NASCAR's postseason format meant Austin Dillon had every incentive to wreck his way to win

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NASCAR's postseason format meant Austin Dillon had every incentive to wreck his way to win
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Austin Dillon was first to the finish at Richmond.The question is whether he crossed a different sort of line on his way there.Dillon won f

FILE - Austin Dillon during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race media day Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Dillon won for the first time in nearly two years in the Cup Series on Sunday night, but the race seemed out of reach before he spun Joey Logano out of the way and then sent Denny Hamlin into the wall as well — all in the final few seconds.

“Our sport has been a contact sport for a long time. We always hear, ‘Where’s the line?'" Sawyer said. “I would say that the last lap was awful close to the line. We'll take a look at all the available resources. ... If anything rises to a level that we feel like we need to penalize then we'll do that on Tuesday.”

Until then, the race’s biggest story involved tire strategy. It was the first time in a points-paying Cup race that teams had multiple tire options, and that created some choices to analyze. It was an interesting topic, but not a particularly thrilling one.“As far as good for the sport, I heard we were trending No. 1 on Twitter right now,” Dillon said. “People must be viewing it right now, so that’s good.

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