After Austin Dillon wrecked Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano to win the NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond on Sunday night, Richard Childress supported his grandson.
On the last lap, Dillon was trailing Logano by a point when he spun him around at the final two corners.
Hamlin moved to the inside to pass Dillon as Dillon slowed and Logano began to spin. After that, Dillon veered to the left in order to pass Hamlin by and reach the finish line first.
Dillon declared following the race that he would stop at nothing to win, given he had not prevailed in the previous two years.
Dillon’s car owner, Childress, added that he had instructed his grandson to put in whatever effort necessary to succeed.
“You know they would have done it to him?” Childress stated.
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It’s one of those situations where you have to give it your all to win a race because you’re hungry and in that situation. I told him that throughout his entire life.
In his press conference following the race, Dillon stated that, although he had every intention of wrecking Logano, his decision to drop Hamlin was a “reaction” at the time. “[Logano] was attempting to free him, but [Hamlin] was merely responding,” Dillon stated.
At that point, I wasn’t lifting because my main focus was on where Logano was. When Hamlin appeared, it was merely a reaction.
NASCAR officials did not penalize Dillon right away for his behavior.
Even though NASCAR left the door open for a penalty on Sunday night, no sanctions would be applied until Tuesday.
Furthermore, it would be extremely unexpected and almost unheard of if NASCAR decided to take Dillon’s win away as retribution for what he did. Since he was certain that NASCAR would not take any action, Dillon took the necessary actions.
In recent years, the sanctioning body has demonstrated that, particularly at the Cup Series level, it is ready to put up with ridiculously high levels of rough driving.
To qualify for the playoffs, he needed to win one of the final four races of the regular season and start the race ranked 32nd in the points standings.
“I don’t know, man, you know that it’s just the sport’s rules?
When asked if it benefits NASCAR when a driver crashes another to win, Dillon responded. “It is what it is.” Wins advance you to the following round.
To be the first person across the start/finish line, I did whatever it took.Regarding benefits to the sport, I’ve heard that we are currently the top trending topic on Twitter.
It’s nice that people must be watching it right now. We think Dillon’s final remarks perfectly capture why NASCAR has been so open to allowing so much deliberate crashing.
As its standing in the sports world gradually wanes, NASCAR has embraced viral highlights wherever it can.
There’s no denying that Dillon’s actions on Sunday night merited a viral highlight.
However, we don’t need to explain to you why reputations are “good” for any viral highlight.
How will Dillon’s actions attract the casual race watchers who have given up on the sport?
Fans might even conclude that NASCAR has turned into a clown show after seeing that highlight.
“Clearly a foul, that’s what,” Hamlin stated following the race.
“In NASCAR, it’s fair. Just a separate league, is that right? Rough driving or anything similar is not penalized.
It gives Austin the freedom to pursue his interests without restriction. The issue I was having was that I kept getting hooked in my right rear.
I was simply going about my business when he pivoted to the left and gave me a right rear hook. I ruined my fucking shoulder.
“I’m not sure. I mean, what happened won’t matter to the record book, right? He will receive credit for the victory.
