Christopher Bell (racing driver)
Christopher Bell | |||||||
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Born | Christopher David Bell December 16, 1994 Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||
Achievements | 2024 Coca-Cola 600 Winner 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion 11th driver in history to win a NASCAR race in all 3 national series at the same track (Loudon) 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Regular Season Champion 2024 Bluegreen Vacations Duel Winner 2017, 2018, 2019 Chili Bowl Nationals Champion 2015 Eldora Mudsummer Classic Winner 2014, 2017, 2018 Turkey Night Grand Prix winner 2013 USAC National Midget Series Champion | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
172 races run over 5 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 20 (Joe Gibbs Racing) | ||||||
2024 position | 5th | ||||||
Best finish | 3rd (2022) | ||||||
First race | 2020 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (Phoenix) | ||||||
First win | 2021 O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 (Daytona RC) | ||||||
Last win | 2024 USA Today 301 (Loudon) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
79 races run over 6 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 20 (Joe Gibbs Racing) | ||||||
2022 position | 88th | ||||||
Best finish | 3rd (2019) | ||||||
First race | 2017 Hisense 4K TV 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 (Darlington) | ||||||
First win | 2017 Kansas Lottery 300 (Kansas) | ||||||
Last win | 2024 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 (Darlington) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
57 races run over 6 years | |||||||
Truck no., team | No. 1 (Tricon Garage) | ||||||
2023 position | 91st | ||||||
Best finish | 1st (2017) | ||||||
First race | 2015 American Ethanol 200 (Iowa) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
First win | 2015 Mudsummer Classic (Eldora) | ||||||
Last win | 2017 UNOH 175 (Loudon) | ||||||
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NASCAR Canada Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
2017 position | 48th | ||||||
Best finish | 48th (2017) | ||||||
First race | 2017 Can-Am 200 (CTMP) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
6 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 25th (2016) | ||||||
First race | 2016 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 (Salem) | ||||||
Last race | 2017 Scott 150 (Chicagoland) | ||||||
First win | 2016 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 (Salem) | ||||||
Last win | 2017 Scott 150 (Chicagoland) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 32nd (2015) | ||||||
First race | 2015 King Taco Catering/NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Irwindale) | ||||||
Last race | 2018 Star Nursery 100 (Las Vegas Dirt) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of July 7, 2024. |
Christopher David Bell (born December 16, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 20 Toyota Camry XSE for Joe Gibbs Racing, part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 20 Toyota GR Supra for JGR, and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 1 Toyota Tundra for Tricon Garage. He is the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion.
Racing career
[edit]Early career and dirt track racing
[edit]Bell began his racing career in micro sprints at I-44 Riverside Speedway in the early 2000s. He earned the Lucas Oil ASCS2 Championship in 2010 before winning the 66 Mike Phillips Memorial micro-sprint car race in 2011. The following year, he finished second in the Short Track Nationals at I-30 Speedway, a race sanctioned by the American Sprint Car Series.[1] In 2013, he joined Keith Kunz Motorsports in USAC racing, replacing Kyle Larson.[2] On October 31, 2013, he joined CH Motorsports' sprint car racing program.[3] Bell concluded 2013 as the USAC National Midget Champion. In 2014, he began racing asphalt Super Late Models for Kyle Busch Motorsports,[4] including competing in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. On May 7, 2014, he won his first career WoO Sprint Car Series race at Jacksonville Speedway.[5] As a Super Late Model driver, he won races at New Smyrna Speedway, South Alabama Speedway and Southern National Motorsports Park.[4] During the year, he won 24 USAC Midget races[6] and 26 total dirt races, including the Turkey Night Grand Prix.[7]
In 2017, Bell won the Chili Bowl Nationals, becoming the first Oklahoman to win the event since Andy Hillenburg in 1994.[8] Bell followed the 2017 Chili Bowl win with his third consecutive Turnpike Challenge victory, the most recent win coming at his hometown track I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City. He finished the 2017 season with a win in the Tulsa Shootout's Winged Outlaw Division.[9]
He won the Chili Bowl again in 2018 and 2019 to become only the third three-time winner of the race.
