Christopher Bell explains key advantage his team has going to Las Vegas

With three straight wins to start the season, Christopher Bell and the 20 team at Joe Gibbs Racing probably feel invincible. Going to Las Vegas, they have a really good shot at making this threepeat into a fourpeat. The NASCAR garage is on notice.

Christopher Bell has been great this year. Not just on the pavement in NASCAR but also racing on dirt in his micro and midget cars. Going back to the end of the regular season last year at Daytona, Bell has an average finish of 6.93 in the last 16 races.

Talking to Kevin Harvick after his big win, Bell explained it has no bearing on this week at Las Vegas. But there is one advantage his team has.

“Just take it all in and enjoy it,” Christopher Bell told Harvick. “It’s, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday I’ll be living my best life, and then whenever it gets time to get closer to the weekend it’s going to be all focus on the task at hand. And we’ll be starting from scratch, and I think I told you last week that what happened at Atlanta and COTA had no bearing on Phoenix.

“Well, what happened at Phoenix this week has no bearing on going to an intermediate mile and a half at Las Vegas in a couple of days. So, we’ll all be starting from the same baseline again. The only difference is that my pit crew members, myself driving, Adam Stevens, we definitely have some added confidence. And that’s worth something.”

In racing, momentum and confidence can be major advantages. You ride these waves when and for as long as you can. Bell is great on intermediate tracks. He can keep this streak going with races at Vegas and Homestead coming up.

The last time a driver won four races in a row was Jimmie Johnson in 2007. No one has won five races in a row since Richard Petty in 1971. A lot of history is on the table. Christopher Bell and this 20 team can achieve it if they remain flawless these next two weeks.

Even if his steak ends at Vegas, the schedule between now and the All-Star Race lines up perfectly for multiple wins. Martinsville, Darlington, Texas, and Kansas on the schedule. In the fall at Bristol, we have seen Bell have three straight top-five finishes.

It would not be shocking to see Bell with five wins by the All-Star Race. But he could go on a cold streak and not win again until the summer. It remains to be seen. For now, confidence is key.