Chase Briscoe reveals which other NASCAR teams he met with amid Joe Gibbs negotiations

Chase Briscoe shared his experience of the process of joining Joe Gibbs Racing during a press conference on Tuesday. The NASCAR Cup Series driver revealed that he was in talks with Woods Brothers Racing and Team Penske on Monday night after sitting with officials from Joe Gibbs Racing earlier that day. Briscoe continued to talk to Penske on Tuesday, and Gibbs sent a contract that night.

When the people at Gibbs sent the contract, they said they’d know by Wednesday if Martin Truex Jr. will announce his retirement. On Wednesday, Truex told the team he’s retiring, but before Briscoe signed with Gibbs, he still met with Wood Brothers “out of respect for them,” per Kelly Crandall of Racer.

During the press conference, Briscoe talked about fitting into the culture of Joe Gibbs Racing. “I think just how Joe (Gibbs, owner and founder, Joe Gibbs Racing) is as a person. It starts at the top,” he said. “The faith part of it was big, and obviously they want to do everything they can to win, but I feel like they do it the right way here.

Chase Briscoe talks about how much Joe Gibbs Racing wanted him

“Out of all the teams that I met with; Joe was the only team that never said what can you bring. They just wanted me for me, and that meant a lot to me personally. They felt that strongly about me in the car and the other teams – Joe was the one that called me two to three times a day and reassured me how bad they wanted me in the car. That just made a difference for me personally, because it honestly helped my confidence in the race car – just knowing that he believed in me that much – and I haven’t even driven a race over here yet, so from that standpoint, that was really important to me.”

Briscoe continued: “And the culture and the faith side of it, how Joe is and even when we’ve been flying all over the place – he prays before we take off – and just things like that, that means a lot to me personally. I definitely felt like from a culture standpoint it was a great fit. I just felt like what I believe in and how I try to go about everything, it was a perfect fit.”