Christopher Bell achieved his fourth consecutive victory in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, with a decisive pass on the last lap during the SciAps 200.
Bell, driving the No. 20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, made a risky three-car move in the final turns, surpassing his teammate Sheldon Creed to win by 0.254 seconds. Creed, also from JGR, secured his tenth second place in the series, tying with Dale Jarrett and Daniel Hemric for the most second places without a win.
Bell, who competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series and has already won two races this year, expressed his luck and empathy towards Creed after the race. "I feel very fortunate," Bell said. "Sheldon was very close to winning, he did everything right. I just got lucky."
On the other hand, Creed remained optimistic despite his repeated defeats, mentioning that he will continue to work hard to achieve his first victory.
Cole Custer, from Stewart-Haas Racing, led most of the race with 114 laps in front. Despite not taking the trophy, his performance allowed him to maintain the championship lead by 15 points over Chandler Smith from JGR, who finished in 15th place.
Justin Allgaier and rookie Carson Kvapil, both from JR Motorsports, completed the top five. Kvapil led 24 laps and used pit strategy to stay among the leaders during the final part of the race.
The race had 11 caution flags and 15 lead changes among 10 drivers. Justin Bonsignore, debuting in the series, showed good performance, running among the top five before being involved in an incident in the final laps, which relegated him to 23rd place.
The Xfinity Series will continue at Nashville Superspeedway for the Tennessee Lottery 250, where A.J. Allmendinger will defend his title from last year's race.
