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Chase Elliott won't get a chance to earn his third victory of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season at Michigan International Speedway.
Meanwhile, Christopher Bell is still seeking win No. 1 of the year. But Bell nearly knocked down the wall at Michigan after he and Elliott were in a violent crash of Lap 148 of the FireKeepers Casino 400 on June 7.
Elliott and Bell, racing for second place after a restart, collided and ended both their races.
The crash came when Bell and Elliott got side-by side through the corner. Elliott got loose and jerked up the track, collecting Bell. Bell hit the wall solidly in the turn, which forced NASCAR officials to do repair on the wall and SAFER barrier in turns 3 and 4.
"I was just trying to run on the bottom and take use of our new tires," Elliott said to Amazon Prime Video. "I got in there and got free."
Elliott took the blame for the crash and acknowledged Bell's massive hit into the wall.
Elliott entered the race fourth in points, 197 points behind Tyler Reddick. Bell was seventh, 258 points behind Reddick. Reddick was involved in a crash earlier in the race and suffered his first DNF of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season.
Elliott had earned 17 stage points earlier in the race, including a stage 2 victory.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Christopher Bell, Chase Elliott crash at NASCAR Michigan race, wall damaged
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Meanwhile, Christopher Bell is still seeking win No. 1 of the year. But Bell nearly knocked down the wall at Michigan after he and Elliott were in a violent crash of Lap 148 of the FireKeepers Casino 400 on June 7.
Elliott and Bell, racing for second place after a restart, collided and ended both their races.
The crash came when Bell and Elliott got side-by side through the corner. Elliott got loose and jerked up the track, collecting Bell. Bell hit the wall solidly in the turn, which forced NASCAR officials to do repair on the wall and SAFER barrier in turns 3 and 4.
"I was just trying to run on the bottom and take use of our new tires," Elliott said to Amazon Prime Video. "I got in there and got free."
Elliott took the blame for the crash and acknowledged Bell's massive hit into the wall.
Elliott entered the race fourth in points, 197 points behind Tyler Reddick. Bell was seventh, 258 points behind Reddick. Reddick was involved in a crash earlier in the race and suffered his first DNF of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season.
Elliott had earned 17 stage points earlier in the race, including a stage 2 victory.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Christopher Bell, Chase Elliott crash at NASCAR Michigan race, wall damaged
Continue reading...
