{"id":65691,"date":"2024-08-13T21:27:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T02:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=65691"},"modified":"2024-08-13T21:27:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T02:27:56","slug":"denny-hamlin-nascar-did-not-like-what-they-saw-during-controversial-richmond-finish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/denny-hamlin-nascar-did-not-like-what-they-saw-during-controversial-richmond-finish\/","title":{"rendered":"Denny Hamlin: NASCAR \u2018did not like what they saw\u2019 during controversial Richmond finish"},"content":{"rendered":"

Denny Hamlin<\/strong> believes that NASCAR could have something to say about the controversial finish at Richmond Raceway on Sunday. On the Actions Detrimental<\/a> <\/em>podcast, Hamlin spoke on NASCAR\u2019s reaction to Austin Dillon<\/strong> wrecking him and Joey Logano to win the Cook Out 400.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can look at it and say that [NASCAR] did not like what they saw,\u201d Hamlin said. \u201cElton [Sawyer] <\/strong>was a competitor himself. If you\u2019re Elton, and you\u2019re me or the 22 [Logano], how do you feel about it? You just got wiped out by someone that intentionally crashed you.\u201d<\/p>\n

NASCAR may not like what it saw, but will Dillon be punished for his actions. While speaking to reporters <\/a>after the race, Sawyer, NASCAR\u2019s VP of competition, revaled if Dillon crossed the line on Sunday. <\/p>\n

\u201cOur sport has been a contact sport for a long time. You always hear, \u2018Where\u2019s the line, did someone cross the line?\u2019 I would say the last lap was awful close to the line, we\u2019ll take a look at all of the available resources from audio to video, listen to spotters, we\u2019ll listen to crew chiefs and drivers and if anything rises to a level that we feel like we need to penalize then we\u2019ll do that on Tuesday,\u201d Sawyer said. <\/p>\n

What happened on Sunday night is not good for racing, but it grabs the attention of the sports world. On the podcast, Hamlin pushed back on the idea that incidents like the one at Richmond are helping grow the sport. <\/p>\n

Denny Hamlin does not beleive the Richmond incident is good for racing<\/h2>\n

\u201cIt already is in the format,\u201d Hamlin said. <\/a>\u201cWe have eliminations style and all this other stuff. I think that NASCAR is trying to fabricate these exciting moments through eliminations. And the sample size of a championship just keeps getting smaller and smaller. You\u2019re not fooling our core fanbase that follows us. The millions that follow us every week, you\u2019re not gonna fool them. \u2026 A new fan that likes it, A, they\u2019re not gonna see that pretty often. But you still can have highlights on \u2018SportsCenter\u2019 like when we had a three-wide photo finish [at Atlanta]. Why does it have to be, \u2018Hey, look how lawless we are?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cIt just \u2014 anyone can tune in to watch a demolition derby. But you\u2019re watching a professional sport that has professional officials, and you have rules against this. \u2026 I think we\u2019ve built up a reputation over time certainly that would say it\u2019s a bunch of rowdies and we\u2019re demolition derby at times. Look at all the crashes we have. I mean that\u2019s natural racing, but we\u2019ve set it up through double-wide restarts, Green-White Checkered finishes. We\u2019ve allowed it to get this far and show me some information or data that shows that\u2019s growing our sport.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

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