Christopher Bell

Christopher Bell

31-Year-Old Driver  
Joe Gibbs Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing
2026 Cup Stats
Points
164
Starts
5
Wins
0
Poles
1
Top 5
3
Top 10
3
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Bell had arguably his best season in Cup Series competition in 2025. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver accumulated four victories and 22 Top-10 finishes. He also registered his best average finish of his six-season career at a strong 11.2. Those wins, that consistency would push him far into the playoffs. However, the inability to win late in the postseason would be the prime reason that Bell would not make the championship round at Phoenix. Still, it was a remarkable campaign for the No. 20 Toyota team. Bell and crew chief Adam Stevens are hitting on all cylinders. With no major changes expected to this team, we believe Bell will grab another multi-win season and rack up over 20+ Top 10's once again in 2026. He'll be in the running to win the Cup Series championship and if the breaks go his way, Bell could walk away with his first title in NASCAR's top division. Read Past Outlooks
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Car No. 20 Toyota
Crew Chief Adam Stevens
Rookie Year 2016
Birth Date 12/16/1994
Born Norman, Oklahoma, United States
Country UNITED STATES
Gets Third Top-5 of 2026
NASCAR Cup
March 16, 2026
Bell led 31 laps and finished fourth in Sunday's Pennzoil 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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The polesitter was only able to fend off teammate Denny Hamlin for two laps at the start of Sunday's race, but he managed to regain the lead multiple times throughout the day before he was passed for good on Lap 219. He lost two more spots, settling for a fourth-place finish. It was Bell's third Top 5 in a row and has moved him up to sixth in points. Next weekend, Bell will run triple duty, racing in all three NASCAR national touring series at Darlington, a track where he has just four Top 10s in 13 Cup Series starts.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Bell returns for his fifth Cup Series campaign, fourth in the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20 Toyota. The budding star continued etching out his top reputation with a two-win, 19 Top-10 finish season in 2023. He'd advance into the championship round of the playoffs and wind up fourth in the final standings after the Phoenix season finale. That's Bell's second-straight championship race and second-straight Top-4 finish. This speaks to his skill and advancement in NASCAR's top division. We don't foresee any regression in this driver and team's future, in fact, we expect continued growth and excellence from Bell. As he's shown the last two campaigns, the Joe Gibbs Racing youngster is very capable on short tracks and intermediate ovals, but he is also a growing threat to win on the NASCAR road courses. Superspeedway racing seems to be his only real weakness right now, and fortunately that's only four of the 36 events on the calendar.
Bell returns for his fifth Cup Series campaign, fourth in the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20 Toyota. The budding star continued etching out his top reputation with a two-win, 19 Top-10 finish season in 2023. He'd advance into the championship round of the playoffs and wind up fourth in the final standings after the Phoenix season finale. That's Bell's second-straight championship race and second-straight Top-4 finish. This speaks to his skill and advancement in NASCAR's top division. We don't foresee any regression in this driver and team's future, in fact, we expect continued growth and excellence from Bell. As he's shown the last two campaigns, the Joe Gibbs Racing youngster is very capable on short tracks and intermediate ovals, but he is also a growing threat to win on the NASCAR road courses. Superspeedway racing seems to be his only real weakness right now, and fortunately that's only four of the 36 events on the calendar.
This young driver elevated his game last season and Bell served notice that he's entering the elite tier of NASCAR's top division. The driver of the No. 20 Toyota piled up three victories and 20 Top-10 finishes en route to a third-place points finish. Bell made the season finale at Phoenix and raced for the championship last November, but his 10th-place finish would fall short of clinching the 2022 title. Bell will look to build on these impressive numbers in the upcoming season. With Adam Stevens returning as crew chief, the sky's the limit for this duo. Stevens is a championship-winning crew chief and Bell's talent is undeniable. We expect to see the Joe Gibbs Racing youngster post another multi-win campaign and even improve his consistency to increase his Top-5 and Top-10 totals in 2023. It would surprise us at all to see Bell participating in the Championship 4 of the Chase once again.
