Tag Archives: Christopher Bell

Round of 8 playoff grid set of the NASCAR Cup Series

Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval

Four more racers, notably reigning Cup champion Kyle Larson, were ousted from the playoffs in a tumultuous cut-off race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval. By winning the race, Christopher Bell escaped elimination, and Chase Briscoe just barely defeated Larson to advance to the following round. The updated point rankings are shown below. Daniel Suarez […]

Christopher Bell: “I don’t think we’re done” in regards to the 2022 playoffs

Christopher Bell 2022 playoffs

To say that this season’s NASCAR Cup Series playoffs have been wild for Christopher Bell would be a big understatement. Bell, 27, had one victory and two stage wins during the regular season and was seeded 10th (out of 16 racers) going into the 2022 playoffs. But during the first round, he excelled, finishing in […]

Bell earns the Talladega Cup pole position after a dramatic qualifying session

Bell Talladega Cup pole

Christopher Bell wanted a playoff boost after a difficult week at Texas, and he received one on Saturday. On Sunday’s playoff race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, Bell defeated Kyle Larson by holding on to the lead. Bell almost outperformed Larson with an average lap pace of 180.591 mph (180.516 mph). Third place went to Denny […]

Bell defeats Elliott to earn the New Hampshire Cup

Bell New Hampshire Cup 2022

With 41 circuits left, Christopher Bell passed Chase Elliott for the lead and went on to clinch the NASCAR Cup Series race in New Hampshire on Sunday. This marks Bell’s first victory of the 2022 season. Although Martin Truex Jr. had the lead for the majority of the race, Elliott and Bell had the best […]

Christopher Bell: JGR’s season-long success “comes in waves”

Christopher Bell Nascar 2022

The NASCAR Cup Series season has been up-and-down, with excellent weeks followed by dismal weeks, and Christopher Bell is the most recent winner. In order to be successful at Sunday’s race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Bell, who placed 20th or worse in six of the first 10 races of the season, overtook Chase Elliott, who […]

Despite spinning during Pocono Cup practise, Ross Chastain is still the fastest

ross chastain

In the NASCAR Cup Series race on Saturday at Pocono Raceway, Ross Chastain spun out but still finished first. Chastain set the quickest overall average track pace in practise earlier in Group B, clocking in at 167.719 mph. Though Chastain’s No. 1 Chevrolet spun off Turn 3 and down the frontstretch with just over a […]

Bell finishes fourth on a challenging day for JGR at Dover

Christopher Bell

Only Christopher Bell managed a top-five position for Joe Gibbs Racing, who sent four fast Toyotas to Dover. Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., and Bell all seemed to have the pace expected to claim the NASCAR Cup Series event at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway on Sunday and then again on Monday. However, towards […]

JGR sweeps the front row in Talladega, with Bell taking the pole

JGR Bell

In practice for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series event at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing dominated the top row. Martin Truex Jr. reached the peak of the pace chart after sweeping the first round of Saturday’s practice session, with one of ten cars left in Round 2. Christopher Bell, a JGR colleague, beat […]