Christopher Bell passed Kyle Busch with five laps to go, then held off Daytona 500 winner William Byron to win NASCAR’s Circuit of the Americas.
Christopher Bell took the lead with six laps left and went on to win Sunday’s Cup race at Circuit of the Americas. Bell becomes the first driver since Kevin Harvick in 2018 to win two of the first three races of the season. Tyler Reddick placed third and was followed by Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch, who led a race-high 42 laps.
Christopher Bell spurred the competition to corral his second win in as many weeks after overtaking Kyle Busch and stymying hard-charging Daytona 500 winner William Byron in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas (COTA).
Christopher ... at our best," Bell said. The 30-year-old Oklahoma driver has 10 career Cup victories. Austin Cindric led in his Team Penske Ford before he and William Byron, the Daytona 500 ...