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Typical Bubba Wallace Crew Costs Christopher Bell Dearly in Atlanta

Published 07/11/2022, 4:55 AM EDTBy May 28, 2022; Concord, North Carolina, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace (23) during Nascar Cup qualifying at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports Ahead of the race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Joe Gibbs Racing and 23XI Racing decided to take a measure to fix the dire pit crew situation of Bubba Wallace. What they ended up doing was giving some members from Christopher Bell’s crew to that of Wallace’s. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad And it worked for the #23 driver. He didn’t face a lot of problems on the pit road during the race. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad However, the same couldn’t be said about Bell. Things go from bad to worse for the No. 20. — NASCAR (@NASCAR) typical bubba wallace pit crew — ?ari (@Mari5O4___) bUt ItS bUbBaS fAuLt — Tony Panaway (@theWoodenWizard) Doc Hudson is rolling in his grave — Terry Altherr (@AltherrTerry) That was on the jackman — Delaney (@Laney2015) Need to switch them f****** back give him back his pit crew members — Mike Guiden (@mykeg1974) Fire that fucking crew. Sorry but they just don’t belong in the cup level. Absolutely atrocious. Garbage. — Ms_Phibblez (@Ms_Phibblez_) As you can see, this led to many NASCAR fans stamping their authority on the fact that the problem wasn’t with Bubba Wallace as a driver throughout the season, but with his pit crew. And Bell’s mishap only solidified this notion further.

Bubba Wallace and Christopher Bell on their respective pit crew situations

In an , speaking about his pit crew import from JGR, Bubba Wallace described how they are trying to improve on all aspects as a race team. “[The changes are] out of my control, so I look at the vision we have as a team. We’re all trying to push the needle to be better and if this is a step in that direction, then I’m all for it,” he said.Apr 24, 2022; Talladega, Alabama, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace (23) pits for service during the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports On the other hand, Christopher Bell felt that taking away his crew meant that the problem wasn’t being fixed as many would believe. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad “I don’t wanna throw anybody under the bus, but it hasn’t been working what we’ve had,” Bell said. “Anybody that has paid attention to the 20 car this year would understand that the 20 car has not been amazing on pit road either.” WATCH THIS STORY: ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Bell emphasized that both he and Wallace have had their pit road struggles this season. “Pit-road mishaps cost both of us a lot of potential good finishes,” he added.

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ADVERTISEMENT Shaharyar Khan Chauhan 1529 articlesShaharyar is an F1 & NASCAR writer at EssentiallySports. A graduate in Journalism from Amity University, he has been a passionate follower of motorsports for a better part of the decade. A Max Verstappen and Ferrari supporter, he dreams of a pairing of the two in future.Please enable JavaScript to view the ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT

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