Chase Briscoe and Denny Hamlin have done what every driver dreams of. Both Joe Gibbs Racing drivers have punched their tickets to the Championship 4 early. With Briscoe’s clutch win at Talladega and Hamlin’s dominant run in Las Vegas, both find themselves in rare territory: heading into Martinsville without the usual cloud of playoff pressure hanging over them. But here’s the thing: if you think that means Briscoe’s planning to take it easy, think again.

Chase Briscoe set a clear goal heading into the crucial NASCAR race at Martinsville Speedway: “I think it’s trying to just go there and win again, truthfully. I mean, all of us want a grandfather clock, right? And, you know, I feel like that’s a place where I’ve always ran really, really good. I just haven’t been able to win all the way.

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