Rheem Racing News

RACE: Circle K Firecracker 250
TRACK: Daytona International Speedway
START: 8th
FINISH: 3rd
LAPS: 200

Bell started in eight positions and finished third after a solid speedway performance.

Bell Finishes Third at Daytona
Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-30)

• Christopher Bell earned the eighth starting position Friday afternoon during single car qualifying at Daytona.
• From the drop of the green flag Bell began making moves and by the time the field completed the first lap he was up to fourth.

RACE INFO: The Circle K Firecracker 250 powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway begins at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, July 5, 2019. The race will be broadcast live on NBCSN, Sirius XM 90, and MRN Radio.

Back to Daytona: Christopher Bell and the No. 20 Ruud team return to the track on Friday night for their second and final stop of the 2019 season at the iconic Daytona International Speedway (DIS). Bell will be making his fourth-career NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) start at the 2.5-mile speedway on Friday.

RACE: Camping World 300
TRACK: Chicagoland Speedway
START: 5th
FINISH: 3rd but disqualified resulting in 38th
LAPS: 200

Post race inspection resulted in disqualification despite strong running and crossing finish line third.

Bell’s Third-Place Finish at Chicago Disqualified Following Post-Race Inspection
Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-45)

• Christopher Bell earned the fifth starting position Saturday morning during single-car qualifying at Chicagoland Speedway.
• Bell reported back that his No. 20 Rheem Supra had “pretty good balance” and by lap 15 he cracked the top three.

The heat and humidity was in full force during the ARCA Menards Series’ (ARCA) rare Thursday night prime time event at Chicagoland Speedway. Hoping to continue their own hot streak Venturini Motorsports (VMS) set its sights on capturing their eighth team win of the season on familiar ground.

Armed with another potent driver lineup, Harrison Burton (No.20 RUUD Toyota) led VMS’ hometown charge with a runner up finish behind winner Ty Majeski. Burton, 18, qualified fifth and led laps during the late stages of the 100-lap event but ran out of time before the checkered flag flew.

ARCA Menards Series 2019 Daytona winner, Harrison Burton, will make his fifth series start of the season with Venturini Motorsports driving the No.20 Ruud Toyota in Thursday’s prime time Bounty 150 at Chicagoland Speedway.
Burton back with his series leading No.20 Toyota team for the first time since finishing fourth at Pocono Raceway will make his first career starts at Chicagoland with double duty action on back-to-back nights running the ARCA race Thursday and the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race Friday with Kyle Bush Motorsports.

RACE INFO: The Camping World 300 at Chicagoland Speedway begins at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 29, 2019. The race will be broadcast live on NBCSN, Sirius XM 90, and MRN Radio.

Back to Racing: Following a one-week break, Christopher Bell and the No. 20 Rheem team return to the track this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway for the Camping World 300 and their only stop of the 2019 season at the 1.5-mile facility located in Joliet,

RACE: CircultCity.com 250
TRACK: Iowa Speedway
START: 2nd
FINISH: 1st
LAPS: 125

Bell finished a dominating day in Iowa in victory lane.

Bell Victorious at Iowa
Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-60)

• For the third week in a row Christopher Bell earned the second qualifying position.
• The No. 20 Ruud Supra fired off a little loose and Bell spent a majority of the first Stage right on the heels of the leader.

RACE INFO: The CircuitCity.com 250 at Iowa Speedway begins at 5:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 16, 2019. The race will be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1, Sirius XM 90, and MRN Radio.

Iowa: With the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series taking a weekend off, The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) takes center stage this weekend at Iowa Speedway when they make their first of two stops of the 2019 season at the .875-mile track. Christopher Bell will be making his fourth-career series start the Newton,

RACE: LTi Printing 250
TRACK: Michigan International Speedway
START: 2nd
FINISH: 13th
LAPS: 125

Narrowly missed pole-position again this week then had a miscommunication during a caution.

Bell Leads 36 laps and Overcomes Pit Cue Mishap to Finish 13th at Michigan
Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-30)

• For the second week in a row Bell narrowly missed the pole qualifying position, claiming the second starting spot in single car qualifying Saturday morning.

RACE INFO: The LTI Printing 250 at Michigan International Speedway begins at 1:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 8, 2019. The race will be broadcast live on FS1, Sirius XM 90, and MRN Radio.

Racing in the Irish Hills: Christopher Bell will be making his second-career NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) start in the Irish Hills on Saturday afternoon. In 2017, Bell started seventh after qualifying was rained out and despite spinning out twice, rebounded to complete all 91 laps in the rain-shortened race to finish 11th.