Chase Briscoe takes first win of 2026 NASCAR Cup season at Chicagoland
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Last updated Jul 6, 2026
Chase Briscoe secured his first win of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season at Chicagoland Speedway on July 5, defeating Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin to complete a Joe Gibbs Racing 1-2-3 finish. Briscoe led the race after completing green flag stops, ultimately holding off Bell in the closing laps. This victory marks Briscoe's sixth career win in the NASCAR Cup Series. Following this race, the series will return to Atlanta next week.
- •Briscoe led the race after passing William Byron during green flag stops.
- •Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin finished second and third, respectively.
- •Briscoe's victory occurred on crew chief James Small's birthday.
- •Next race is scheduled at Atlanta next week.
- •Briscoe had previously finished second at Atlanta and Sonoma.
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"Chase Briscoe collected his sixth career NASCAR Cup win and his first of the 2026 season on Sunday, winning in NASCAR's long-awaited return to Chicagoland Speedway. He had to hold off a charging Christopher Bell at the end of the race, and led a Joe Gibbs Racing 1-2-3 with Bell second and Denny Hamlin third. Briscoe also claimed the win on crew chief James Small's birthday, delivering him ...Keep reading
"Chase Briscoe returns to Victory Lane for the first time since Talladega in October, 2025, earning his sixth career win at Chicagoland Speedway. It was a trio of Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas at the front of the field at the checkered flag, with Briscoe beating Christopher Bell to the line by just 0.276s, with Denny Hamlin just over three seconds back in third. William Byron led the way for ...Keep reading
"Chase Briscoe, driver of the No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, finally broke through for his first win of the 2026 season Sunday, holding off teammate Christopher Bell in the No. 20 Toyota during a thrilling late-race battle to win the NASCAR Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway.After spending much of…
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