Denny Hamlin is ready for Chase Briscoe to join Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) after being with Stewart-Haas Racing for the last four years. On the Actions Detrimentalpodcast, Hamlin was asked about his thoughts on Briscoe joining Toyota.
“I think that Chase has a very good skill set. Certainly, at some tracks, he really excels really well,” Hamlin said. I’ll be excited to compare myself when he’s in the same car. I do think that he will bring something to the table, always unique perspectives from a driver that has been at another organization. Another manufacturer, all that will be intriguing as he comes into our meetings next year.”
Last week, Joe Gibbs Racing announced that Briscoe would replace Martin Truex Jr. in the No. 19 Toyota in 2025 as Truex announced his retirement. During the introductory press conference, Briscoe was asked his thoughts on officially joining the team which also includes Christopher Bell and Ty Gibbs.
“I think it’s the worst kept secret in the sport for a while now. Christopher (Bell) I guess just couldn’t hold it in any longer,” Briscoe said. “But yeah, super exciting to come to an organization where I feel like it matches my values and just the culture over here is different than wherever I’ve been before. It starts at the top with Joe, Dave (Alpern, president, Joe Gibbs Racing), Heather Gibbs (co-owner, Joe Gibbs Racing) and everybody. It’s been fun for a couple weeks now to learn that side of them and see what makes them as successful as they are.
Chase Briscoe talks about the process of joining Joe Gibbs Racing
Briscoe also talked about the process of joining JGR. “It really started the day that Tony (Stewart) told us all. He kind of asked us at the end, when he told all of the drivers, ‘Do you have any questions?’ and I said, ‘What does this mean about us being able to talk to other people?’,” Briscoe said. “He said, ‘You guys are free to do what you want.’. So really in the conference room, I just started texting all of the team presidents that I knew, and Dave (Alpern, president, Joe Gibbs Racing) was one of them, and just said ‘Hey, Stewart-Haas told us today that we were free to do whatever we want, and would love the opportunity to talk to you guys if there is any potential there.’
“I think the SHR (Stewart-Haas Racing) announcement got done on Tuesday, I want to say. Wednesday night, Dave called me and asked if I wanted to go to breakfast on Thursday, and I think I was signed by Tuesday. It was a super quick thing – it was like four or five days, but yeah, it was literally sitting in the conference room at SHR.”
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