Daytona Advance #2

Christopher Bell
Daytona 500 Bottom Line – Christopher Bell is entering elite territory at Daytona and since 2023, Bell has the best average finish (6.3). Not included in that tally is Bell winning his Duel 150 last year. In 2024 at big superspeedways, Bell had a great season and minus the spring Talladega race where he crashed his average finish was 4th. If Bell can avoid trouble, look for him to finish up front and be a factor.
Daytona Track History – Christopher Bell has performed at a super-elite level at Daytona and in 3 of the last 4 races, he’s finished 3rd. Since 2023 over the combined races, Bell has a series best 6.3 average finish and the 5th best Driver Rating. In 2024, nobody was better than Bell when it came to the results column. Last summer, Bell drove up to the front late and finished 3rd when the checkered flag waved. Additionally, Bell earned the 11th best Driver Rating and had a 15.3 average running position. Last February, Bell finished 3rd, earned the 3rd best driver rating, led 22 laps and had the 6th best average running position (13.8). In his Duel 150 leading up to the “500”, Bell raced his way to victory lane. In summer 2023, Bell looked great but finished an asterisk mark 16th. In the race, Bell finished 2nd in Stage #1 but then during the last lap of Stage #2 while running in the top 5, Bell was involved in a crash when he gave Gibbs a bad bump, leading to his 16th. In the 2023 Daytona 500, Bell led 20 laps and finished 3rd.