NASCAR CUP SERIES: COOK OUT 400

March 30, 2025

Christopher Bell

Pit Lane Interview

Q. Christopher, nearly a complete weekend. Seemed like really good until the end of that long run.

CHRISTOPHER BELL: I don't know. We were back and forth on balance a little bit. I asked to be freer throughout the whole race. That last run I just went a little bit too loose and lost my drive off.

It was a great weekend for Joe Gibbs Racing. Showed a lot of pace. All four of the cars were really good. Really happy to kind of get back up front. The last two weeks have been rough for this 20 team.

Proud of all our partners, DeWalt, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing. Really happy for Denny. He's the Martinsville master. Second is not that bad.

Q. You mentioned this racetrack, having a good day. This is an important race as we get further into the season. Some good takeaways as you go to the championship run later on?

CHRISTOPHER BELL: Yeah, I think so. I don't know. I felt really bad at the end of the run there. I was falling pretty far back behind Denny. I think qualifying really good was a big part of our success this weekend. Hopefully we can come back a little bit better in the fall and be able to have a nice, solid day like we did today.

Everyone executed really well. Thank you to my pit crew. They did a great job. The car was amazing in qualifying. Got us that number one pit stall, which was a big part of our success today as well.

We did the details right and came home second.