Surging Chase Briscoe says a win “is correct across the nook”

Briscoe is heading into this weekend’s race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway on the heels of consecutive top-10 finishes, together with a season’s-best sixth final weekend at Texas.

The robust two-week run – which included top-10 finishes in each levels at Texas and rebounding from involvement in a wreck early within the ultimate stage – has pushed Briscoe to twelfth within the collection standings – highest amongst all 4 Stewart-Haas Racing drivers.

It’s additionally given the 29-year-old native of Mitchell, Ind., some confidence transferring ahead.

“Manner higher than sixth place (at Texas). I really feel like I maintain saying it’s irritating as a result of we’re means higher than that pace sensible however total, it was a very stable day and actually stable factors day,” Briscoe mentioned.

“I really feel like our win is correct across the nook. We simply have to scrub up somewhat little bit of stuff.”

Talladega is nearly as good a monitor as any for Briscoe’s – and Ford’s – first win of the 12 months.

The two.66-mile superspeedway has been good to Ford via the years with the producer producing 32 Cup victories, with at the least one in 11 of the final 12 seasons.

In six profession Cup begins on the monitor, Briscoe has just one end exterior the top-15. His common end of 14.8 is fourth greatest amongst present full-time collection drivers, trailing solely Chase Elliott (13.6), Todd Gilliland (14.0) and Ryan Blaney (14.5).

“Getting a Mustang in Victory Lane at Talladega can be tremendous cool. The Mustangs have been tremendous good at superspeedway race tracks, so it will be no higher time to get one than simply after the sixtieth birthday of Mustang,” he mentioned.

“That’s what we’re going to attempt to do. We’re going to have actually quick Fords, so hopefully, one among us can put Mustang in Victory Lane.”

Ford additionally celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of the long-lasting sports activities automotive at a day-long occasion this previous week at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Whereas his season – which included the addition of two new teammates at SHR in Josh Berry and Noah Gragson – has gotten off to a sluggish begin, it’s been an essential one within the growth of Briscoe’s NASCAR profession.

“It’s been actually good. Actually, it’s most likely been my favourite 12 months at Stewart-Haas,” he defined. “All of my teammates are comparatively the identical age as me. We’re all type of the identical, the place we’re career-wise, and it’s simply been lots of enjoyable from the camaraderie facet and simply attending to know them higher.

“I simply really feel like from a teamwork standpoint, we’re means higher than we’ve ever been so far as working collectively. I’d say 10 races in we’re farther forward from a teamwork standpoint, so hopefully we are able to proceed to develop that.”

The are few tracks on the Cup schedule the place teamwork might play as large a task within the final result, which is one more reason for Briscoe’s confidence heading into this weekend. It’s additionally a race the place the end result can change shortly via no fault of your personal.

“You follow the plan as a result of Talladega is a type of locations the place in case you get off the plan, it type of simply ruins your day,” he mentioned. “Like, you possibly can pit by your self, however then you definately’re simply frolicked to dry.

“It’s important to have a plan, however I additionally I really feel like that plan by no means performs out. You’re continually calling audibles the entire race as a result of it’s continually altering.

“Hopefully, we are able to simply have a type of stable days. Clearly, we’re going there to win the race, however Talladega is a type of locations the place in case you can simply come out of it with a top-15, you’re nearly completely happy simply since you didn’t bleed a ton of factors.”