Christopher Bell

2022 - 7 - 18

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Christopher Bell takes New Hampshire NASCAR Cup Series race ... (Fox News)

Joe Gibbs Racing's Christopher Bell picked up his first NASCAR Cup Series win of 2022 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to put himself in playoff contention.

But he couldn't rebound from a two-tire pit stop late in the race that dropped him from contention. So yeah, I’m surprised at this point that we haven’t been able to get that finished." Busch said Saturday a new contract "would be nice, sooner than later." "We race every week, do the best we can, try to win races and, obviously, lately we've been capable. Busch has one win, so that secured him a spot in the field. He's 16th out of 16 qualified drivers and knows that as parity has shot through the field in the wake of the introduction of the NASCAR’s new Next Gen stock car, he can't coast on points. Just had to ride it out and get what we could out of it." The thing that is probably the hardest is to get four teams going in the right direction." With six races left in the regular season, it leaves open the possibility that more than 16 drivers could win a race and the final playoff spot or spots would be decided on points. Bell will race for the championship over the final 10 races of the season. Bell clinched his spot with a strong run late Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and won his second career Cup race. Sure, that's not a new feeling for the notoriously prickly driver, but the circumstances bother him more than a run-in with another driver.

Christopher Bell crashes NASCAR playoff field with win at New ... (Boston.com)

Bell won at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon, becoming the 14th Cup Series Winner this season.

“We’ve gone at it a couple of times the last two years. “Earlier in the year, I felt like we were right on the verge of winning,” Bell said. Dillon hit Keselowski in the door on the backstretch. NASCAR’s Cup Series heads to Pocono Raceway for its only stop of the year. “In the last couple of weeks, I thought we were pretty far away. Keselowski retaliated and smacked Dillon on the passenger’s side of the car and ran him off the track. “I had a first-place race car at the end of that race. Truex dominated early from the pole and seemed poised to snap a season-long winless drought. “We had no idea what we were running there at the end,” Wallace said. “If you’re race car is fast, and you have a first-place car, it’s pretty easy to get to first as long as you do your job,” Bell said. Bell was one of those drivers who would have had to worry about his playoff chances during the rest of the summer stretch. With six races left in the regular season, it leaves open the possibility that more than 16 drivers could win a race and the final playoff spot or spots would be decided on points.

Christopher Bell Finds the Magic at New Hampshire to Give ... (wbwn.com)

Martin Truex Jr. seemed to have a spell cast on the field in the Ambetter 301 for most of the race. However, it was Christopher Bell that found the right ...

NASCAR: Christopher Bell didn't clinch a playoff spot (Beyond the Flag)

Despite winning Sunday afternoon's NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Christopher Bell hasn't officially clinched a playoff spot.

This is basically the same concept that is used when there aren’t more than 16 different winners. However, drivers who win once are not. With 26 regular season races, there can be no more than 13 multi-race winners, so drivers who win twice are locked in.

Christopher Bell's win alters playoff picture (NASCAR on NBC Sports)

Christopher Bell's win at New Hampshire put teammate Martin Truex Jr. on the playoff cutline heading into the final six races of the regular season.

Brown scored 40 points in the race. Six races remain in the regular season. That put Harvick only 11 points out the final playoff spot going into the final stage. Truex leads Kevin Harvick by 68 points for the final transfer spot. He was credited with one point. Landon Cassill’s car was one of two disqualified for failing post-race inspection.

NASCAR 2022: Christopher Bell makes his presence known ... (Sportskeeda)

After giving consistent performances, Christopher Bell finally secured his first win of the season after beating Chase Elliott by a huge margin in the ...

After coming close several times, Christopher Bell finally bagged his first win of the 2022 season. The win marked the Joe Gibbs Racing driver's second victory of his three-year-long career. He steadily built a solid margin between himself and his opponent and took an impressive 5.767-seconds win on the 1.058-mile-long track.

