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Christopher Bell Believes His Pit Issues Have Been Worse Than Bubba Wallace But “I Just Don’t Make a Lot of Noise”

Published 07/21/2022, 10:00 AM EDT

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Christopher Bell recently spoke with SiriusXM NASCAR Radio and spoke about his race win at New Hampshire. He then suddenly brought up the recent swap of pit crew members from Bubba’s team.

Back in Atlanta Bell’s wheel departed the car on the pit road during his final stop. But apart from that instance, the pit crew had a mistake-free weekend.

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During the show, Bell said, “They killed it on pit road this week and really at Atlanta, too. They did amazing, and unfortunately, they got that black eye at the end for the mistake. But they did really well. I left Atlanta feeling optimistic about our group.”

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Adding, “Bubba has been very vocal about his group of people and his struggles on pit road, where I typically do not. I just don’t make a lot of noise. I don’t try to bring attention to myself, but my pit road issues have been just as bad as him, for the most part, and maybe even worse.”

Regardless of past issues, both drivers secured a great race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Christopher Bell wins at New Hampshire and Bubba Wallace come’s home in third

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In a turn of events, Christopher Bell stormed to victory lane zooming past Chase Elliott in stage 3. Meanwhile, Martin Truex Jr. who led most of the race and won the first two stages, was left to collect the 4th spot behind Bubba Wallace.

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During the post-race interview, Bubba Wallace said, “Just proud. Proud of our team, proud of myself. Staying in it there. This last month has been pretty much hell for me. A good day for our Draft Kings Toyota Camry TRD. Definitely needed this. Hats off to everybody back at the shop. Brought a decent car, I wasn’t really happy with it, but it had speed.”

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With the win in Bell’s pocket, he’s now secured his place in the playoffs. While a third-place finish does not help Bubba by much. It certainly boosts his confidence with this mistake-free stellar performance.

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Srijan Mandal is a NASCAR author at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his Master’s in Journalism and has been writing for his own blog, 'Noobs Onboard', for a while now, covering NASCAR, F1, W Series, MotoGP, WRC and the WEC. Following motorsports for more than a decade now, he has become a devout supporter of McLaren Racing, Sir Lewis Hamilton, and Ayrton Senna.
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