{"id":12029,"date":"2025-06-23T11:56:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/briscoe-wins-at-pocono-first-victory-with-jgr-and-enters-nascar-playoffs\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T11:56:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:56:03","slug":"briscoe-wins-at-pocono-first-victory-with-jgr-and-enters-nascar-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nascar\/briscoe-wins-at-pocono-first-victory-with-jgr-and-enters-nascar-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Briscoe Wins at Pocono: First Victory with JGR and Enters NASCAR Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Briscoe Conquers Pocono and Secures Playoff Spot<\/h2>\n\n\nDriver Chase Briscoe proved his worth behind the wheel, securing a crucial victory at the Pocono circuit and guaranteeing his place in the NASCAR playoffs.\n\nAfter an unexpected change in his career, leaving behind a struggling team to join the powerhouse of Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), Briscoe has responded to the demands with a dominant performance.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Not qualifying for the playoffs is not running anymore in this car.<\/p><cite>Chase Briscoe<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nThe pressure at JGR is high, with the team constantly seeking victory. Briscoe&#8217;s adaptation wasn&#8217;t easy, but his recent victory demonstrates his adaptability and talent.\n\nHard work and the demands of the organization have been key to Briscoe&#8217;s success. His team leader, James Small, highlighted the importance of responsibility and high standards in the new environment.\n\nBriscoe secured his third Cup victory, the first with his new team, surpassing Denny Hamlin in an exciting race. Fuel strategy was crucial, with Briscoe managing to stretch his last drops to secure the victory.\n\nHamlin, with seven Pocono wins, was close to catching Briscoe, but ultimately settled for second place.\n\nBriscoe&#8217;s victory also marks the first for the No. 19 car since 2023, when Martin Truex Jr. was at the wheel. This triumph is a testament to determination and teamwork.\n\nThe team owner, Joe Gibbs, expressed his excitement about having Briscoe, Hamlin, and Christopher Bell in the playoffs. Briscoe also highlighted the adjustment of racing with winning teammates.\n\nBriscoe, who won an Xfinity Series race at Pocono in 2020, has had an impressive performance, including his fourth top-10 finish in the last six races.\n\nThis victory secures a playoff spot for Briscoe, who becomes the eleventh driver to secure his place. James Small, the team principal, celebrates the victory after a difficult period.\n\nThe race at Pocono was marked by intense competition and some notable incidents.\n\nCarson Hocevar made a clean pass on Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and the two drivers, with previous tensions, managed to compete without incident.\n\nThere was a moment of fright in the pit lane when AJ Allmendinger hit a tire, which impacted a member of the opposing team. In addition, Bubba Wallace, Michael McDowell, and Riley Herbst suffered brake problems.\n\nThe next NASCAR stop will be in Atlanta, where Christopher Bell won the first race of the season in March.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Briscoe Conquers Pocono and Secures Playoff Spot Driver Chase Briscoe proved his worth behind the wheel, securing a crucial victory at the Pocono circuit and guaranteeing his place in the NASCAR playoffs. After an unexpected change in his career, leaving behind a struggling team to join the powerhouse of Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), Briscoe has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12030,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[3035,217,182,4490],"class_list":{"0":"post-12029","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nascar","8":"tag-chase-briscoe","9":"tag-joe-gibbs-racing","10":"tag-nascar","11":"tag-pocono"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12029"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12029\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}