Christopher Bell tames the Magic Mile securing first win of 2022 at ... (Speedway Digest)

It's only the second NASCAR Cup Series win for the third-year driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota but oh, so significant as it launches the 27-year old ...

Seventh place was Keselowski’s best finish of the season in his first year as co-owner/driver of the No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Ford. I was talking to my best friend and I told him, ‘earlier in the year I felt like we were right on the verge of winning. With Chastain’s 14th top-10 and Ryan Blaney’s 18th place finish, there was significant movement atop the championship standings. Then the last couple of weeks I felt like we were pretty far away. It’s only the second NASCAR Cup Series win for the third-year driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota but oh, so significant as it launches the 27-year old Oklahoman into a guaranteed Playoff contention. “I tell you what, that was a helluva race from my viewpoint.

Unstoppa-BELL: Christopher Bell Shakes Up Playoff Picture, Gets ... (Speedway Digest)

Perhaps the only thing that could stop Christopher Bell from winning Sunday's Ambetter 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) was Loudon the Lobst...

“It didn’t handle that great, but it had speed,” Wallace said of his No. 23 Toyota Camry TRD. “I’m glad it came out the way it did. Earlier in the year I felt like we were right on the cusp of winning, but the last few weeks we haven’t been close. Perhaps the only thing that could stop Christopher Bell from winning Sunday’s Ambetter 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) was Loudon the Lobster in victory lane.

Oklahoma Native Christopher Bell Wins NASCAR Race (News On 6)

Bell, who is from Norman, won his second NASCAR race in the process. He is now qualified for the playoffs.

Christopher Bell claims NASCAR playoff spot: Where do things ... (Augusta Free Press)

Christopher Bell held off NASCAR Cup Series points leader Chase Elliott to win on Sunday in New Hampshire.

Unstoppa-BELL: Christopher Bell Shakes Up Playoff Picture, Gets ... (Speedway Digest)

Perhaps the only thing that could stop Christopher Bell from winning Sunday's Ambetter 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) was Loudon the Lobst...

Christopher Bell gets loud with Loudon win - The Checkered Flag (The Checkered Flag)

Toyotas were on point in Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at New Hampshire, and Christopher Bell was the man of the hour as he scored his first win of the season.

With Truex out of the picture, Bell battled with Chase Elliott before taking the lead on lap 260 and holding it for the final forty-two circuits. I tried to shove him to get him going and get us going and (Kevin) Harvick made it three-wide and put us in a bad spot. Bell and his Toyota allies dominated the Ambetter 301 as he, Martin Truex Jr., and Kurt Busch combined to lead 254 of 301 laps.

Christopher Bell expands to 14 winners after win in Loudon (Speedway Digest)

After Christopher Bell captured the fuel mileage win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this past Sunday afternoon, the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff fi...

The two however didn’t settle it out after the race was complete late Sunday afternoon, and some still wonder if this will carry on next weekend. Other big name drivers like Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Harrison Burton, Chase Briscoe, and Kurt Busch led in the 17th event of the season, making for eight lead changes. That was so much fun racing with the No 45, the No. 22 and the No. 9.

Christopher Bell Winning a Race Was an Idea Hiding in Plain Sight (Sportscasting)

Whatever suspicion that Christopher Bell might be the weak link in the Joe Gibbs Racing lineup went out the window with his win at Loudon.

The suspicion was reinforced when Bell had a wheel shake off his car in Atlanta while pulling out of the pits. Additionally, Bell has already doubled the 100 laps he led a season ago. However, third place at Circuit of the Americas started a run of eight top-10 results in 10 races. Five races into the year, Bell was 29th in points, and all he had going for him was the fact that pretty much the entire Joe Gibbs Racing outfit was stinking up the joint. When he started 2022 with a crash at Daytona, a DNF at Fontana, and then two finishes of 23rd or worse in his next three races, I started wondering who might replace him next season. Finally, for good measure, we played the what-if game regarding the implications of Tyler Reddick joining the Toyota family of drivers, perhaps bunking at JGR for a year before sliding over to 23XI Racing.

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