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Chase Briscoe beats Christopher Bell by 0.029 seconds at Charlotte
Chase Briscoe won Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina.
He beat Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell by just 0.029 seconds after they made contact in the final turn.
The race covered 400 miles and 267 laps, but the finish came down to a few feet.
Ryan Blaney finished third, while championship leader Kyle Larson placed outside the top five.
Larson's lead over Denny Hamlin grew to 49 points, while Bell is 51 points behind Larson and Briscoe is 65 points behind.
Briscoe's second straight win moved him closer to the championship lead.
Chase Briscoe beat teammate Christopher Bell by 0.029 seconds to win the NASCAR Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday.
The finish was the closest of the 2026 Cup season and the second-closest in Charlotte Cup history.
The victory was Briscoe’s second straight playoff win, his eighth career win and third of the season.
Ryan Blaney finished third, followed by Josh Berry and Denny Hamlin, while Kyle Larson placed sixth.
Briscoe’s back-to-back victories cut his points deficit to playoff leader Larson from 123 points to 65.
- Who
- Chase Briscoe won, ahead of 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
- Not stated
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I don't know what it is about these finishes. I have to quit making it so exciting at the end,
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That's always when I'm the most nervous, when a couple of our guys are running up front,
We got to execute better, be a little faster -- all of the above,
Briscoe won the playoff race at Las Vegas, cutting into Kyle Larson’s points lead.
Larson started on the pole and led 68 of 80 laps in the first stage.
Bell won the second stage after catching Larson.
Briscoe held off Bell at the finish to win at Charlotte by 0.029 seconds.
- Winning margin
- 0.029 seconds
- Venue
- Charlotte Motor Speedway
- Briscoe’s career wins
- 8
- Briscoe’s wins this season
- 3
- Briscoe’s points deficit to Larson
- 65 points after the race
- Finishers on lead lap
- 27 of 39 starters
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