Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 NASCAR Ford Mustang Dark Horse, was a mere half lap away from sealing the deal at Richmond on August 11th, 2024 – that is, until he found himself in the crosshairs of Austin Dillon’s No. 3 Chevy Camaro ZL1. Dillon made contact with Logano, sending the Mustang into the wall before making contact with the No. 11 Toyota TRD Camry of Denny Hamlin and resigning him to a similar fate. While the move could be chalked up to tough racing, some curious in-car audio revealed that Dillon’s spotter instructed him to wreck Logano and Hamlin for the win.
Dillon delivered a shot to Logano’s rear bumper as they rounded the track, heading for the checkered flag. Dillon’s spotter, Brandon Benesch, shouted “Run him down! Wreck him!” just before the impact.
Understandably, Logano was upset after the race. “It’s chicken s—. There’s no doubt about it,” he said. “He’s four car-lengths back, not even close. Then he wrecks the 11 to go along with it. Then he’s gonna go up there and praise God and everything with his baby, it’s a bunch of B.S. It’s not even freaking close.”
He added, “I get it, bump and run. I get it. I didn’t back up the corner at all. He came in there and just drove through me. It’s ridiculous that that’s the way we race. Unbelievable.”
Interestingly, NASCAR elected to give Hamlin his second-place finishing position back after contact from Dillon sent him into the wall. Logano, meanwhile, was credited with 19th in the No. 22 NASCAR Ford. In fact, Dillon defended his move and all but admitted to purposefully wrecking Logano.
“I went into Turn 3 in fifth gear and drove in, tried to get [Logano] loose, and got him up the track,” Dillon said. “I got the car downshifted, and the car actually turned pretty good when I did that, and then when I was coming back left, [Hamlin] was coming and that was just kind of a reaction.”
If there are any resulting penalties, they are expected to be announced on Tuesday, August 13th.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet | 408 | 35 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Rewards Toyota | 408 | 124 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 3 | 10 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | Mobil 1 Toyota | 408 | 8 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 4 | 8 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Leidos Toyota | 408 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 5 | 22 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Jockey Infinite Cool Underwear Chevrolet | 408 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 6 | 5 | 20 | Christopher Bell | DEWALT Carpentry Solutions Toyota | 408 | 122 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 7 | 15 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 408 | 17 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 8 | 19 | 77 | Carson Hocevar # | Delaware Life Chevrolet | 408 | 2 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 9 | 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Coca-Cola Chevrolet | 408 | 5 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 10 | 21 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Choice Privileges Chevrolet | 408 | 93 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 11 | 11 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | BodyArmor Sport Water Ford | 408 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 12 | 12 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Cheddar's Patriotic Chevrolet | 408 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 13 | 13 | 24 | William Byron | Valvoline Chevrolet | 408 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 14 | 3 | 4 | Josh Berry # | P&G Supports Our Military Ford | 408 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 15 | 28 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 408 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 16 | 29 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 408 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 17 | 23 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | The Pete Store Ford | 408 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 18 | 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal Ford | 408 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 19 | 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 408 | 2 | Ford Mustang |
| 20 | 16 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Overstock.com Ford | 407 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 21 | 25 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Rinnai Ford | 407 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 22 | 14 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | He Gets Us Toyota | 407 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 23 | 20 | 71 | Zane Smith # | Focused Health Chevrolet | 407 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 24 | 18 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Menards/Libman Ford | 407 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 25 | 26 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Mohawk Northeast Ford | 407 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 26 | 30 | 16 | Ty Dillon(i) | Chevy Accessories Chevrolet | 407 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 27 | 36 | 51 | Justin Haley | Pinnacle Home Improvement Ford | 406 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 28 | 17 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Chevrolet | 406 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 29 | 27 | 43 | Erik Jones | Family Dollar Toyota | 406 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 30 | 32 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Cirkul Chevrolet | 406 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 31 | 35 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota | 405 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 32 | 31 | 21 | Harrison Burton | DEX Imaging Ford | 405 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 33 | 34 | 15 | Riley Herbst(i) | Monster Energy Zero Sugar Ford | 405 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 34 | 24 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Advisor Advantage/Clear Spring Chevrolet | 404 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 35 | 37 | 66 | * Parker Retzlaff(i) | XInsurance Ford | 402 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 36 | 33 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger/General Mills Box Tops Chevrolet | 397 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 37 | 2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 250 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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If NASCAR doesn't step up and strip Dillon of the win, along with a heavy penalty, they're merely sending themselves straight into the world of the WWF.
Dillon did nothing different the Logano and Hamlin have done in the past. Look what Hamlin has done recently to Larson, racin is rubbin! Logano and Hamlin are whining cry babies!
You're the here always lying, whining and crying....case in point claiming Logano has in the past pulled a stunt like Dillon. What everyone witnessed was not " rubbin' is racing ". That was deliberate crashing other cars out
Logano has never junked a car to win on the last lap to win.
Joey never crashed anyone in the wall like this creep.
you and lame and cosworth are bigger cry babies than logano. logano knows he's done the exact same thing, that's why he said no more about it. Wyning idiots!
first of all the head line is wrong his spotter told him to wreck Hamlin and on every restart Joey logano just send s it in deep and uses whoever is on his out side to help him turn. This is the situation the NASCAR has put themselves in where a guy will do whatever to win a race and make it to the playoffs and also did anyone see that after the race Joey Logano nearly ran over Austin Dillon's family
the real controversy here is why Dillon's family was allowed on a hot track.
His family was in the pits when it happened
It dont matter what the spotter said...he was the driver....when it comes to racing for the win...they just wanting to throw spotter under the bus...to cover up mode....as far as penalty..Dillon knocked Ford driver at time Aric Amarilo on very last lap to win 2018 Daytona 500....so if Nascar would have a open door policy...anything goes...that fine....so they cant pick favorites like the do...Carl Edwards didnt take this bs...as Brad K...and that happen to Dillon...Karma..