NASCAR throws red flag for a wreck at Michigan involving Christopher Bell and Chase Elliott that was so violent it bent the wall

A wreck involving Christopher Bell and Chase Elliott was so violent that it forced NASCAR to red flag Sunday’s race at Michigan with 50 laps to go.

Elliott and Bell were racing for second place after a restart and Elliott got loose underneath Bell. The contact sent Bell into the wall at a near 45-degree angle. It’s one of the hardest hits you’ll see. Thankfully both drivers immediately climbed from their cars after the crash.

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“Totally my fault, I feel really bad for Bell,” Elliott said.

Bell’s hit was so hard that the wall was dented where he hit. NASCAR tracks are equipped with SAFER barriers — a dual wall that has foam on the inside to help absorb force. The outer wall bent inwards because of the impact of Bell’s car.

“I don’t think you’ll see a car hit the wall at a harder, faster impact than there,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. said on the Amazon Prime broadcast.

The caution flag was the 10th of the race and tied a Michigan track record. William Byron was ahead of Bell and Elliott when the wreck happened.