June 25 last year was the official announcement that Chase Briscoe would be joining Joe Gibbs Racing for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. Unofficially, Christopher Bell had let it slip four days prior during an interview that Briscoe would be joining JGR as driver of the No. 19 Toyota to replace the retiring Martin Truex Jr.

After missing last week's NASCAR Cup Series race, Denny Hamlin made a strong return as he tried the best runs against fellow teammate Chase Briscoe during the Great American Getaway 400. But, he had to settle for the second-place finish due to an unlucky fuel strategy and a late-race restart at the Pocono Raceway.