Chase Briscoe Has a Priceless Reaction to His Pole in Atlanta That Came From 30,000 Feet

Undoubtedly, your talent, your mental and physical skills, your market value, sponsorships are some of the most fundamental elements of what it takes for one to be a successful racecar driver. But there are drivers who have it all but still do not succeed. That’s because there’s another element in the equation that is incredibly unpredictable. That element is ‘luck’, and it seems Chase Briscoe is riding on the wave of some good luck at this moment.

The Stewart Haas Racing driver who won the race last week in Phoenix has now made sure he approaches the next race, the current one in Atlanta, as best as he can.

This is because Briscoe ‘found’ himself starting on the pole. That’s right, he didn’t earn the pole, but rather he landed on it automatically without driving a single lap.

Because of this, the driver from Indiana had a pretty sarcastic reaction. On Twitter, his team posted a tweet about his pole position to which Briscoe replied, “Car drove absolutely PERFECT in qualifying, proud of my guys.”

“Not a single car ran a faster lap than the No.14. Really quite impressive,” read a reaction to this tweet, to which Briscoe replied, “Never thought my first pole would come from 30,000 feet.”

Why was Chase Briscoe on pole despite not putting in a single lap?

The short answer to that question is this – rules.

However, to elaborate, Chase Briscoe starting on the pole is a result of the formula based on Performance Metrics Qualifying. This formula consists of four categories of statistics that are the owner points position, owner final race position, and the finish and fastest lap from the most recent race.

The formula consists of 15% of the fastest lap time position, 25% of the driver’s final race finish position, 35% of the owner’s point position, and 25% of the owner’s final race position.

On Sunday, Chase Briscoe will lead the pack when the green flag drops.

He’d hope to cash off his talent and skills behind the wheel once again as his luck seems to be in the right place.

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