NASCAR CUP SERIES: COCA-COLA 600

May 24, 2026

Christopher Bell

Pit Lane Interview

Q. Christopher, you had a crazy day, went in the lead two times, drove from the back. I know you've won races from rain before, but losing one's got to be tough under these circumstances.

CHRISTOPHER BELL: Yeah, it's the opposite for me whenever I won. Obviously they made the right call. It was really late. It's a bummer. Wasn't meant to be today. That's 2026 for us.

Q. Is there anything on the final restart you'd love to do over again if you could go back?

CHRISTOPHER BELL: I knew after the first restart, I knew he couldn't get clear. I was going to have to stay beside him. I couldn't stay beside him. He cleared me. Once he cleared me, I knew it was going to be a really tough pass with it being a short run.

If we would have had all the laps, he was going to block like hell and probably -- yeah, he did a good job blocking, but he won the race.