Christopher Bell and Ross Chastain share similar view of their crash at Michigan

RICHMOND, Virginia – Ross Chastain found the lighter side of his crash with Christopher Bell at Michigan International Speedway.

“It looked like I was driving his car,” Ross Chastain said with a wide smile Saturday at Richmond Raceway. “Blocking all over the place! I think he just made one too many blocks, and I was to his right rear. What did he say?”

Bell said Chastain indeed factored into the Turn 4 crash that eliminated both drivers from contention with 40 laps remaining..

Though the Joe Gibbs Racing driver took the blame for moving his No. 20 Toyota into the path of Chastain’s No. 1 Chevrolet, he also said he would have refrained from throwing the block if had been another driver attempting the pass on the outside.

“Absolutely,” Bell said. “This sport is a game of respect, and I try to race people how they race me.”

Christopher Bell in the wall!

Bell and Ross Chastain were racing hard in the closing laps at @MISpeedway, and this move just didn't work out. #NASCAR