In the wake of a heavy front-end impact for Christopher Bell, a section of the inside wall at Talladega Superspeedway will be modified before NASCAR returns in October.
Senior director of racing communications Amanda Ellis confirmed the decision was made to prevent the wall from jutting out as it was during Sunday’s 500-mile race at the 2.66-mile oval.
“That wall will be corrected before we return in the fall,” Ellis said on the new episode of the “Hauler Talk” podcast. “They’re going to take that lip out and straighten the wall as well that leads into that area.”
Bell said he felt “really good” after the wicked crash, crediting his HANS and cockpit safety devices with helping cushion the collision of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota with the SAFER barrier.
NASCAR managing director of racing communications Mike Forde said the wall was angled at roughly a 5-degree angle because of an access road where several emergency vehicles are stationed for fast response to wrecks on the backstretch.
“Making it more of a straight edge should help as far as the significance of these wrecks,” Forde said.
— NASCAR.com —