NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. NASCAR Cup Series driver Christopher Bell has announced his entry into the highly anticipated Clyde Hart Memorial Tuesday night at New Smyrna Speedway.

The event is the season opener for the ASA STARS National Tour and can be seen on SPEED SPORT affiliate Tracktv.com.

Bell will be driving the No. 20 Mobil1 Toyota Camry fielded by fellow Oklahoma native Donnie Wilson. It will also be a reunion of Bell and Bond Suss who first helped Bell with his transition to asphalt in 2014.

Im really looking forward to the opportunity to race in the Clyde Hart Memorial, said Bell, who won a World of Outlaws sprint car feature last week as he returns to short-track racing this season. I grew up racing at short tracks around the country and always enjoy coming back to race.

Bell, who races for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series, has been a standout driver in the NASCAR ranks. Hes a former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion and has finished in the top five the last three seasons in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Before Bell made it to NASCAR, he ran at short tracks all over the country. Hes won crown jewel midget events like the Chili Bowl Nationals and the Turkey Night Grand Prix three times.

Bell has run at New Smyrna Speedway in super late model competition as well. Back in 2015 Bell ran for Kyle Busch Motorsports and made three starts. In those three starts he had a second place finish, a fourth-place finish and finished out the weekend with a win in the 100-lap World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing finale.

Catch all the action on Tracktv.com.