“I texted (Bell) after the race… and I apologized for that,” Bubba Wallace told reporters this Saturday. In the closing laps at Kansas, Wallace first tangled with Christopher Bell, then got squeezed by Denny Hamlin as they fought for the win. The result? Hendrick Motorsports driver stole the victory, Bell limped home with a damaged car, and Wallace was left fifth. But for Bell, the aftermath wasn’t just about one mistake. Rather, it was about what the entire Toyota camp got wrong that day.

After the race’s decisive late restart at Kansas, the 30-year-old finished third. Now, Bell explained the incident at the start of the Charlotte weekend, saying, “I would have liked to have at least stayed. Not that he lets me stay side by side, but at least get both of us to the start-finish line and

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