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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Christopher Bell

Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Cup Series. Two-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Christopher Bell
Born
16 December 1994(b. 1994)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Series
NASCAR Cup Series
Status
Active
Championships
22017, 2024
Career wins
45
Career podiums
111
Career starts
409
Career DNFs
1
Racer Rating
6,685
Christopher Bell
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
6,685
Rank 36 of 38,983 indexed, -404 this season
FIA Categorisation
Silver
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Christopher Bell is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Cup Series. Bell is a two-time champion (2017, 2024), with 45 wins and 111 podiums from 409 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,685 ranks Bell 36th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-08-09NASCAR Cup Series at IowaNASCAR Cup SeriesP2+105
2026-07-26NASCAR Cup Series at IndianapolisNASCAR Cup SeriesP2+110
2026-07-19NASCAR Cup Series at North WilkesboroNASCAR Cup SeriesP19โˆ’36
2026-07-18NASCAR Truck Series at North WilkesboroNASCAR TruckP15โˆ’66
2026-07-12NASCAR Cup Series at AtlantaNASCAR Cup SeriesP2+107
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+164Eldora 2015NASCAR TruckP1
+147NASCAR Cup Series at Road America 2021NASCAR Cup SeriesP2
+143NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona RC 2021NASCAR Cup SeriesP1
+139NASCAR Cup Series at Texas 2020NASCAR Cup SeriesP3
+134Gateway 2016NASCAR TruckP1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond9 starts+33
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES AT IOWA4 starts+33
NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte Road Course4 starts+28
NASCAR Cup Series at New Hampshire5 starts+27
Struggles
NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan6 starts-45
Homestead4 starts-40
NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona5 starts-28
NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega11 starts-22
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026โ–ธNASCAR Cup Series2608000P3โˆ’4226,685
โ–ธNASCAR Truck511000P11โˆ’6
โ–ธNASCAR Xfinity101000P21+24
2025โ–ธNASCAR Cup Series39513000P2+3677,089
โ–ธNASCAR Xfinity200000P37โˆ’412
โ–ธNASCAR Truck100000P28+26
2024โ–ธNASCAR Cup Series38410000P1+1317,109
โ–ธNASCAR Xfinity222000P17+111
โ–ธNASCAR Truck100000P27โˆ’1
2023โ–ธNASCAR Cup Series3928000P5+1556,868
โ–ธNASCAR Truck200000P26โˆ’52
2022โ–ธNASCAR Cup Series3836000P5+3866,765
โ–ธNASCAR Xfinity100000P30+3
2021โ–ธNASCAR Cup Series3816000P12+7086,376
โ–ธNASCAR Xfinity211000P19+86
โ–ธTrans-Am TA2100000P19โˆ’190
2020โ–ธNASCAR Cup Series3801000P22โ†‘119โˆ’786,224
2019โ–ธNASCAR Xfinity32817000P2+3635,827
โ–ธTrans-Am TA2100100P23โˆ’262
2018โ–ธNASCAR Xfinity33714000P2+325,640
โ–ธNASCAR Truck100000P31โˆ’198
โ–ธTrans-Am TA2100000โ€”โˆ’51
2017โ–ธNASCAR TruckKyle Busch Motorsports23513050P1+4215,905
โ–ธNASCAR XfinityJoe Gibbs Racing811010P18+31
โ–ธARCA Menards SeriesMusselman's Apple Sauce / JBL.com ( Cathy Venturini )111000P17+38
2016โ–ธNASCAR TruckKyle Busch Motorsports2314000P4+8895,710
โ–ธARCA Menards SeriesJBL.com ( Bill Venturini )523000P8+135
2015โ–ธNASCAR TruckKyle Busch Motorsports711000P17+3,2814,631
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Bell finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Tyler Reddick6,26335020015057%
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Ross Chastain5,94629918211761%
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Chase Briscoe6,83129117711461%
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ William Byron6,49328314114250%
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Austin CindricFIA Silver5,9512801978370%
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Cole Custer5,4422761779964%
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Daniel Suarez6,26027017010063%
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Kyle BuschFIA Platinum5,98527014512554%
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Austin DillonFIA Gold5,7802671699863%
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Ryan Blaney7,08326411914545%
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Denny HamlinHigher-rated, 1ร— champion7,38125610315340%
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Ty GibbsHigher-rated, 2ร— champion6,832157985962%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
26๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Chase BriscoeNASCAR Cup Series6,831
27๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Esteban OconFormula 16,820
28๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Yuki TsunodaFormula 16,817
29๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Sergio PรฉrezFormula 16,808
30๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Alain ProstFormula 16,802
31๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Oliver BearmanFormula 16,792
32๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Kyle KirkwoodIndyCar6,771
33๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Daniel RicciardoFormula 16,735
34๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ David MalukasIndyCar6,715
35๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Nelson PiquetFormula 16,711
36๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Christopher BellNASCAR Cup Series6,685
37๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Jackie StewartFormula 16,669
38๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Nico HรผlkenbergFormula 16,667
39๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Fernando AlonsoFormula 16,648
40๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tadasuke MakinoSuper GT6,639
41๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Franco ColapintoFormula 16,628
42๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Leonardo FornaroliFormula 26,605
43๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Scott McLaughlinIndyCar6,604
44๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Chris BuescherNASCAR Cup Series6,602
45๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Broc FeeneySupercars Championship6,597
46๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Sho TsuboiSuper GT6,576
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Christopher Bell is an elite professional stock car racer competing full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series for Joe Gibbs Racing, driving the No. 20 Toyota Camry XSE, and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity and Truck Series. His FIA Silver grading places him among drivers on the way up in endurance racing. Bell has raced across four national single-class NASCAR championships since 2015, with 409 starts across all series.[1]

Bell won the 2017 NASCAR Truck Series championship with Kyle Busch Motorsports and claimed the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series title, marking the two major championships of his career. In the Cup Series alone, he has 256 starts yielding 15 wins and 52 podiums. Across the Xfinity Series he has won 19 races from 81 starts, while his Truck Series record includes 8 wins in 63 starts. He took three ARCA victories in six starts in 2016 and 2017. Throughout his career Bell has competed primarily on oval tracks; roughly 86 percent of his Cup Series starts have been on ovals, with the remainder split among road and street courses.[2]

Bell has established himself as a regular competitor against the sport's strongest drivers. His head-to-head record against Tyler Reddick, a 2019 Xfinity champion and established professional with 262 Cup Series starts, shows them closely matched across multiple series. The same applies to Ross Chastain, the 2022 Cup Series champion, whom Bell has raced repeatedly in both Cup and Xfinity competition. Bell has finished ahead of elite professionals including Denny Hamlin, the 2025 Cup Series champion, and Ryan Blaney, both of whom have substantially deeper Cup Series experience. His 2024 championship places him among the elite of the current grid.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
NASCAR reveals status of Christopher Bell's No. 20 car at R&D Center[1]
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19 Aug 2026
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New Hampshire a golden opportunity for Christopher Bell to snap 31-race winless streak[2]
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19 Aug 2026
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โ€˜Kyle Busch Dayโ€™ offers daylong 8/18 tribute to racing legendโ€™s memory[3]
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18 Aug 2026
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