The 2024 USA TODAY 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway was a wild one, testing drivers and fans alike. A two-hour rain delay forced NASCAR to make a rare call, resuming the race on wet-weather tires, only the second time a points-paying Cup race finished that way. The slick, damp track turned the “Magic Mile” into a high-stakes chess game, but Christopher Bell played it like a grandmaster.

Leading 149 of 305 laps, he held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe and Josh Berry in overtime for a commanding win. Bell’s ability to tame the rain-soaked 1.058-mile oval cemented his status as a Loudon ace, blending precision with guts to add another trophy to his growing collection.

Now, as the 2025 playoffs hit the Round of 12 opener with the Mobil 1 301, Bell’s back at New Hampshire with

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