“Boring Guy” Christopher Bell Cites Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart “Blowback” Examples To Counter “No Personality” Label

Christopher Bell is one of the younger drivers on the circuits of NASCAR. His youth might be an advantage for him in certain scenarios but the lack of experience also hurts him in some. In a heart-to-heart with The Athletic, Bell discussed his time in NASCAR and the ups and downs of the sport that he has been through.

In his career, he has had the privilege of interacting with a number of greats of the sport like Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, and Kyle Busch. Those interactions have given him the chance to develop and learn, as he says in the interview with The Athletic.

Jeff Gluck also asked him, “So you get put in a spot where you either have to say how you feel — but then that creates blowback like with Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick — or you can try to not say as much, but then people say, “This driver is boring,” if you don’t give your opinion. So what is the balance of that? How do you navigate that world where people want both things from you?”

He answered, “It’s impossible. I’ve always respected guys like Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch and Harvick because they tell it how it is. But I am very much labeled as the “boring guy,” the guy nobody ever thinks about — which is fine. I would rather just go drive a car without my name on it and nobody know who I am. I would rather it be that way.”

“I definitely try to stay out of confrontation, I guess is a good way to put it. But it’s labeled me as a guy who has no personality.”

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With such a short career behind him and at a young age, still gaining experience – it is probably a very astute decision to not have very radical views about anything in NASCAR.

Christopher Bell called someone a cheap-a** only to go back on it

As Bell speaks about issues that the media throws with him being taciturn and “boring”, he narrates a recent incident.

Bell said, “I actually did something the other day, but I don’t think anyone saw it. My buddy posted a picture of me in Kyle Busch’s Late Model and it had the Bell Helmets sticker on the car.

“And I said, “Thanks, cheap-a**, for not buying me a name sticker.” I actually tweeted it and then I deleted it immediately because I didn’t want to get in trouble for it. I’m like, “Man, I don’t know if someone is going to take this out of context and I’ll be in trouble.”

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His judgment is very good when he decided to take down the tweet in fear of unnecessary attention. That’s what the paps want, but that’s not what you need early in your career.