After winning the O’Reilly Auto Parts Race of Champions from the pole Monday night inside the SageNet Center, Christopher Bell stormed from eighth to win Thursday’s preliminary night feature to lock himself into Saturday’s championship race.
Bell matched fellow NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson with his ninth preliminary night victory at the Chili Bowl.
The three-time Chili Bowl winner went undefeated Thursday night, winning his heat race, his qualifier and the 30-lap preliminary feature.
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