Dillon lost the result in Joey Logano on the reboot to overtime however as the 2 raced into Turn 3 on the last lap, Dillon drove hard into the corner and into the back of Logano, sending him into the wall.
Minutes later on, as Denny Hamlin raced up on the within Dillon, Hamlin got turned across the nose of Dillon's automobile and likewise struck the wall.
The care was shown for the wreck and Dillon crossed the surface line. NASCAR authorities did not think twice at the time to direct Dillon to Victory Lane.
NASCAR will examine whatever
NASCAR's senior vice president of competitors, Elton Sawyer, stated the approving body would still evaluate Dillon's actions in addition to those by Logano, who pulled into Dillon's group's pit stall after the race and spun his tires with a crowd of individuals around.
“I believed the last lap, that's something that, you understand, our sport has actually been a contact sport for a very long time,” Sawyer stated. “You understand we constantly hear ‘Where's the line?' and did somebody cross the line?
“I would state that the last lap, it was dreadful near the line. We'll have a look at all the readily available resources from audio to video … to see if anything increases to a level that we seem like we require to punish.”
In the past, NASCAR has actually usually punished vindictive relocations and likewise deliberate damaging challengers, however that is generally scheduled for occurrences on intermediate and superspeedways.
“Historically, that hasn't been our DNA to take race (wins) away, however that's not to state that moving forward this would not begin to set a precedent, or do we need to take a look at it,” he stated.
“We desire our motorists to race hard however if we seem like perhaps we're getting to a moment where that would have crossed the line. We'll take a look at all information and talk about next week to see if anything increases to a various greater level where it would be a charge.”
Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet Camaro
Image by: Nigel Kinrade / NKP / Motorsport Images
Continued whether NASCAR would have called a charge at the time if it truly felt Dillon's actions deserved it, Sawyer stated, “It took place quickly, however I would state if you take a look at that, in my view, that's solving up truly near the line.”
Dillon's cars and truck owner and grandpa, Richard Childress, was determined absolutely nothing taken place at the end of the race that hasn't taken place numerous times formerly.
“Short-track racing is short-track racing. You're visiting it. I've seen it more than when,” Childress stated.
“When it boils down to the end of the day, any of these guys do what it requires to win the race there at the very end.”
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