@nascarcasm: Bristol tips for dirt newbies Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson

Helping Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell – two drivers who are new to dirt – hopefully have a better performance in the Bristol Dirt Race than they did last year.

The 2021 Bristol Dirt Race was a rough one for Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell – two drivers with hardly any dirt experience. Larson finished 29th and Bell finished 34th. In order to prevent a repeat of these unfortunate finishes that certainly were not a complete fluke from happening again, here are some tips.

There are many dirt tracks throughout the country. Bell and Larson could maybe run a race or two at one of these in order to pick up on the nuances of dirt racing. It would definitely help and is something that neither one of them has ever done before, ever.

A good way to learn about dirt is to watch seasoned dirt racers in action. One particularly good one to study is the Chill Bowl – an annual indoor midget dirt race in Tulsa, Oklahoma that Christopher nor Kyle have ever raced in nor won multiple times.

Logano is undefeated at the Bristol Dirt Race. The data speaks for itself. He is NASCAR’s finest slinger of dirt. The Mount Rushmore of dirt racing is Steve Kinser, Donny Schatz, Sammy Swindell and Joey Logano. He would probably be more than happy to impart some wisdom on dirt neophytes like Bell and Larson.

Larson and Bell are longtime best friends, so maybe the next time they’re hanging out and enjoying their friendship together and doing friend things, they could discuss ways to become better dirt racers. Such incredibly close friends should have no trouble discussing dirt racing – a topic about which with they are, again, unfamiliar.

The Camping World Truck Series used to run each year at Eldora Speedway, a legendary dirt track in southwest Ohio. Christopher and Kyle could look at the data reports from race-winning trucks, such as those of the drivers pictured, that definitely aren’t Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson.

So best of luck, Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell, in your second Bristol Dirt Race this weekend. A good finish could even lead to greater interest in dirt racing as a whole for either one of you.