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Christopher Bell Has Been Consistent at Kansas Despite Rarely Contending to Win
Although Christopher Bell is one of the best drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series, intermediates to some extent have been his Achilles' heel. Despite winning four poles at Kansas, Bell has rarely factored for the win here but last year's fall race was a big exception when he led 122 laps until hitting the wall near the end of Stage 2. Despite that mishap, he has finished 8th or better in seven of his last eight starts and will probably do so again unless he crashes in this race. Having said that, his fifth-place starting position means he has the potential to finish worse than he starts, thereby costing him valuable Place Differential points. Bell is still a very strong option, but it's somewhat hard to justify starting him when Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, and Ryan Blaney are all starting in the 30s.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference
