How Tony Stewart’s NASCAR Team Has a Big Advantage Against Hendrick, JGR, and Penske in the Playoffs

Rahul Ahluwalia | 07/09/2024
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As the NASCAR Cup Series field heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend for the first round of the 2024 postseason, there are a few teams who cannot help but rejoice about their entry into the same. One such team is Tony Stewart’s Cup Series outfit, Stewart-Haas Racing.

SHR won their way into the 2024 Playoffs after Chase Briscoe managed to win the final regular season race of the year in Darlington last Sunday.

Previewing what is the team’s final chance to make a deep run into the playoffs and hopefully challenge for a championship before shutting shop at the end of the year, Briscoe outlined how being the sole contender from the team could help the #14 driver and crew’s chances.

While powerhouse teams such as Joe Gibbs Racing or Hendrick Motorsports have to focus on all four of their entries being in championship contention, SHR as an organization has to rally behind just Briscoe bringing them the same hopes of the ultimate prize in the sport.

“I definitely think that part of it is an advantage. The Hendricks of the world, the Gibbs, the Penskes, they’re trying to figure out how to make four cars the best they can go every week, and then on the racetrack, all four of those guys are gonna be fighting each other for points, where I have three teammates out there that can make it really hard to pass them for the other guys and when I get to them they can make it a little bit easier,” Briscoe told the media.

The 29-year-old racer further added how SHR teammate Noah Gragson will be key in executing the best possible championship run for the #14 Ford Mustang driver and said, “A perfect example is the 10 car these next three weeks is gonna go literally identical. Every single piece, part, setup, everything is gonna go identical to how we go, just so they can try stuff in practice and see if we can learn anything. Those other teams that have four cars, they’re not gonna be doing that.”

It remains to be seen for how long can Stewart-Haas Racing and Chase Briscoe sustain what is the team’s final outing as a Playoffs contender before the team shuts its doors ahead of the 2025 season of racing.

With unpredictable venues such as the upcoming Atlanta Motor Speedway, teamwork could be the difference between banking a good points day and crashing out of contention. The race goes live this Sunday, September 8, 2024, at 3:00 pm ET.

Post Edited By: Srijan Mandal
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Rahul Ahluwalia

Rahul Ahluwalia is a NASCAR Content Strategist and Journalist at The SportsRush. Hailing from a Journalism and Mass Communication background, Rahul's love for automobiles transformed into his passion for all things racing. With over 1200+ articles under his belt covering a mixture of NASCAR and F1, he has realized his calling in the world of motorsports with actual first hand experience behind the wheel to back it up. He has competed in several autocross events as well as rallycross-style competitions to hone his skills behind the wheel and better understand the mindset of a racecar driver, allowing him to further improve his writing as well. He also has an editorial background with respect to racing and has eye for stories which otherwise go unnoticed. Rahul is also an avid sim racer indulging in various disciplines such as rallying and oval racing during his free time. Having begun his motorsports journey at the start of 2020, he turned his passion into his work allowing him to delve deeper into the ever evolving and world of cars and motorsports. Apart from racing, Rahul also has sound technical knowledge of the automotive industry and automobiles in general. Having grown up playing video games such as Need for Speed, Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo, it is easy to see where the love for racing and machines inculcated in the first place.

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