TC Daily Pit Stop: Brandon McSwain Named 2026 Crew Chief for Ross Chastain; Briscoe Faces Adversity in Phoenix
TC Daily Pit Stop: Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Brandon McSwain Named 2026 Crew Chief for Ross Chastain, Trackhouse
Ross Chastain is set to be paired with a brand-new crew chief for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series campaign, Trackhouse Racing confirmed on Monday.
Brandon McSwain, a long-time member of the No. 24 team at Hendrick Motorsports, will be replacing Phil Surgen as the shot-caller of the No. 1 Chevrolet, beginning with The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 1.
Phil Surgen, who has been partnered with Chastain since the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series campaign (at Chip Ganassi Racing), will be moving into a new role with the organization.
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Chase Briscoe Faces Phoenix Adversity; Optimistic About JGR Future
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Chase Briscoe has spent his entire NASCAR career fighting through adversity and worrying about his future; between climbing up the ranks of NASCAR’s National Series with little to no financial backing or being in a lame duck position when Stewart-Haas Racing decided it would be closing its doors at the end of last season.
Now, Briscoe has secured his spot (at least for the short-term future) with Joe Gibbs Racing, after being selected as the successor to NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex, Jr. in the No. 19 Bass Pro Shops-sponsored Toyota Camry XSE. While adversity is very much still present on the racetrack for the 30-year-old driver, it isn’t defining his life and future.
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