NASCAR Says Christopher Bell's Michigan Crash Was Next Gen's Hardest Since 2016, Breaking His Wrist
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 10
NASCAR Says Christopher Bell's Michigan Crash Was Next Gen's Hardest Since 2016, Breaking His Wrist
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 10
Summary
Mike Forde said on NASCAR's Hauler Talk podcast that Christopher Bell's Michigan wreck produced the highest Delta-v recorded for a Next Gen car since the model debuted in 2022.
Forde said the impact was also the hardest NASCAR has measured in at least 10 years, using Delta-v—the amount of speed lost in a crash—as the key benchmark.
NASCAR has not released the exact Delta-v or G-force figures, calling them proprietary, though both sets of data were shared with Bell's team and the driver.
The crash began when Chase Elliott lost control between Turns 3 and 4 and hit Bell, who escaped the car but suffered a broken wrist, fell to 10th in the standings and has been cleared to race at Pocono.