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Richard Childress Racing's Austin Dillon looked to be well on his way to his first NASCAR Cup Series win since August 2022 and thus a 2024 playoff berth on Sunday night at Richmond Raceway before JTG Daugherty Racing's Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Stewart-Haas Racing's Ryan Preece made contact on lap 399 of 400.

NASCAR changes Richmond results shortly after the race ends

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Austin Dillon needed to win to make the 2024 NASCAR playoffs entering Richmond Raceway, and found a way to pull off one of the biggest upsets of the year. Dillon dumped Joey Logano in the final corners and made contact with Denny Hamlin en route to victory lane. However, the driver of the No. 3 car could be facing a NASCAR suspension after Richmond.
NASCAR will review Dillon’s actions on the final lap at Richmond and determine if any penalties need to be issued. The sport will specifically look at Dillon’s contact with Hamlin to determine if the No. 3 car...

Austin Dillon faces possible NASCAR suspension after Richmond in 2024

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Austin Dillon is in the playoffs – for now. NASCAR returned from a two-week hiatus last night, with the Cup Series hitting the track at Richmond Raceway for the Cook Out 400. And in true short track fashion, the tempers were flaring. It was a fairly uneventful race, with...

NASCAR Doesn’t Rule Out Taking Away Austin Dillon’s Richmond Win: “Awful Close To The Line”

After Austin Dillon's controversial win after a pair of aggressive moves on the final lap of Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway, Elton Sawyer, NASCAR's Vice President of Competition, was made available to the media to speak about the overtime finish. Sawyer says that while what...

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NASCAR Cup Series drivers are on the grid in Richmond, VA. The 0.75-mile of Richmond Raceway is set to host the Cook Out 400. View Richmond results for the NASCAR Cup Series below. Richmond Menu. Truck: Prac/Qual | Race. Cup: Prac/Qual | Race. For the first time ever in a...

Richmond Results: August 11, 2024 (NASCAR Cup Series)

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NASCAR arrived at Richmond Raceway with a tight race to make the playoffs, and it only got more intense on Sunday night. Austin Dillon won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond, locking himself into the 2024 playoffs despite being 26th in the point standings now. With three races left in the regular season, the playoff cut-line has never been so close in 2024.
The next three races are at Michigan, Daytona, and Darlington, which all present unpredictable factors. So, what does the playoff bubble look like leaving Richmond? Below, we look at the current standings.
2024 NASCAR Cup Series playoff bubble...

NASCAR playoff bubble after Cup Series race at Richmond, 3 races left

NASCAR will review all available data concerning the last lap events from Sunday night at Richmond Raceway where Austin Dillon made contact with two drivers en route to victory. “Our sport has been a contact sport for a long time,” said NASCAR senior vice president of competition Elton Sawyer. “We...

NASCAR to take a closer look at Richmond finish

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A routine Richmond race quickly went sideways in overtime as Austin Dillon played bumper cars with Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano to win Sunday’s (Aug. 11) Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway. Dillon snapped his 68-race winless streak in the Cup Series’ return from a two-week hiatus for the...

Thinkin’ Out Loud at Richmond: A Right Hook is a Right Hook

Have you noticed how many NASCAR Cup Series races this season have looked like they would end on a long green flag run, only for a caution to come out right on cue with two or three laps to go?. If you have, you’re not alone. This Sunday’s (August...

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Richard Childress Racing has struggled during the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, but the team finally broke through on Sunday night. Austin Dillon shocked the NASCAR world and won the Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway. It was controversial as Dillon dumped Joey Logano and made contact with Denny Hamlin.
Following the event, team owner Richard Childress sat down with the media and was asked about seeing the No. 3 car back in victory lane with Dillon. After a rough 2024 season, Childress was just happy to see the team back in the winner’s circle.
“Anytime you win, and especially when you...

Richard Childress reacts to Austin Dillon’s win at Richmond in 2024

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Austin Dillon reached victory lane Sunday at Richmond Raceway, something he hadn’t achieved since the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, but Dillon’s win came at a price for two of his fellow competitors. For Joey Logano, who was leading heading into the final Turn of the race, it ended with a 19th-place finish. And for Denny Hamlin, who looked to be skirting his way past Dillon after his aggressive move, the price was a blown-out shoulder after Dillon hooked him in the right rear as the two were charging toward the finish line in the Cook Out 400.

NASCAR’s Elton Sawyer on Richmond Finish: “Our Sport Has Been a Contact Sport for a Long Time”

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Bass Pro Shops sponsored NASCAR Cup Series driver Austin Dillon has several drivers very mad at him. Dillon won the first NASCAR race after the Olympic break at the Cook Out 400 on Sunday night at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Dillon, though, deliberately wrecked the leader Joey Logano on...

Dillon wrecks Logano, Hamlin; gets the Cook Out 400 win at Richmond

NASCAR senior vice president of competition Elton Sawyer found it a fair to say that ideas have changed regarding acceptable racing contact, before admitting the sport needs to learn from what happened on Sunday night at Richmond Raceway. Those that need to learn are not NASCAR. The sanctioning body instead...

NASCAR finds itself at a defining moment after Richmond

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RICHMOND, Va. — Tempers flared at Richmond Raceway Sunday night (Aug. 11) after Austin Dillon made some controversial moves to win the Cook Out 400. Entering turn 3 of the final lap, Dillon got into the back of Joey Logano, sending the No. 22 car spinning into the outside wall. Denny Hamlin then attempted to pass Dillon on the inside coming to the checkered flag, but contact between the two sent the No. 11 hard into the outside wall.

‘He’s Always Sucked’: Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin & Others React to Austin Dillon’s Moves

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Stock Car Scoop: Reacting to Last-Lap Rollercoaster at Richmond

In a wild finish for Sunday’s (August 12) Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway, Austin Dillon punched his ticket into the NASCAR playoffs...

Stock Car Scoop: Reacting to Last-Lap Rollercoaster at Richmond

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