NASCAR explains wild Texas Truck finish

Bell (leading, ABOVE) and Chase Briscoe were battling side-by-side for the race lead when the caution flew for a wreck behind them. Austin Wayne Self had broken loose and collided with Timothy Peters, sending Peters into the infield grass. After the right-front wheel came off, Peters' truck dug into the grass and began flipping. Happily, he was able to walk away from the wild wreck:

The race was already in overtime and as the caution flew, Bell and Briscoe had already crossed the start/finish line underneath the white flag. Per the rulebook, if the caution comes out on the last lap, drivers will be scored based on their position at the time of the caution.

However, controversy about who the winner was soon take over social media. It started when the FOX Sports 1 broadcast incorrectly told viewers Bell had won because he crossed the finish line first at the white flag. Many understood that to be false based on the rulebook.

Later, FS1 said it came down to video at the time of caution – which was correct – except they showed the wrong shot where Briscoe appeared to be ahead.

The problem was that video was based on the caution lights Texas Motor Speedway had on its fence, which were installed for the sake of the fans. They are not the official caution lights NASCAR uses.

At 10:55 p.m. O'Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief development officer, brought it all to an end.

O'Donnell posted on his Twitter account how NASCAR determined that Bell was the winner, even sharing a picture showing Bell's No. 4 truck ahead of Briscoe's No. 29. Included is the timestamp showing when the caution was called: