Joey Logano blasted Austin Dillon for having “no intention” of racing to the end Sunday night time at Richmond Raceway and as a substitute selecting to make contact for the victory.
The race went to extra time with Dillon because the race chief. However Logano beat Dillon by means of Turns 1 and a couple of on the restart and was main going into Flip 3 on the ultimate lap. Dillon, in search of his first victory in two years, drove arduous into the nook to get to Logano’s bumper and made contact. It despatched Logano right into a full spin earlier than his automobile hit the skin wall.
Dillon then made contact with Denny Hamlin off Flip 4 to safe the win. Hamlin had the momentum and moved beneath Dillon when the incident between him and Logano occurred. However Dillon got here again down the observe and hit Hamlin in the fitting rear.
Admittedly, Logano was not anticipating there to be contact from Dillon.
“If you get that far forward — that’s three to 4 automobile lengths forward into [Turn] 3,” Logano stated. “I didn’t even again up the entry. I used to be like, ‘I’ll simply wrap the underside right here, I’m good and he simply drives in so arduous.’ Clearly, he didn’t make the flip as a result of he hit me, and the 11 [Hamlin] was going to win the race.
“So, he had no intentions to race. I beat him truthful and sq. on the restart, and he simply pulls a rooster [expletive] transfer. He’s a bit of crap. The child, he sucks. He sucked his complete profession, and now he’s going to be within the playoffs. Good for him, I assume.”
Dillon was thirty second within the NASCAR Cup Sequence level standings getting into Richmond. The victory shuffles the playoff grid by placing Dillon into the postseason.
When requested if Dillon ought to be penalized, Logano initially stated, “I don’t know. I don’t know. Apparently, it’s OK. What would you like me to say? Apparently, you may come from 5 automobile lengths again and fully wreck somebody after which wreck one other one to the road, and we’re going to name that racing. Cool.”
Logano was then requested if they need to take the win away from Dillon, “Yeah [but] they received’t.”
Within the warmth of the second, Logano didn’t know the way he would react going ahead. As time handed, he was nonetheless red-faced, sweating and animated, whether or not speaking to his workforce or the media about what transpired on the final lap.
“However I do know it’s ridiculous, and you may’t stand for it,” the two-time collection champion stated. “I can inform you that a lot. I don’t know what I’m presupposed to do subsequent. Clearly, I obtained to consider it, however you may’t let s••t like that occur.”
