March 14th, 2009
BY JEFF BARTLETT
MITCHELL -- Mitchell's Chase Briscoe does what a lot of kids do at the start of summer. He'll oil up his baseball glove to loosen stiff leather, and he'll clean out his cleats and check his bat for dents and cracks.
Briscoe, however, will also be busy adjusting brakes, greasing up suspension fittings, inflating tires and checking his steering.
Briscoe is very much like your average young baseball player, but he's a very above-average young Sprint car driver, and he's ready to bring his career to a new level at the raw age of 14.
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August 11th, 2008
BY JEFF BARTLETT
MITCHELL - Externally, Chase Briscoe always had a choice. He didn't have to pick racing as his favorite sport, and, in fact, his father, Kevin, discouraged it all he could.
Kevin has been through the duels on the dirt, and he sort of hoped his boy would choose the baseball diamond or basketball court for his competitive outlet.
Internally, however, Chase may not have had any choice. Sprint car racing has been coursing through his veins since he arrived, and there was just no denying it. Kevin has raced for more than 20 years, and Chase's grandfather, Dick Briscoe, has been building race cars most of his life.
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