NASCAR star Christopher Bell sustained injuries to his ankle and wrist during a scary wreck at Michigan International Speedway.

That is according to his boss, Joe Gibbs, who addressed the media at the track following the race to share the latest on how his driver was doing after the incident.

The wreck occurred on lap 148 in stage three, with Bell and Chase Elliott racing side by side in second and third position, respectively.

However, as they went through turn three, Elliott's No. 9 got slightly out of shape before turning sharply right, making contact with Bell on the inside and sending the No. 20 violently into the SAFER barrier. Both cars suffered big damage, and the race had to be red-flagged so that extensive repairs could be carried out to the wall.

It was an incident that made everyone very thankful for the safety advancements made by NASCAR in recent years, with both drivers able to get out of their cars under their own power and later evaluated and released from the infield care center.

Joe Gibbs on Christopher Bell injuries

Speaking at a press conference after the race, Gibbs shared an update on how Bell was doing after the huge hit, and what the next steps would be for the driver of the No. 20.

"I think it's just we're going to continue [to evaluate the situation] tonight when he gets home,” Gibbs said.

“We're going to make sure that he gets everything that he needs to get there, whatever it might be, and then we'll just have to kind of wait.

"It was his wrist and his ankle, I think. So we're just gonna have to wait."

Elliott takes blame for Bell wreck

Following the incident, Bell was not made available to talk to the media, but Elliott, the other driver involved, was. The driver of the No. 9 took full responsibility and explained how things unfolded from his perspective.

“It was totally my fault. I feel really bad for Bell, just taking him out," Elliott explained.

"I was trying to run the bottom, make use of our fresh tires and at least get to second, I was hoping, and stay side-by-side with him. I just got in there and got free. I thought I was going to spin and was kind of committing to spinning out.

"As soon as I was committed to spinning, it just hooked up and, unfortunately, sent Christopher into the wall really hard and me shortly thereafter. We were just racing really hard.

"I thought it was a turning point in the race to make something happen, but just stepped over the line and paid for it.”

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