Austin Dillon reveals if he reached out to Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano after Richmond wrecks

Austin Dillon has been the topic of conversation throughout the NASCAR world in the last week, following his decision to wreck Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin coming to the checkered flag at Richmond Raceway.

After being penalized and stripped of his playoff eligibility, which Dillon and the No. 3 team are appealing, he joined ESPN’s Marty and McGee for an interview, revealing whether or not he’s reached out to Logano and Hamlin over the last couple of days.

“No, I haven’t reached out to either one of them yet,” Dillon said, asked if he’s reached out to Hamlin or Logano. “I think that time will come. We’ll see each other this weekend. Probably end up in the back of the same truck together after qualifying, at some point. It’s just just how it works. But you know, I’ve gone through a lot of this stuff where you text a guy after the event and, you know, tell him your opinion, but their opinions have been stated. And my opinion, I feel like, has somewhat been the same from the very beginning, from my first interview.

“But as time’s gone on, and I’ve got to myself, look at some of the data, it’s been nice to see. You know, I can’t wait — actually, I want to come back on Marty and McGee, when all this appeal stuff is over, to talk about it and give my opinion on what really went down.”

Evidently, Dillon doesn’t believe he’s as guilty as his peers are making him seem. Continuing, he spoke a bit on the dynamics of the NASCAR garage, and why he’s excited for the next couple of weeks with his No. 3 team.

“It’s interesting in the garage itself, walking into the motorhome lot, it’s interesting. You know, you’ve got to keep friendships with a lot of people that you compete with each and every weekend, and you try to be the same guy each and every weekend, but in the end, your true friends come with you to the track,” Dillon added. “And that’s one thing I love about RCR. I’ve got 400 employees over there at RCR. They’re foxhole guys, right? They’re going to be in that foxhole at the end of the day for me and our team, and I love that. And that’s what sports are about, man, you ride or die with your boys.

“I feel like our No. 3 team and RCR has got a lot of good stuff going on right now, and I want to keep it very positive when it comes to that. You know, next year is going to be very exciting for us. The rest of this year is going to be very exciting for us. We’ve got great opportunities the next three weeks at Daytona, Michigan, and Darlington. I’ve won at Daytona and finished second at Michigan and Darlington. So, the boys are fired up right now. And we’ve got a lot to prove still.”

Alas, Austin Dillon still has a ton of confidence of his abilities, even if he’s been marked with a scarlet letter over the last couple of days. We’ll see if he can prove people wrong over the next couple of weeks, and how it all works out for the No. 3 wheelman.