Christopher Bell is excited to battle for the win in the crown jewel Southern 500 at Darlington, and feels the race being part of the regular season will cause the aggression to increase for drivers locked into the Playoffs trying to secure the win.
Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, the final crown jewel event on the 2024 schedule, will serve as the final race of the regular season. Prior to this season, the Southern 500, one of the most difficult and grueling races in the NASCAR Cup Series, had served as the opening race of the Playoffs.
. "The Southern 500 is obviously a really, really big deal. It's a crown jewel event, but with it being the first race of the Playoffs like it was the last couple of years, it did feel like you had to be a little bit cautious racing that event because points are so important. Whereas, now, with it being the regular season finale and not in the Playoffs, I do feel like we can be a little more aggressive and try and go all-out for a race win in a crown jewel.
The 29-year-old driver, who checked one crown jewel victory off of his checklist earlier this season with a victory in the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, has a hit-or-miss record at the 1.366-mile speedway in South Carolina. Adam Stevens has been absent from the race track due to a double-knee injury sustained while Stevens was on vacationStevens, the ever-present voice in Bell's ear from atop the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing team pit box, has missed out on the last three events, which have taken place at Richmond, Michigan, and Daytona.
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