NASCAR: 4 possible landing spots for Chase Briscoe in 2021
By Asher Fair
Chase Briscoe 2021 landing spots – Stewart-Haas Racing (Cup Series)
After each of the last four seasons, Stewart-Haas Racing have made a change to their driver lineup at the Cup level.
Given the fact that Clint Bowyer is still winless since the 2018 season and the fact that he is in a contract year, there are plenty of reasons to believe that this particular streak won’t stop at four years.
Ahead of the 2020 season, the team promoted Cole Custer from the Xfinity Series to the Cup Series to replace Daniel Suarez behind the wheel of the #41 Ford. It almost goes without saying that promoting Chase Briscoe to NASCAR’s top level of competition ahead of the 2021 season would be the logical move.
There are, of course, other drivers who are in the discussion to drive for Stewart-Haas Racing, should their streak of altering their driver lineup continue into the 2021 season. The most notable one is the suspended Kyle Larson, whom team co-owner Tony Stewart has always been interested in signing.
Larson was fired by Chip Ganassi Racing after using a racial slur in April, and he remains suspended indefinitely by NASCAR, but if he does end up returning to the sport next year, Stewart-Haas Racing is considered to be a potential landing spot.
Notably, while the team have altered their lineup for four straight years, they have never replaced more than one of their four drivers ahead of a season during this four-year streak, and having recently re-signed Aric Almirola, they are in no position to change that in 2021.
So if Briscoe doesn’t get the call up, he could very well leave the organization completely. In that case, where might he end up?