Chase Briscoe To Make Emotional Tribute At Talladega As SHR Nears End

Lydia Mee

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This Sunday, all eyes will be on Chase Briscoe at the Talladega Superspeedway as the driver takes to the track to make an emotional tribute to Tony Stewart and Stewart-Haas Racing as the team is set to close at the end of the year.

Briscoe will honor Tony Stewart by driving a throwback Rush Truck Centers No. 14 car adorned with a classic NASCAR paint scheme. This comes as SHR confirmed that it will be closing its NASCAR team at the end of the current season.

The team announced in May, as quoted by NASCAR.com:

"We have made the difficult decision to close Stewart-Haas Racing at the conclusion of the 2024 season. It is a decision that did not come easily, nor was it made quickly.

"Racing is a labor-intensive, humbling sport. It requires unwavering commitment and vast resources, with a 365-day mindset to be better than everyone else. It's part of what makes success so rewarding.

"But the commitment needed to extract maximum performance while providing sustainability is incredibly demanding, and we've reached a point in our respective personal and business lives where it's time to pass the torch."

The team continued:

"We're proud of all the wins and championships we've earned since joining together in 2009, but even more special is the culture we built and the friendships we forged as we committed to a common cause — winning races and collecting trophies.

"That is the same commitment we made to our personnel, our partners and our fans coming into this year, and that commitment will remain through the season finale at Phoenix.

"We have tremendous respect and appreciation for all of our employees, and we will work diligently to assist them during this transition to find new opportunities beyond the 2024 race season."

Sharing the news to social media, the team posted:

"What a rush it's been. As a long-standing partner of SHR, Rush Truck Center will look familiar with Chase Briscoe in an iconic Tony Stewart throwback at Talladega."

Briscoe advanced from the Round of 16 despite initially being below the cutline. And now currently positioned at -25 points in the Round of 12, Briscoe faces critical opportunities at Talladega and the Roval, where he can earn vital points or secure an outright win to propel him forward.

NASCAR Cup Series: Current Playoff Standings

  1. William Byron - +34
  2. Ryan Blaney - +28
  3. Christopher Bell - +28
  4. Kyle Larson - +18
  5. Denny Hamlin - +11
  6. Alex Bowman - +8
  7. Chase Elliott - +4
  8. Joey Logano - +4

On The Bubble:

  1. Tyler Reddick - -4
  2. Daniel Suárez - -14
  3. Chase Briscoe - -25
  4. Austin Cindric - -29

Lydia Mee

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Lydia Mee is a passionate motorsport journalist based in the UK. She has a background in covering Formula 1, NASCAR, electric vehicles, and other various motorsports and has interviewed current and former drivers such as Mario Andretti, Alain Prost, and Johnny Herbert amongst others. She's a strong advocate for women in motorsport and a more diverse industry. Her work has been seen on Sports Illustrated, On SI and Newsweek. She can be followed at @lydiameemotorsport on Instagram and @LMeeMotorsport on X.