Christopher Bell (born December 16, 1994) is a professional American race car racer. A Toyota development driver, he currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving a Toyota Camry No. 1. 20 for Joe Gibbs Racing. He is the 2017 NASCAR Equestrian Series Horseracing Champion Camping World Truck.
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Racing career
Initial career and dirt racing track
Bell started his racing career in a micro sprint at I-44 Riverside Speedway in the early 2000s. He won the ASCS2 Lucas Oil Championship in 2010 before winning 66 Mike Phillips Memorial micro-run car races in 2011. The following year, he finished second at the Short Track Nationals on I-30 Speedway, a race approved by the American Sprint Car Series. In 2013, he joined Keith Kunz Motorsports in USAC racing, replacing Kyle Larson. On October 31, he joined the sprint car racing program CH Motorsports. Bell concludes 2013 as USAC National Midget Champion. In 2014, he began spurring asphalt Super Late Models for Kyle Busch Motorsports, including competing in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. On May 7, he won his first WoO Sprint Car Series career at Jacksonville Speedway. As a Super Late Model rider, he won races at New Smyrna Speedway, South Alabama Speedway, and Southern National Motorsports Park. During the year, he won 24 Midget Quarters and 26 land races, including the Turkish Night Grand Prix.
In 2017, Bell won the Nationa Chili Bowl, becoming the first Oklahoman to win the event since Andy Hillenburg in 1994.
Completed 2017 season, Christopher Bell Adds One More 2017 Win With Tulsa Shootout in Outlaw Winged Division
In 2018 he won second consecutive victory from the Golden Driller Chili Bowl trophy.
Bell followed Chile's 2017 win with their third consecutive Turnpike Challenge victory, the latest victory coming at the I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City.
NASCAR
In 2015, Bell made two NASCAR C & amp; N Pro Series West begins at Irwindale Speedway and Iowa Speedway, riding No. 54 for Bill McAnally Racing; he finishes each 15 and the second. In June, Bell returned to Iowa to make his debut in the Camping World Trucking Series for KBM at American Ethanol 200. Bell finished second from his team-mate, Erik Jones in the race training sessions, and finished fifth in the race. On July 8, Bell was announced as a replacement for Justin Boston in No. 1. 54 at Kentucky Speedway. Bell won his first Truck career race at the Mudsummer Classic at Eldora Speedway after delaying Bobby Pierce with a green-and-white-checker finish.
On October 29, 2015, KBM announced that Bell will compete full-time in the Truck Series by 2016. The season begins with a terrible note in Daytona, when on the last lap Brandon Brown pushes Timothy Peters inside him causing his truck to spin. The truck gripped the track, causing it to run with two wheels before it was launched into the air and the barrel rolled over several times. The following week at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bell led the race on his way to victory, as he blew the tires and hit the wall, ending the day.
In 2017, Bell won his second race of the season in Atlanta after winning the first two stages and passing Matt Crafton to the lead with 16 laps remaining. In May, Bell made the debut of NASCAR Pinty Series and Xfinity Series; in the former, he drove No. 22 for 22 Racing in the season-opening race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. In the latter, he merged with No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway as part of a seven race schedule. He will also drive no. 20 at Iowa and Richmond International Raceway before returning to No. 1. 18 to drive on Kansas Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway, the Phoenix International Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway. At Mosport, he was the only American on the pitch as he finished 23 after suffering a brake failure.
In his Xfinity debut, Bell got an impressive 4th place finish despite being fired at the start of the race by Ryan Reed. During the second start in Iowa, Bell won the pole and was seen on track for his first career victory. Unfortunately, he was caught in a multi-end car crash when he turned around while leading with Ross Chastain's lap car following an accident between Ryan Reed and Brennan Poole cars collecting Bell and Chastain. The previous night, in the Truck race, he was also on course to win but retired late and finished 5th. In Kentucky Bell recovered from the starting round and defeated 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 at the start of the 5th in Kansas after capturing and past Erik Jones in the last round. On November 17, Bell won the 2017 Series Truck Championship by finishing 2 for his friend Chase Briscoe. Bell held off another Championship 4 Contenders Johnny Sauter, Austin Cindric and Matt Crafton. Bell ended his Truck Series season with 5 wins, 15 top 5s, and 21 top tens to win the championship.
Maps Christopher Bell (racing driver)
Motorports career results
NASCAR
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Xfinity Series
World Truck Camping Series
K & amp; N Pro Series West
Pinty Series
ARCA Racing Series
(lock) ( Bold Ã, - Pole position is given by qualifying time. Italics - Pole positions received by points standings or practice time. * Ã, - Most lead round. )
* Season still in process for 1 Not qualified for series points
References
External links
- Official website
- Christopher Bell driver statistics on Racing-References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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