Bell, who inherited the lead by staying out between Levels 2 and three, led the ultimate 100 laps however needed to thrust back repeated challenges, with the final coming from Reddick within the closing 5 laps.
Reddick, who received Stage 2, pitted for brand spanking new tyres in the course of the break and put them to good use to problem for the win .
On lap 224 of the 250-lap encounter, Reddick went to the within of Chase Briscoe and moved into the second place to start his seek out of Bell.
The combat for victory was briefly suspended by a warning interval, after Kyle Busch reported a mechanical drawback together with his #eight Chevrolet that later resulted in him spinning off at Flip four and down in direction of pitroad on lap 235.
The race resumed with eight laps remaining, with Bell in entrance adopted by Reddick, Ryan Blaney, Austin Dillon and Briscoe.
With Reddick closing in for a closing try at a cross on the final lap, he was denied by the 14th and closing warning interval of the race, for the stopped automobile of Ross Chastain at Flip four, which secured the win for Bell.
Bell’s first triumph of the season additionally sees him leap to the highest of the drivers’ standings – coupled with Chastain’s late dropout – and continues a exceptional begin to the 2023 season for the 28-year-old, who has 5 top-five finishes within the first eight races of the marketing campaign.
Race winner Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota Camry
Picture by: John Harrelson / NKP / Motorsport Images
“These are a number of the longest laps of my total life. This place is a lot enjoyable, whether or not it’s dust or concrete,” Bell stated. “Every time the cushion acquired up there on the highest [lane], it was very robust since you couldn’t drive it tremendous laborious in any other case you’d get sucked in.
“In case you acquired your right-front into it, you’d push slightly bit. In case you acquired your right-rear into it, you’d slide. It was quite a lot of enjoyable.”
A number of occasions within the final 25 laps, Bell seemed like he could slam the wall in Turns three and four, which he known as “the scary nook”.
“In case you acquired into it too far, you misplaced all of your momentum. [Turns] 1 and a pair of, I believe I saved hitting the wall a pair occasions. Looks like there was slightly bit extra moisture up there, it might maintain me higher.
“I’m like, ‘Okay, I can actually assault [Turns] 1 and a pair of.’ However three and four I needed to be cautious.”
With Reddick having to accept second it did preserve him away from Dillon who claimed his greatest end of the season, forward of Daytona 500 winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr, with Briscoe additionally taking his greatest results of the yr in fifth.
One other new greatest results of the season got here for Justin Healey with sixth, forward of Martin Truex Jr and Todd Gilliland, as Kevin Harvick and Ty Gibbs accomplished the highest 10.
After profitable the opening stage, Kyle Larson clashed with Ryan Preece, with the Stewart-Haas driver hitting the wall and falling to the again of the pack, whereas early within the third stage Larson spun to drop him to 35th on the end.
NASCAR Cup Bristol dust – Race Outcomes
