Christopher Bell reveals the reason behind engine failure at Gateway – “It was just a random part failure”

Christopher Bell was well poised to record a back-to-back win last week at the World Wide Technology Raceway, but his number 20 Toyota faced a mechanical failure with 20 laps to go. Recently, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver has revealed that his car had broken its valve spring.

Christopher Bell showed both pace and promise as he led a race-high 80 laps. He even pitted in the last pit cycle, got four fresh tires, and then went all out in a battle with Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney for the lead. Unfortunately, his car slowed down to the extent that the Toyota pilot thought he wouldn’t even finish the race. As a result, Blaney took the lead, leaving Bell behind.

However, it didn’t end well for Blaney either. Blaney’s Mustang ran out of fuel and his teammate, Austin Cindric, scooted forward and clinched his second Cup victory.