"Suspended on Wednesday?" - Bubba Wallace's spotter takes a dig at Austin Dillon after Richmond chaos

Austin Dillon's win at Richmond Raceway on Sunday has stirred controversy with many criticizing his actions towards the end of the race. Bubba Wallace's spotter Freddie Kraft also shared a sarcastic comment about the Richmond chaos on social media.

The No. 3 Chevrolet driver for Richard Childress Racing was winless for the past two years and entered Sunday’s Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway ranked 32nd in points. Dillon needed a win to make it to the 2024 Playoffs.

In the final lap on Sunday, Dillon bumped into Joey Logano and also hit Denny Hamlin in the process as he went on to win the race. Logano spun out and hit the outside wall before finishing the race in P19. This move drew criticism from fans, teams and drivers.

Freddie Kraft commented on the incident on X (formerly Twitter):

"Win on Sunday, suspended on Wednesday?"

Elton Sawyer, the senior VP of competition in NASCAR, stated that the Dillon incident will be reviewed on Tuesday. He said (via Bob Pockrass):

“If anything rises to the level that we feel like we need to penalize, then we’ll do that on Tuesday....We always hear where’s the line and did someone cross the line. I would say that last lap was awful close to the line.”

There are also reports that Dillon’s spotter may have told him to wreck Hamlin. NASCAR might look at the radio communication and other data to decide whether he intentionally caused Logano's car to crash into the wall. If they find that Dillon did it on purpose, he could be suspended for one race.

Denny Hamlin also criticized NASCAR for not having clear rules on rough racing.

“Absolutely a line was crossed, but it’s an invisible line,” Hamlin said.

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Austin Dillon's version of events at Richmond Raceway

Austin Dillon defended his controversial win at the Cook Out 400 and dismissed accusations of foul conduct.

“It’s just part of our sport...I did what I had to do to cross the start/finish line first,” Dillon said (via Autoweek).

“I went into turn three in fifth gear, and … tried to get in loose, got him (Logano) up the track...I got the car downshifted, and the car actually turned pretty good when I did that. When I was coming back left, the 11 (Hamlin) was coming. That was just kind of a reaction,” he added.

Dillon’s team owner Richard Childress also argued that Logano and Hamlin would have done the same if the roles were reversed.