Tony Stewart’s team will not be on track in NASCAR from the 2025 season. His iconic Stewart-Haas Racing disbanded after 2024 due to financial issues. Since joining the league in 2009 SHR has been a fan favorite team. They have had everything from popular drivers to race-winning cars which had dominated the series.

Stewart led the squad to multiple wins in the inaugural season including the iconic All-Star race. In 2011, Tony Stewart broke Jimmie Johnson’s five-year streak of championships and won it for SHR. This victory started a memorable journey in which SHR saw another championship and 70 cup series victories. However, SHR started struggling after the 2021 season. Their poor performances combined with financial issues led to their departure from the series.

While their withdrawal left fans shocked they found a new star in Chase Briscoe. As the 2024 season came to an end fans celebrated both Stewart’s and SHR’s legacy while praising Briscoe’s iconic victory. Notably, Briscoe gave SHR their last win of the NASCAR journey in the last regular season race of the season.

A dream come true for Chase Briscoe

Chase Briscoe’s journey to NASCAR was nothing short of a dream come true. Born in the heart of Indiana, Briscoe started following NASCAR as Tony Stewart fan boy. He started his racing career following Stewart’s footprints in dirt tracks and then to NASCAR. However, his dream came true when Stewart noticed his potential and offered him a seat on his Xfinity team. Briscoe stepped up to Stewart’s belief and made his name in NASCAR’s junior series. He has competed in 86 races and has won 11 out of them. He has a career average finish of 10.3 with 54 top-ten finishes.

Briscoe’s performance helped Stewart Haas Racing to graduate him to the premier series in 2021. He was given the number 14 car which was once filled by his idol Tony Stewart. Expressing his feelings while taking up Stewart’s iconic seat Briscoe had said, “It is unbelievable. It still doesn’t feel real.”

Meanwhile, Tony Stewart‘s belief and Briscoe’s performances made him a fan favorite. Within two years of his career, Briscoe made it to the playoffs with a win in 2022. However, his playoff performance was not up to the mark.

Fast forward to 2024 when the NASCAR world felt a shockwave with Tony Stewart’s decision to close SHR. However, Briscoe cooked something that established his legacy at SHR. He registered a win at Southern 500 which was also Stewart-Haas Racing’s final win in NASCAR history.

His journey with SHR was nothing short of an emotional rollercoaster. In a candid conversation, Briscoe had said, “SHR meant everything to me. For one, it was an opportunity to go and fulfill a dream. How many guys in the Cup Series can say they got to drive the car that they physically cheered for as a kid? … And then just the family aspect of it. It’s been an incredible place for the last seven years to be able to call home.” Fans praised Briscoe for ensuring that SHR’s legacy as a dominant team stayed intact, with a win in their last regular season race.

Fans laud Chase Briscoe for keeping Tony Stewart’s legacy alive

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As the Stewarts-Haas Racing’s journey comes to an end fans praised Chase Briscoe for his contributions. In a social media post fans recalled SHR’s first and last win and lauded Briscoe. A Reddit user said, “I’m forever grateful Briscoe pulled one more out for SHR and the freakin Southern 500 at that!!”

Another user echoed the sentiments and said, “Rewatched the final laps of the Southern 500 and while it hurts to see Kyle Busch come so close, Chase Briscoes win will forever give me a chill.” Notably, the 2024 Southern 500 race produced some heartbreaking results.

From Kyle Busch’s last lap setback to Kyle Larson’s championship run, Briscoe foiled every plan. Larson won two stages and led 263 of 367 laps but failed to win the race and regular-season title just by a single point. Meanwhile, Busch made a late charge on fresh tires and surpassed everyone to get to second place within two laps. On lap 359 of 367 Busch narrowed the gap by .18 seconds but failed to surpass Briscoe. Despite his consistent efforts and fresh tires, Busch failed to pass Briscoe and make it to the playoffs.

Another user wrote, “I was so pumped when they got their last win at Darlington, I thought their last chance had passed when Harvick retired.”  It’s worth noting that Kevin Harvick is the most successful driver for SHR. He has won 37 out of his 60 career wins in the NASCAR Cup Series including the championship in 2014. Harvick announced his retirement in 2023 after completing 23 golden years in NASCAR’s premier series.

With the closure of Stewart-Haas Racing Chase Briscoe joins the Joe Gibbs Racing. He will take the number 19 seat vacated by Martin Truex Jr. Speaking about his 2025 plans Briscoe had said, “It’s weird because there’s been other times where my career was literally gonna be over, right? But I feel like this is one of those opportunities where if you don’t perform, like, there’s no excuses. Like, you have to perform at JGR. So from that standpoint, it is different because everywhere else, there’s really not been that expectation.”

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