NASCAR: Christopher Bell suffered fractured left wrist in violent Michigan crash

Christopher Bell suffered a fractured left wrist in a violent crash at Michigan on Sunday, but has been cleared to race on June 14 at Pocono.

Joe Gibbs Racing revealed the nature of Bell’s injury on Tuesday after Gibbs said following Sunday’s race that Bell was dealing with ankle and wrist injuries after the crash. Bell’s car hit the outside wall in Turns 3 and 4 at a nasty angle and a high rate of speed after Chase Elliott got loose to the inside of him.

Bell and Elliott were racing for second behind William Byron when the crash happened. The race had to be red flagged for repairs to the wall — the first layer of the SAFER barrier was dented from the impact of the crash.

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The wreck dropped Bell three spots in the points standings to 10th. He’s 259 points behind leader Tyler Reddick with five top-five finishes and six top 10s in 2026. His 398 laps led are actually three more than Reddick and he ranks third in that category to Michigan winner Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson.

Missing races can be more detrimental this season than in years past with NASCAR’s revised Chase playoff format. With the previous win-and-in format, a driver with a win could lock himself into the postseason despite missing races due to injury. This season, the top 16 drivers in the points standings will make the 10-race Chase at the end of the regular season regardless of win total. Bell is currently 81 points ahead of Joey Logano in 17th place.