No. 20 SiriusXM Toyota Camry News and Notes:
Atlanta Bound: Christopher Bell heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS) to make his second NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) start at the 1.54-mile track this weekend. In his first NCS start at AMS Bell started 27th and raced his way up to 12th to end stage one but made contact with another car on pit road at the stage break. The damage required an extra trip down pit road, but Bell rebounded to salvage an 18th-place finish.
Atlanta Success: In the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) at AMS, Bell has one win, one pole, two top-five and two top-10 finishes. Bell also has one win, one top-five and one top-10 finish in two-career NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series (NGOTS) starts at AMS. The 2017 trip to victory lane jump started his NGOTS Championship run.
Getting Sirius: SiriusXM will be featured as the primary sponsor of Bell’s No. 20 Camry for Sunday’s race at Atlanta. Atlanta will be the first of four races SiriusXM will be on the No. 20 for JGR, the other races include Richmond Raceway (April 18), Road America (July 4) and Bristol Motor Speedway (September 18). Bell visited victory lane twice in 2017 in the Truck Series with SiriusXM across the hood of his truck at Pocono and Loudon.
SiriusXM: SiriusXM is the leading audio entertainment company in North America. SiriusXM offers unique programming and content across the company’s subscription- and digital advertising-supported audio platforms. SiriusXM’s platforms collectively reach more than 150 million listeners across all categories of digital audio – music, sports, talk, and podcasts – the largest reach of any digital audio provider in North America. NASCAR fans can hear races live on their SiriusXM radios and on the SiriusXM app. SiriusXM’s exclusive SiriusXM NASCAR Radio channel airs nationwide 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and delivers in-depth racing coverage with up-to-the-moment NASCAR news and live broadcasts of every NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race.
Joe Gibbs Racing at Atlanta: Joe Gibbs Racing has earned 11 NCS victories at Atlanta. In 111 combined starts, the organization has tallied 11 wins, 37 top-five finishes, 52 top-10s and 2,673 laps led. The championship-winning organization has won five pole awards with an average start of 15.4 an average finish of 14.5.
RACE INFO: The Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway begins at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 21, 2021. The race will be broadcast live on FOX, SiriusXM 90, and PRN Radio.
From the Cockpit:
Christopher Bell: “I love going to Atlanta, it’s a super fun track and a place I’ve won in the other two series. SiriusXM has been to victory lane before with me so I’m excited to have them back onboard.”
TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
