{"id":423248,"date":"2025-09-14T08:34:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T08:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/423248\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T08:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T08:34:11","slug":"christopher-bell-dedicates-bristol-nascar-win-to-charlie-kirk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/423248\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Bell dedicates Bristol NASCAR win to Charlie Kirk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christopher Bell<\/a> completed a sweep of the Round of 16 for Joe Gibbs Racing in the 500-lap event at Bristol Motor Speedway, which each of the team’s three playoff drivers winning a race this round.<\/p>\n

It was Bell’s fourth win of the year, but his first since Phoenix Raceway in early March. It also follows a race at Gateway when he expressed frustration with his team for not being able to get victories despite race-winning cars.<\/p>\n

While he joins 11 other drivers in the Round of 12<\/a>, after climbing from the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota victorious on Saturday night, Bell spared a moment in his post-race interview to pay tribute to conservative media personality Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost importantly, this week has obviously been a very tough week, and there’s a lot on our mind,\u201d said Bell in his front stretch interview with USA Network. \u201cThis one is for Charlie.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kirk, aged 31, was shot and killed on Tuesday while holding an event at the Utah Valley University.\u00a0<\/p>\n

During the weekend, Bristol Motor Speedway also put up a dedication in remembrance of Kirk on the big screen at the half-mile short track, while all of the Richard Childress Racing cars carried tribute decals.<\/p>\n

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Watch: Christopher Bell: ‘Tonight, it’s us!’ after Bristol victory<\/p>\n

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