Christopher Bell on the future of dirt racing in NASCAR

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The Joe Gibbs Racing driver on the curious dichotomy of the big sprint car event but small sprint car scene in his native state of Oklahoma (1:00); his big break in racing and its tie to Kyle Larson (3:00); how a resemblance to a World of Outlaws helped him (5:00); as did Larson’s departure from a Toyota ride (5:50); the good and bad of following a first-class talent (6:45); why Christopher isn’t that interested in the attention that comes with his job (7:45); how he keeps his hand in dirt racing while running NASCAR (8:30); on why he’d be happy running both dirt and pavement for the foreseeable future (11:00); the potential for running Xfinity and Cup on dirt (12:15) and the tracks that he thinks could handle it (14:15); some suggestions on equipment and schedule modifications for running NASCAR on dirt (15:00); his chances in the Xfinity playoffs (15:45).

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