In an effort to win the race in Richmond this past Sunday, Austin Dillon purposefully wrecked Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano on the last lap, according to Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Tuesday.
In an interview on his podcast, “Dale Jr. Download,” Earnhardt stated that he didn’t think Logano would have been as upset with Dillon if Dillon had made his pass from one or two car lengths behind. Rather, Earnhardt claimed that Dillon’s collision with Logano’s rear in Turn 3 occurred four to five car lengths back, which is where the issue is.
Earnhardt remarked, “I believe that Joey has been on the other side of that quite a few times.” Even though Joey was furious, there are several instances where he was in a similar circumstance. “Man, you came from four cars back, you know, when we’re going down the back straightaway,” is probably what Joey was upset about. In Austin’s position, some drivers might think, “I’m beat, you know, I’m too far back.” Now, I would absolutely be pounding the crap out of the 22 if I were two car widths behind or one car behind. Perhaps not all drivers will do that, but in my opinion, all drivers should. I’m fine in Richmond, then, especially if you’re close enough to maneuver the car to take the lead. That’s fine with me.
However, where is the boundary? “Yep, he’s got me, if I sell it down in there, I’m barely going to get there and clip in the right rear,” Logano thought to himself after determining that he had gained enough distance to require the three to move forward. Furthermore, it is entirely unwritten; neither a booklet nor a rulebook exist. “Dude, you don’t come from four car lengths back,” is the code, though. That is Joey’s perspective. He isn’t disputing that, so, you know, listen. It’s obvious what transpired with the 22. It seems to me that Joey was thinking, “Goddamn man, I had you beat now. If you were two or one car lengths back, I could have accepted this, but holy cow, you came from four or five car lengths back.”
I realize it’s unimportant. However, some drivers think you shouldn’t move when you’re as far back as the three are approaching Turn 3. that it has concluded. The competition is over. To be honest, Joey was probably thinking as she approached the white flag, “I’m about to freaking steal this.” However, Joey has undoubtedly been on the other side of this. Similar to how he drove William Byron against the Darlington wall. It’s all up for grabs.
Joey Logano and Austin Dillon may be disciplined by NASCAR
After the race, Logano made no secret of his disgust with Dillon. He started by revving his motor close to Dillon’s family and team on pit road. When he got out of the car and spoke to the media, he referred to Dillon’s race-winning move as “chickenshit.”
“No, three, four vehicle widths ahead in three when you get that far ahead. I said to myself, “I’ll just wrap the bottom here, I’m good,” without backing up the entry. Logano remarked, “And he just drives in so hard.” He hit me, therefore it goes without saying that he missed the turn, and the 11 was going to win the race. He did not intend to race, then. On the rematch, I defeated him handily, and he simply made a dumb play. He sucks and is a piece of junk. He has had a terrible career, so it’s probably good for him that he will be in the playoffs now.
NASCAR is scheduled to disclose Wednesday any penalties coming from the on-track incident, as well as Logano’s actions on pit road.
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