It is very clear that Chase Briscoe seems to be the driver to beat week in and week out. With five wins in 13 starts, Briscoe has the most wins of any other driver in the series.
As the series heads to Kentucky Speedway, taking a look at Briscoe’s stats at the track show that this could be another strong showing for the driver of the No. 98 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. Last season was his first start at the track for the Xfinity Series and he started ninth and finished fifth. He also led 14 laps.
With momentum on his side after having won the last two races (Pocono, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course), making Kentucky Speedway the third win in a row doesn’t seem too far off.
Briscoe mentioned having a goal of winning eight races this season to prove himself and with five wins to his name already, he’s within reach of obtaining his goal.
“It’s weird to say but I feel like I’ve always thrived under pressure. I set a goal for myself and the team has stuck behind me, but it’s kind of like Babe Ruth calling his shot. I knew if I did that, I had to back it up. I’ve always fed on the pressure. You go back to the Roval and I won it. A lot of people don’t realize I didn’t have a ride if I didn’t win that race. Sleeping on couches, volunteering in race shops, and only having one race to prove myself, I had to do the best I could. So, I put a number out there. I want to win more races and prove my worth. I felt like that was an attainable goal and that if I put the pressure on myself it would give me something to shoot for,” Briscoe said.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Points Standings
| Rank | Driver | Points | Points Behind | Race Wins | Stage Wins | Playoff Pts. |
| 1 | Chase Briscoe | 556 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 28 |
| 2 | Noah Gragson | 535 | -21 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | Ross Chastain | 501 | -55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Austin Cindric | 494 | -61 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Justin Haley | 451 | -105 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Justin Allgaier | 434 | -122 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Harrison Burton | 421 | -135 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Brandon Jones | 383 | -173 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Michael Annett | 373 | -183 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ryan Sieg | 329 | -227 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Riley Herbst | 298 | -258 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Brandon Brown | 285 | -271 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Myatt Snider | 279 | -277 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Daniel Hemric | 254 | -302 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Alex Labbe | 253 | -303 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chase Briscoe’s back-to-back wins at Pocono Raceway and Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course have kept him at the top of the Playoff standings with his fifth win of the season. He is now sitting 21 points ahead of second-place Noah Gragson in the standings and has 13 more Playoff points (28) than his nearest competitor.
Ross Chastain is still holding onto the third spot in the standings and is the highest-ranked driver in the standings without a win this season. Austin Cindric’s performance at Indianapolis pushed him back up to fourth in the standings, 61 points back from the leader.
Brandon Jones dropped to eighth in the series standings but is already locked into the Playoffs with a win this season. He’s the lowest-ranked driver with a win this season.
Harrison Burton dropped significantly in the standings after Indianapolis and is now in seventh, but he is still the highest-ranked rookie. Riley Herbst, another Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender, is sitting in 11th and Brandon Brown jumped up one spot and is currently holding onto the last Playoff slot. Myatt Snider has dropped to 13th but is only six points below Brown in 12th.
JR Motorsports’ Noah Gragson currently has the best driver rating in the Xfinity Series at 112.0. Briscoe is right behind him in second at 109.6 and Cindric has the third-best at 105.9. Burton has the best driver rating of the rookies in sixth at 97.4.
Chevrolet is currently dominating the Xfinity Series points with six drivers in the top 10. Ford only has two drivers in the series and both of them are in the top 10, too. Toyota has two in the top 10 and Harrison Burton is the only rookie in the top 10.
