The NASCAR field was setting up for a final run to end the opening stage at Talladega, just minutes after three Cup champions collided at pit entry under green. On this restart, Christopher Bell led the outside lane and Chris Buescher led the inside lane. Neither driver would complete another full lap under green.
With their teammates pushing, the field sped through Turns 1 and 2 on the 52nd lap of the race. But at the corner exit, Bell abruptly spun to the inside, taking Buescher with him as they careened towards the inside wall. Buescher hit it with the driver's door while Bell slammed the inside wall -- which is protected by SAFER Barrier -- nose-first, destroying the front of his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
