Austin Dillon took out his frustrations with Tyler Reddick out on his racing helmet Sunday at Pocono Raceway. Dillon wrecked out after an incident with Reddick.
Austin Dillon prepares to practice for the NASCAR Cup Series HighPoint.com 400 at Pocono Raceway on July 22, 2023 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
Before he was taken to the infield care center, Dillon chucked his helmet at the No. 45 as Reddick came around the track during the caution lap. "I was just trying to hit him," Dillon said."They’re going probably 65. If I had started at the front of the car, I might have got him at the door."Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 BREZTRI Chevrolet, drives during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series HighPoint.com 400 at Pocono Raceway on July 22, 2023 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
"I’m pissed about it because from my perspective, I couldn’t see him. I know I was three wide. My left front is in front of him. That’s the bigger thing – I’m in front of him," Dillon said."I didn’t come down egregiously. He drove in the corner deep enough to try and get me back, like to get his right front in front of my left front. That was not possible with how I drove into the corner, and he wiped me out.
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