Joe Gibbs Racing — The organization will have at least half of the four-driver field contending for a championship at Phoenix. Chase Briscoe joins teammate Denny Hamlin, who won at Las Vegas, in the title race. Teammate Christopher Bell is in a transfer position heading into this weekend’s elimination race at Martinsville Speedway.

What does one driver get another for assisting in a win and a trip to theChampionship 4? Well, Chase Briscoe has answered that question. Briscoe answered the call after Ty Gibbs pushed him to the win at Talladega last week and punched his ticket to Phoenix.

Chase Briscoe surged to the front of the field in overtime and won the YellaWood 500 at Talladega to reach the 2025 NASCAR Championship 4.

NASCAR and college football are about as far apart on the sporting spectrum as two things can get. However, fans do overlap. In an effort by NASCAR to maybe convert a few more fans, the auto racing body ventured into the heart of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities football universe to add to the pageantry that is Alabama State vs.

Heading into the Round of 8 finale, Christopher Bell (37 points above the cutline) and Kyle Larson (plus-35) are above the cutline. William Byron (minus-36), Joey Logano (minus-38), Ryan Blaney (minus-47) and Chase Elliott (minus-62) are below the cutline.

Kyle Larson was in position to win Sunday’s YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Then, fuel mileage caught up to him. Fighting for the lead in the closing laps, the Hendrick Motorsports driver ran out of gas just after the final restart.

Chase Briscoe became the second Joe Gibbs Racing driver to advance to the championship four portion of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs on Sunday.

Chase Briscoe has secured a spot in NASCAR's championship finale with his first superspeedway win at Talladega.

Chase Briscoe won the YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Oct. 19. He joined Denny Hamlin in the NASCAR Cup Series championship four.

Austin Hill was seen flipping the middle finger to fans after taking the checkered flag in this past Saturday’s Xfinity Series playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway. Hill’s gesture was in response to a group of fans doing the same.