AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway
No. 20 SiriusXM Toyota Camry TRD News and Notes:
- BELL AT KANSAS: Christopher Bell will make his seventh NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) start at Kansas Speedway this weekend in the No. 20 SiriusXM Toyota Camry TRD for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR). In 2022, Bell earned the pole in the spring race and finished fifth. He followed that up with a fourth-place qualifying effort in the fall and a third-place finish. Overall, Bell has earned two top-five and four top-10 finishes at the 1.5-mile speedway.
- NO PLACE LIKE KANSAS: Bell earned his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) victory at Kansas Speedway in 2017. The win came in just his fifth start in the series and makes Kansas a special track for Bell.
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- DOVER RECAP: Bell started the race second at Dover after qualifying was cancelled due to weather and rain on Sunday postponed the race to Monday. Overall, the balance was pretty good on the No. 20 Toyota Camry TRD but during stage two Bell reported needing more rear grip. Bell raced his way up to fifth in the final stage and under caution with 14 laps to go he pitted for right-side tires and fuel. Bell restarted third with seven laps to go but lost a little ground on just two tires. Bell crossed the finish line sixth at Dover Motor Speedway.
- JGR AT KANSAS: In 115 combined starts at Kansas Speedway, JGR has earned seven NCS victories, 34 top-five finishes, 53 top-10s and 1,416 laps led. The championship-winning organization has won three pole awards with an average start of 12.3 and an average finish of 14.7.
- RACE INFO: The AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway begins at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 7, 2023. The race will be broadcast live on FS1, Sirius XM 90, and MRN Radio.
From the Cockpit:
Christopher Bell: “Typically Kansas has been a really good racetrack for us. The Toyota group won both races there last year and it was a good showing for me too. Definitely a track we are expecting to do well at, we are cautiously optimistic.”
Bell’s Career NASCAR Cup Series Stats at Kansas Speedway:
Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 11.2 | 12.8 |
Bell’s 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Season Stats:
Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
11 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 155 | 9.1 | 10.5 |
Bell’s Career NASCAR Cup Series Season Stats:
Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
119 | 5 | 26 | 51 | 4 | 846 | 14.6 | 16.1 |
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