Christopher Bell talks about his solid top-5 finish at the 2024 Brickyard 400

Christopher Bell wasn’t in the picture much at the 2024 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but he found a way to finish in the top 5 spots. After a second NASCAR overtime, Bell ran out of gas and needed a push from teammate Ty Gibbs, but he still finished in fourth place due to a caution for Ryan Preece on the final lap.

Following the event, Bell talked about his day for the No. 20 team. Despite lacking the desired speed, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver credited his crew chief and engineers for finishing well at one of NASCAR’s Crown Jewel events.

“It was a little bit of a struggle today for our Rheem Camry,” Bell said. “[Crew chief Adam Stevens] and [engineer William Hartman] and [engineer Chris Whitenight] had a great strategy and we were able to run it out of gas and get a good finish out of it. Something to build on and hopefully we can improve after the break and come out strong for Richmond.”

Bell now goes into the Olympic break, sitting eighth in the point standings. However, sixth-place runner William Byron is only three points above Bell. There is a lot of potential to climb a few spots over the last four races of the regular season. Thankfully for Bell, NASCAR’s next race at Richmond Raceway has treated him well in the past.

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