NASCAR reveals timeline for Chase Briscoe Daytona appeal

Chase Briscoe‘s appeal of the massive penalty coming out of the Daytona 500 will be heard by the National Motorsports Appeals Panel on Wednesday, March 5, per Bob Pockrass of FOX Sports.

NASCAR docked the No. 19 team 100 points, 10 playoff points and suspended crew chief James Small for the next four races due to modifications to the car’s spoiler. The team was also fined $100,000, making it one of the more substantial penalties of the Next Gen era.

As a result, Briscoe is already in a deep hole in his first season with Joe Gibbs Racing. Briscoe sat on the pole and finished fourth in the season opener at Daytona, securing 33 points. He went into Atlanta with -67 points and after a P21 finish, is scored with -51 points.

Chase Briscoe addresses impact of massive penalty after Daytona 500

As for his mindset for the remainder of the season, it’s simple; he wants to win. Briscoe needed a win last season to secure a playoff berth, and he’s treating this season the same way.

“I would say this year my approach is way different in general,” Briscoe said last week on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. “We should be able to go to the racetrack and contend for wins on a lot more consistent basis. So, you know, my whole approach going into this year was trying to win multiple races and that doesn’t change. The points situation obviously is unfortunate. But I mean, we still just need to go win races at the end of the day.

“That’s what we’re here to do is try to win races and you know, potentially try to win a championship, too. To have a chance to win a championship you need to be winning races, anyway. So, yeah, it doesn’t change the approach at all. I don’t even think from a strategy standpoint or anything, it changes anything. You just go there and try to win the race, and you know, hopefully, our cars are good enough to do that.”