Christopher Bell hunts for his second win of the year in Talladega

The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series continues as drivers get set for one of the most action-packed races of the year, as the 47th annual Geico 500 roars into action Sunday, April 21, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, with all the action broadcast live on Fox. In what’s been one of the most competitive seasons in years, the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series has been nothing short of exhilarating, having produced three different points standings leaders in the first three races of the season for the first time since 2017. Amid a highly competitive season, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell looks to have found his groove once again, holding a top-10 position among all drivers. Coming off a great month in March, Bell helped earn Toyota’s first win of the season at the 2024 Shriners Children’s 500, including putting himself firmly back in the playoff hunt. Having earned all seven of his career victories on different tracks, The Baby-Faced Assassin will look for some of that good luck to rub off this weekend as he’ll be facing tough competition against last year’s winner, Kyle Busch, after he managed to pull off a wild victory on the heels of Bubba Wallace Jr. and Ryan Blaney crashing in a battle for first place. Following their on-track dust-up at Circuit of the Americas earlier this year, there will be no shortage of bad blood between the two, despite both drivers claiming to have put their crash behind them, with Busch potentially bringing a different approach when racing against Bell. “Run him harder for a little bit until he concedes that he’s sorry on the race track,” Busch said, speaking with NASCAR.com. “And then get back to normal.”