HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Christopher Bell wasn’t thinking about winning Sunday.
Not at the start, and certainly not after balance problems with his Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20 Toyota caused him to fall to 22nd place after the second stage of a NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Then, however, Bell took advantage of a late caution and stormed from behind for his second win of the season.
“I can’t even say I was thinking of a win at any point in the day except maybe the last 10 laps,” said Bell, who now has six career wins on the top-tier circuit.
Bell took the lead with 15 laps to go and held off Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney for a win that locked him into one of the four championship-eligible spots in the Nov. 5 season finale at Phoenix Raceway.