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Austin Dillon’s Martinsville Penalty Upheld

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NASCAR announces that Austin Dillon's L1 penalty sustained at Martinsville Speedway was upheld by the National Motorsports Appeals Panel

What’s Happening?

The appeal for Austin Dillon’s Martinsville penalty proved to be unsuccessful on Tuesday. NASCAR announced that the three person panel of J. Kirk Russell, Lake Speed, and Kevin Whittaker upheld the penalties regarding underwing assembly and hardware. Dillon now loses 60 driver points and five playoff points, and crew chief Keith Rodden is fined $75,000 plus a two race suspension.

  • Austin Dillon was originally penalized following a 12th place finish at Martinsville Speedway on April 16th. The penalty drops him to 31st in the points standings.
  • The penalty comes amongst a flurry of controversial penalties during the beginning of the season. Most notably the appeals panel reducing penalties given to Hendrick Motorsports after parts were confiscated at Phoenix Raceway in March.
  • Some fans on social media are upset because of the inconsistency from the Hendrick decision almost a month ago.

The Main Characters

NASCAR penalized Austin Dillon for infractions at Martinsville Speedway on April 16.

Richard Childreaa Racing announced their intention to appeal shortly thereafter.

NASCAR announced the penalty was upheld by the appeals panel on Tuesday.

Bob Pockrass offers more insight into what specifically the team was penalized for.

Some more insight from Pockrass on the appeals panel.

In the Stands

Televised live on NASCAR Race Hub.

MrPissant on Twitter is unhappy with this appeal versus Hendrick Motorsports.

He does have 3 career wins in all fairness.

They were indeed very specific in what they said.

On Your Screen

Timing is indeed very intriguing

Now with this in the rearview mirror, Dillon will likely have to get a win to get into the playoffs. This is something he did do last year. Is there a spontaneous rain shower scheduled for a race coming up?

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O’Reilly: Mid-Race Report from EchoPark Speedway

by Cody Williams

What’s Happening?

It has been a tail of two races when it comes to today’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series at EchoPark Speedway (formerly the Atlanta Motor Speedway). We got off to a rough start with Corey Day triggering a massive wreck that took out the likes of Harrison Burton, and the Sieg brothers. Then, the field settled in and started to churn laps. Here’s what’s gone down so far.

  • Sam Mayer led a bulk of the opening laps. Leading the first 23 laps of the race, he was forced to pit on Lap 24 due to a flat left front tire. No caution was triggered. To make matters worse, he was caught speeding on pit road, putting him down several laps and effectively taking him out of contention.
  • Jesse Love continued RCR’s dominance in the first stage. With Mayer out of the picture, he assumed the race lead, leading 31 laps to win the opening stage.
  • Austin Hill finally made it up to the race lead by Stage 2. Unfortunately for him and RCR, their win streak in the stages ended with the conclusion of Stage 2. It was Rajah Caruth in the No. 88 HendrickCars.com Chevy that captured the green and white checkered flag.
  • In a horrific accident during pit stops, Taylor Gray smashed into one of his tire carriers. It was a scary situation. Fortunately, he got up like a champ and completed the stop. He was thankfully checked and released from the in-field care center.
  • Corey Day’s woes continued as the field set in for the final stage of the evening. Drawing further criticism, Day, while battling for the race lead, made contact with leader Carson Kvapil, sending them both into the outside wall. Also collected in the incident was Kvapil’s teammate, the 2024 series champion, Justin Allgaier.

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O’Reilly: Corey Day Triggers Big Wreck Early at EchoPark Speedway

by Cody Williams

What’s Happening?

After a mild start to the afternoon with a rather tame Truck Series race, it didn’t take long for things to get wild in Atlanta. Racing for a top 10 spot, Corey Day tried to squeeze his nose into an opening where it wouldn’t fit. As a result, a massive wreck broke out along the frontstretch. Here’s what went down.

  • Corey Day looked unstable from the jump as he was racing in the middle of the pack. He was able to work his way up to just outside the top 10. Around him, Ryan Sieg got a huge run. Now realizing that the No. 39 was beside him, Day turned him straight into the outside SAFER Barrier.
  • This caused a huge multi-car incident which collected the likes of Ryan Sieg’s brother, Kyle, Harrison Burton, and Blaine Perkins, who was coming off a top 10 run at Daytona.
  • Understandably, Ryan Sieg was very upset over the radio. He did suffer a brutally hard impact. In his radio communication, he heavily criticized Corey Day, stating that every week he’s in the middle of some sort of on-track incident.
  • Sieg is also the owner of his and his brother’s cars. This will be a tough one to swallow at the office next week.

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What to Keep an Eye Out For in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at EchoPark Speedway

by Cody Williams

What’s Happening?

We’re halfway through this Double Header Fast Saturday at EchoPark Speedway (formerly Atlanta Motor Speedway). The Truck race was rather tame. Now, it’s time for the stars of tomorrow! The O’Reilly Auto Parts Series takes to the track for their second race of the season at 5 PM EST on the CW. Here’s what you need to know going in.

  • Shockingly, neither of the RCR cars is starting today’s race in the top 5. The best of them, defending series champion Jesse Love, is rolling off in the 10th position. Five rows behind him is his teammate and dominator from last week in Daytona, Austin Hill. They were the overwhelming favorites to win today, so it will be interesting to see if they can get their RCR Chevys dialed in today.
  • Their misfortune is Sam Mayer’s gain. After a controversial incident last week with Natalie Decker, Sam put his No. 41 Chevy on the front row. Starting not too far behind in 5th is his teammate Sheldon Creed in the No. 00. It’ll be interesting to see how those two Chevys work together in the draft.
  • The JGR Duo of Taylor Gray and Williams Sawalich also showed some speed in yesterday’s qualifying session. They roll off 3rd and 5th, respectively. Meanwhile, their teammates Gio Ruggiero (doing double duty in the No. 19) and Brandon Jones roll off 7th and 15th. How will they fare in the draft? Will they be able to handle?
  • From the JRM stable, Carson Kvapil starts the best. He managed to put his No. 1 Bass Pro Shops Chevy on the front row, starting 2nd. Rajah Caruth is next, rolling off 6th. Sammy Smith and Justin Allgaier roll off 8th and 11th, respectively.
  • Cody Ware is the lone Cup driver in the field today. He’s driving the No. 30 car and will roll off in the 36th position.
  • The weather has been a story all day. However, the radar looks good to get all the laps in, likely under the lights tonight in Hotlanta.

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