NASCAR
[edit]2015–2017: K&N Pro Series West and Truck Series
[edit]In 2015, Bell made two NASCAR K&N Pro Series West starts at Irwindale Speedway and Iowa Speedway, driving the No. 54 for Bill McAnally Racing; he finished 15th and second, respectively.[10] In June, Bell returned to Iowa to make his Camping World Truck Series debut for KBM in the American Ethanol 200.[4] Bell finished second to KBM teammate Erik Jones in the race's practice session, and finished fifth in the race.[7] On July 8, 2015, Bell was announced as Justin Boston's replacement in the No. 54 at Kentucky Speedway.[11] Bell won his first career Truck race in the Mudsummer Classic at Eldora Speedway after holding off Bobby Pierce on the green–white–checker finish.[12][13]
On October 29, 2015, KBM announced that Bell would compete full-time in the Truck Series in 2016.[14] His season started on a terrifying note at Daytona, when on the final lap, Brandon Brown pushed Timothy Peters into him causing his truck to spin. His truck gripped the track, causing it to go on two wheels before it launched into the air and barrel-rolled multiple times.[15] The following week at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bell was leading the race on his way to win, when he blew a tire and crashed into the wall, ending his day. He would have one lone win in 2016 at Gateway. He would finish third in the final standings.[16]
In 2017, Bell won the second race of the season at Atlanta after winning the first two stages and passing Matt Crafton for the lead with 16 laps remaining.[17] In May, Bell made his Pinty's Series and Xfinity Series debuts; in the former, he drove the No. 22 for 22 Racing at the season-opening race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.[18] In the latter, he joined the No. 18 of Joe Gibbs Racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway as part of a seven-race schedule. He also drove the No. 20 at Iowa and Richmond International Raceway before returning to the No. 18 to drive at Kansas Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway, Phoenix International Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway.[19] At Mosport, he was the lone American in the field as he finished 23rd after suffering a brake failure.[20]
In his Xfinity debut, Bell got an impressive 4th-place finish despite being spun out early in the race by Ryan Reed. During his second start at Iowa, Bell won the pole and looked on track for his 1st career win. Unfortunately, he was caught up in a multi-car crash late when he got turned while leading by the lap car of Ross Chastain following a crash between the lapped cars of Ryan Reed and Brennan Poole which collected Bell and Chastain. The previous night, in the Truck race, he was also on track for a win but dropped back late and finished 5th. At Kentucky, Bell recovered from an early spin and outraced John Hunter Nemechek and Brandon Jones for his third truck win of the season and fifth of his career. Bell won his first Xfinity race in his fifth start at Kansas after catching and passing Erik Jones in the final laps. On November 17, 2017, Bell won the 2017 Truck Series championship by finishing second to his friend Chase Briscoe and being the best finisher among the Championship 4 of Bell, Crafton, Johnny Sauter, and Austin Cindric. Bell ended his Truck Series season with 5 wins, 15 top 5s, and 21 top tens to win the championship.
2018–2019: Xfinity Series
[edit]In 2018, Bell moved to the Xfinity Series full-time to drive the No. 20 car for Joe Gibbs Racing. Bell won his first race of the season at Richmond in April, holding off teammate Noah Gragson.[21] In July, Bell won three consecutive races at Kentucky, New Hampshire, and Iowa, becoming the first series regular since Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 1999 to win three consecutive races.[22] Bell entered the Xfinity Series playoffs by winning at Richmond in September for the season sweep of the track. With this win, Bell would advance to the next round of the playoffs.[23] Bell won his sixth race of the season at Dover in October, setting a rookie win record in the Xfinity Series.[24] Bell won at the ISM Raceway on November 10, 2018, advancing to the Championship 4 after being in a must-win situation after poor finishes in the two prior races at Kansas and Texas. Bell finished 11th at Homestead and 4th in points.
Bell returned for his second full-time season in Xfinity competition in 2019. He started with a sixth at Daytona, and the following week won at Atlanta in dominating fashion. The win at Atlanta was the first win for the Toyota Supra since the Camry was the model used when Toyota joined both the Xfinity and Cup Series in 2007. Bell won his second race of the season at Bristol in April, where he also won the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash bonus. Bell won once again at Dover, winning his second Dash 4 Cash bonus. Bell won his fourth race of the season at Iowa in June.
