Not long ago, Kevin Harvick came close to matching Elliott's feat in 2018 when he won three in a row at Atlanta, Las Vegas and Phoenix immediately following that year's Daytona 500. But his bid for four in a row was quickly ended in Fontana, as an early crash on the backstretch deprived him of his chance at winning four of the first five.

Bell still is seeking his first Cup win at Vegas but has dominated recently at the 1.5-mile track. Last October, he qualified first and led a race-high 155 of 267 laps but finishe