The historic Brickyard is special for all NASCAR drivers. However, it is a little more special for Chase Biscoe. The #14 driver’s special connection with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway began when he was just 7 years old.

It was at this very stadium that he received his first racing uniform. It was also marked as the first time he ever saw the Brickyard out of TV. However, these are not the only reasons why the track is so special for him. In a recent video posted by Stewart-Haas Racing, Bricose tells us all about it.

Chase Briscoe’s special connection with Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The recent Brickyard 400 race completed its 30th anniversary. Amidst a lot of drama, Kyle Larson emerged victorious. In this race, SHR’s Chase Briscoe, who started from P20, had to be satisfied with a 24th-position finish. Even before going into the race, it was special for the driver and his team.

Stewart-Haas Racing has announced it will shut its operations after the 2024 season. Making the race their last on this iconic track. SHR has won thrice at the Brickyard. First was in 2013, with Ryan Newman, and then who can forget the back-to-back (2019, 2020) Brickyard winner Kevin Harvick. Chase Briscoe was teary-eyed, going into the race for having the honor of driving the last race for the legendary team of Tony Stewart. It was also special because it was the first time he rode the Brickyard 400.

In the video shared by SHR; he said, “Every single race car driver you know dreams of getting to race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway but when you are from Indiana the fact that it is you home track there’s just so much more pride.” According to Briscoe, just stepping foot at the Indianapolis has a different feeling and that feeling gets converted to pride since it’s where he grew up. Where probably all his friends and family came to cheer him on, from the stands.

Talking about the feeling he gets every time he comes to this track; he said, “I feel like it’s just a different feeling whenever you come here. at the facility and just the fan base getting around you and you put a lot of pressure on yourself to perform well everytime you come here. The fact that I have you know the greatest race track in the world as my home track is pretty special thing.” He absolutely loves the feeling of homeliness on the track. Briscoe said he cries every time he’s here.

Briscoe absolutely loves being the Hometown guy

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Further in the video, Briscoe went on to talk about how he loves the support he gets at the track. He said, “It is really cool to have the support from your home crowd. Anytime I get a race close to Indiana. Especially when I am racing in Indiana. You definitely can tell the difference from the fans.” 

The #14 mentioned how he used to be in those fans cheering other drivers on and now look where things are. Reiterating this, he said, “Every single year at this race you know we get on the trucks and we ride around the race tracks. I’m always like crying every single time. Like I’m tearing up and that’s just for the Brickyard 400 course. It’s crazy just knowing that I was sitting in those grand stands and you know I was waving at those drivers as they would come by and now I’m on the other side of the wall.”

According to Briscoe, he gets the most cheers on the Indianapolis race track. Even when he laps, people are standing because he’s their ‘hometown guy’. The #14 can probably talk nonstop about how special the track is for him.

Although talking about special, he needed a really special finish on his home turf. Briscoe failed to manage that and is currently sitting one place below the playoff line. Will he manage to get a win in the upcoming races? What do you think? Let us know in the comments below.