"Just decided to get aggressive at a disappointing time in his career": Richard Childress' grandson blasts Daniel Hemric after ugly Las Vegas crash

Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Dillon's race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway ended prematurely following contact from Daniel Hemric's #31 Chevy that sent Dillon into the wall, causing significant damage to his car. After the incident, Dillon voiced his frustration at how things panned out in the South Point 400.

Dillon pilots the #3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing, competing full-time in the Cup Series. In his NASCAR career, the North Carolina native has secured 21 race wins across NASCAR's top three divisions. His most recent win came in the Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway, where a controversial move forced NASCAR's hand to penalize him by stripping off his playoff eligibility while letting him keep the race win.

Austin Dillon started the South Point 400 just outside the top 10, in P13. However, in the 63rd lap of the race, Dillon was hit in the back by Kaulig Racing driver Daniel Hemric, which sent the #3 Chevy into the wall, leading to a DNF.

Dillon was then seen pointing at Hemric from the sidelines as he got out of his wrecked car. Here's a look at the incident (via NASCAR on NBC on X).

After his release from the infield care center, the Richard Childress Racing driver was interviewed by Fox Sports' Bob Pockrass, where he shared his thoughts on the incident.

"Yeah, I mean, we were just racing. There's about four of us racing right there and he just wrecked me, flat out wrecked me. I don't know, just decided to get aggressive in this point and time in his career or what? Just wrecked me. That was a hard hit, but I'm good." Dillon said

Following the end of the race, Hemric commented on the incident and accepted his mistake, which led to Dillon finishing last, in P37. Meanwhile, RCR driver and two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch secured a 13th-place finish from a P20 start.

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Why did Richard Childress Racing's Austin Dillon not make it into the playoffs despite winning at Richmond?

Austin Dillon made an aggressive move in the final lap of the Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway, wrecking two drivers in the process before clinching his first victory of the season.

NASCAR reviewed the controversial race-winning move by Austin Dillon at Richmond Raceway and allowed Dillon to keep his race win but later stripped Dillon of his playoff eligibility. Richard Childress Racing appealed this decision, but the appeal was ultimately rejected, leaving Dillon out of the 2024 Cup Series playoffs.

Richard Childress Racing's #3 Chevy was one of the fastest cars of the weekend at Richmond. In the final lap, Dillon wrecked Joey Logano, who was running P1, and as Denny Hamlin tried to make a race-winning move, the #3 driver wrecked him too. Here's a look at the incident: