{"id":1556688,"date":"2023-04-06T15:39:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T19:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1556688"},"modified":"2023-04-06T16:40:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T20:40:13","slug":"christopher-bell-has-left-teammates-denny-hamlin-martin-truex-jr-ty-gibbs-in-the-dust-joe-gibbs-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/christopher-bell-has-left-teammates-denny-hamlin-martin-truex-jr-ty-gibbs-in-the-dust-joe-gibbs-racing\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Bell Has Left Teammates Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr., and Ty Gibbs in the Dust at Joe Gibbs Racing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Easily the least well-known of the four drivers in Joe Gibbs Racing\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/motorsports\/\">NASCAR<\/a> Cup Series stable, Christopher Bell doesn\u2019t have the knack for flamboyance and controversy possessed by JGR rookie Ty Gibbs \u2014 team owner Joe Gibbs\u2019 grandson.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, Bell lacks the name recognition, notoriety, and lengthy list of achievements held by veteran teammates Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But these days, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/joe-gibbs-needs-christopher-bell-more-than-emerging-star-needs-jgr\/\">Bell is outshining all three of his JGR teammates<\/a> \u2014 not due to the size of his personality or trophy case but because of what he\u2019s doing on the race track. And, in all reality, his fellow drivers with the five-time Cup Series champion organization aren\u2019t anywhere close to being in his league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-christopher-bell-has-put-considerable-distance-between-himself-and-fellow-jgr-drivers\">Christopher Bell has put considerable distance between himself and fellow JGR drivers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a popular sports adage that goes like this: \u201cYou are what your record says you are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If true \u2014 and it really <em>is<\/em> \u2014 Christopher Bell is one of the NASCAR Cup Series\u2019 premier driving talents, and his teammates are currently also-rans. Not that it\u2019s always been this way, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"da\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud835\udde8\ud835\udde1\ud835\udde2\ud835\uddd9\ud835\uddd9\ud835\udddc\ud835\uddd6\ud835\udddc\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udddf \ud835\udde5\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde6\ud835\udde8\ud835\udddf\ud835\udde7\ud835\udde6<br><br>P4 - <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBellRacing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CBellRacing<\/a> <br>P9 - <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TyGibbs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TyGibbs<\/a> <br>P11 - <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MartinTruex_Jr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MartinTruex_Jr<\/a> <br>P20 - <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dennyhamlin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dennyhamlin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeamToyota?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TeamToyota<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2jY64pdUfw\">pic.twitter.com\/2jY64pdUfw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Joe Gibbs Racing (@JoeGibbsRacing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeGibbsRacing\/status\/1642676233686204417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Truex is the 2017 Cup Series champion, a three-time championship runner-up, and winner of 31 races in NASCAR\u2019s premier series.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hamlin, though not a champion, is a three-time Daytona 500 winner who has qualified for the Championship 4 in three of the last four seasons and gone to Victory Lane 48 times in Cup Series competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gibbs, in his first season as a full-time Cup Series driver, triumphed 11 times in 51 NASCAR Xfinity Series starts for JGR over the last two years and captured the 2022 Xfinity title in impressive fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, over the seven races since the 2023 Cup Series campaign commenced in February at Daytona, Bell has recorded four top-five finishes in his No. 20 Toyota, while his teammates have <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/denny-hamlin-50000-mistake-at-richmond\/\">yet to register a single top-five<\/a> between the three of them. And, not surprisingly, this is reflected in the points standings where Bell is holding down the third spot behind Alex Bowman and Ross Chastain while Truex (ninth), Hamlin (12<sup>th<\/sup>), and <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/ty-gibbs-taking-different-approach-starts-become-true-contender-nascar-cup-series\/\">Gibbs (20<sup>th<\/sup>)<\/a> all lag significantly behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Post-race scanner exchange between Truex Jr., crew chief | NASCAR\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a1eOYiPDtg4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Christopher Bell\u2019s emergence as a top talent didn\u2019t just start in 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t think for a moment that Christopher Bell\u2019s ascent to the top of the proverbial Joe Gibbs Racing heap has happened overnight or just this season. Far from it, in fact. A <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/2022-cup-series-in-review-joe-gibbs-racing\/\">quick review of last season<\/a> \u2014 when two-time Cup champion Kyle Busch, not Ty Gibbs, was part of JGR\u2019s Cup lineup \u2014 will reveal that Bell has actually been leading the charge for some time now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Hamlin won twice last season, Busch posted a single victory, and Truex was surprisingly shut out of Victory Lane, Bell collected a career-high three trophies \u2014 two of them coming in a playoff elimination race, no less.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re racing for a championship! Holy crap! Thank you 20 team, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DEWALTtough?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DEWALTtough<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ToyotaRacing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ToyotaRacing<\/a>! Also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeGibbsRacing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoeGibbsRacing<\/a> 200th win! Don\u2019t want that lost in this. So many great people &amp; partnerships over the years. Honored to play my small role in this milestone. Let\u2019s go get one more! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b1OztXtLwD\">pic.twitter.com\/b1OztXtLwD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Christopher Bell (@CBellRacing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBellRacing\/status\/1586871885043847168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bell\u2019s late-season magic <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/racing-with-heavy-heart-in-face-tragedy-christopher-bell-drove-like-champion-in-defeat\/\">catapulted him all the way to the Championship 4<\/a>, where he finished third among the quartet of finalists in the season-ending event at Phoenix Raceway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hamlin, meanwhile, was eliminated in the Round of 8, Busch saw his title hopes come crashing down in the Round of 16, and Truex missed the playoffs altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, if you are what your record says you are and the record since the beginning of 2022 is the metric by which JGR\u2019s drivers are measured, Bell is clearly JGR\u2019s top dog. Even if he doesn\u2019t have the last name Gibbs. Even if he doesn\u2019t have a Cup Series championship or Daytona 500 win to his credit. And even if he doesn\u2019t think people perceive him as one of the Cup Series\u2019 top stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNobody really realizes I drive race cars for a living, I think, for the most part,\u201d the always soft-spoken Bell said at last November\u2019s Championship 4 Media Day ahead of the final race. \u201cI embrace that role. I guess I don\u2019t do anything else to advocate myself, or something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christopher Bell wins at Charlotte Roval, Larson is eliminated | NASCAR ON FOX HIGHLIGHTS\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GyXVkXPe4Vs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In all reality, though, Bell doesn\u2019t really need to advocate for himself anymore. 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