TULSA, Okla. — Grabbing his fourth career win in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race of Champions, Oklahoma’s Christopher Bell led start to finish during Monday’s special feature on the opening night of the Chili Bowl Nationals.
The win nabbed Bell an extra $3,224, with the extra $224 for leading the “Race For Chase White Flag” presented by the Ultimate Sprint Car Series in California.
His first time winning the 25-lap affair as an owner-driver, the PristineAuction.com No. 21cb used his quick time effort and launched to the lead from the pole position. Putting distance on the field in no time at all, a Lap 7 caution for Corey Day presented a chance, but no one to take it as Shane Golobic chased with Spencer Bayston in tow.
Into traffic rolling two-by-two in the late stages, a nearly two-and-a-half-second lead quickly evaporated for Bell with Golobic able to take a look at the lead, but never able to overtake as Bell won by 0.419 seconds.
Golobic held on for second, with Logan Seavey slipping by for third with Ryan Timms in tow. Spencer Bayston was fifth.
The finish:
Race of Champions (25 Laps): 1. 21CB-Christopher Bell[1]; 2. 17W-Shane Golobic[4]; 3. 39-Logan Seavey[3]; 4. 71-Ryan Timms[7]; 5. 1S-Spencer Bayston[2]; 6. 88T-Tanner Thorson[6]; 7. 1K-Kyle Larson[10]; 8. 39A-Emerson Axsom[8]; 9. 86-Daison Pursley[9]; 10. 54NZ-Michael Pickens[5]; 11. 71K-Cannon McIntosh[16]; 12. 57W-Landon Brooks[14]; 13. 87-Justin Grant[11]; 14. 67-Jacob Denney[15]; 15. 39G-Kyle Cummins[19]; 16. 2-Jesse Love[17]; 17. 27X-Kalib Henry[12]; 18. 21AU-Kaidon Brown[20]; 19. 1-Sammy Swindell[22]; 20. 11F-Kaylee Bryson[18]; 21. (DNF) 19R-Ricky Thornton Jr[23]; 22. (DNF) 12H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[21]; 23. (DNF) 41-Corey Day[13]
