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Chase Briscoe’s Back-to-Back Wins Have Made Him the Story of NASCAR’s Chase
The star of NASCAR’s Chase right now is not the points leader. It is Chase Briscoe.
Since taking over the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota from Martin Truex Jr. in 2025, Briscoe has steadily built himself into one of the sport’s top drivers, following a Championship 4 run last season with a career year in 2026 — a career-high Driver Rating of 95.2 and speed at every type of track.
His last few weeks have been a takeover: a near-win at Kansas, where he led until the final seven laps against Kyle Larson, followed by back-to-back victories at Las Vegas and Charlotte. It is only the 18th time since 2004 that a driver has strung together a postseason win streak like it.
The surge has carried Briscoe to third in the Chase standings, 24 points behind Larson, with Talladega, Martinsville and Homestead-Miami left to run. A few weeks ago he was ninth. Now everybody in the garage is watching the No. 19.
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South Carolina-Made GT Radial Tires Win Second Straight Formula DRIFT Tire Cup Championship
Tires made in Richburg, South Carolina, have powered GT Radial to its second consecutive Formula DRIFT Tire Cup Championship.
GT Radial clinched the 2026 title with a dominant performance in Las Vegas on September 26, where teammates Conor Shanahan and Matt Field finished first and second. The 1-2 result gave GT Radial an insurmountable 180-point lead with one event remaining in the season.
At the center of the championship is the GT Radial Champiro SX2 RS, the only Formula DRIFT competition tire manufactured in the United States, built at the company’s Richburg facility, which combines manufacturing with research, development and testing.
“What we learn in competition doesn’t stay at the racetrack,” said Mike Meeiem, GT Radial’s motorsports manager. “Formula DRIFT pushes tires to extremes that everyday drivers will never experience, and that gives our engineers valuable information about compounds, construction, grip, durability and heat management. Those lessons help us continue developing better-performing tires for consumers.”
The same Las Vegas weekend also crowned a champion in Formula DRIFT’s developmental PROSPEC series: Dmitriy Brutskiy became the first three-time PROSPEC champion in series history, while 16-year-old rookie Braden Lons won the final round and took third in the championship. The top three PROSPEC finishers earn a license to move up to the PRO championship next year.
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