[autotag]Christopher Bell[/autotag] almost won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas, but he didn’t make friends along the way. Bell accidentally spun out Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson, which prompted frustration from his former NASCAR Truck Series owner after the event. For the No. 20 car, it was a second-place finish behind William Byron.
After the event, Bell was asked about incidents involving Busch and Larson. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver apologized but needed to see a replay of the incident involving Busch.
“Obviously, [Kyle Busch] is very upset, which he ended up turned around,” Bell said. “First off, I’m sorry to [Kyle Larson] and the 5 car. I got him earlier in the race and by no intention at all. I didn’t mean to do that.”
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“K.B. is frustrated about what happened in turn one. I don’t know. They were two-wide going in there. I haven’t obviously seen a replay yet, but I had no intentions of turning him. I’m sure we’ll talk it out before the next race.”
Busch let his frustration known after the race at COTA, and Bell knows that something might be coming his way in return. Either way, the driver of the No. 20 car has shown a lot of speed in 2024. Bell is a weekly threat for the win, and despite the enemies made at COTA, he will look to win his second race of the year at Richmond Raceway this weekend.
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