AND THEN THERE WERE TWO.
Spade Racing has watched the 2020 Cup Series Rookie Class winnow down from six full-time drivers to only two entering their fourth season at the sport’s highest level: Christopher Bell and Tyler Reddick. We’ll keep following them, but here’s how things look coming out of Daytona:
CAREERS CUP WINS: C.Bell has four to his name while T-Redd has three. ADVANTAGE: BELL.
CONSISTENCY: Bell is back with his #20 Joe Gibbs Racing team, making them look like geniuses for releasing the talented yet not-as-talented Erik Jones years ago. Reddick is going to a relatively new 23XI Racing, replacing a former Cup Champion. ADVANTAGE: BELL.
TEAM PECKING ORDER: Joe Gibbs Racing is the top Toyota squad. 23XI Racing receives engines, technical support, and, well, ownership from JGR. ADVANTAGE: BELL.
OWNER’S SUCCESS IN OTHER SPORTS: Joe Gibbs is a three-time Super Bowl champion, an offensive innovator, and was the coach of such legendary squads as the “Fun Bunch” and “The Hogs”. Michael Jordan was a terrible baseball player who never got beyond class-AA. ADVANTAGE: BELL.
TEAMMATES: Bell has two former Cup champions and the reigning Xfinity Series champion. Reddick has a guy who cries a lot and won’t apologize for wrecking someone on purpose. ADVANTAGE: BELL.
DAYTONA 500 RESULTS: Christopher Bell finished fourth. Tyler Reddick finished 36th. ADVANTAGE: BELL.
FINAL SCORE: Christopher Bell edges out Tyler Reddick—barely—seven to zero.
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