‘That was the most rigged shit ever,’ NASCAR Twitter reacts to Christopher Bell’s chaotic ROVAL win

Christopher Bell

Christopher Bell needed the win to progress to Round 8 at ROVAL. The JGR driver was able to maneuver around the front row in the final laps at Charlotte to secure his second win of the season. Bell’s win knocked out defending champion Kyle Larson from the playoff.

Christopher Bell was positioned behind Kevin Harvick for the final restart with just five laps left in the race. He kept his cool and outraced the veteran dominating the final two laps. Kyle Busch secured his first podium since the start of the playoff. He finished P3 behind Harvick.

Bell has his luck to thank for the win as his advance to the top was favored the most by the misfortune of front runners. Bell’s move to a use fresh set of tires for the final laps proved vital as it enabled him to progress with ease before the final caution came for Ty Dillon’s spin.

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Along with Kyle Larson, Daniel Suarez of Trackhouse Racing, Penske’s Austin Cindric, and Alex Bowman were the drivers to be eliminated. Bowman was already ruled out due to a concussion. Suarez’s day ended due to a power steering issue while Austin Cindric failed to out-race chase, Briscoe.

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How NASCAR Twitter reacted to Christopher Bell’s win

NASCAR Twitter had a mixed reaction to Christopher Bell’s victorious run. Fans were quick to express their disappointment and blamed the playoff system for Kyle Larson’s elimination. Some fans even accused of the race being rigged in favor of Bell. There was also genuine praise coming the way of Bell for his impressive win.

No it wasn’t Bell won fair and square because he had more fresher tires than the whole top 5 bruh
— HailMelonRoss (@RossWatermelon) October 9, 2022

Was at the race. Gotta tell ya… The racing here was non existent. Absolutely no way to pass. The cars were all so equal for the most part that. It literally looked like follow the leader until you got a conscious and threw a caution. Ending was a wild BS mess too. Bad race
— UNIFIED (@U_N_I_F_I_E_D) October 10, 2022

That was a crazy overtime.
— Bigdaddy (@djbigdaddy) October 9, 2022

https://twitter.com/Lost_Constants/status/1579232711692419072

So many people calling it trash…. But I bet they're gonna be watching the next race, and the next one, and the next one, and the next one, and probably even the next few hundred races.
— r. taylor austin (handsome/brilliant) (@rtayloraustin) October 10, 2022

Yeah if that was me 4 car @CBellRacing would have not made it to turn one. Especially when I already know that I am out of the Championship my goal would be win all the races I can WTF @KevinHarvick
— Chris Chandler (@TheRealChandman) October 9, 2022

https://twitter.com/Lost_Constants/status/1579226804392701952

Way to screw Chase Elliot over. The team made all the right decisions today and you screwed them over. You should give the 9 at least 10 more points for this gaffe today. Your taking the team out of the sport and making it a crash up derby
— conman3 (@Bconman44) October 9, 2022

https://twitter.com/Lost_Constants/status/1579233077468938240

@NASCAR really handed him that one, how much did the coach write that check for? He doesn’t belong in the round of 8 and will be on the outside looking in next week. The Play-off format is almost as big a joke as @NASCAR leadership.
— Chris Knighton (@ChrisKnighton) October 9, 2022

Hell yeah! Congrats, Champ!!! Soak it in, enjoy, and off to work! Great to see Dewalt back in VL!
— George P. Bourey (@OccludedCzar) October 10, 2022

https://twitter.com/bobferguson307/status/1579271911464239104

Need to check Custer’s SMT data because he basically stopped on track and stopped Austin Dillon too and let his teammate by and into the next round ?
— Malachi Hammerle (@Hammer_95) October 9, 2022

Manufactured outcome. Sorry, Mr. Bell, but that was the finish order that NASCAR created.
— Yvette Cerbone (@yvette_cerbone) October 9, 2022

NO ONE CARES
— Tyler dubbs (@dubbszy) October 9, 2022

Is Christopher Bell a championship contender now?

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