[autotag]Kyle Busch[/autotag] was running well before a mistake by [autotag]Christopher Bell[/autotag] affected his race at Circuit of the Americas. Bell dove into Turn 1 and didn’t expect Busch to cross over toward the bottom. The No. 20 car hit the No. 8 car and spun him out. Bell ended up finishing in second place behind William Byron, while Busch climbed to ninth place.
Following the race, Busch confronted Bell on pit road. No fists were thrown, but Bell didn’t say much as Busch lit into him. The two drivers have a history together as Busch owned Bell’s truck that won the NASCAR Truck Series championship in 2017. The two drivers are close and have a significant amount of respect for each other.
An alternate angle of the post-race conversation between @KyleBusch and @CBellRacing. pic.twitter.com/f9nE8nb7AB
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In this instance, Busch suggested that Bell has one coming. Bell admitted that Busch hadn’t wrecked him and didn’t try to make an excuse. Moving forward, it will be interesting to see how the former teammates race each other. Bell and Busch will likely be around each other most weeks, so the No. 20 car could face the same fate as the No. 8 car at COTA.
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