Back-to-back wins vault Chase Briscoe back into title contention, but is it too little, too late?

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Chase Briscoe's hero in auto racing has always been Tony Stewart.Now, the driver of the No. 19 Toyota is hoping to replicate what “Smoke" accomplished in 2011 when he stunned the racing world by rallying to win the NASCAR Cup Series championship by winning five of 10 playoff races, including the season finale at Homestead to register one of the sport's biggest comebacks.“He made a pretty unbelievable run, and hopefully we can do the same thing,” Briscoe said of Stewart.Briscoe is certainly giving it his best effort after winning back-to-back playoff races.That included Sunday when he edged out Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell by .029 seconds to win the second closest race in Charlotte Motor Speedway's 66-year history.He also won the previous week at Las Vegas.The wins have vaulted Chase back into the “Chase.”Two weeks ago Briscoe was 123 points behind playoff points leader Kyle Larson. He's since trimmed that deficit to 65 with four races remaining before