Christopher Bell and Christopher Buescher joked about sharing the longest first name in the garage, but Sunday’s showdown will decide who moves one step closer to NASCAR’s In-Season Challenge title.
While sidelined from Pebble Beach activities, Bell says racing still works better than a golf swing for now.
The 18-year-old’s first NASCAR Cup Series race experience ended with more questions than mileage.
Christopher Bell says his broken wrist feels good. The concrete walls and tire barriers waiting around Coronado are another matter entirely.
Christopher Bell and the No. 20 team rolled the fuel-strategy dice and for one glorious stretch at Pocono looked like the smartest people in the garage.
Six days after one of the hardest crashes in recent memory, Bell arrived at Pocono wearing a cast, carrying perspective and fully intending to drive 400 miles.
They were racing for position until the track decided to remind everyone what 200 mph really looks like when it all goes wrong.
Christopher Bell has 13 Cup wins, five top-five championship finishes and a reputation as one of NASCAR’s elite. Yet Michigan remains his statistical blind spot.
Bell was leading and looking dangerous before a spinning car ahead turned another promising race into another frustrating finish.
Bell insists it’s close to clicking. NASCAR history suggests “close” can be a very long way off.