Christopher Bell brands NASCAR superspeedway package a 'complete joke' and 'suicide mission'

NASCAR Cup Series star Christopher Bell has called for changes to the sports superspeedway package, branding it a 'complete joke' and a 'suicide mission' at present.

Bell's comments came after last weekend's race at Talladega, which once again saw plenty of fuel-saving, as well as a huge wreck that involved 26 cars.

Several drivers spoke out post-race about their dissatisfaction with the way the Cup Series races go at these tracks, and now Bell has become the latest to vent his frustrations.

NASCAR TODAY: Denny Hamlin blasts Cup Series rival as Earnhardt Jr. addresses cheating accusation

Christopher Bell rips into 'complete joke' superspeedway package

“I was really looking forward to running the high-horsepower package this year,” Bell told the media at Texas Motor Speedway, including Bob Pockrass. “ I think that's been a great success.

“Now it's time to focus on the speedway package. We desperately need change. We’ve needed change for a long time, so hopefully, that is the last time that we race that superspeedway package. I think a lot of us in the industry will be very excited about that.”

Bell continued, arguing that superspeedway racing in the Cup Series right now is atrocious.

“It's literally a lottery race,” he continued. “I mean, it's atrocious. And now the strategy is so spelled out that it becomes all about fuel saving.

“We try and adjust the stage lengths so that we're not fuel saving well, [then] you can't pass, so it becomes all about shortening the last pit stop…which means you're still saving fuel in stage two, even though you can make it to the end after that last pit stop. It’s a joke, it's a complete joke, and I look forward to changes.

Bell: Superspeedway racing like a suicide mission

Bell concluded: “I'm gonna say this, stage one last last week was the most entertaining stage that we had over the rest of them.

“The fuel saving sucks, absolutely, but at least there is some strategy, some pit stops, and you have the cycle that shakes things up.

“Stage two and three, we had enough fuel to finish the stages, you're still part throttle because you're just right stoved up underneath the guy in front of you, and it comes down to just a suicide mission of who's going to push the hardest and not get wrecked.

“I'm thankful that, hopefully, change is on the way.”