Austin Dillon has no regrets about how he won Sunday’s pivotal race at Richmond. Dillon wrecked both Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin to take first place, allowing him to secure a NASCAR Cup Series playoff spot in a controversial fashion that enraged both star drivers .
Dillon has struggled this season along with the rest of the team at his grandfather’s Richard Childress Racing, and he told FOX Sports’ Kevin Harvick in an exclusive interview on “Harvick’s Happy Hour” that the win was “emotional” for Dillon, his team and his family.
“You want it for these people so bad,” Dillon said. “That fires me up more than anything, the people there. I see them each and every week and it’s been tough, and they’ve stuck with me, stuck behind us. … You don’t want to [win like that] every week, but when given the opportunity, you gotta do it for those people that give you those chances to get there and get to victory lane.”
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