When Christopher Bell was signed by Joe Gibbs Racing to contest the full NASCAR Xfinity Series season this year, he knew there would be high expectations.
If Chase Briscoe scored “one for the dirt guys” on Wednesday night by winning the Eldora Dirt Derby, then Nick Hoffman scored one for the little guys by earning a top-10 finish for MB Motorsports.
Fast qualifier Ben Rhodes led the five qualifying heat race winners at Eldora Speedway and will start on the pole for Wednesday night’s Eldora Dirt Derby as a result.
Former Eldora Dirt Derby winner Christopher Bell admitted prior to qualifying for Wednesday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event that it was a strange feeling to strap on a headset instead of a helmet.
There was arguably no driver happier to be at Eldora Speedway on Tuesday night than 18-year-old NASCAR K&N Pro Series East regular Tyler Dippel.