BREAKING: chaseelliott has been suspended by NASCAR after turning dennyhamlin head-on into the outside wall during the CocaCola600 on Monday.
were battling for position just 15 laps shy of halfway when Hamlin pushed up the track, causing Elliott to hit the outside wall.
Although Elliott said it wasn't intentional, but Hamlin posted SMT data on social media that seemed to suggest otherwise. Hamlin called it a"tantrum" and said that Elliott"shouldn't be racing next week." In an interview Tuesday on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, NASCAR Senior VP of Competition of Elton Sawyer said:"Drivers need to understand they have to handle that a completely different way."Hendrick Motorsports will not appeal the penalty, releasing the following statement:"We understand NASCAR’s need to maintain consistency in its officiating. The penalty will not be appealed, and we will submit a formal request for a playoff waiver.
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