Briscoe Wins his Second Straight Xfinity Race of 2020 on the Road Course at Indy

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – RIS – Chase Briscoe dreamed of running at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  The kid from Indiana wanted to win there in a stock car like Tony Stewart did.  It happened in a wild run on the road course at Indy.  The winner was celebrating and kissing the bricks on a day where he almost gave it away but fought back and won. 

Briscoe led for 30 of the 62 laps, but a missed turn while leading with three laps to go left him in third place behind A.J. Allmendinger and fellow Ford driver Austin Cindric.  Little did he know that Allmendinger and Cindric would get into battle where sheet metal was damaged.  The driver of the No. 98 Ford Mustang waited until the other two got into it, drove a perfect lap, and got by both and on to victory.

“I wish fans were here,” Briscoe said. “That’s tough. I wish they could have been here to share that because it may never happen again.”

Not likely.  It was Briscoe’s fifth win of the season, his second straight win, and has proven he can come from behind time and time again.

“I just can’t believe I won at Indianapolis,” Briscoe said. “It’s still not as prestigious as winning on the oval, but to be the first to do something here, it’s still special — especially when you grow up less than an hour from here.”

In the carnage of Lap 61, Briscoe moved out to a big leas on that final lap as Cindric and Allmendinger battled so hard that Noah Gragson wound up third while Allmendinger and Cindric faded to fourth and fifth as they battled and bumped around the 14-turn, 2.439-mile course over the final two laps.

I thought it was a great show,” Haley said after getting to witness the battle from behind the leaders. “I really enjoyed it, it was fun to come and learn and I was really excited to be here. It’s my home track, it’s “We were kind of chasing down the top three and had a bad pit stop,” Haley said. “So, when they started racing, it made me able to catch them quicker at.” Briscoe’s home track.” Haley finished second.

Regardless, it was a tremendous day for Briscoe even though he wished there were fans in the stands to help him celebrate.

“Every week, I’ve talked about how the fans make winning fun and the last couple times, I didn’t really celebrate because I don’t get hyped up,” he said. “But to win here at Indianapolis, driving for my hero, with (interim crew chief) Greg Zipadelli in my box, it’s just unbelievable.”

