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2017 Truck Series Season in Review: Christopher Bell

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series TheHouse.com 225

JOLIET, IL - SEPTEMBER 15: Christopher Bell, driver of the #4 SiriusXM Toyota, stands on the grid during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series TheHouse.com 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 15, 2017 in Joliet, Illinois. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

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Christopher Bell

CREW CHIEF: Ryan Fugle

TEAM: Kyle Busch Motorsports

POINTS: 1st

WINS: 5 (career-best and series-high)

LAPS LED: 875 (career-best)

TOP 5s: 15 (career-best)

TOP 10s: 21 (career-best)

POLES: 5

WHAT WENT RIGHT: Won from the pole once, at Atlanta ... Captured his championship by finishing second at Homestead-Miami Speedway ... Earned his way into the championship race for the second year in a row. Made it despite his only playoff win coming in the opener at New Hampshire ... Earned eight stage wins.

WHAT WENT WRONG: Earned just two DNFs, for a crash (Dover) and an engine failure (Bowmanville) ... A dirt racing veteran, Bell was the favorite to win at Eldora before he was involved in a Lap 36 crash. He finished ninth. ... Went without a stage win in six-straight races at one point.

WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2018: Bell makes the move to the Xfinity Series, where he’ll race the No. 20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. Bell already has one Xfinity win. He won at Kansas in October in one of his eight series starts this season.