Chase Briscoe’s slow start to the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season continued in Sunday’s Straight Talk Wireless 500 at Phoenix Raceway.
During Stage 2, the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota had a tire go down entering Turn 3 and slammed the outside retaining wall to put the hot rod in the garage for the remainder of the race.
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“I’ve only seen the replay one time, it almost looked like something in my left front,” Briscoe said. “When I had my vibration, I told them that I thought it was in the front end. Just par for the course for how this year started. It was another car that was extremely fast, felt like we were certainly going to be in contention for the win and just another failure for us.”
It’s the second consecutive DNF for Briscoe after a transaxle failure at Circuit of The Americas.
The No. 19 was credited with a 37th-place finish at Phoenix, a third result of 36th or worse in the first four races of 2026. He entered Sunday 27th in points and now heads to Las Vegas in 33rd.
