Christopher Bell has reached one of the benchmarks in his wrist healing by moving from a cast to a splint for Sunday’s race at Chicagoland Speedway.
“I think it’s pretty much on schedule,” Bell said of the splint. “The goal was to be out of the cast for Chicago, and I don’t have a cast on my arm anymore, so that’s good. I can wear a normal firesuit, which is nice, and I can wear my normal glove, which is nicer, but the mobility of my wrist is still the same as it would be in a cast.”
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“The pain level has been low ever since the beginning, but I would say my ability to drive the car is the same as what it has been,” said Bell. “I keep using the word ‘clunky.’ I can’t be quick and precise with the wheel … my mobility is the same. Hopefully I can gain movement of my left wrist here shortly, and I’ll be back to normal.”
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“I was hopeful that it would be North Wilkesboro, and I think it’ll either be Wilkesboro or Indy,” Bell said. “I think we’re going to take a step backward and go back to a cast for Atlanta [next weekend] just with the nature of the beast there and make sure I have the maximum protection that I can have.”
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