KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Chase Briscoe has a lot on his mind these days.
For the last five weeks, the Stewart-Haas Racing driver has been in regular contact with his future boss, Joe Gibbs, over a very important issue: getting home in case his wife, Marissa, gives birth to twins.
Last weekend, the owner of Joe Gibbs Racing offered Briscoe his helicopter in case he needed to travel back from Bristol Motor Speedway at a moment’s notice.
This weekend in Kansas City, a private jet is on standby.
“If I get a call, I told (Marissa) the earliest I’ll probably be home is 7 o’clock by the time I would get on a plane,” Briscoe said Saturday (Sept. 28) at Kansas Speedway. “I actually flew (home from Bristol) on the Gibbs team plane, which was a little awkward after knocking some of their cars out (of the playoffs), but yeah, Coach has been awesome in the whole process.”
It’s all part of a “contingency plan” for Briscoe to be able to welcome the twins, the Briscoes’ second time having a baby.
“It obviously would get tricky if it comes at certain times, but I even told (crew chief) Richard (Boswell) if it happens during the race, don’t tell me,” Briscoe said. “Just tell me as soon as we take the checkered flag, ‘hey look, Marissa went into labor,’ so I can get out of the car and just go as fast as I can.”
Friday night (Sept. 27), the Briscoes had a false alarm. Marissa experienced contractions and they paid a visit to the hospital.
Contractions weren’t something she experienced with their first kid, Brooks.
“She wasn’t really sure what it felt like anyways,” Briscoe said.
After about three hours at the hospital, they left, got Cook Out for dinner and went home.
But the contractions were still happening as Briscoe left home in North Carolina around 6 a.m. Saturday to make his way halfway across the country.
“Once I landed, that was the first thing I was worried about it the whole plane ride,” Briscoe said. “(Marissa) said that she hasn’t had one since (he left). I just told her to literally lay down, don’t do anything until Monday. And then Monday, you can get on your yoga ball, bounce all around, we can walk miles, whatever you want to do. So far, so good. The doctor seemed to think that they weren’t gonna make it till October 8th, but we will see.”
This all happened as Briscoe geared up for the second round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, where Briscoe is…
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