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2016 Season in Review: Christopher Bell

Rattlesnake 400 - Practice

FORT WORTH, TX - JUNE 09: Christopher Bell, driver of the #4 JBL Toyota, prepares to drive during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rattlesnake 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 9, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)

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Christopher Bell

CREW CHIEF: Jerry Baxter

TEAM: Kyle Busch Motorsports

POINTS: 3rd

WINS: 1 (Gateway)

LAPS LED: 197

Top 5s: 9

TOP 10s: 17

POLES: 0

WHAT WENT RIGHT: Won his first Truck race at Gateway Motorsports Park after leading 38 laps ... Qualified for inaugural Truck Chase and advanced to the championship race where he finished eighth ... Led season-high 101 laps at Bristol Motor Speedway ... Finished in top 10 in eight of last nine races.

WHAT WENT WRONG: Involved in last-lap crash in season-opener at Daytona that saw his No. 4 truck flip multiple times ... Recorded three DNFs ... Did not finish in top 15 until the fourth race of the year.

WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2016: Aside from part-time drivers Kyle Busch and Daniel Suarez, Bell will now be the senior driver at Kyle Busch Motorsports with rookie Noah Gragson replacing William Byron.