Noah Gragson Unlikely To Contend As Stewart-Haas Racing Focuses On Chase Briscoe
2 months agoAlthough Noah Gragson has won twice at Bristol in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, he finished a mere 34th in his NASCAR Cup Series debut there and didn't run much better with an average running position of 30th. Even though the Stewart-Haas Racing cars have tended to have more speed on short tracks than elsewhere, he was far behind all his teammates, who finished 12th through 14th in that race. Gragson looks poised to have a little more speed in Saturday's event after qualifying 16th, but it stands to reason that SHR will be entirely focused on Chase Briscoe this evening since he is their only driver in the playoffs and he is sitting just inside the playoff bubble. Gragson should run better now that he is seeing the track for a second time, but don't expect him to seriously contend.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference