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He's going to have a busy couple of weeks. I've seen him out race Kyle Larson in midgets before so I'm looking forward to see what he can do at the Nationals!

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His release says he will be at Osky for the Front Row Challenge on Monday August 4th too!

Yes, I'm looking forward to that as well. He didn't do too well last year at the Front Row Challenge so I'm hoping for a better showing this year.

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I can't imagine anybody betting against Chris Bell being the rookie of the year this year, but other than him I have to think Jamie Ball has as good a shot as anybody at it.... he has been really really solid in the 360 car at Knoxville this year, has his first career win this year and seems to be in the top 3 way more often than not in the 360 features... if the rain hadn't wiped out so many weeks in a row Jamie would have a significantly bigger amount of 410 laps under his belt by now, but he really is getting pretty solid at being fast on the bottom or top at Knoxville. A good pill draw could really boost his chances at being the top rookie this year.

Loose is when you hit the wall with the rear of the
car, tight is when you hit the wall with the front of
the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and
torque is how far you move the wall.

Who cares if he out raced Larson in midgets... I've seen Larson out race the Outlaws in Calistoga in 2011... so what!

Jamie is always smooth and doesn't tear up equipment. I too hope he has a good showing for his rookie Nationals. Bell has a high skill level though where he can adapt quickly to different cars and different track surfaces very quickly. It's going to be very exciting to watch!

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Well Bell has an Outlaw victory to his name too. He's also competitive in every type of race car he gets into whether it be Silver Crown, Midgets, 360 or 410 sprint cars. Personally I've only seen him race a few times, at the Chili Bowl, Indiana Midget Week and at Oskaloosa for the Front Row Challenge last year. I'm excited about seeing him race because I believe he is a high caliber driver like Kyle Larson who is enjoyable to watch. I don't understand why you seemed to take offense to what I said as I was just pointing out that this 19-year-old can wheel a car with the best of them.

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