Bell Hoping Chili Bowl Victory is a Sign of Good Things to Come

Monday, January 16th

Hear Tyler Burnett's conversation with Chili Bowl Midget National's Champion Christopher Bell ahead of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Season.
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Well. I'm Eric fresh off of what he calls the biggest win of his racing career chili bowl midget nationals champion. Christopher bell is now focusing his efforts. On winning in NASCAR truck series championship heading into his sophomore season in the NASCAR Camping World truck series driving for Kyle Busch motor sports. Bell has one goal in mind they'll tell you that next. Your my conversation with Christopher bell after the break I'm telling Burnett and this is contracts on the motor racing network. Why sport for the one true reality entertainment. Where a single dramatic moment had become prime. In NASCAR motor racing network live broadcast elevate your senses to the sights sounds and struggles taking place on the racetrack Danica Patrick for the. They are side by side. The power of radios to the imagination of the listener to tune in for the motor racing network visit Ameren dot com for an affiliate listed your local area. The Daytona 500. 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A great first year in the truck says you just mentioned last season ended in a chance to race for championship at homestead for cal Busch motorsports. And your mind how do you feel last year went for young. I felt like this season and it's okay it definitely wasn't what we were leaning forward just because. We didn't win enough races. Winning one race was pretty disappointing for Argentine so that's going to be our biggest gold bullion in next years to be able to compete for more Lynn and hopefully when worried as. It was great to Hillary church came in ship and that overall ballots. I get a way to salvage the year that. Ers salvaged the season for how it turned out that. I think its senior military says so that's organ anymore and doing this year. When you made the move from running dirt open wheel cars desperate cars major it's what was your expectations. Moving to a full time seasoned pavement. I guess expectations. Were. Word to win races developed something that. We just didn't do so we're able transferred to the final four and entering Turkey be typical that which an outstanding if it was cool deceit. Pat myself be able to turn the theater around it and pull through for my guys he gets the homestead because they worked so hard on. Bring it also tracks the racetrack we had a lot of opportunity the literary last year that. I just didn't work out our main mistake after. If her perceive of events happened that. So we we're right there last year we just need. I need that confidence. To be able that burst through Atlanta racing and I feel like this year Erica again of course. We've seen many make the jump from dirt racing. You pavement racing in your mind how steep was the learning curve of the season and then at what point does the lightbulb come on I mean at what point in the season. Did you say I mean I can hang with these guys. Well I think. For me the hardest part going from dirt to pavement is learning how are our social issues because that's something that. We don't get to deal on me on the dirt I think. It's just something totally different hurt. The red dirt Ers for our Richard again hoop immigration and so kind of they're finally all clicked at eight. Halfway over conflict in the year or let the chase started it just. I guess it kind of hit me that. Hey it doesn't matter how fast you are locked on here at thirtieth Brothers are past our laps or 41 priority so violent back. Sent mine had been. It's not. If you don't have you know as fast as you can't allow water to get you have to leader in Pallet the big turning point for me you know he liked our results show that's well. And you might have one of the most talented drivers ever to strap into NASCAR's your team owner Kyle Busch. How much did you get to learn from him and picking his brain the season and was there a time where you really had to have looming on hand to for some advice the season. Yes you know driver Kyle is such an odd because. I'm not only the best equipment that she had the best insular in the world director with you instead of yelled at him. Happened in your corner and be able to talk to serve as something that. Not not everybody has and it's something that we definitely. Try to take advantage in Chinese about as far as getting knowledgeable. He finished third in points after you Mac Kraft and Timothy Peters and of course eventual champion Johnny Sauter battered about the final round. Of the first ever NASCAR Camping World truck series chase how much valuable experience did you do you think you gain from going through that process last season. I think it was huge for me to be able to make it to the final four kind of and we get a feel for how it again six years. So now order right get the news and hopefully get that back. In this situation and bears won't be as high as stressful BS Hyatt. You know it's kind of had been there done that feel so what. Expect. Well we'll look forward to us he knew in Daytona skewing can do this year. It's great to talk to you win now thanks for calling him an epic that.
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