By AP News Published Sep 2, 2023 12:03 pm DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Joe Gibbs Racing's Christopher Bell will start the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs up front after winning the pole at the Southern 500 on Saturday. Bell took his fourth pole of the season and third in the past eight races. He turned a fast lap of 29.065 seconds (169.193 mph) at Darlington Raceway. 'It definitely feels good,' Bell said. 'Darlington is a place where it's notoriously hard to pass so being up front is good deal.

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