Christopher Bell Gushes As He Bags Eye-Watering $1 Million NASCAR All-Star Prize

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell clinched the victory of the NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, and as a result, bagged the staggering $1 million prize.

The driver of the No. 20 Toyota Camry XSE fended of Team Penske driver Joey Logano to celebrate on Victory Lane.

While reacting to the achievement after the race, Bell could barely contain his excitement:

"North Wilkesboro, how about that one? That right there was absolutely incredible. North Wilkesboro is the best short track on the schedule. Let's go. [The No. 20 pit crew is] the best. There's nothing else to say.

"This sport can be so humbling because behind the wheel you're just a small part of the success. These boys right here, Adam Stevens [crew chief] on the pit box, all the mechanics, all the engineers that put this thing together – they're the big picture. I'm just the guy that gets to stand up here and talk to you and take the pictures, but without them I'm nobody and I owe it all to these guys.

The 30 year old driver added:

"North Wilkesboro – the best short track in NASCAR. It is absolutely incredible. I had so much fun last year. I sucked in the race, but racing here last year was so much fun. As this place continues to age, it's just going to get better and better.

"Man, that was an amazing race. There were so many guys up there racing for the lead. We saw two-wide, three-wide for the lead. It's just a pleasure to race here, and especially whenever you get to drive this Camry. These boys have done such a good job on this thing. I told them going into it, this was the best car we've had in a long time.

"Joey was fast. He gave us a lot of competition and [Ryan Blaney] was really good there and [Chase Elliott]. They had competitive cars. The strategy – we knew it would be all over the place and it fell our way.

"[Joey Logano] is probably the best. Him and his spotter do such a good job of working together to play the air game. It works, it works really well. Whether you're at North Wilkesboro or you're at Kansas or Michigan.

"He did a great job of trying to keep me behind him, and I knew that once I got that run off turn 4, it was like alright, I'm going to have to be a little more aggressive and kind of leaned on him and got him out of position. I knew once I got the lead, I had the tire advantage so I should be able to cruise, and it worked out that way."

NASCAR All-Star Race results

1. Christopher Bell – Running
2. Joey Logano – Running
3. Ross Chastain – Running
4. Alex Bowman – Running
5. Chase Elliott – Running
6. William Byron – Running
7. Tyler Reddick – Running
8. Kyle Busch – Running
9. Chase Briscoe – Running
10. Chris Buescher – Running
11. Carson Hocevar – Running
12. Denny Hamlin – Running
13. Noah Gragson – Running
14. Austin Dillon – Running
15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – Running
16. Ryan Blaney – Running
17. Josh Berry – Running
18. Austin Cindric – Running
19. John H. Nemechek – Running
20. Harrison Burton – Running
21. Kyle Larson – Running
22. Brad Keselowski – Out
23. Daniel Suarez – Out