Chase Briscoe Says Deer Hunting Beats 200 MPH Racing for Adrenaline

Q: How is a racing star transforming his dangerous need for speed into a quiet, screen-free legacy for his toddler?

Chase Briscoe is channeling the adrenaline he once found almost exclusively in NASCAR into deer hunting, turning a high-risk competitive instinct into a slower, family-centered outdoor ritual with his 4-year-old son, Brooks. Briscoe said hunting now gives him the closest feeling to racing, and even surpasses it at times, because the 38-race NASCAR season can dull the edge of excitement. In the woods, he said, that adrenaline returns. But unlike racing, hunting also forces him to slow down. He has described the outdoors as an “amazing getaway” from a packed schedule as a Cup Series driver for Joe Gibbs Racing and as a father of three. That shift is rooted in memory and family. Briscoe grew up in Indiana fishing with his grandfather, then later took up hunting after buying land in North Carolina filled with deer. Now he is trying to pass that outdoor life to his own children, especially by keeping them away from screens and constant distractions. Brooks has already become part of that legacy. Briscoe said his son has joined him on several hunts, got his first buck on his first trip, and later took a doe with help. Briscoe frames those outings not as trophies alone, but as “core memories” that can last a lifetime, much like his own memories of Sundays at the pond. In that sense, Briscoe is not replacing racing so much as redirecting its intensity into a quieter bond-building tradition.

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Briscoe said deer hunting now delivers a bigger rush than NASCAR, arguing 38 race weekends a year have made 200 mph competition feel routine.
The No. 19 Toyota driver said hunting also serves as a quiet escape from career pressure and life with three children, giving him time alone outdoors.
North Carolina helped spark that shift: after his family bought about 30 acres with abundant deer, Briscoe tried hunting a few years ago and said he was hooked immediately.
Brooks, Briscoe’s 4-year-old son, has already joined in — helping take a first buck and later lining up a doe — as Briscoe says the real goal is pulling his kids away from screens and building lasting memories.
Looking ahead, Briscoe said he wants to expand beyond whitetail hunts into an elk or mule deer trip out West, ideally with Brooks alongside him.