Richmond: Integrity of the Sport On the Line

Actions Detrimental with Denny Hamlin

Denny Hamlin is joined by co-host Jared Allen after an interesting end to the race in Richmond on Sunday night.

Denny explains why he wasn’t mad about restarting third on the final restart and he was expecting a wreck. Once Joey Logano was wrecked by Austin Dillon, Denny thought the checkered flag was his. Dillon ended up right-hooking Denny and while some claimed Denny went up the track, he says the SMT data shows Dillon hooked him.

Denny is now calling on NASCAR to make the tough call and enforce the rules.

Dillon’s spotter was animated at the end and Denny wasn’t a fan of how he handled himself.

The guys also discuss what the penalty should be for Dillon if given one considering a points penalty or money really doesn’t change much. If no penalty is handed down, does this mean it’s open season for drivers to wreck people going forward? And what stops anyone from wrecking someone to win the championship in Phoenix?

The format of "win and you’re in the Playoffs" didn’t help prevent this incident either. And, should one win punch a driver’s ticket to playoffs or does the format need changed?

The integrity of the sport is on the line depending on what NASCAR decides to do, especially since Dillon wrecked not one but two drivers to win the race.

Logano made it known on pit road he wasn’t happy with Dillon, but Denny doesn’t see a fine coming to him for what he did.

Plus, NASCAR had option tires for the first time and Denny thinks they need to use those tires full-time on short tracks.

In other NASCAR news, 23XI has a third driver coming up at Wakins Glen and Corey LaJoie is out a Spire after this year.

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