April 20, 2026

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell finished 20th despite being one of the main contenders for the victory in Sunday's AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway. Bell began the race from 11th, but moved up through the field as the first stage progressed. He ended the first stage in fifth, scoring six stage points. The second stage saw Bell continue to run inside the top five through most of the stage without incident. Bell ended the second stage in fifth and earned six more stage points. Between the second and final stage, Bell went to pit road and gained positions, restarting the final stage in second. From there, Bell took the lead from his teammate Denny Hamlin and led 47 laps before heading to pit road. Bell stayed out on track longer than Hamlin and Tyler Reddick, and lost the lead after his pit stop while Hamlin and Reddick passed Bell with fresher tires. Bell ran inside the top five from there until the final restart when he competed for the win, but got into the wall after contact with Reddick, causing the car to lose speed, spin out on pit road, and fall back to his eventual finishing position of 20th. This crash ended a streak of five consecutive Kansas races with a top-10 finish, and the No. 20 Toyota driver is now 10th in the regular season standings after nine races.--Sean Engel - RotoBaller
Source: NASCAR.com