Chase Briscoe held off Christopher Bell to win his second straight NASCAR playoff race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in a photo finish. The .029-second margin of victory was the second closest in the track’s history, This victory put him in contention for his first NASCAR Cup Series championship. It marks Briscoe’s eighth career win and third this season. He was 123 points behind playoff leader Kyle Larson before last week’s win at Las Vegas, but now he’s within 65 points of the lead with four races left. Ryan Blaney finished third, followed by Josh Berry, Denny Hamlin, and Larson. The Cup Series heads to Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona next Sunday.
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