On June 28, 2019, Bell signed a contract extension with JGR through 2020.[25][26] In the following day's Camping World 300 at Chicagoland, Bell finished third but was disqualified after failing post-race inspection, relegating him to 38th.[27] Bell won races at New Hampshire in July and Road America in August, the latter of which was his first road course win in the Xfinity Series. In September, Bell won the first race of the playoffs at Richmond, advancing to the next round. In November Bell would win at Texas Motor Speedway and would punch his ticket into the championship round at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the second year in a row.[28] He finished the 2019 season third in points after finishing fifth at Homestead.[29]
2020: Cup Series debut
[edit]On September 24, 2019, Leavine Family Racing announced that Bell would drive the No. 95 Toyota in the Cup Series starting in 2020. In addition, his Xfinity crew chief Jason Ratcliff joined him in the team.[30][31] In LFR's final season, Bell scored two top fives and seven top tens. He would end up finishing 20th in points and earned a drive in the No. 20 at Joe Gibbs Racing for 2021.[32]
2021: Joe Gibbs Racing
[edit]In his second race in JGR's No. 20, the 2021 O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 on Daytona's road course, he passed Joey Logano with two laps remaining to score his first career Cup victory. He became the first driver from Oklahoma to win a Cup Series race, the 35th driver to win a NASCAR race in all three main series, and the 100th winner in NASCAR's modern era.[33] In July, he returned to the Xfinity Series at New Hampshire, where he led 151 of 200 laps including the final 146 to win.[34] During the playoffs, Bell made it to the Round of 12, but struggled with a poor finish at Las Vegas, yet he rebounded with a fifth-place finish at Talladega. Following the Charlotte Roval race, he was eliminated from the Round of 8.[35] He finished the season 12th in the points standings.[36]
2022-2023: Championship Four
[edit]Bell started the 2022 season with a 34th-place finish at the Daytona 500. At Atlanta, he accidentally struck jackman David O'Dell during his pit stop. Bell crossed the finish line in second place, but he was penalized to a 23rd-place finish for passing below the line on the final lap.[37] Bell scored a win at New Hampshire to become the 14th different winner of the season.[38] During the playoffs, Bell won at the Charlotte Roval to advance to the Round of 8 after being in a must win situation.[39] At Las Vegas, Bell got caught between a wreck involving Kyle Larson and Bubba Wallace, resulting in a 34th-place finish and being well below the playoff cutline.[40] Bell won at Martinsville to make the Championship 4 after being in another must win situation.[41] He finished 10th at the Phoenix finale and a career-best third in the points standings.[42]
Bell began the 2023 season with a third-place finish at the 2023 Daytona 500. He scored his first win of the season at the Bristol dirt race.[43] During the playoffs, Bell won at Homestead to make the Championship 4.[44] At Phoenix, Bell suffered a 36th place DNF and was relegated to a fourth place finish in the points standings after his right-front brake exploded, sending him to the turn 3 wall.[45]
2024
[edit]Bell started the 2024 season with another third-place finish at the 2024 Daytona 500. During the season, he won at Phoenix, Charlotte, and New Hampshire.[46][47][48] At Martinsville during the playoffs, Bell ran against the outside wall in a move similar to Ross Chastain's "Hail Melon" to finish 18th, but NASCAR, which had banned the move in 2023, penalized him to 22nd place, the last car one lap down. Instead of being tied with William Byron in playoff points because of his placing, it resulted in him being eliminated from the playoffs.[49]
During the Xfinity season, Bell drove the JGR No. 20 to win at New Hampshire and Darlington.[50][51]
CB Industries
[edit]On September 19, 2019, Bell in conjunction with fellow racer Chad Boat announced the formation of CB Industries, a World of Outlaws sprint car team fielding the No. 21 Mobil 1 Toyota for Christopher Bell.[52] In the team's first-ever race on September 21, 2019, they won the Jim Ford Classic.
On August 13, 2019, the team won with Bell in their first-ever start in the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series at Tri-State Speedway.
