Chris Buescher and Christopher Bell saw their race at Talladega come to a jarring end on Sunday.
Bell and Buescher led the field back to the green flag in the Jack Link's 500 on Lap 52, but trouble struck both leaders on the exit of turn 2.
A BIG hit for Christopher Bell. He’s dropped the window net and let his team know he’s okay. pic.twitter.com/4IBVUfPRfJ
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) April 27, 2025
Contact from Denny Hamlin — Bell's teammate at Joe Gibbs Racing — sent Bell into Buescher and both drivers spinning down the backstretch. Both Bell and Buescher hit the inside wall, with Bell receiving the worst impact.
Bell's No. 20 Toyota hit the inside wall so hard that the radiator flew out of his totaled vehicle as he spun back up the track after impact.
Thankfully, both Bell and Buescher were okay after the incident. Both drivers climbed out of their vehicles under their own power. It's the second time in as many days that a scary hit has occurred on the Talladega backstretch, as Connor Zilisch suffered a hard crash on the final lap of Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race.
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