Following his third win of the NASCAR Cup Series season, Chase Briscoe believes there is still more to come from his Joe Gibbs Racing car and team.

In what is his first season with the storied team, having been brought in to replace former champion Martin Truex Jr., 30-year-old Briscoe has more than lived up to the task. Currently second in the Playoff picture behind teammate Denny Hamlin, and with both of their berths in the championship four secured, Briscoe is already on course for his best finish to date.

Despite his three wins, 12 top fives, and four top 10s, Briscoe remains defiant in his belief that there is still more to come from his team ahead of the Round of 8 finale at Martinsville Speedway.

Speaking on NASCAR’s ‘The Day After’ podcast, Briscoe insisted that they believe they are “not even at our 100 percent capability yet.” He went on to add, “I think that’s the exciting thing is we’re still so new together and we’re still learning so much week in and week out. 

“Once we get our processes really dialed in, then I feel like we’re going to be really deadly. So it’s been a lot of fun just seeing our progression through the year from where we were to start the season, even then three months into the season, six months, and now, nine, ten months into the season. 

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“We’re kind of a different team each season so far. So, yeah, we’ve been really good here lately, and hopefully we can continue that.”

Part of the No. 19’s success can seemingly be traced back to the constant sense of pressure Briscoe and Co. have experienced throughout the season, with the five-time race winner admitting that “we felt like all of our jobs were on the line.” Thankfully for all involved, Briscoe admitted to liking “high-pressure situations.”

“Even as a kid, I was always more of a gamer than like…I was terrible at practice, but when it came to game time, I would perform better,” he said.

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But while the pressure may be off heading into Martinsville, Briscoe has no plan to take his foot off the gas just a week out from the championship race. Instead, his goal is either to win, or at the very least, to play a part in ensuring teammate Christopher Bell makes the cut.

“I mean, for us, I think it’s trying to just go there and win again, truthfully,” he explained on Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s podcast. “I mean, all of us want a grandfather clock, right? And I feel like that’s a place where I’ve always ran really, really good. I just haven’t been able to win all the way.

“And yeah, I mean, keeping the momentum up, confidence high, and truthfully, even as a company, if me or Denny can go win the race, it essentially locks Bell in no matter what. So, yeah, our focus is trying to go there and win. Even tomorrow, I’m still going to go run sim for Martinsville, just trying to be as best we can this weekend.”