Christopher Bell (racing driver)
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Bell waves to the crowd in 2015
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| Born | December 16, 1994 Norman, Oklahoma |
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| Achievements | 2013 USAC National Midget Champion 2014 BMARA Champion 2014 Turkey Night Grand Prix winner |
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 13 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Truck no., team | No. 4 (Kyle Busch Motorsports) | ||||||
| 2015 position | 27th | ||||||
| Best finish | 27th (2015) | ||||||
| First race | 2015 American Ethanol 200 (Iowa) | ||||||
| Last race | 2016 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte) | ||||||
| First win | 2015 Mudsummer Classic (Eldora) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of May 21, 2016. | |||||||
Christopher Bell (born December 16, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver. A Toyota development driver,[1] he currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 4 Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports.
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Racing career
Bell started racing in 2011, winning the 66 Mike Phillips Memorial micro-sprint car race. The following year, he finished second in the Short Track Nationals at I-30 Speedway, a race sanctioned by the American Sprint Car Series.[2] In 2013, he joined Keith Kunz Motorsports in USAC racing, replacing Kyle Larson.[3] On October 31, he joined CH Motorsports' sprint car racing program.[4] Bell concluded 2013 as the USAC National Midget Champion. In 2014, he began racing asphalt Super Late Models for Kyle Busch Motorsports,[5] including competing in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. On May 7, he won his first career WoO Sprint Car Series race at Jacksonville Speedway.[6] As a Super Late Model driver, he won races at New Smyrna Speedway, South Alabama Speedway and Southern National Motorsports Park.[5] During the year, he won 24 Quarter Midget races[7] and 26 total dirt races, including the Turkey Night Grand Prix.[8]
In 2015, Bell made two NASCAR K&N Pro Series West starts at Irwindale Speedway and Iowa Speedway, driving the No. 54 for Bill McAnally Racing; he finished 15th and second, respectively.[9] In June, Bell returned to Iowa to make his Camping World Truck Series debut for KBM in the American Ethanol 200.[5] Bell finished second to KBM teammate Erik Jones in the race's practice session, and finished fifth in the race.[8] On July 8, Bell was announced as Justin Boston's replacement in the No. 54 at Kentucky Speedway.[10] Bell won his first career Truck race in the Mudsummer Classic at Eldora Speedway after holding off Bobby Pierce on the green–white–checker finish.[1][11]
On October 29, 2015, KBM announced that Bell will compete full-time in the Truck Series in 2016.[12] His season started on a terrifying note at Daytona, when on the final lap, Brandon Brown pushed Timothy Peters into him causing his truck to spin. His truck gripped the track, causing it truck to go on two wheels before it launched into the air and barrel rolled multiple times.[13] The following week at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bell was leading the race on his way to win, when he blew a tire and crashed into the wall, ending his day.[14]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Camping World Truck Series
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCWTC | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 51 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW 5 |
27th | 231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 54 | KEN 17 |
ELD 1* |
POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS 14 |
TAL 13 |
MAR | TEX 8 |
PHO | HOM 25 |
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| 2016 | 4 | DAY 16 |
ATL 26 |
MAR 19 |
KAN 4 |
DOV 3 |
CLT 8 |
TEX | IOW | GTW | KEN | ELD | POC | BRI | MCH | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | -* | -* | ||||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
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External links
- Official website
- Christopher Bell driver statistics at Racing-Reference