Personal life
[edit]Bell got engaged to Morgan Kemenah in December 2018 after they had been dating for four and a half years,[53] and they married in February 2020, weeks before the Daytona 500.[54]
Motorsports career results
[edit]Stock car career summary
[edit]† As Bell was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Cup Series
[edit]NASCAR Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NCSC | Pts | Ref |
2020 | Leavine Family Racing | 95 | Toyota | DAY 21 |
LVS 33 |
CAL 38 |
PHO 24 |
DAR 24 |
DAR 11 |
CLT 9 |
CLT 21 |
BRI 9 |
ATL 18 |
MAR 28 |
HOM 8 |
TAL 29 |
POC 4 |
POC 39 |
IND 12 |
KEN 7 |
TEX 21 |
KAN 23 |
NHA 28 |
MCH 13 |
MCH 17 |
DRC 21 |
DOV 22 |
DOV 27 |
DAY 13 |
DAR 34 |
RCH 15 |
BRI 28 |
LVS 24 |
TAL 39 |
ROV 24 |
KAN 10 |
TEX 3 |
MAR 15 |
PHO 17 |
20th | 678 | [55] |
2021 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 20 | Toyota | DAY 16 |
DRC 1 |
HOM 20 |
LVS 7 |
PHO 9 |
ATL 21 |
BRD 34 |
MAR 7 |
RCH 4 |
TAL 17 |
KAN 28 |
DAR 14 |
DOV 21 |
COA 38 |
CLT 24 |
SON 24 |
NSH 9 |
POC 17 |
POC 32 |
ROA 2 |
ATL 8 |
NHA 2 |
GLN 7 |
IRC 36 |
MCH 13 |
DAY 32 |
DAR 20 |
RCH 3 |
BRI 29 |
LVS 24 |
TAL 5 |
ROV 8 |
TEX 3 |
KAN 8 |
MAR 17 |
PHO 9 |
12th | 2279 | [36] |
2022 | DAY 34 |
CAL 36 |
LVS 10 |
PHO 26 |
ATL 23 |
COA 3 |
RCH 6 |
MAR 20 |
BRD 7 |
TAL 22 |
DOV 4 |
DAR 6 |
KAN 5 |
CLT 5 |
GTW 9 |
SON 27 |
NSH 8 |
ROA 18 |
ATL 19 |
NHA 1 |
POC 6 |
IRC 12 |
MCH 26 |
RCH 2 |
GLN 8 |
DAY 36 |
DAR 5 |
KAN 3 |
BRI 4 |
TEX 34 |
TAL 17 |
ROV 1 |
LVS 34 |
HOM 11 |
MAR 1 |
PHO 10 |
3rd | 5027 | [56] | |||
2023 | DAY 3 |
CAL 32 |
LVS 5 |
PHO 6 |
ATL 3 |
COA 31 |
RCH 4 |
BRD 1* |
MAR 16 |
TAL 8 |
DOV 6 |
KAN 36 |
DAR 14 |
CLT 24 |
GTW 11 |
SON 9 |
NSH 7 |
CSC 18* |
ATL 23 |
NHA 29 |
POC 6 |
RCH 20 |
MCH 13 |
IRC 9 |
GLN 3 |
DAY 16 |
DAR 23 |
KAN 8 |
BRI 3* |
TEX 4 |
TAL 14 |
ROV 15 |
LVS 2 |
HOM 1 |
MAR 7 |
PHO 36 |
4th | 5001 | [57] | |||
2024 | DAY 3 |
ATL 34 |
LVS 33 |
PHO 1 |
BRI 10 |
COA 2 |
RCH 6 |
MAR 35 |
TEX 17 |
TAL 38 |
DOV 34 |
KAN 6 |
DAR 13 |
CLT 1* |
GTW 7* |
SON 9 |
IOW 4 |
NHA 1* |
NSH 36* |
CSC 37 |
POC 12 |
IND 4 |
RCH 6 |
MCH 35 |
DAY 3 |
DAR 3 |
ATL 4 |
GLN 14 |
BRI 5 |
KAN 7* |
TAL 6 |
ROV 2 |
LVS 2* |
HOM 4 |
MAR 22 |
PHO 5* |
5th | 2412 | [58] |
Daytona 500
[edit]Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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2020 | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 17 | 21 |
2021 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 | 16 |
2022 | 12 | 34 | ||
2023 | 5 | 3 | ||
2024 | 4 | 3 |
Xfinity Series
[edit]Craftsman Truck Series
[edit]NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
2015 | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 51 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW 5 |
27th | 231 | [65] | ||||||||||||||
54 | KEN 17 |
ELD 1* |
POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS 14 |
TAL 13 |
MAR | TEX 8 |
