Christopher Bell locks up, spins after contact with teammate Chase Briscoe at Sonoma: ‘Ended up in the marbles’

Now, there is timeto move back up. However, Christopher Bell went from being with Chase Briscoe, who was one of the first cars behind Shane van Gisbergen, to all the way back to where he ended up after this. It has taken Bell a majority of Stage 2 to catch back up and get within a couple of positions of Briscoe.

Of course, SVG has been the best in the field. He is taking care of his tires better than anyone else. As the rear tires and grip leave everyone else late into a run, the 88 car has been nothing but smooth sailing.

Christopher Bell and the rest of the field are chasing Shane van Gisbergen. No more mistakes the rest of the way, and someone might have a chance to do it.

Christopher Bell making 200th Cup Series start

Today is the 200th start in Christopher Bell’s Cup Series career. A major milestone, but not one that usually comes with a win. However, there has been a strange thing happening in motorsports this weekend.

Yesterday, Pato O’Ward made his 100th start in IndyCar. He walked away with a win at Iowa as a result. Today, Marc Marquez made his 200th start in MotoGP. Guess what. He won the dang race.

There have been drivers who have found the magic on these milestone starts. But it is rare. With O’Ward and Marquez, it is impressive to see them score wins on their big days.

So, why not Christopher Bell? He has been fast today. Maybe not race-winning fast. Maybe not SVG fast. But one adjustment, a couple of caution flags, and we are not far from seeing Bell walk away as a winner.