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What multi-year deal with Stewart-Haas Racing means for Chase Briscoe after NASCAR playoff run

Chase Briscoe, driver of the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford, is filled with confidence as he waits for the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season to begin.

His smile comes easily, especially since he knows he will be in his current ride owned by three-time champion Tony Stewart and business entrepreneur Gene Haas for years to come.

Briscoe is a part of a multi-car operation alongside teammates Kevin Harvick, in his final season before retirement, and Aric Almirola, who may also retire in November.

The 2023 Cup Series season begins with the special non-points Busch Light Clash at the L.A. Coliseum on Sunday (8 p.m. ET, Fox). That’s followed by the official start of the season with the Daytona 500 on Feb. 19. Those are followed by 35 remaining races across the country over the next 10 months.

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Briscoe isn’t planning to go anywhere anytime soon. At 28, he has many years of racing left in his career and is very happy to call SHR home.

“It’s really nice to have stability, especially being a young father now,” Briscoe said. “I think that’s the biggest thing for my family. That’s the nicest thing is just having that comfortability, knowing that for the next few years, I’m going to have a job. That’s really important, especially when you’re raising a little one.

“I think that’s the biggest thing for me. That’s most important about the whole thing is how it affects my family versus how it affects me, so that’s really nice. I’ve never had that my entire career, so that’s going to be something new for me to navigate, but I’m looking forward to showing my worth, hopefully, to the organization….”

It was Stewart and Haas who wanted to keep Briscoe in the driver’s seat of their Mustangs. The Mitchell, Indiana, native was a standout in NASCAR’s Xfinity Series with 11 career wins and also has one Cup Series victory at Phoenix Raceway in 2022, making the final eight of the playoffs. He wants to add many more victories to that column in 2023.

Briscoe drove in NASCAR’s Craftsman Truck Series from 2017 through three starts in 2021 and the Xfinity Series from 2018 through three starts in 2021 and 2022.

Even with a top ride secured in the Cup Series for several seasons to come, there is more reason for Briscoe to push the throttle harder than before in search of wins and championships.

“I feel like I always race with this mentality of every lap is making a difference, even if you’re 10 laps down because you have a mechanical issue,” Briscoe said. “I always feel like I’m running 100% just to try to show my team that I’m not giving up. I don’t think my mentality changes now that I’m secured for years to come, so I don’t think it really changes anything for me. It maybe makes you a little less stressed at home, but, outside of that, I feel like (I am) going to the racetrack every weekend to win and try to set the fastest lap every single lap, every single session.”

This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: What Chase Briscoe deal with NASCAR's Stewart-Haas Racing means