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Christopher Bell
25-Year-Old Driver  
Leavine Family Racing
2020 Sprint Stats
Points
355
Starts
20
Wins
0
Poles
0
Top 5
1
Top 10
5
2020 Fantasy Outlook
Perhaps the most gifted of this season's stellar rookie class is Bell. He steps into the No. 95 Toyota at Leavine Family Racing. Bell is a Joe Gibbs Racing development driver and is coming to the Cup Series via JGR's partnership agreement with LFR. This team is a "satellite" Gibbs team and enjoys the same equipment and technical support as the other JGR teams. Bell has spent the last two season's dominating the Xfinity Series. Although he has no championships, the 25-year-old prodigy has piled up a staggering 15 victories and 38 Top-5 finishes over his last two seasons competing in the Xfinity Series. Unfortunately, Bell's lack of performance in key playoff races has prevented him from winning those titles. Crew chief Jason Ratcliff makes the jump with Bell and they look to continue building this small race team at LFR. Read Past Outlooks
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Car No. 95 Toyota
Crew Chief Jason Ratcliff
Rookie Year 2016
Birth Date 12/16/1994
Born Norman, Oklahoma, United States
Country UNITED STATES
Team Sold
NASCAR Cup
August 4, 2020
Sports Business Journal's Adam Stern reports that Bob Leavine is in advanced negotiations to sell the No. 95 LFR team and a leading candidate for the purchase is The Spire Agency, owners of the No. 77 Spire Motorsports team.
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It appears that Leavine Family Racing will soon be out of the NASCAR racing business. The team owner is in final negotiations to sell the team and NASCAR charter to Spire Motorsports. Driver Bell will finish the 2020 season with LFR behind the wheel of the No. 95 Toyota, but after the conclusion of the season the team will be absorbed by Spire.
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The seven-win, 18 Top-5 finish campaign was quite impressive last season. While it fell short of the championship, thanks to a power outage at the season finale in Homestead, it was a remarkable accomplishment for the 24-year-old driver given that he was racing in his first, full Xfinity Series season. Bell returns for the 2019 campaign and will look to win the championship that eluded him last season. He was the most dominant regular driver in the series, so there's no reason to believe Bell can't win the crown. He will once again be paired with crew chief, Jason Ratcliff, and the very powerful No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing team. All systems are go for another dominant season, and possible championship.
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