Stewart-Haas Racing may have shut down, but its outgoing faces have bright futures ahead. Foremost among them is Chase Briscoe, who will replace Martin Truex Jr. in the No. 19 Toyota seat at Joe Gibbs Racing. Joe Gibbs’ fresh pick brings with him a plethora of motorsports experience, which has piled up since Briscoe won the ARCA Racing Series championship in 2016. He accrued 6 wins and 18 top-ten finishes that year.

However, Chase Briscoe may have been in his strongest form in 2020. That season was marred by lockdowns and vaccinations due to COVID-19. Yet Briscoe did not let any of that stress get to him, as he had a unique pre-race ritual to help him out. He let slip that secret ingredient to his winning streak with glee recently.

A filling, wholesome streak for Chase Briscoe

Before he wheeled the No. 14 SHR Ford to the Cup Rookie of the Year award in 2021, Chase Briscoe left a trailblazing story of success. He was a phenomenon during the 2020 Xfinity Series season, topping the charts with his speed. His rival, Noah Gragson, remarked, “Lot of race cars out here and one space shuttle.” Briscoe won 9 races that year, capping it off with the victory at Kansas Speedway. When he fetched his 8th win in Las Vegas, he broke some records. It tied him with Jack Ingram and Sam Ard for the most wins by non-Cup drivers through 27 races in a season. It also tied him with Carl Edwards for most wins by a Ford driver in a season in the Xfinity Series.

Yet Chase Briscoe had a secret recipe for this resounding success. On a recent episode of ‘Dinner with Racers,’ the star driver recollected his delicious pre-race ritual. Podcast host Ryan Eversley dropped an interesting fact about the driver first. “You eat at the same Wendy’s in Mitchell, Indiana, every day?” Then Briscoe confirmed the supposition, but his dinner ritual is now a thing of the past. “I used to, back when I lived there, right? All the time, I would wear it out, even during Covid.” He was taking a trip down memory lane with fellow Ford driver Austin Cindric: “I went to all these races. I was joking around with Cindric actually. I was like, remember when I was just dominant? He’s like, Yeah.”

Subsequently, Chase Briscoe dropped his long list of delectable dishes, that must have made Cindric’s jaws drop too. The podcast hosts also burst out laughing as Briscoe said, “Almost every one of those wins… before (them) I had 20 chicken nuggets, 2 junior cheeseburgers, a large fries, and a large Dr. Pepper like an hour before getting in the car. Like almost every single one of them.” Briscoe also pointed out an unlikely benefit of the pandemic that allowed him this lip-smacking ritual. “Covid was awesome. You didn’t have to be at the racetrack, you literally rolled through the drive-thru, just straight into the racetrack and change in the car.” Similarly, Hailie Deegan also followed a pre-race ritual – hydration.

Although Chase Briscoe does not follow this delicious winning recipe anymore, he can hone his wheeling skills outside NASCAR.

Going back to his roots

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Joe Gibbs outlined strict restrictions for his Cup Series stars earlier – no racing outside NASCAR. Alex Bowman had a season-derailing injury in a 2023 sprint car race. However, Kyle Larson’s resounding success both in NASCAR and his dirt racing pursuits helped soften Gibbs’ outlook. What is more, three of his drivers are dirt racers – Ty Gibbs, Christopher Bell, and Chase Briscoe. So Gibbs opened the gates – now Briscoe can go back to his roots. He grew up racing 410 sprint cars, the most powerful major class of open-wheel dirt racing. Covid gave Briscoe the benefit of doing his scrumptious ritual, but it also took away precious minutes of practice time.

Now Chase Briscoe can practice wheeling even at dirt racing events to prepare for his big Cup season with JGR. He is excited both for himself and his fans, as he reacted positively to Gibbs’ reversal. “For the fans, I think to be able to have that again is going to be really exciting. So yeah, I’m just thankful that I at least have the opportunity to go do it. You know, at first when I came over there, I thought even if I really wanted to go do like a memorial race that was important to me or something, I wouldn’t even have the option. Now I do so I’m thankful that they opened up the reins a little bit.”

Clearly, Chase Briscoe’s passion to win is alive and burning. Even though a good old snack before the race will be absent, he is sure to make memories in JGR.