Bell made some great strides in season two. The young driver claimed his first-career Cup Series win (Daytona road course) and he posted 16 Top-10 finishes. His first appearance in the Chase for the Cup playoffs led to a respectable 12th-place finish in the final points. We'll get to soon see if Bell can step it up a notch in the upcoming season. We believe he can. The driver of the No. 20 Toyota is a prime candidate to breakout in 2022. Bell is capable of a multi-win season and breaking the 20 Top-10 plateau in his third full season of Cup Series competition. He'll remain paired with ace-crew chief Adam Stevens, and that is much of the reason for our optimism. Bell will come cheaper in fantasy drafts than the upper tier drivers, but he could produce upper tier driver returns in the upcoming season.
Bell makes the move from Leavine Family Racing to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2021. The talented youngster had a slow start to his rookie campaign last season, but he made big moves late in the year to tally seven Top-10 finishes and wind up 20th in the overall championship points. Bell will join a more capable team this season as he takes over Erik Jones' old ride at JGR. The No. 20 Toyota should help propel Bell to greater heights. Crew chief Adam Stevens moves from LFR to JGR with Bell to continue guiding the young driver. This continuity and chemistry remaining intact is a huge bonus for Bell and the No. 20 Toyota team. There is a sizable amount of potential and growth possible with this driver and team, and Bell is one to target in the mid-to-late rounds of fantasy drafts. There's just loads of potential that should be realized this season.
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.
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.
The reigning Camping World Truck Series champion will make his full-time shift into the Xfinity Series this season. Bell is fresh off a five-win, 21 Top 10 campaign in the trucks that was nearly flawless from start to finish in 2017. The 23-year-old Oklahoman squeezed in eight starts in this racing series last year, and opened some eyes in that part-time slate. Bell won his first-career Xfinity Series race at Kansas, and he nabbed five Top-10 finishes in that short schedule. The young driver will be paired with ace crew chief Jason Ratcliff in an effort to win both Rookie of the Year and the championship in the upcoming season. Bell's talent is undeniable. He's just another in a long line of very talented development drivers that JGR has cranked out the last several years.
With the departure of William Byron, Bell now becomes the focus of KBM's efforts in the truck series. Bell had a pretty good campaign last season with one victory and 17 Top-10 finishes. Not bad at all for his first full season of racing in the Camping World Truck Series. Bell will look to improve even more in the upcoming season. He'll be paired with Rudy Fugle at crew chief. He's the brilliant strategist that led Byron to a seven-win campaign at KBM last season. The combination of Fugle and Bell should pay immediate dividends. We expect to see Bell pick up the pace in victories, laps led and Top 10's. That could propel the young driver to his first championship in the coming season.
Young talent Bell takes over the No. 51 Toyota truck full-time that featured a multi-driver lineup last season. Bell was a part of that rotation logging six starts in the No. 51 truck. He posted a very noteworthy win in the popular dirt-track race at Eldora, and that put this rising star on the NASCAR map. He also added three Top-10 finishes in his seven start slate last season. Bell will team with crew chief Jerry Baxter in his first full season in the series. It will be interesting to see what this young, raw talent can do in a full 23-race slate. With the backing of Kyle Busch Motorsports and their fast trucks, the skies the limit for Bell in 2016.
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Runner-up Finish in Phoenix
NASCAR Cup
March 8, 2026
Bell finished second in the Straight Talk Wireless 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday afternoon.
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Third at COTA
NASCAR Cup
March 1, 2026
Bell finished third in the DuraMAX Grand Prix NASCAR Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday afternoon.
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Crash and DNF
NASCAR Cup
February 15, 2026
Bell crashed and finished 35th in the Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday afternoon.
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Fast Clash Practice
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February 4, 2026
Bell was fastest in practice for the Cookout Clash NASCAR Cup Series race at Bowman Gray Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. He turned a fast lap of 14.55-seconds.
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Third in South Point 400
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October 12, 2025
Bell finished third in the South Point 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday evening.
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