Christopher Bell Powers His Way To A Second-Place Finish At Martinsville
1 day agoJoe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell ended Sunday's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway in the second position. Bell started Sunday's race from the pole but eventually relinquished the lead to Chase Elliott during the first stage after 25 laps. Bell ran inside the top 10 until he bumped into Brad Keselowski, shuffling himself and Keselowski off track and outside the top 10. As a result, Bell ended stage one in 12th place and failed to score stage points. In the second stage, Bell quietly ran inside the top 10 the entire time, executing on pit stops and staying out of further trouble. He ended the stage in the eighth position and earned two stage points. Bell and his team effectively used pit strategy to obtain track position during the final stage, and he returned to the top five. Bell continually battled Bubba Wallace and Chase Elliott for a top-3 position during the stage, and he eventually passed them both. Unfortunately for Bell, he did not have enough speed to catch Denny Hamlin, who went on to win the race. Bell's runner-up finish for this week was his second-ever top-5 finish at Martinsville and his first since winning at the site in October 2022.
Source: NASCAR.com
Source: NASCAR.com

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