Dillon earns NASCAR win
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Austin Dillon claimed his sixth career NASCAR Cup Series race trophy, earned a 2025 Playoff bid and just as importantly, he enjoyed some sweet redemption in Saturday night’s Cook Out 400 at Richmond (Va.
When it comes to Austin Dillon, it’s one task achieved but another task still to accomplish. What that phrase boils down to is two-fold: First is that Dillon qualified for the NASCAR Cup playoffs by virtue of Saturday night’s win at Richmond Raceway.
Eyes are on the playoff bubble with two races before the Cup Series postseason begins, but is a massive upset looming Saturday at Richmond?
With just two races before the NASCAR Cup Playoffs begin, Richmond race on Saturday night is HUGE. In one of Richmond Raceway’s 2024 races, Austin Dillon won on the final lap after spinning leader Joey Logano in turn three and then hitting Denny Hamlin as they exited turn four, putting him into the outside wall.
Denny Hamlin claims he doesn’t hold any ill will toward fellow NASCAR Cup rival Austin Dillon for how last summer’s race at Richmond Raceway played out.