CHASE BRISCOE WINS THE GREAT AMERICAN GETAWAY 400 AT POCONO RACEWAY!
Chase Briscoe and his Bass Pro Shop pit crew celebrating their win in the Members 1st Federal Credit Union Victory Lane at Pocono Raceway!
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by Derek Jackson
The chase is over for Briscoe, as the Indiana native captured his first win of the 2025 NASCAR Cup season as the newest member of the Joe Gibbs Racing team. Briscoe’s first win came in front of the sold-out crowd of race fans at Pocono Raceway for The Great American Getaway 400 presented by VisitPA.com.
Ultimately it was a race against the sunset, as the race was delayed for two and a half hours as thunderstorms rolled through the area at the posted start time. The closing laps of the race also provided drama, as on the last pit stop Briscoe left the pit box a few seconds early as well as a few gallons short of a full tank of gas.
Briscoe teammate Denny Hamlin, the winningest driver in track history with seven wins at the Tricky Triangle, was aware of the fuel saving situation that Briscoe faced. Hamlin and two-time Pocono winner, Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney directly in his rearview mirror were pushing Briscoe lap after closing lap.
There were moments towards the end that looked like Hamlin would overtake his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, but Briscoe perfectly executed throttle control to maintain the lead and not run out of gas – ultimately beating Hamlin across the line by a 0.7 second margin of victory.
Team Penske driver Ryan Blaney claimed the final spot on the podium for the day, after a series of battles of his own during the race. Blaney started the race P20 on the 10th row after making adjustments to his car following qualifying. The No. 12 Penske driver also battled a failed cool suit that malfunctioned early in the race.
Heat index temps at the famous racetrack in Long Pond, PA yesterday topped triple digits and upon exiting his vehicle after the race Blaney fell to his knees multiple times, clearly exhausted. He got up briefly to do a TV interview and went back down and stayed down, waiting for the safety team to take him to the infield care center.
Brad Keselowski noted after the race, “Most all of the drivers were still sick and dehydrated from last week’s race in Mexico City. I’ve never seen so many sick drivers before the start of the race”, Keselowski said.
Drivers filling out the top ten were: Chris Buescher P4, Chase Elliot P5, John Hunter Nemechek P6, Kyle Larson P7, Ryan Preece P8, Brad Keselowski P9 and Austin Cindric P10.
On Sunday at the Pocono Raceway Media Center, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro addressed members of the media highlighting that his administration has partnered with the racetrack, aligning the race with Pennsylvania’s tourism brand, The Great American Getaway. Governor Shapiro served as honorary starter for The Great American Getaway 400 presented by VisitPA.com. The Governor noted that the annual race, with 60 years of racing history held in the Pocono Mountains, injects up to $100 million into the Pennsylvania economy!Thousands of race fans sold out the grandstands & infield this weekend in the annual stop in the NASCAR series. The Tricky Triangle continues to be a beloved tradition for racing enthusiasts as Pocono Raceway enters its sixth decade of speed!Bass Pro Shops drivers Austin Dillon and Chase Briscoe on pit road before the start of the Great American Getaway 400 presented by VisitPA.com!Penske teammates Austin Cindric and Joey Logano chat along the front stretch before driver introductions in front of the packed grandstand of race fans at Pocono Raceway!The pride of Dawsonville, Georgia on the front stretch in front of the sold-out crowd at Pocono before driver introductions! The sirens were wailing in his hometown on Saturday when the NASCAR fan favorite driver won the pole award for the Xfinity Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 at Pocono Raceway on Saturday!William Byron on pit road at Pocono Raceway prior to the start of the race. Byron currently leads the NASCAR Cup Points Race!RFK Racing Drivers Brad Keselowski, Ryan Preece and Chris Buescher on pit road at Pocono before the start of the race!Shane Van Gisbergen in deep concentration on pit road prior to the race, as he takes a break from the heat!Always smiling, Ross Chastain on pit road at Pocono Raceway prior to the start of The Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway! Ross drives the Trackhouse Racing No. 1 Busch Light Apple Chevrolet!Early in the race, Brad Keselowski leads Ty Gibbs and Carson Hocevar through turn one at Pocono Raceway!The No. 9 of Chase Elliott as he passes the No. 99 car of Daniel Suarez! Elliott had two good races at Pocono Raceway this weekend. He started out Saturday by capturing the pole award for the Xfinity Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 and claimed a top five, 4th place finish. In the NASCAR Cup race seen here, NASCAR’s most popular driver started in the 18th position and worked his way up to his second top five finish of the weekend by finishing 5th! Elliott currently sits 5th in the points standings, as the young Georgian heads to his home track next weekend at EchoPark Speedway (formerly Atlanta Motor Speedway) for the Quaker State 400!No.1 Ross Chastain battles Joey Logano’s No. 22 PENNZOIL Ford on the Pennsylvania Raceway!No. 77 Carson Hocevar out in front of this pack of drivers during the race. On lap 19 of The Great American Getaway 400, Hocevar lost control of his car while coming out of the turn, slapping the outside wall in the process. Dale Junior called this “the save of the year” for the young driver. Hocevar ran up front in the lead pack for most of the day, eventually leading two laps, but dropped down the order after a pit stop on lap 86 ultimately finishing 18th.Chase Elliott leading the three-wide trio of Erik Jones, Chris Buescher and Denny Hamlin on the famous Tricky Triangle at Pocono Raceway!Tight racing with Erik Jones and Zane Smith out in front of this pack at Pocono!Chase Briscoe, in his famous No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. The 30 year old Mitchell, Indiana native led a race best 72 of the 160 laps on the day at Pocono Raceway!Chase Briscoe captures the checkered flag as he crosses the finish line in The Great American Getaway 400 presented by VisitPA.com at Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania!Chase Briscoe’s amazing victory burnout as he shreds his tires and runs out of gas in front of the fans in the sold-out grandstand at Pocono Raceway!Chase Briscoe in victory lane at Pocono Raceway getting help lifting the coolest winner’s trophy in NASCAR!Chase Briscoe and his Bass Pro Shop pit crew celebrating their win in the Members 1st Federal Credit Union Victory Lane at Pocono Raceway!Sunset & Rainbows ended a great NASCAR race weekend at Pocono Raceway!
