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Chase Briscoe beats Christopher Bell by 0.029 seconds at Charlotte
Chase Briscoe won Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina.
He finished just 0.029 seconds ahead of Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell after the two made contact on the final lap.
The win was Briscoe's second in a row during the playoffs and the eighth of his career.
Ryan Blaney finished third, while playoff leader Kyle Larson came sixth and added nine points to his lead.
Briscoe has cut his gap to Larson from 123 points to 65 and is fourth in the standings, with four races left.
Bell is 51 points behind Larson, and Denny Hamlin is 49 points back.
The remaining races will decide the Cup Series champion.
Chase Briscoe beat teammate Christopher Bell by 0.029 seconds to win Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
The result was the second-closest finish in Cup history at the track and the closest finish of the 2026 Cup season.
Briscoe earned his second consecutive playoff victory, following his win at Las Vegas the previous week.
He moved into fourth place in the Chase standings, 65 points behind leader Kyle Larson, with four races remaining.
Bell finished second, Ryan Blaney third, and Larson sixth.
- Who
- Chase Briscoe won, ahead of Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell.
- What
- Briscoe won the NASCAR Cup race by 0.029 seconds.
- When
- Sunday, October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
- Why
- Briscoe held off Bell in a close finish; the sources do not state a further reason.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Briscoe won the NASCAR Cup playoff race at Las Vegas.
Charlotte qualifying was rained out, and Larson started on the pole based on NASCAR's metric system.
Briscoe held off Bell to win at Charlotte by 0.029 seconds.
Briscoe was fourth in the Chase standings, 65 points behind Larson, with four races left.
- Winning margin
- 0.029 seconds
- Track
- Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
- Briscoe's career wins
- Eight
- Briscoe's laps led
- 62
- Larson's Chase lead over Briscoe
- 65 points
- Races remaining in the Chase
- Four
What people are saying
I don't know what it is about these finishes. I have to quit making it so exciting at the end.
When I got beyond those final lapped cars with five or six [laps] to go, I felt like I was going to knock the wall down.
That's always when I'm the most nervous, when a couple of our guys are running up front.
We haven't lit the world on fire by any means, and we’re still hanging around.
Sources
Winners and losers from NASCAR Cup at Charlotte after dramatic finish
4 Takeaways From Chase Briscoe's Thrilling Victory At Charlotte
Briscoe edges JGR teammate Bell in dramatic Chase win at Charlotte
Official race results: 2026 NASCAR Cup Charlotte II
Chase Briscoe beats Christopher Bell by 0.029s in NASCAR Cup Charlotte photo finish
Briscoe holds off Bell in Charlotte to win second straight playoff race
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