Hamlin believes that if NASCAR stripped Austin Dillon of his win in Sunday’s Cup race at Richmond that every one different drivers within the storage would agree that it was “warranted”.
Dillon wrecked Joey Logano and Hamlin within the ultimate two turns to say victory and a spot in NASCAR’s end-of-season playoffs in Sunday night time’s dramatic race.
Hamlin spoke for over an hour on the topic on his Actions Detrimental podcast, entitled ‘Integrity of the Sport on the Line’ that dropped on Monday afternoon.
When requested if different drivers would agree if NASCAR stripped Dillon of his win, he replied: “Sure, 100% of them would say that was warranted.”
“I can’t think about every other driver saying ‘effectively, yeah, the way in which he did it there to get within the playoffs, that was honest’. No person would say that was honest.
“We have now these guidelines in each different collection as a result of they know you can’t simply open it as much as enable these drivers to do no matter it takes, crash somebody, damage somebody – you are able to do no matter you need. You can not enable that, not as the highest type of motorsports.
“The sanctioning physique must be massive boys and must make big-boy calls. You’ll be able to’t simply not make calls on blatant, intentional wrecking.”
Watch: Austin Dillon takes the checkered flag after bumps for the lead
Hamlin revealed he had a “cordial dialog” with NASCAR post-race, together with staff house owners Joe Gibbs and his spouse Heather, Dave Alpern (staff president) and crew chief Chris Gabehart: “We laid out how we felt about it. They stated, like at all times, they’ll check out it.”
NASCAR historically stories any penalties from race weekends on the Tuesday after the occasion, permitting it occasions to revisit digital camera angles, information and radio visitors.
Earlier within the podcast, Hamlin referred to as on NASCAR to “penalize him, such as you’re imagined to” and browse out the principles pertaining the “orderly conduct of the game”. He identified that NASCAR’s deterrent system “is to maintain us inside parameters of not getting uncontrolled on the racetrack”.
When challenged on what sanction ought to be levied at Dillon, he replied: “It’s as much as them. However there’s no financial, no factors positive that does something. You need to do one thing to say you can’t deliberately crash somebody for a win.
‘That was not a racing transfer. It’s blatant and intentional wrecking that goes in opposition to the principles – occasions two. When you care about integrity of the game, and also you wish to see us taken significantly, it will be arduous to look away. So, cease it proper now earlier than it will get there.
“If we enable egregious acts then you definately open the door for this to occur once more. You need to put the bumpers on us, as a result of clearly we’re not considering straight as drivers, which is why we’ve guidelines in place to maintain us throughout the roadway right here.”
