RACE: South Point 400 TRACK: Las Vegas Motor Speedway START: 26th FINISH: 24th LAPS: 267 laps
Bell Finishes 24th at Vegas
Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-80)
Christopher Bell started 26th Sunday evening at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in this No. 95 Rheem-Watts Toyota Camry.
Bell worked his way up to 18th by the competition caution and reported that his Toyota was overall not bad, but a little tight. Bell pitted for four tires, fuel, wedge and an air pressure adjustment under the competition caution.
After speeding on pit road Bell restarted 33rd for the restart on lap 31. The handling continued to be too tight and Bell finished out stage one 19th.
At the stage break Bell pitted for four tires, fuel and an air pressure adjustment.
Stage 2 Recap (Laps 81-160)
Bell started 19th and finished 15th in stage two.
Stage two went caution free and Bell cycled up to 15th before making a green flag pit stop on lap 123 for four tires and fuel.
The No. 95 Rheem-Watts Toyota continued to be tight, but Bell was able to maintain his ground to finish 15th.
Bell pitted at the conclusion of stage two for four tires, fuel and an air pressure adjustment.
Stage 3 Recap (Laps 161-267)
Bell started stage three 16th and crossed the finish line 24th.
The tight handling condition continued despite pit stops for tires, air pressure and wedge adjustments.
Bell cycled up to second when a caution came out during green flag pit stops for the field. The No. 95 was able to pit under caution for adjustments and restart fifth with 25 laps remaining.
Bell raced his way up to third but brushed the wall with nine to go and lost track position.
Another competitor got into the back of the No. 95 and the team had to make multiple pit stops to repair the right side of the car.
Bell restarted 25th for NASCAR overtime at Vegas and gained one position to cross the finish line 24th.
Up Next:The NASCAR Cup Series returns to Talladega Superspeedway for the YellaWood 500 on Sunday, October 11th at 2:00 p.m. ET on NBC.
