Christopher Bell holds off Daytona 500 winner William Byron at Circuit of the Americas for second straight win

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Christopher Bell took location his second NASCAR victory successful arsenic galore weeks, winning the checkered emblem astatine Circuit of the Americas connected Sunday.

Bell besides won the Ambetter Health 400 successful Atlanta past week earlier taking location this year’s EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix connected the roadworthy course.

Kyle Busch led for a decent chunk successful the 2nd fractional of the contention but fell backmost successful the closing laps aft his close rear got messed up.

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Christopher Bell celebrates successful triumph lane aft winning the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix astatine Circuit of The Americas connected March 2, 2025, successful Austin, Texas. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

The last 3 laps were a three-man contention betwixt Bell, William Byron and Tyler Reddick, who marque up the past 3 winners of this race.

The Daytona 500 victor successful Byron did each helium could to get by Bell, and erstwhile Bell cleared Busch, the Oklahoma operator had to marque a hopeless bid to support his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota successful beforehand of the hard-charging Byron successful his Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet and 2023 contention victor Reddick of 23X1 Racing's Toyota.

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But successful his effort to instrumentality location his second-consecutive EchoPark triumph (Bell came successful 2nd past year), Bell was capable to clasp connected for the triumph connected the straightaway.

"These roadworthy people races are conscionable truthful overmuch fun," Bell said. "(Busch) was doing specified a bully occupation moving his race. He bobbled and allowed maine to get retired front. When helium did, I conscionable said don't bushed yourself."

It’s the archetypal clip since 2023 that a NASCAR operator has won back-to-back races, erstwhile Byron took location the Penzoil 400 and United Rentals Work United 500 that March.

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It’s the 11th triumph of Bell’s career, which began successful 2020. Bell has present won astatine slightest 2 races successful each of his past 4 seasons; helium won 3 past year.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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