No. 20 Rheem Toyota Camry XSE News and Notes
- BELL AT LAS VEGAS: Christopher Bell owns two top-five finishes and four top-10s in nine career NASCAR Cup Series starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. His best result was a runner-up finish in last fall’s race where he narrowly missed out on the victory by a mere .082 seconds. His Las Vegas resume also includes a pair of pole awards, including the fall race last year. The Oklahoma native also earned three top-five finishes in four NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at the 1.5-mile tri-oval.
- ROUND OF 12 RECAP: Bell advanced to Round of 8 for third consecutive season after finishing seventh at Kansas Speedway, sixth at Talladega Superspeedway, and second in last weekend’s race at the Charlotte ROVAL.
- PLAYOFFS SO FAR: Through the first two rounds of the playoffs, Bell leads all drivers with 211 points scored and his 6.3-average finishing position is five spots better than the next closest playoff driver. He is tied for the most top-five finishes (three) and he is the only driver to finish inside the top 15 in all six races.
- HOT STREAK: Bell has finished seventh or better in nine of the last 11 races dating back to Indianapolis in July. Over that time, the No. 20 driver’s average finish is 8.1.
- ROUND OF 8 WINS: Bell has won a Round of 8 race in each of the past two seasons. In 2022, he led 150 laps on the way to victory lane at Martinsville Speedway. Last year, Bell won at Homestead-Miami Speedway to secure his spot in the championship race.
- ADAM STEVENS: This marks the eighth time crew chief Adam Stevens has led his team to the Round of 8. Each of the first seven times, including the past two years with Bell, Stevens’ team went on to advance to the Championship 4.
- RHEEM AT LAS VEGAS: Rheem is hosting over 225 guests this weekend in Las Vegas. Guests are on site from key suppliers PSC & Johns Manville; HD Supply, HTPG, Ferguson – Mega Western Water Heating Division (WHD), Tankless WHD, Hajoca WHD, along with guests from distributors Heating and Cooling, Baker, and RSD.
- JGR AT LAS VEGAS: Joe Gibbs Racing owns four NASCAR Cup Series victories at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In 108 combined starts at the track, the organization has posted 29 top-five finishes, 57 top-10s, seven pole awards, and 1,136 laps led. Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, and Martin Truex Jr. have taken JGR to victory lane at Las Vegas.
- TUNE IN: Coverage of this weekend’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway begins Sunday, October 20, at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC, PRN Radio, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
From the Cockpit:
Christopher Bell: “I don’t think we can go into this weekend and afford to be cautious at all, you’ll have to be aggressive, you are going to have to be earning stage points and competing for the win. I’m looking forward to getting back there and racing at one of my favorite racetracks. My team stepped up last year and we nearly walked away with the win and we have nothing short of a win on our mind heading back to Vegas this weekend.”
Bell NASCAR Cup Series Stats at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
| Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
| 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 93 | 11.7 | 19.1 |
Bell 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Season Stats
| Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
| 32 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 844 | 11.8 | 13.4 |
Bell NASCAR Cup Series Career Stats
| Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
| 176 | 9 | 43 | 82 | 12 | 2,134 | 13.4 | 15.3 |
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