Chase Briscoe is headed to the NASCAR Cup Series championship race for the first time in his career and in his first season with Joe Gibbs Racing.Briscoe, 30, entered the year acknowledging and embracing that driving the No. 19 Toyota was the best opportunity he’s had at the Cup Series...

RACER’s Kelly Crandall joins the Debrief to rate the contenders, lay out the potential curveballs ahead and mark your cards for the pressure-packed weekends coming up.