Christopher Bell, who has had success at Circuit of the Americas in the past, will try to make it back-to-back wins when the NASCAR Cup Series moves

Entering Sunday's race, Christopher Bell drew the top odds to earn the NASCAR Cup Series championship, per FanDuel Sportsbook.

X (Twitter) users responded Sunday to NASCAR Cup Series Christopher Bell claiming the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at COTA.

Christopher Bell was just ahead of Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin after a late restart, in good position to win his third straight NASCAR Cup Series race. Another restart led to some tense moments — enough to make his team owner feel a bit queasy.

Christopher Bell became the first NASCAR Cup Series driver to win three straight races in the NextGen car, holding off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin by

When NASCAR Cup Series star Christopher Bell makes a prediction, he makes good on it. After winning at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Feb. 23, Bell had Circuit of the Americas (COTA) marked as a prime opportunity for another victory.

Do we hear four in a row for Christopher Bell? In an era where the cars are essentially the same — parity has been a catchphrase in the NASCAR Cup Series since the move to the Next Gen car in 2022 — Christopher Bell’s three-race winning streak is remarkable.

With the two leaders side-by-side coming off Turn 4, Bell prevailed in the drag race back to the finish line to win by .049 seconds, the second-closest margin of victory in Phoenix history and the closest since the frontstretch was moved from what is now the back straightaway to the dogleg in 2018.

As Bell worked to build results, Kyle Larson, who also had come from the dirt ranks and been a rival to Bell, was dominating in Cup. On the way to a 10-win season and the championship, Larson won three races in a row. He was the last Cup driver to do that before Bell’s feat.

Joe Gibbs Racing swept the top two spots at Phoenix Raceway as Christopher Bell nipped teammate Denny Hamlin for his third consecutive victory in the NASCAR Cup Series. Bell became the first driver to win three consecutive races during the Next Gen era,