Christopher Bell
Christopher Bell enters his sixth season in the NASCAR Cup Series and fifth behind the wheel of the No. 20 Toyota Camry XSE for Joes Gibbs Racing (JGR) in 2025. Adam Stevens will continue as crew chief and the duo look to make another run for the Championship.
Bell had a banner year in 2024 with three wins (Phoenix, Charlotte and New Hampshire) and his third-consecutive Round of 8 appearance in the NASCAR Playoffs. He led the series with a career-high 23 top-10 finishes and posted career-bests in top-five finishes (15), laps led (1,145) and stage wins (11). In 2023, Bell earned wo NCS victories and locked himself into the final four for the second year in a row. In addition to back-to-back playoff runs, Bell earned the Busch Light Pole Award, recognizing his series-high six pole starting positions throughout the season. Overall, Bell closed out the 2023 NCS season with two wins (Bristol Dirt and Homestead), 10 top-five and 19 top-10 finishes.
Bell earned three victorities in 2022, including walk-off wins at Charlotte ROVAL and Martinsville to propel him throughout the Championship and lock him into the final four. Bell finished the season third in points with three wins, 12 top-five and 20 top-10 finishes, four poles and over 500 laps led. In 2021, Bell earned his first NCS win in just the second start of the season at the Daytona Road Course, locking him into the Playoff field. In his sophomore NCS season Bell earned one win, seven top-five, 16 top-10 finishes and closed out the season 12th in the standings. Bell made the most of his rookie year in the Cup Series in 2020 during a worldwide pandemic and despite not having practice and qualifying was able to grow and improve throughout the season, earning two top-five and seven top-10 finishes. The 2018 NXS season was Bell's first full year competing in the series. Bell found his way to victory lane seven times in 2018, setting the win record by a Rookie. In addition to the record seven wins, Bell started form the pole position five time and earned 10 top-five and 18 top-10 finishes. Bell captured the 2017 NASCAR Truck Series Championship in his second full-time season.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- 2024 - Third Consecutive Round of 8 appearance; 3 NASCAR Cup Series wins
- 2023 - Second Consecutive Championship 4 appearance; 2 NASCAR Cup Series wins; Busch Light Pole Award winner
- 2022 - 2 NASCAR Cup Series wins - first driver to qualify for the Championship 4 in all three series
- 2021 - Earned first NASCAR Cup Series victory with his win on the Daytona Road Course
- 2020 - First full year competing in the NASCAR Cup Series
- 2019 - 8 NASCAR Xfinity Series Wins & Chili Bowl Winner
- 2018 - 7 NASCAR Xfinity Series Wins (set the rookie single season NXS win record) & Chili Bowl Winner
- 2017 - NASCAR Truck Series Champion & Chili Bowl Winner