PHO | HOM 25 | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 4 | DAY 16 |
ATL 26 |
MAR 19 |
KAN 4 |
DOV 3 |
CLT 8 |
TEX 32 |
IOW 9 |
GTW 1 |
KEN 4 |
ELD 2 |
POC 10 |
BRI 7* |
MCH 24 |
MSP 5 |
CHI 4 |
NHA 2 |
LVS 6 |
TAL 6 |
MAR 4 |
TEX 11 |
PHO 7 |
HOM 8 |
3rd | 4025 | [66] | ||
2017 | DAY 8 |
ATL 1* |
MAR 3* |
KAN 4 |
CLT 3 |
DOV 25 |
TEX 1* |
GTW 6 |
IOW 5* |
KEN 1* |
ELD 9 |
POC 1 |
MCH 2 |
BRI 7 |
MSP 26 |
CHI 3 |
NHA 1* |
LVS 2* |
TAL 2 |
MAR 8 |
TEX 3 |
PHO 8* |
HOM 2 |
1st | 4035 | [67] | |||
2018 | 51 | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI 28 |
MSP | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 108th | 01 | [68] | ||
2023 | Hattori Racing Enterprises | 61 | Toyota | DAY | LVS | ATL | COA | TEX | BRD | MAR | KAN | DAR | NWS 16 |
CLT | GTW | NSH | MOH | POC 4 |
RCH | IRP | MLW | KAN | BRI | TAL | HOM | PHO | 91st | 01 | [69] |
2024 | Tricon Garage | 1 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS 5 |
BRI | COA | MAR | TEX | KAN | DAR | NWS | CLT | GTW | NSH | POC | IRP | RCH | MLW | BRI | KAN | TAL | HOM | MAR | PHO | 84th | 01 | [70] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
K&N Pro Series West
[edit]NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NKNPSWC | Pts | Ref |
2015 | Bill McAnally Racing | 54 | Toyota | KCR | IRW 15 |
TUS | IOW 2 |
SHA | SON | SLS | IOW | EVG | CNS | MER | AAS | PHO | 32nd | 71 | [71] | |
2018 | 60 | KCR | TUS | TUS | OSS | CNS | SON | DCS | IOW | EVG | GTW | LVS 10 |
MER | AAS | KCR | 40th | 35 | [72] |
Pinty's Series
[edit]NASCAR Pinty's Series results | |||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NPSC | Pts | Ref |
2017 | 22 Racing | 22 | Dodge | MOS 23 |
DEL | CHA | ICA | TOR | WYA | WYA | EDM | TRO | RIV | MOS | STE | JUK | 48th | 21 | [73] |
ARCA Racing Series
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Racing Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
2016 | Venturini Motorsports | 66 | Toyota | DAY | NSH | SLM 1* |
TAL | TOL | 25th | 1085 | [74] | |||||||||||||||
15 | NJE 10 |
POC | MCH | MAD | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC 7 |
BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM 1 |
CHI 3 |
KEN | KAN | |||||||||||
2017 | 25 | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | MAD | IOW | IRP | POC | WIN | ISF | ROA | DSF | SLM | CHI 1 |
KEN | KAN | 72nd | 240 | [75] |
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External links
[edit]- Official website
- Christopher Bell driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Living people
- 1994 births
- Sportspeople from Norman, Oklahoma
- NASCAR drivers
- ARCA Menards Series drivers
- Racing drivers from Oklahoma City
- World of Outlaws drivers
- Kyle Busch Motorsports drivers
- Joe Gibbs Racing drivers
- NASCAR Truck Series champions
- USAC Silver Crown Series drivers
- NASCAR Truck Series regular season champions
- Trans-Am Series drivers