In a late race battle between drivers looking for their first win, Chase Briscoe held off Ross Chastain and Tyler Reddick. Briscoe was able to use two strong restarts over the past 20 laps to earn the victory and to provide Tony Stewart wins in less than an hour.
Just prior, Matt Hagan was victorious in his Tony Stewart Racing Funny Car at the NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida.
“That's unbelievable. I was crying the whole last lap,” Briscoe said. “I mean, this is definitely a team win. I got to thank everyone that has gotten me to this point. Seven years ago, I was sleeping on a couch, ready to give up. They gave me an opportunity and it’s led to this.
“So blessed to be driving at the organization, the team, the car that was my hero (Tony Stewart) growing up. To get this No. 14 back in Victory Lane, to do it with Mahindra Tractors, their first year in the sport, everybody that’s believed in me, it’s unbelievable.”
Briscoe is racing in his sophomore season and after many struggles, he was able to break through for the win in his 40th start.
Ruoff Mortgage 500 Results:
Chase Briscoe
Ross Chastain
Tyler Reddick
Ryan Blaney
Kurt Busch
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch
Joey Logano
Daniel Suarez
Chris Buescher
Chase Elliott
Aric Almirola
Denny Hamlin
Alex Bowman
Ty Dillon
Cole Custer
Justin Haley
William Byron
Todd Gilliland
AJ Allmendinger
Austin Dillon
Bubba Wallace
Brad Keselowski
Austin Cindric
Erik Jones
Christopher Bell
Michael McDowell
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Harrison Burton
Landon Cassill
Cody Ware
Garrett Smithley
BJ McLeod
Kyle Larson
Martin Truex Jr.
Corey LaJoie
Check out the recap by Zach Sturniolo at NBC Sports:
The AP recap at USA Today:
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