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Joey Logano did not maintain again any of his ideas about Austin Dillon after a collision on the ultimate lap at Richmond on Sunday.
“Clearly he did not make the flip as a result of he hit me and the [Denny Hamlin] was going to win the race,” Logano mentioned. “…I’ve crushed him truthful and sq. within the restart and he simply pulls a rooster s–t transfer. He is a chunk of crap. He sucks. He is sucked his complete profession. And now he will be within the playoff. Good for him, I suppose.”
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“He is a chunk of crap. He sucks. He is sucked his complete profession,”
– @joeylogano on @austindillon3 #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/hFM6LkUUwZ
Logano was coming across the ultimate flip and had a car-length lead on Dillon, however Dillon bumped his automobile and compelled him to spin out. Dillon then took out Denny Hamlin to win the race.
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INSANITY ON THE FINAL LAP AT RICHMOND.
AUSTIN DILLON WINS AFTER CRASHING JOEY LOGANO AND DENNY HAMLIN. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/mpQKcK236J
It is protected to say Logano wasn’t a fan of Dillon’s actions.
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Joey Logano’s response as watches a replay of Austin Dillon entering into him on the ultimate lap. pic.twitter.com/EQgwF1msff
After the race, Dillon admitted that he acted out of desperation to maintain his playoff hopes alive on Sunday.
“I do not know man, it has been two years and that is the primary automobile I’ve had a shot to win,” Dillon mentioned on NBC (h/t Yahoo Sports activities’ Nick Bromberg). “I felt like with two to go, we had been the quickest automobile … I hate to do this however generally you simply acquired to have it. I’ve to thank the nice Lord above. It has been powerful during the last two years, man. I care about [Richard Childress Racing], my spouse, and that is my first … it means so much. I hate it, however I needed to do it.”
Dillon’s workforce even inspired him to take the drastic lengths to realize the win, per The Athletic’s Jeff Gluck. The 34-year-old driver is the grandson of Richard Childress, proprietor of Richard Childress Racing.
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Austin Dillon’s workforce radio had mentioned “I do not care the way you do it” earlier than he hit Joey Logano after which “Wreck him! Wreck him!” earlier than Denny Hamlin.
“Pop Pop is happy with you,” Richard Childress then mentioned on the radio.
Dillon will now be included within the NASCAR Cup Sequence Playoff regardless of getting into Sunday’s race ranked thirty second within the factors standings. He is considered one of 13 drivers to have secured a win this season and not has to fret about being within the high 30 within the standings, as NASCAR eliminated that rule forward of the 2024 season.
Whereas Dillon has a coveted playoff spot after Sunday’s win, how he earned it’s going to stay controversial, particularly for Logano and Hamlin.
