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Christopher Bell

RacingNASCAR Cup SeriesJoe Gibbs RacingNo. 20

Christopher Bell

United StatesAge, stats, results and next race

Christopher Bell, a NASCAR Cup Series driver for Joe Gibbs Racing, won the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Sep 6, 2026.

247Cup Series starts since 202014wins

Updated

Wins12026 seasonTop 5s132026 seasonTop 10s162026 seasonAvg finish13.831 startsLaps led6142026 seasonAgatha's recordNone yetno graded calls on him yet

About Christopher Bell

Christopher Bell was born on December 16, 1994, in Norman, Oklahoma, United States, and drives the number 20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. In the 2025 Cup Series season he had 4 wins, 13 top-five finishes and 22 top-10 finishes in 36 starts for Joe Gibbs Racing. On Sep 6, 2026, Bell won the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 5, 2026

Race history247

Every NASCAR Cup Series points race in our records, newest first.

2026: 1 win, 13 top 5s, avg 13.8

DateRaceTrackFinishStartLaps led
Oct 4South Point 400Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayP23Started 3rd8 laps led
Sep 27Hollywood Casino 400Kansas SpeedwayP6Started 3rd
Sep 19Bass Pro Shops Night RaceBristol Motor SpeedwayP4Started 12th1 lap led
Sep 13Enjoy Illinois 300World Wide Technology RacewayP19Started 4th
Sep 6Cook Out Southern 500Darlington RacewayP1Started 11th46 laps led
Aug 29Coke Zero Sugar 400Daytona International SpeedwayP17Started 35th
Aug 23Dollar Tree 301New Hampshire Motor SpeedwayP4Started 6th
Aug 15Cook Out 400Richmond RacewayP7Started 8th29 laps led
Aug 9Iowa Corn 350Iowa SpeedwayP2Started 22nd108 laps led
Jul 26Brickyard 400Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayP2Started 23rd
Jul 19Window World 450North Wilkesboro SpeedwayP19Started 3rd
Jul 12Quaker State 400 Available at WalmartAtlanta Motor SpeedwayP2Started 32nd5 laps led
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Jul 5eero 400Chicagoland SpeedwayP2Started 6th1 lap led
Jun 28Toyota / Save Mart 350Sonoma RacewayP5Started 14th
Jun 21Anduril 250San Diego Street CourseP39Started 37thEngine
Jun 14Great American Getaway 400Pocono RacewayP26Started 22nd18 laps led
Jun 7FireKeepers Casino 400Michigan International SpeedwayP31Started 8thAccident
May 31Cracker Barrel 400Nashville SuperspeedwayP2Started 4th29 laps led
May 24Coca-Cola 600Charlotte Motor SpeedwayP2Started 17th44 laps led
May 10Go Bowling at The GlenWatkins Glen InternationalP21Started 8th
May 3Wurth 400Texas Motor SpeedwayP38Started 7th22 laps led, Accident
Apr 26Jack Link's 500Talladega SuperspeedwayP17Started 14th31 laps led
Apr 19AdventHealth 400Kansas SpeedwayP20Started 11th47 laps led
Apr 12Food City 500Bristol Motor SpeedwayP27Started 14th
Mar 29Cook Out 400Martinsville SpeedwayP7Started 11th
Mar 22Goodyear 400Darlington RacewayP19Started 22nd
Mar 15Pennzoil 400Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayP4Started 1st31 laps led
Mar 8Straight Talk Wireless 500Phoenix RacewayP2Started 12th176 laps led
Mar 1DuraMAX Texas Grand PrixCircuit of The AmericasP3Started 8th
Feb 22Autotrader 400Atlanta Motor SpeedwayP21Started 32nd9 laps led
Feb 15DAYTONA 500Daytona International SpeedwayP35Started 12th9 laps led, Accident

How he is doing nowThrough Oct 4

2026 season1 win13 top 5s, 16 top 10s, 31 starts
Average finish13.82026, 1 pole
Last race23rdSouth Point 400, Oct 4
Last 5P23P6P4P19P1Newest first, finishing places.

Next race

Bank of America 400Sun, Oct 11, 3:00 PM ETCharlotte Motor Speedway

Bank of America 400, Oct 11

Bell at Charlotte Motor Speedway8 starts, 1 win, average finish 11.8

Last there May 24, 2026: finished 2nd.

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Wins in 2025

Bell's race wins in 2025 included the Ambetter Health 400, the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, the Shriners Children's 500 and the Bass Pro Shops Night Race.

Wins in 2024

Bell's race wins in 2024 included the Shriners Children's 500, the Coca-Cola 600 and the USA TODAY 301.

Career

  1. 2020First race in our recordsDAYTONA 500, finished 21st
  2. 2021First win in our recordsO'Reilly Auto Parts 253 At DAYTONA
  3. 20254 wins in a season13 top 5s, average finish 11.2
  4. Sep 6, 2026Latest winCook Out Southern 500, Darlington Raceway
  5. Oct 4, 2026Latest raceSouth Point 400, finished 23rd

In our records

14 wins

247 starts, 72 top 5s, 123 top 10s, 16 poles, 3,331 laps led, average finish 14.4

Best tracks

  • Indianapolis Motor Speedwayaverage finish 6.5, 4 starts
  • Iowa Speedwayaverage finish 7.7, 3 starts
  • Richmond Racewayaverage finish 8.5, 11 starts
  • Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Courseaverage finish 8.8, 6 starts, 1 win
  • Watkins Glen Internationalaverage finish 9.2, 6 starts

Wins by season

20200
20211
20223
20232
20243
20254
20261

First race in our records

Feb 16, 2020: finished 21st from 17thDAYTONA 500, Daytona International Speedway

Latest race

Oct 4, 2026: finished 23rd from 3rdSouth Point 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Sources and updates

Race results come from Agatha's own records of every NASCAR Cup Series points race.

Updated Oct 5, 2026, 3:18 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every race; biography facts are checked weekly.