NASCAR is BACK.
The sport has been on a two-week hiatus for the summer Olympics. But tonight, the Cup Series was back in action at Richmond for the first race after the extended break. And in true short track fashion, the tempers were flaring.
It was a fairly uneventful race, with the first caution not coming until 2 laps to go.
Austin Dillon, who came into the race sitting at 32nd in the points and needing a win to make the playoffs, was headed towards a major upset when Ryan Preece and Ricky Stenhouse brought out the caution and set up an overtime finish.
The field came down pit road, and Dillon managed to maintain the lead while Joey Logano came out 2nd and Denny Hamlin in 3rd.
On the final restart, Logano managed to get by the #3 car and looked to be on his way to keeping Richard Childress Racing out of victory lane.
But as they went into turn 3 on the final lap, Dillon decided to dive bomb Logano and put the bumper to him, sending the #22 spinning and opening the door for a drag race between Hamlin and Dillon for the victory.