Another Former Dirt Open Wheel Driver Wins A Stock Car Championship

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  • CIRF
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2007
    • 8122

    #1

    Another Former Dirt Open Wheel Driver Wins A Stock Car Championship

    Congratulations to Chase Briscoe, 2016 ARCA Champion and won the last race of the season at Kansas Speedway tonight.

    Chase is from Mitchell, Indiana and broke Jeff Gordon's record for the youngest winner of a 410 wingless sprint car race at the ripe old age of 14. Chase raced on a shoe string budget but did more with less than about anyone while competing in the 410 sprinters. Love seeing guys like Chase do well. Gotta' think there is a good chance Chase will get a shot at NASCAR in the very near future.

    On a side note, Chris Buescher, who is a former Xfinity champion and made it into the Cup chase this year said during the Kansas ARCA race that his most memorable and satisfying of his 10 ARCA wins was his victory on the dirt mile of Du Quoin, Illinois. The Du Quoin win stands out above wins at Salem, Michigan and Road America, among others. Must be something special about winning on the dirt in a Cup style stock car.

    ARCA racing is not the pinnacle of full sized stock car competition, obviously NASCAR Cup is, but it's a grass roots working man's division that hasn't yet been poisoned by money and prima donna drivers and car owners.

    Once again, congrats to Chase Briscoe!!
  • kidrock
    Senior Member
    • May 2007
    • 16406

    #2
    Congrats to Chase on his ARCA championship

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    • Just The Tip
      Senior Member
      • Oct 2008
      • 231

      #3
      Used to watch his dad, Kevin, wheel a non wing sprint around Bloomington quite a bit. Congrats Chase on the championship.

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      • CIRF
        Senior Member
        • Jul 2007
        • 8122

        #4
        Originally posted by Just The Tip View Post
        Used to watch his dad, Kevin, wheel a non wing sprint around Bloomington quite a bit. Congrats Chase on the championship.
        JTT, I too remember Chase's dad Kevin. Not positive but I think I remember Kevin driving a USAC Silver Crown car at Springfield, Indy and Du Quoin back in the day.

        Given Chase's dirt open wheel experience we were expecting him to win the Springfield and Du Quoin ARCA dirt races.

        Hopefully he'll catch on with a decent NASCAR truck or Xfinity team. He has the pedigree and it appears he has the talent, like many of the dirt open wheel guys do.

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