NASCAR: Christopher Bell Scores First Cup Win With Victory on Daytona Road Course

Christopher Bell passed Joey Logano for the lead in the frontstretch chicane coming to the white flag and went on to win Sunday’s Cup race on the Daytona road course.

The victory also came a week after Bell triggered a multi-car crash early in the Daytona 500. It also marked the second week in a row Logano saw his hopes to win a race end in the final moments. Bell took advantage of fresher tires to get by Logano, who finished second.

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Bell’s win for Joe Gibbs Racing came a day after the organization won the Xfinity race with Ty Gibbs, who scored his first series win.

Denny Hamlin placed third and was followed by Kurt Busch and Brad Keselowski.

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