Christopher Bell takes on NASCAR's Tricky Triangle with a cast on his broken left wrist
Christopher Bell will run all 400 miles with a cast, while Brandon Jones stays on standby and doctors expect a full recovery in six weeks.
- Christopher Bell will race at Pocono this Sunday with a cast on his left wrist, planning to drive all 400 miles despite the injury.
- The injury occurred during a June 7 race at Michigan International Speedway when Bell's crash with Chase Elliott registered 69 Gs, dislodging a SAFER barrier and causing a 20-minute red flag.
- To accommodate the cast, Bell's team modified the steering wheel by removing material to make it skinnier. While Pocono, nicknamed the "Tricky Triangle," is manageable, tougher road-course races await in California.
- Doctors expect Bell to fully recover in six weeks, though Brandon Jones remains on standby if needed. Officials moved Sunday's green flag start time to shortly after 1 p.m. due to inclement weather.
- Denny Hamlin enters the race as consensus betting favorite at plus-260, seeking a three-peat at Pocono where he has seven career Cup Series victories and 24 top-10 finishes in 36 starts.
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“Knew My Wrist Was Broke”- Christopher Bell Breaks Silence With Health Update on Alarming Injury Days After Secretive Michigan Exit
Erik Jones was in the infield care center when Bell was brought in, with his earpiece knocked out during impact, so his spotter and wife had no idea if he was conscious. Jones watched him from the next bed and gave the most real update on Bell’s injury at that time: “That is as violent as it gets.” It wasn’t until Tuesday that JGR confirmed a fractured left wrist and an injured ankle, after Bell went through X-rays upon returning home to North C…
Christopher Bell Will Race At Pocono On Sunday With A Broken Wrist
Story & Photo By Patricia McCormack/TheFourthTurn.com POCONO, Pa. – On Saturday, Christopher Bell entered the Pocono Raceway Media Center wearing a black cast, and it was revealed that the 63G impact he endured at Michigan, fractured his wrist. During a mid-race incident with Chase Elliott at Michigan International Raceway last weekend, Bell was sent hard into the outside wall when Elliott got loose underneath him. Bell stated that during the im…
Christopher Bell Knew His Wrist Was Broken the Moment He Climbed Out of the Car
Christopher Bell doesn’t remember parts of last Sunday’s violent crash at Michigan International Speedway. He remembers all of it. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver can still picture Chase Elliott getting loose beside him. He remembers staring at the “Michigan USA” sign as his car shot toward the wall. He remembers his radio earpiece popping out. He remembers seeing flames after the impact. Most of all, he remembers the moment he knew something was wr…
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