UPDATE 3/15
NASCAR has fined Denny Hamlin $50,000 and docked 25 driver points.
Speaking to reporters this afternoon, NASCAR Senior VP of Competition Elton Sawyer explained the reasoning behind the punishment.
“We’re delighted that Denny has a podcast. We think that’s great, interacts with the fans, but when you start admitting that you have intentionally done something that would compromise the results of the end of the race, then that rises to a level that we’re going to get involved.”
ORIGINAL STORY BELOW
In the closing laps of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series event in Phoenix drivers Denny Hamlin and Ross Chastain once again get tangled up on the racetrack. A late race caution brought out by Harrison Burton for spinning his No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford, and that brought a strategic final round of pit stops. Hamlin was one of six drivers to only get 2 tires with drivers who got 4 tires restarting right behind him. Ross Chastain was on the outside of Hamlin going through turns 1 and 2 when they collide.
Denny Hamlin spoke about the incident on his podcast ‘Actions Detrimental’ on Monday and went into detail about what his mindset was on the final laps of Sunday’s race. Hamlin admitted to the collision with Ross on the final laps were not a mistake.
NASCAR’s Senior Vice President of Competition, Elton Sawyer, says that the sanctioning body is looking into the comments Hamlin made on his podcast.
TobyChristie.com was able to grab a quote from NASCAR’s Senior Vice President of Competition.
“Without a doubt, it’s on our radar,” said Elton Sawyer. “Last night late this information was provided to me, so we’ll get our team together this morning we’ll go through that very similar to the other parts and pieces that we brought back from Phoenix, and we’ll decide how we go forward. I’m aware of it, and we’ll dissect that early this morning and see where we go.”
We won’t know until later this week if NASCAR will go through with penalizing Denny Hamlin for admitting to the collision with Chastain. NASCAR has penalized drivers in the past for admitting to wrecking someone on purpose. Time will tell if Hamlin gets the same punishment or not.
Austin doesn’t think that Hamlin deserves a penalty after being on the other side of most of the collisions between him and Chastain, despite Hamlin admitting to purposely getting into Chastain at Phoenix.
Grant Adkins thinks that Hamlin violated more than one of NASCAR’s competition rules when he ran Chastain into the wall on the final lap of Phoenix.
Fans are jumping on board for Denny Hamlin to get penalized.
UPDATE 3/15
Eric gave his thoughts on Hamlin’s penalty in a new Out of the Groove
ORIGINAL POST BELOW
Eric Estepp posted a video on his YouTube channel discussing his thoughts on the incident between Ross Chastain and Denny Hamlin.
Check out what The Iceberg has to say about Hamlin admitting to his actions on Sunday.
Kenny Wallace shares his opinion on Denny Hamlin.
Two NASCAR Cup Series crew members for Ross Chastain’s No. 1 team were suspended following the race at Circuit of the Americas
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On February 17, Ubisoft released a trailer that confirmed that NASCAR would be included in The Crew Motorfest’s next season update. Details were limited at the time, but in a press release issued today, Ubisoft revealed the full details of the update ahead of its March 4 launch.
Ubisoft says drafting will affect car speed and help save fuel, implying that drafting will be a huge factor in the game, at least with these cars. You can check out this and much more on Ubisoft’s official post linked below
Earlier this Tuesday, the official The Crew Motorfest account clarified confusion around the NASCAR bundles. The Crew Credit (CC) bundles only include cosmetic team liveries, not additional cars. The 3 base Next Gen cars (Ford Mustang Dark Horse, Toyota Camry XSE, and Chevrolet ZL1) are part of the free Season 9 update and can be purchased separately.
Mitch Rasmussen, NASCAR’s Senior Director of Interactive, said in the press release:
We’re excited to bring our iconic brand to life in The Crew Motorfest. This collaboration represents another important step in our strategy to bring NASCAR into the digital spaces and places where next generation fans spend their time, giving players new ways to interact with the culture and communities they love.
The content arrives as part of Year 3 Season 9 and is officially licensed by NASCAR. You can watch the first trailer and learn more in the article linked below
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Four road courses on the schedule, and somehow that’s enough to spark one of the biggest debates in the garage. After recent comments from Brad Keselowski questioning the business value of road racing, the conversation has picked up serious steam. Is NASCAR leaning too far into it, or is the current balance about right?
There are valid points on both sides, from sponsorship realities to fan traditions to competitive diversity. Some tracks have gained traction. Others have struggled. The question isn’t just whether road courses belong, but how many make sense within a 36-race season. It’s less about extremes and more about direction. And with future schedule changes always looming, this debate probably isn’t settled anytime soon.
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