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Chase Briscoe Fends Off Hamlin for Pocono Cup Win as Earnhardt Jr. Earns First Crew Chief Victory

Briscoe’s fuel-saving push secured his first win with JGR, assuring him a NASCAR playoff berth.

Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 Registix Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 at Pocono Raceway on June 21, 2025 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
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Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 McDonald's Toyota, walks the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series The Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway on June 21, 2025 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
Chase Briscoe crosses the finish line to win a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Overview

  • Chase Briscoe conserved fuel in the final 30-lap run to hold off Denny Hamlin by 0.682 seconds and claim his first victory with Joe Gibbs Racing.
  • Leading 72 of 160 laps, Briscoe notched his third career Cup win and punched his ticket to the 16-driver NASCAR playoffs.
  • Joe Gibbs Racing recorded a 1-2 finish at Pocono, with Hamlin’s runner-up result marking the team’s 18th Cup victory on the track.
  • On Saturday, Dale Earnhardt Jr. filled in as interim crew chief for a suspended Mardy Lindley and guided 18-year-old Connor Zilisch to his first oval triumph in the Xfinity Series.
  • Earnhardt Jr. praised his debut crew chief role and said he would be willing to return to the pit box if another suspension leaves the team shorthanded.