Christopher Bell’s return to Kansas Speedway this week no doubt gives him positive vibes. The 23-year old Oklahoman scored his first career series win in this race last year, driving part-time for the Joe Gibbs Racing team for whom he is now hoping to secure another Xfinity Series title.
And he’s certainly off to a good start. Bell has won two of the opening three Playoff races, including the opening round finale at Dover two weeks ago. His six wins in 2018 make him the all-time winningest rookie driver in the series – surpassing the work of Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards, and Kyle Busch, who all had five wins their rookie season.
Bell holds a six-point edge over the regular season champion Justin Allgaier and is up a healthy 43-points on eighth place Austin Cindric heading into the second-round opener Saturday, The Kansas Lottery 300 (at 3 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Plus, he has a pair of fourth-place finishes and a pole position in the Camping World Truck Series at Kansas prior to his Xfinity starts.
Source: Holly Cain | NASCAR Wire Service
