# Chase Briscoe wins photo finish over Christopher Bell

> Chase Briscoe edges Christopher Bell by 0.029s in NASCAR Cup photo finish at Charlotte.
- Title: Chase Briscoe wins photo finish over Christopher Bell
- Summary: Chase Briscoe edges Christopher Bell by 0.029s in NASCAR Cup photo finish at Charlotte. Chase Briscoe wins NASCAR Cup race at Charlotte by 0.029s after…
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- Source: Motorsport — https://motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/chase-briscoe-wins-photo-finish-christopher-bell-nascar-cup-charlotte-/10864481
- Author: Nick DeGroot
- Published: 2026-10-11T22:37:55+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: chase briscoe, christopher bell, nascar cup, charlotte, joe gibbs racing, nascar, photo finish, turn 4, sports, cars
## Race report
Chase Briscoe beats Christopher Bell by 0.029s in NASCAR Cup photo finish at Charlotte.
## Closest finish
Briscoe and Bell collided exiting Turn 4 before drag-racing to the line at Charlotte.
## Race outcome
Briscoe won the race after a 0.029s photo finish over Bell at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
## Briscoe's reaction
Briscoe called it 'very, very special' after securing his eighth career win.

> Very, very special
## Briscoe's quote
Briscoe said he thought he would wreck but managed to win by 0.029s.

> When Christopher (Bell) got into me off of (Turn) 4, I kind of got sideways, and I thought I was going to wreck
## Race standings
Briscoe finished first, Bell second, Blaney third, Berry fourth, and Hamlin fifth.
## Championship impact
Larson extended his lead to 49 points over Hamlin despite Bell's -51pts and Briscoe's -65pts.
## Stage 1
Larson led from pole but Cindric made noise early with several pit road issues.
## Stage 1 crash
Alex Bowman crashed into Bubba Wallace during Stage 1, eliminating three cars from the race.
## Stage 2
Bell worked his way past Larson to win Stage 2 over Blaney and Hamlin.
## Stage 3
Bell led Briscoe and Blaney but Briscoe won the race by 0.029s after a final corner collision.
## Final result
Briscoe won the race by 0.029s after colliding with Bell exiting Turn 4.
## Race stats
Briscoe completed 267 laps in 2:52'11.466 with 7 pit stops for 68 points.
## Race stats
Bell finished second with 267 laps in 2:52'11.495 for 53 points.
## Key takeaway

Chase Briscoe wins NASCAR Cup race at Charlotte by 0.029s after contact in Turn 4 with Christopher Bell.