NASCAR Executive: Christopher Bell's Michigan Crash Was Hardest Impact in a Decade
Christopher Bell crashed hard into the SAFER barrier at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday after being hit by Chase Elliott's car, resulting in a broken wrist. A NASCAR executive stated the impact was the hardest ever recorded in a Next Gen car and the most severe in a decade, measured using Delta-v analysis. The crash highlights the safety performance of modern NASCAR vehicles despite the severity of the collision.
During Sunday's race at Michigan International Speedway, Chase Elliott lost control of his No. 9 Chevrolet between Turns 3 and 4, sending it into Joe Gibbs Racing's Christopher Bell. Bell's No. 20 car was driven hard into the SAFER barrier. Bell suffered a broken wrist but was cleared to race the following weekend at Pocono. NASCAR communications executive Mike Forde revealed on the "NASCAR Hauler Talk" podcast that the impact was the hardest ever recorded in a Next Gen car (introduced in 2022) and the most severe in a decade overall. The measurement was determined using Delta-v, which measures the speed lost during an incident. Forde explained that while Delta-v and G-force data were shared with the team, NASCAR considers these figures proprietary and does not typically release them publicly.
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