Christopher Bell says it was a "very tough weekend" despite P2 finish at NASCAR Richmond race × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout NASCAR NASCAR Cup Series News Very tough weekend for us says Christopher Bell despite P2 finish at NASCAR Richmond race By monicahdnjeri Modified 16 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Christopher Bell waves to fans as he walks onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway Christopher Bell placed Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota in a good position in a Ford-dominated race where Toyota got four top-ten finishes while Ford got five. Bell finished second behind Kevin Harvick, who secured his second consecutive win. The New Hampshire winner had a rough day at Michigan, scoring a 26th finish. Heading to Richmond, his assignment was to drive his #20 Toyota to a strong finish and that is exactly what he did. Despite their good run over the weekend, Christopher Bell admitted that it wasn't easy for them since the practice session and qualifying race weren’t that good. Christopher Bell@CBellRacingSooooooo close. One more lap?! Wasn’t our smoothest day, but we did what great teams do, kept fighting, and finished strong. P2 for the @rheemracing @ToyotaRacing #Camry #TRD. Great team effort to recover at the end there. #TeamToyota42133Sooooooo close. One more lap?! Wasn’t our smoothest day, but we did what great teams do, kept fighting, and finished strong. P2 for the @rheemracing @ToyotaRacing #Camry #TRD. Great team effort to recover at the end there. #TeamToyota https://t.co/5nAh7nYSLh In a post-race interview, Bell said: “Really proud of everyone on this 20 crew to be able to come back from how we started. Very tough weekend for us. We didn’t practice very well and we didn’t qualify very well. And the guys did a really good job getting this Rheem Camry up front and where we needed to be at the end.” Starting the day in P21, the first and second stages were a bit tough for Christopher Bells to maintain the front position. Bell’s breakthrough came with 49 laps to go in the final stage. With 15 laps remaining, he was running third behind Chris Buescher and Kevin Harvick. Ten laps down the line, Bell edged Chris Buescher to take second place, and he tried his level best to edge Kevin Harvick, but since he was not fast enough to get to the victory line, Bell settled for second. This marked his seventh top-five finish this season. Bell is among the 15 drivers who have already secured their spots in the playoffs, with only two races remaining in the regular season. Bell, who ranks ninth in the drivers’ standings, secured his spot after winning the New Hampshire race last month. How Christopher Bell performed in the NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond Raceway In his third season as a full-time driver, Bell has been one of the top drivers, with the most top-ten finishes. While Bell has 13 top-ten finishes in his record, most of these came at the end of April and in May, where he scored six consecutive top-ten finishes, including three top-five finishes. Bell was among the drivers who had a rough start where he got into the top five in the Cup Series’ Duel #2. Primetime NASCAR @PrimetimeNascarIn just four previous Cup starts at Richmond, Christopher Bell has been solid. He has 3 Top 10s with a best finish of 3rd which came in this race one year ago. He starts P213In just four previous Cup starts at Richmond, Christopher Bell has been solid. He has 3 Top 10s with a best finish of 3rd which came in this race one year ago. He starts P21 https://t.co/RD44S9x9B0 Bell is working hard to add more playoff points with only one win and is in a good position to carry the 2022 championship. Next weekend he’ll head to Watkins, hoping to earn his second win after a second-place finish at Richmond. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Anmol Gandhi × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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