Christopher Bell started Sunday's race in seventh place, and after the first pit stop cycle, he found himself in position to challenge for the race lead.<br>Battling his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates, he took the lad and led several laps. As he encountered heavier lapped traffic in the final 15 laps of the stage, Denny Hamlin got back alongside him and they battled back-and-forth.<br>While those two ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/christopher-bell-wrecks-from-lead-in-stage-1-at-texas-ending-his-race-/10817931/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-ALL&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>