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06/07 17:15 CDT NASCAR race at Michigan stopped for crash involving Chase
Elliott, Christopher Bell
NASCAR race at Michigan stopped for crash involving Chase Elliott, Christopher
Bell
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) --- The NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International
Speedway was stopped with 51 laps remaining Sunday to repair a damaged SAFER
barrier after a hard crash involving Christopher Bell and Chase Elliott.
During a restart on the 148th lap, the drivers were running side by side for
second. Elliott's No. 9 Chevrolet bobbled and skidded up the track into Bell's
No. 20 Toyota, which shot into the outside wall at the 2-mile oval where speeds
top 200 mph.
The impact with Bell's Camry severely deformed the SAFER barrier, which is
comprised of steel and foam to absorb energy in wrecks.
Both drivers climbed from their cars and walked to an ambulance for a trip to
the track's infield care center. Elliott patted Bell on the shoulder and
apologized for the wreck before they entered the ambulance.
"I'm fine; it was totally my fault," Elliott said. "I feel really bad for Bell,
just taking him out. I was trying to run on the bottom and make use of our
fresh tires and at least get to second and hopefully stay side by side with
him. I got in there and got free and thought I was going to spin and was
committing to spin out, and as soon as I started to commit to spinning, it just
hooked up and hooked a right. Unfortunately, it sent Christopher into the wall
super hard, and then me shortly there behind.
"Just racing really hard. I felt like that was kind of a turning point in the
race. We needed to make something happen. I stepped over the line again and
paid for it. ... I just told him I'm sorry. Obviously, it was not on purpose."
William Byron was leading the race when the red flag was displayed at 5:51 p.m.
ET for track workers to fix the damaged section of the barrier. Daniel Suarez
was in second, followed by Ross Chastain, Carson Hocevar and Kyle Larson.
Rough rookie season A nightmarish debut season in the Cup Series continued for Connor Zilisch, who crashed twice in the first eight laps and finished last in the 37-car field. The Trackhouse Racing driver has finished outside the top 30 the past three races and is still seeking the first top 10 of his rookie campaign. "I was really loose, but it's just unfortunate," Zilisch said. "Another short race for us. We'll go try and get them at Pocono next week."
Up next NASCAR will make its lone trip this season to Pocono Raceway on June 14. Chase Briscoe won last year to earn his first victory with Joe Gibbs Racing. ___ AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing
Rough rookie season A nightmarish debut season in the Cup Series continued for Connor Zilisch, who crashed twice in the first eight laps and finished last in the 37-car field. The Trackhouse Racing driver has finished outside the top 30 the past three races and is still seeking the first top 10 of his rookie campaign. "I was really loose, but it's just unfortunate," Zilisch said. "Another short race for us. We'll go try and get them at Pocono next week."
Up next NASCAR will make its lone trip this season to Pocono Raceway on June 14. Chase Briscoe won last year to earn his first victory with Joe Gibbs Racing. ___ AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing
