This weekend marks the final NASAR Cup Series entry for the four-car Stewart-Haas Racing team. Its drivers—Josh Berry, Chase Briscoe, Noah Gragson and Ryan Preece—will compete elsewhere next year, some with their futures secured, some still to be determined.
Berry, who scored a pair of top-five finishes and four top-10s after succeeding retired champion Kevin Harvick in the No. 4 SHR Ford, will move to the famed No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford next season.
Briscoe, the most successful of the four current SHR drivers and the only one to score a NASCAR Cup Series victory, will move to Joe Gibbs Racing, replacing former champion Martin Truex Jr. in the No. 19 Toyota.
Briscoe earned two wins in his four years at the NASCAR Cup Series level at Phoenix in 2022 and Darlington, S.C. this year earning a dramatic walk-off entry into the Playoffs.
Noah Gragson, who moves to Front Row Motorsports in 2025, scored seven top-10 finishes in his only season driving the SHR No. 10 Ford, highlighted by a career best third place at Talladega, Ala., this Spring. Ryan Preece competed for two seasons in the No. 41 SHR Ford, scoring a career-best finish of fourth at Nashville this year.
“To know that it’s all coming to an end is definitely bittersweet,’’ Briscoe said. “I was telling the guys last weekend at Martinsville, when we were eight days away from the company literally locking the doors, and we were still able to bring a car that, honestly, should’ve sat on the pole.
“That’s just a testament to everybody, and it’s just really, really cool and special that they’ve continued to put in that effort given the circumstances. But it’s going to be a tough weekend at Phoenix for a lot of different people and for a lot of different reasons.
“Hopefully, we can go out on top. That would be the coolest thing, if you could win the final race. And for me, just this whole season’s been really cool, just to obviously get a win in the final season for SHR and to get the 14 car at least where it’s competitive in its final season.’’
-NASCAR Wire
