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No. 20 Rheem Toyota Camry TRD News and Notes:

• BELL AT TALLADEGA: Christopher Bell will make his seventh NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) start at Talladega Superspeedway (TSS) this weekend. Bell qualified on the pole in both Talladega races in 2022.  
• BELL’S HISTORY AT TALLADEGA: Bell has two prior NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) starts at Talladega earning one top-five and one top-10 finish. In addition to his NXS races, Bell has three prior NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at TSS earning one pole, one top-five and two top-10 finishes.  
• HEATING & AIR: Rheem will highlight their heating and air division on the No. 20 Rheem Toyota Camry TRD this weekend at Talladega. For more information visit:https://www.rheem.com/products/residential/heating-and-cooling/
• RHEEM GUESTS: Rheem is hosting 40 guests this weekend at Talladega. There are guests on-site from Opteon, Rheem Water Heating Division Tankless, and the Air Conditioning Division National Account.
• MARTINSVILLE RECAP: Bell qualified 22^nd and struggled with forward drive throughout stage one. The No. 20 Toyota Camry TRD was a little better over stage two, but still not what he needed. The team made gains in the final stage and Bell raced his way up to 10^th before a round of green flag stops. A caution came out after the team pitted and the team had to take the “wave around” on the next restart. With handling issues and traffic Bell had his hands full and was able to finish 16^th.
• JGR AT TALLADEGA: JGR has claimed five NCS victories at Talladega. In 163 combined starts at the 2.66-mile superspeedway, the organization has tallied 42 top-five finishes, 62 top-10s and 1,482 laps led. The championship-winning organization has an average start of 15.2 and average finish of 17.4.
• RACE INFO: The GEICO 500 at TSS begins at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 23, 2023. The race will be broadcast live on FOX, Sirius XM 90, and MRN Radio.

From the Cockpit:

Christopher Bell: “Superspeedway racing has never been my favorite but this year it’s been good to me. I’ve had two good finishes at the two speedway races that we’ve had but I didn’t change anything in my playbook going into those races, I just made it to the end. We’ll go to Talladega and roll the dice and see what happens.”

Bell’s Career NASCAR Cup Series Stats at Talladega Superspeedway:

Bell’s 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Season Stats:

Bell’s Career NASCAR Cup Series Season Stats:

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