Latest Christopher Bell News

Christopher Bell stops run of misfortune with pole qualifying run at Kansas Speedway

May. 04, 2024 19:43 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Christopher Bell put four trying weeks of crashes and misfortune behind him Saturday, posting the fastest time in qualifying at Kansas Speedway to earn the pole for the third time in his last five NASCAR Cup Series visits to the track. Bell turned a lap of...

Denny Hamlin says 'worse drivers' than him have won a NASCAR championship. Who does he mean?

Apr. 29, 2024 19:13 PM EDT

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Denny Hamlin took his cut — he gripped the checkered flag like a Louisville Slugger and took a swing moments after he delivered on his called shot at Dover — and then lobbed a high, hard one at some of the NASCAR greats before him. Yeah, maybe 36 drivers have...

Kyle Larson is on the pole for the 3rd NASCAR Cup race in a row, this time in Texas

Apr. 13, 2024 13:24 PM EDT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Larson will be the pole sitter for the third NASCAR Cup race in a row after a fast lap of 190.369 mph in qualifying Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway. This is the 250th pole ever for Hendrick Motorsports and the team's fourth in a row. That stretch...

Pole to checkered flag: Byron dominates NASCAR's 1st road course race of season, wins at COTA

Mar. 24, 2024 20:06 PM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — William Byron won the Daytona 500 with an agonizing final lap under a caution flag. He took the checkered flag on Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas at full throttle. Bryon started from pole position and delivered a dominant drive in NASCAR's first road...

AUTO RACING: NASCAR heads to Texas, Indy debuts all-star event and F1 heads Down Under

Mar. 19, 2024 14:17 PM EDT

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix Site: Austin, Texas. Schedule: Saturday, practice, 10 a.m., and qualifying, 11:30 a.m.; Sunday, race, 3:30 p.m. (FOX). Track: Circuit of the Americas ...

Denny Hamlin wins tire-management NASCAR race at Bristol, his 4th victory at the famed bullring

Mar. 17, 2024 19:44 PM EDT

Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday, passing Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. in the final laps for his fourth victory at the famed short track. Hamlin also won at NASCAR’s bullring last September. This one was...

Christopher Bell's win caps Toyota's stellar weekend at Phoenix Raceway

Mar. 11, 2024 13:22 PM EDT

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chevrolet dominated the start of the NASCAR Cup Series by claiming three straight wins, starting with William Byron's Daytona 500 victory. As the series shifted to Phoenix Raceway, Toyota found the right gears and turn of the wrenches for a dominating weekend...

Christopher Bell pulls out an emotional victory for Joe Gibbs Racing at Phoenix

Mar. 10, 2024 20:55 PM EDT

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Christopher Bell and the rest of Joe Gibbs Racing have been through more than their share of heartbreak in the desert. Owner Joe Gibbs' son, the team's vice chairman, died unexpectedly in Phoenix two years ago. Last fall, a broken brake rotor spoiled Bell's...

Toyota takes high hopes into Daytona 500 but weather may affect 'The Great American Race'

Feb. 17, 2024 17:43 PM EST

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Denny Hamlin leaned into the window of Christopher Bell's winning Toyota to congratulate his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate on beating him in a Daytona 500 qualifying race. Hamlin then gave Bell detailed directions to victory lane. “Been to...