Christopher Bell isn't completely healed.
But for the first time since fracturing his left wrist at Michigan International Speedway nearly a month ago, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver finally feels like he's moving in the right direction.
Bell confirmed Saturday at Chicagoland Speedway that he has traded the cast on his injured wrist for a removable splint, an encouraging milestone as he continues working back toward full strength. While the change won't immediately improve how he drives the No. 20 Toyota, it signals that his recovery is progressing on schedule after weeks of competing through discomfort.
It also comes at an important point in Bell's season.
Following a difficult stretch that threatened to derail his championship hopes, Bell rebounded with a fifth-place finish at Sonoma and will roll off sixth for Sunday's Cup Series race at Chicagoland.
But for the first time since fracturing his left wrist at Michigan International Speedway nearly a month ago, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver finally feels like he's moving in the right direction.
Bell confirmed Saturday at Chicagoland Speedway that he has traded the cast on his injured wrist for a removable splint, an encouraging milestone as he continues working back toward full strength. While the change won't immediately improve how he drives the No. 20 Toyota, it signals that his recovery is progressing on schedule after weeks of competing through discomfort.
It also comes at an important point in Bell's season.
Following a difficult stretch that threatened to derail his championship hopes, Bell rebounded with a fifth-place finish at Sonoma and will roll off sixth for Sunday's Cup Series race at Chicagoland.
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