And as such, it brings a new mindset, one that differs from the one he spent the last four years in, which was just existing in the Cup Series field. But for the most part, we were just out there.”Briscoe joined the Cup Series field with Stewart-Haas in 2021. I’ve gone from being out there to now feeling like I have a legitimate shot at being a Cup Series champion. “The sim stuff, it’s not as much about me as it is the team,” Briscoe said. Briscoe admittedly struggled to adjust to driving a new car and the team was struggling to put together clean races.