Christopher Bell uses dirt racing experience to pick up win at Bristol

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It didn't take long for Christopher Bell to figure out Bristol Motor Speedway's dirt surface was ready made for drivers with dirt experience.

And it was the perfect layout for Bell to win his fifth NASCAR Cup Series race there Sunday night.

"It was a very tough surface to get a hold of and should've rewarded guys that kind of knew what to expect and how to get the car around the race track, which I think it did," Bell said.

Bell held on through a restart eight laps from the end holding off another who grew up racing on dirt in Tyler Reddick.

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Bell was a whiz-kid dirt racing sensation growing up — he won three Chili Bowl Nationals driving midget cars on dirt — and that experience helped the Joe Gibbs Racing driver to his fifth victory in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 DeWalt Power Stack Toyota, drives during qualifying heat #1 for the NASCAR Cup Series Food City Dirt Race on Dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 08, 2023 in Bristol, Tennessee. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

The first two years of Bristol dirt racing, NASCAR champs Joey Logano and Kyle Busch both won despite have less expansive dirt experience than many of their colleagues.

That changed this year as organizers gave racers more of a dirt feel than ever before, Bell said.

"This place is so much fun, whether it's dirt or concrete," Bell said.

Reddick was second for a second straight season, followed by Austin Dillon, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Chase Briscoe.

Bell's last challenge came after defending race winner Kyle Busch spun with 15 laps left. Bell took off on the restart and widened his