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PODCAST: Hard Left Turn - Bell breaks through with first Cup victory

By AccessWDUN Staff
Posted 9:21PM on Wednesday 24th February 2021 ( 3 years ago )

Christopher Bell has made strong use of his new Joe Gibbs Racing ride, as the Oklahoma native scored his first career NASCAR Cup Series victory on Sunday on the Daytona International Speedway infield road course.

Our Hard Left Turn crew is set to break down the twists and turns of Sunday's race and the latest racing news, including:

-Christopher Bell used driving savvy and fresh tires to chase down leader Joey Logano coming to the white flag in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race, making the pass just before the starting line and going on to score the win.

-Chase Elliott dominated the event, leading 44 of the 52 laps, only to see a call for fresh tires set him up for a trio of dust-ups that left him in 26th at the end of the day.

-A call by NASCAR to throw a caution with 14 laps to go with rain falling on portions of the 14-turn track has set the online conspiracy theorists into high gear.  We'll look at the decision.

-Kurt Busch made a rebound from a mid-race spin while leading to come home with a top five finish.

-Plus we look at the latest breaking news and preview the upcoming race weekend at Homestead.

WDUN will carry live MRN Radio coverage of the NASCAR race weekend from Homestead-Miami Speedway, beginning on Saturday with the NASCAR Xfinity Series Contender Boats 250 at 4 pm on 102.9 FM and streaming live on AccessWDUN.  Coverage continues on Sunday with the NASCAR Cup Series Dixie Vodka 400 beginning at 2:30 pm on 102.9 FM, AM 550 and streaming live on AccessWDUN.

For up-to-the-minute motorsports information, follow @WDUNRacing on Twitter and log on to the Around the Track page daily.

Christopher Bell climbs from his race car on the finish line after winning Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race on the Daytona International Speedway infield road course. Photo: James Gilbert/Getty Images
Chase Elliott drives through the front stretch chicane during Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race on the Daytona International Speedway infield road course. Photo: James Gilbert/Getty Images
Christopher Bell (20) leads Joey Logano (22) during Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race on the Daytona International Speedway infield road course. Photo: Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Christopher Bell (20) and Chase Elliott (9) race during Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race on the Daytona International Speedway infield road course. Photo: James Gilbert/Getty Images
Tyler Reddick spins into the infield grass during Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race on the Daytona International Speedway infield road course. Photo: James Gilbert/Getty Images
Austin Dillon (3) and Kyle Busch (18) crash heading down the front stretch as Chris Buescher (17), Alex Bowman (48), Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (47) and A.J. Allmendinger (16) make moves to avoid the crash during Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race on the Daytona International Speedway road course. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Pete McCole (left), Brandon Reed (center) and Amy Henderson (right) stand in the infield at Charlotte Motor Speedway prior to the 2019 Coca-Cola 600. Photo: John K. Harrelson

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