Unofficial Results: Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard

Fin, Str, Driver, Car, Laps, Stage 1 Pos, Stage 2 Pos, Pts, Status, Tms, Laps, Playoff Pts
1) 12, Chase Briscoe, No. 98 Highpoint.com Ford, 62, 4, 1, 57, Running, 5, 30, 6
2) 11, Justin Haley, No. 11 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, 62, 3, 4, 50, Running, , ,
3) 8, Noah Gragson, No. 9 Switch Chevrolet, 62, 6, , 39, Running, , ,
4) 30, AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Digital Ally Body Cameras Chevrolet, 62, , 10, 34, Running, 1, 2,
5) 10, Austin Cindric, No. 22 Menards/Richmond Ford, 62, 1, , 42, Running, 2, 21, 1
6) 9, Ross Chastain, No. 10 Chevy Accessories Chevrolet, 62, 7, , 35, Running, , ,
7) 5, Justin Allgaier, No. 7 Klondike Chevrolet, 62, 2, 2, 48, Running, 1, 2,
8) 22, Alex Labbe, No. 90 Prolon/VRVictroriaVille.com Chevrolet, 62, 9, , 31, Running, , ,
9) 2, Michael Annett, No. 1 Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet, 62, , 5, 34, Running, , ,
10) 19, Preston Pardus, No. 36 Chinchor Electric/Danus Chevrolet, 62, , , 27, Running, 1, 2,
11) 24, Brandon Brown, No. 68 BMS Chevrolet, 62, , 6, 31, Running, , ,
12) 38, Brandon Gdovic, No. 26 WindstaxEnergy Toyota, 62, , , 25, Running, , ,
13) 21, Jeremy Clements, No. 51 RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet, 62, 10, , 25, Running, , ,
14) 17, Jade Buford, No. 07 Big Machine Distillery Chevrolet, 62, , , 23, Running, , ,
15) 27, Kyle Weatherman, No. 47 Stand For The Flag Chevrolet, 62, , , 22, Running, , ,
16) 26, Myatt Snider #, No. 93 Louisiana Hot Sauce Chevrolet, 62, , , 21, Running, , ,
17) 4, Ryan Sieg, No. 39 CMRRoofing.com Chevrolet, 62, , 3, 28, Running, 1, 2,
18) 13, Jesse Little #, No. 4 JD Motorsports Chevrolet, 62, , , 19, Running, , ,
19) 34, Timmy Hill(i), No. 13 ROOFCLAIM.COM Toyota, 62, , 8, 0, Running, , ,
20) 7, Anthony Alfredo, No. 21 Lucas Oil Chevrolet, 62, , , 17, Running, , ,
21) 28, Stephen Leicht, No. 61 JANIKING Toyota, 62, , , 16, Running, , ,
22) 20, Josh Williams, No. 92 Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet, 62, , , 15, Running, , ,
23) 36, Josh Bilicki, No. 99 Insurance King Toyota, 62, , 7, 18, Running, , ,
24) 14, Mike Wallace, No. 0 Market Scan Chevrolet, 62, , , 13, Running, , ,
25) 6, Harrison Burton #, No. 20 DEX Imaging Toyota, 62, 8, 9, 17, Running, , ,
26) 29, Joe Graf Jr #, No. 08 Bucked Up Energy Chevrolet, 62, , , 11, Running, , ,
27) 37, Chad Finchum, No. 66 MBM MOTORSPORTS Toyota, 62, , , 10, Running, , ,
28) 31, Kody Vanderwal #, No. 52 ADVANCED DAIRY SERVICE Chevrolet, 61, , , 9, Running, , ,
29) 15, BJ McLeod, No. 6 JD Motorsports Chevrolet, 61, , , 8, Running, , ,
30) 33, Matt Mills, No. 5 Thompson Electric Chevrolet, 61, , , 7, Running, , ,
31) 1, Jeb Burton, No. 8 LS Tractor Chevrolet, 60, , , 6, Running, 1, 1,
32) 35, Vinnie Miller, No. 78 Koolbox Chevrolet, 60, , , 5, Running, , ,
33) 23, Riley Herbst #, No. 18 Monster Energy Toyota, 57, , , 4, Running, , ,
34) 32, Bayley Currey(i), No. 74 Stand For The Flag Chevrolet, 54, , , 0, Running, , ,
35) 25, Tommy Joe Martins, No. 44 AAN Adjusters Chevrolet, 51, , , 2, Axle, , ,
36) 16, Brett Moffitt(i), No. 02 Fr8 Auctions Chevrolet, 44, , , 0, Running, , ,
37) 3, Brandon Jones, No. 19 Toyota Service Centers Toyota, 34, 5, , 7, Oil Line, 1, 2,
38) 18, Jeffrey Earnhardt, No. 15 FlexFit Chevrolet, 9, , , 1, Chassis, , ,
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Race Length: 62 laps, 151.218 miles

Time of Race: 2 hr 2 min 48 sec

Average Speed: 73.885 mph

Margin of Victory: 1.717 sec

Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 7, 11, 98, 19, 9, 10, 20, 90, 51

Stage 2 Top 10: 98, 7, 39, 11, 1, 68, 99, 13, 20, 16

Race Comments: Chase Briscoe won the Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, his seventh victory in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

Caution Flags: 5 for 15 laps;
Laps: 19-23 (Debris From No. 78 / Stage 1 Conclusion [5]);
27-28 (No. 74 Stalled On Track [8]);
36-38 (No. 19 Incident Turn 9 [8]);
42-43 (Stage 2 Conclusion [66]);
53-55 (Debris From No. 44 [66]).

Lead Changes: 12 among 8 drivers;
J. Burton 0-1;
J. Allgaier 2-3;
A. Cindric 4-21;
B. Jones 22-23;
C. Briscoe 24-27;
A. Cindric 28-30;
C. Briscoe 31-36;
R. Sieg 37-38;
C. Briscoe 39-53;
P. Pardus 54-55;
C. Briscoe 56-58;
A. Allmendinger 59-60;
C. Briscoe 61-62.

Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Chase Briscoe, No. 98

Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Myatt Snider, No. 93