To start the 2025 NASCAR season, Chase Briscoe was hit with a massive penalty. Just days after the Daytona 500 the No. 19 team is in a hole. With a whopping negative 67 points, Briscoe is hoping to overcome the early deficit to make the playoffs.

Chase Briscoe, who won the pole and finished fourth in the Daytona 500, now faces a steep climb to make the playoffs following his penalty.

As a result of his team's misdeeds, Briscoe and Joe Gibbs Racing were issued matching 100-point driver and owner deductions. JGR was fined an additional $100,000, while Briscoe's crew chief, James Small, was banned four races for the offense. On Wednesday, JGR announced its intention to appeal the punishment.

NASCAR penalized driver Chase Briscoe and Joe Gibbs Racing on Wednesday for modifying a spoiler on the No. 19 Toyota at the Daytona 500 last weekend. Briscoe, who won the pole for the season-opening race and placed fourth behind winner William Byron,

NASCAR Cup Series officials penalized the No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry XSE team after a spoiler modification was discovered. The penalty docked Briscoe 100-points, 10 Playoff Points, and suspended crew chief James Small for the next four events.

Briscoe now starts the season in a massive hole, after his team was penalized for allegedly modifying a spec spoiler component.

On Wednesday, NASCAR announced that Chase Briscoe would face a 100-point deduction, loss of 10 playoff points and a $100,000 fine for a modification to the spoiler at Daytona Int'l Speedway. As first reported by Athlon Sports, Joe Gibbs Racing officially announced their submission to appeal the penalties issued to their newest driver in the garage.

Joe Gibbs Racing has been hit with a significant L2-level penalty following the season-opening Daytona 500, after NASCAR determined that the No. 19 Toyota driven by Chase Briscoe had an illegally modified spoiler.