Christopher Bell Dominates For Second Straight Week Until Engine Goes Sour
10 months agoBy most metrics, Christopher Bell dominated Sunday's Enjoy Illinois 300 at Gateway. Not only did he have the fastest average lap time by nearly a 10th of a second, he led the most laps, won the first two stages, and made three of the race's five on-track passes for the lead. It's debatable whether Ryan Blaney's pass on Lap 222 should even count, since Bell suddenly slowed due to losing a cylinder around the same time that Blaney took the lead. While Bell elected to continue on the track, he faded to seventh but shockingly finished ahead of Blaney in a wacky finish, when Blaney unexpectedly ran out of fuel on the last lap. Even though Bell's equipment was not as strong as he was Sunday, Bell's back-to-back dominant runs bode well for the future, and his much-improved passing numbers are also a good sign for the rest of the season.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference

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