Dale Earnhardt Jr. Predicts ‘Dangerous Overachiever’ Chase Briscoe Causing Headaches to Drivers in the Playoffs

Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. has given a bold verdict on Chase Briscoe’s championship hopes, after impressive recent runs.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Predicts ‘Dangerous Overachiever’ Chase Briscoe Causing Headaches to Drivers in the Playoffs

Chase Briscoe and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Via IMAGO and nascar.com)

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Chase Briscoe joined Joe Gibbs Racing at the start of this season with a chip on his shoulder, as he was replacing the TRD teams most consistent driver in Martin Truex Jr. Other than few unfortunate runs, he has been strong, with the recent back-to-back P2 finish making him one of the inform racers. This has inspired Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. to make a bold prediction about him.

From the 21 races so far in the 2025 season, Chase Briscoe secured seven top-5 finishes, alongside the impressive Pocono win. He finished outside the top-20 in just six races, due to bad luck or minor mistakes. Two times Xfinity Series champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. has shared his thoughts on the No:19 team, on his podcast, after witnessing his solid P2 finish at Dover.

The JR Motorsports co-owner pointed out that though it isn’t time to make any championship contender claim, at the moment, considering the form and how close the playoffs are, Chase Briscoe is one of the dangerous racers at the moment. Junior believes the ex-SHR drivers is close to becoming one of the top contenders.

I’m not sure that anyone else is really ready to make this claim, but I’m feeling like Briscoe, to me, might be the… he’s pretty dangerous in terms of you used to have the Big Three, and there’s always going to be like these drivers as we get closer to the playoffs that we pinpoint as the guys that are the favorites.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. said via Dale Jr. Download.

Talking about how the playoffs have played out in the in Next-Gen era, Junior asserted that drivers that has won championship in the last three season has been the ones that found form at the right moment in the start of the playoffs. Briscoe is capable of pulling of something like Joey Logano sneaking in an winning the Bill France Cup or causing massive headaches to the front runners.  

This championship comes down to these couple of drivers. And we’re not always right. Joey Logano sneaks in and wins a championship, nobody thought that was going to happen. And I think Briscoe’s the kind of guy that can get in there and cause some headaches for some of the drivers that we feel like will be the contenders in this playoff system…

Dale Earnhardt Jr. added.

Chase Briscoe is working hard behind the scenes to improve his performance

In his recent appearance in the Rubbin Is Racing podcast, Chase Briscoe reveals the hard work he puts in every race week to performance soldi performance and secure good finishes. It has been a significant factor behind him consistency for Joe Gibbs.

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Chase Briscoe (Via IMAGO)

He gets a lot of documents and video material to review before every race weekend, and he spends hours in the simulate mid-week, getting an idea about the race week. In the podcast he admitted that the work he is ding behind the scenes at the moment was more than what he expected when he was racing in the junior racing championships.

There’s a ton of stuff, but it’s all together. You’re watching the video, and you’re looking at the data, and then you go to the simulator, and try to apply it. Like this week alone, I’ve done 10 hours in the simulator. So, I mean, it’s just there’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes, that even I didn’t realize happened until I got to NASCAR.

Chase Briscoe said.

The hard work Chase Briscoe has put in, so far has yielded him good results at Joe Gibbs Racing. But it isn’t enough for a championship run, as he wants to perfect his execution more, take more calculated risk during duels and motivate his crew to field better cars. It would be interesting to see how everything is going to playout for the star driver.

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