cup, winning Rookie-of-the-Year honors. 2022 proved to be a breakout sophomore season with Briscoe winning his first Cup race on March 13 at Phoenix (Ariz.) Raceway in just his 40th career Cup start.
The victory secured the Mitchell, Indiana native’s seat in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs and earned him the honor of being the 200th Cup Series winner in NASCAR history.
“It’s huge to have stability, with my team and my partners. It just gives you more confidence. Stewart-Haas Racing is where I want to be for a long time. It’s the place I’ve known longer than anywhere else in my NASCAR career,” said Briscoe.
“I remember getting signed by Ford in 2017 and I told people, ‘You know, if I could pick one place to be, it would be Stewart-Haas Racing. And if I could drive one car, it would be the 14 car. That would be the ultimate dream.’ And now, here I am.
“SHR has such a great group of people, from the Xfinity Series to the Cup Series, and they’ve all just guided me in the right direction. From drivers to crew chiefs to crew members, they’ve always had my back, and that’s been a huge help – just having people believe in you.”
Briscoe’s hero Tony Stewart said it was a priority to keep Briscoe within the walls of SHR and the organization is proud to have him around for many more years to come.
“Chase has made the most of every opportunity and the proof is in the results,” added Tony Stewart, the NASCAR Hall of Famer who co-owns SHR with Haas Automation founder Gene Haas.
“Keeping him at SHR was a priority and we’re proud to have him in our racecars for many more years to come.”
Briscoe is a third-generation racer whose career began on dirt tracks in and around his home state of Indiana.
Since he was 13, Briscoe has followed in his grandfather’s and father’s footsteps, racing sprint cars on the rough-and-tumble bullrings of the Midwest. In 2014, Briscoe moved to North Carolina to pursue a career in stock car racing. He volunteered in race shops before landing the chance to pilot an ARCA Racing Series entry for Briggs Cunningham III and his Cunningham Motorsports operation for two races in 2015 earning a top-10 in his ARCA debut at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Briscoe parlayed that opportunity into a full-time ride for 2016, winning six races and the driver’s championship before advancing to the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series in 2017 with Brad Keselowski Racing.
After winning the Truck Series’ rookie-of-the-year award and winning the final race of the season at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway, a limited Xfinity Series schedule followed in 2018 with SHR and Roush-Fenway Racing. Briscoe earned his first career Xfinity Series win with SHR on Sept. 29, 2018, at the Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway Road Course. He then competed full time in the Xfinity Series with SHR in 2019 and 2020, qualifying for the NASCAR Playoffs in both seasons.
“Growing up in Indiana and racing sprint cars, the guy I always looked up to was Tony Stewart. To be able to drive for him is a dream come true. To know I’ll have my name above the door of that No. 14 Ford Mustang for a really long time means a lot, and I’m ready to write my own history in it,” Briscoe said.
Briscoe enters his third year of Cup competition representing primary partners Mahindra Ag North America, HighPoint.com, Rush Truck Centers, Magical Vacation Planner, Ford Performance Racing School, Code 3 Associates, Cummins and Mobil Delvac 1.
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