“Dirt guy” Christopher Bell wins intense NASCAR Cup race on Bristol dirt: Before Sunday night’s Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Christopher Bell lamented that a “dirt guy” hadn’t won the NASCAR Cup Series’ only race on the red clay in Thunder Valley. Bell fixed the problem—in a race that also saw hard feelings between pole winner Kyle Larson and Ryan Preece boil over. [Read More](4-9-2023)

#20-Christopher Bell won the Food City Dirt Race NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The win is his 1st win of the year, 1st at Bristol and 5th career win.
#45-Reddick finished 2nd followed by #3-Dillon, #47-Stenhouse, Jr., #14-Briscoe, #31-Haley, #19-Truex, Jr., #38-Gilliland, #4-Harvick, and #34-McDowell.
Bell took the lead during the final stage break when he did not pit and led the race the rest of the way.
Pole winner #5-Larson led every lap in stage 1, but was involved in a couple accidents late in the race and could not continue.  He finished 35th.
Stage 1 was won by #5-Larson. Stage 2 was won by #45-Reddick.
There were 4 lead changes among 4 drivers and 14 cautions for 73 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 46.680mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Race Fast Facts – Bristol:
Christopher Bell won the Food City Dirt Race, his fifth victory in 116 Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in three races at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt.
Tyler Reddick (second) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2023.
Austin Dillon (third) posted his first top-10 finish in three races at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt.
Ty Gibbs (10th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Christopher Bell leads the point standings by 13 points over Ross Chastain.
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Cup Series Playoff Standings after Bristol:
Race 8 of 26 in the regular season
1) #24-William Byron [2 wins], 193
2) #20-Christopher Bell [1 win], 281
3) #5-Kyle Larson [1 win], 242
4) #45-Tyler Reddick [1 win], 235
5) #8-Kyle Busch [1 win], 234
6) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 223
7) #47-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. [1 win], 194
8) #1-Ross Chastain, 268
9) #4-Kevin Harvick, 255
10) #19-Martin Truex, Jr., 232
11) #6-Brad Keselowski, 216
12) #12-Ryan Blaney, 211
13) #48-AlexBowman, 211
14) #11-Denny Hamlin, 203
15) #2-Austin Cindric, 192
16) #17-Chris Buescher, 183
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.

Paint Schemes

Cars to the rear: none reported

Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Food City Dirt Race NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway have been made.
Pole winner #5-Larson chose pit stall 12, just before the start/finish line.
Outside pole sitter #3-Dillon took the 20th stall.
See all pit choices on the Bristol Pit Stall page.

#5-Kyle Larson will start from the pole for the Food City Dirt Race NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his 2nd pole of the year, 2nd at Bristol and 16thof his career.
#3-Dillon will start second followed by #15-Yeley, #20-Bell, #8-Busch, #45-Reddick, #2-Cindric, #41-Preece, #12-Blaney, and #24-Byron.
The lineup was set based on the results of 4 qualifying heats. Drivers earned points based on finishing position and passing points.
The winners of the four heats were #3-Dillon, #12-Blaney, #5-Larson, and #23-Wallace.
See the complete qualifying races results and the Food City Dirt Race Starting Lineup.

Friday practices canceled: Due to the inclement weather predicted for today in Bristol, there will be no on-track activity (including garage openings) at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Crew Rosters

The entry list for the Food City Dirt Race NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is posted, 37 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
See the full entry list on the Food City Dirt Race Entry List page.

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