Thursday, May 11, 2023

Christopher Bell is 8/1 to win at Darlington

Christopher Bell / No. 20 DEWALT Toyota Camry TRD Preview

Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway

 

No. 20 DEWALT Toyota Camry TRD News and Notes:

  • BELL AT DARLINGTON RACEWAY: Christopher Bell will make his eighth NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) start at Darlington Raceway in the No. 20 DEWALT Toyota Camry TRD on Sunday. Bell qualified third and finished sixth in this race one year ago. He had another strong run in the fall of 2022, qualifying second and earning a fifth-place finish. 
  • THROWBACK DESIGN: Bell’s No. 20 throwback design this weekend at Darlington Raceway is a tribute to NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Matt Kenseth and his 2003 NCS Championship paint scheme with DEWALT.
  • BELL NXS AT DARLINGTON: Bell has two NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) starts at Darlington Raceway. Bell narrowly missed qualifying on the pole for each start, qualifying second both times and in 2019 he crossed the finish line fourth.
  • DEWALT HOOD: DEWALT will feature Bonitz on the lower hood of the No. 20 Toyota Camry TRD this weekend at Darlington. For more information visit: https://bonitzga.net/
  • DEWALT DECKLID: DEWALT will feature Landmark Construction on the decklid this weekend for NASCAR’s Throwback race at Darlington. For more information about Landmark Construction, visit: https://landmark-sc.com/
  • KANSAS RECAP: Bell qualified 12th and finished stage one sixth. In stage two Bell raced his way up to the top five before losing some ground as the car tightened up. With eight laps remaining in stage two Bell side drafted and got sideways and into the outside wall. The damage ended his day early and resulted in a 36th-place finish at Kansas.
  • JGR AT DARLINGTON: JGR has claimed 10 NCS victories at Darlington. In 116 combined starts at the 1.366-mile oval, the organization has tallied 36 top-five finishes, 69 top-10s and 2,588 laps led. The championship-winning organization has two pole awards with an average start of 13.7 and average finish of 11.9.
  • RACE INFO: The Goodyear 400 at Darlington begins at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 14, 2023. The race will be broadcast live on FS1, Sirius XM 90, and MRN Radio.

 

From the Cockpit:

Christopher Bell: I’m very excited and thankful to showcase one of my heroes in the sport and someone who had a lot of success in the No. 20 car at Joe Gibbs Racing this weekend in Darlington. I’m glad we get to carry those DEWALT colors and hopefully we can make Matt proud. Darlington is always hard no matter the distance, it’s hard to make 400 miles around that place without damaging your car, but you’ve got to be there at the end if you want to win.”

 

Bell’s Career NASCAR Cup Series Stats at Darlington Raceway:

Starts

Wins

Top 5

Top 10

Poles

Laps Led

Avg. Start

Avg. Finish

7

0

1

2

0

16

16.0

16.3

 

Bell’s 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Season Stats:

Starts

Wins

Top 5

Top 10

Poles

Laps Led

Avg. Start

Avg. Finish

12

1

5

8

0

158

9.3

12.6

 

Bell’s Career NASCAR Cup Series Season Stats:

Starts

Wins

Top 5

Top 10

Poles

Laps Led

Avg. Start

Avg. Finish

120

5

26

51

4

849

14.6

16.2

 

 

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