Was Joey Logano justified in his bump of William Byron to win at Darlington Raceway in the NASCAR Cup Series?
Last weekend, Joey Logano moved then-race leader William Byron out of the groove and into the wall with two laps to go for his 28th career win and his first at Darlington. During his post-race interview, Logano was unapologetic for his actions and said that Byron had squeezed him into the wall on the final restart with 26 laps to go.
In this instance, Logano was too aggressive for his own good. The contact between the two on the restart wasn’t intentional, it was two drivers racing hard for the same real estate. And on the chaotic double-file restarts, it is impossible for cars to not make contact with each other once in a while.
Had Logano decided to bump-and-run his way to the front, it would be a different story. Bump-and-runs have been accepted in NASCAR, and there is an art of subtlety to them.
But Logano’s move wasn’t a bump-and-run — it was a dump-and-run. He pushed Byron hard enough to where it sent the No. 24 car straight into the wall. In this instance, the punishment didn’t fit the crime.
At the moment, Logano is all smiles now that his 40-race winless streak has been eradicated. But Byron was understandably upset about the contact, and Logano will now have to deal with whatever retaliation comes next.
After a beer can was thrown at John Hunter Nemechek during his victory lane interview at Darlington in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, is it time to return to traditional victory lane interviews?
John Hunter Nemechek had a full beer can thrown at him by a fan on the fronstretch during his post-race interview at Darlington. While the can missed and the fan was later identified, the incident brings further questions to the interviews at the start-finish line that have become commonplace since the end of the 2016 season.
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