BELL LEADS TOYOTA WITH A STRONG TOP-FIVE FINISH IN DOVER
Christopher Bell drives back from two laps down to finish fourth
DOVER, Del. (May 2, 2022) – Christopher Bell (fourth) scored a top-five finish to lead Toyota in the Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway on Monday afternoon.
Toyota Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Dover Motor Speedway
Race 11 of 36 – 400 miles, 400 laps
TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS
1st, Chase Elliott*
2nd, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.*
3rd, Ross Chastain*
4th, CHRISTOPHER BELL
5th, Alex Bowman*
7th, KYLE BUSCH
12th, MARTIN TRUEX JR.
16th, BUBBA WALLACE
21st, DENNY HAMLIN
31st, KURT BUSCH
*non-Toyota driver
TOYOTA QUOTES
CHRISTOPHER BELL, No. 20 DeWalt Toyota Camry TRD, Joe Gibbs Racing
Finishing Position: 4th
How was your race?
“We had an outstanding DeWalt Camry that’s for sure, just very, very frustrating to have those issues and get put behind because I feel like if we could have stayed up front we could have possibly contended for the win. We were able to get back up there in that third stage, and I’ll take it. I’m really proud of this 20 group.”
How much of a team-building day is this to go from two laps down to come back to the top-five?
“It’s good for sure. I’m just really proud of this group. This Camry was so fast. They did an excellent job. They’ve been doing an excellent job all year, so just proud to drive this 20 car.”
It was an up-and-down day, but ultimately a good finish. How was the race from your seat?
“I knew this DeWalt Camry was fast after yesterday. We didn’t qualify very well, but we were able to pick our way through at the start of the race and stay out on old tires at the beginning of the day and have a good run at the end of stage one. I’m really proud of this 20 group. They are doing really, really good. Week in, and week out we are bringing cars capable of running in the top-five and top-10, so hopefully our day is coming soon.”
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