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Michael McDowell believes the wrong conversation has taken place this week. “What I can’t understand is why y’all aren’t talking about [Kyle] Larson and [Joey] Logano,” McDowell said about the rest…
Michael McDowell believes the conversation about the restart controversy at Richmond Raceway should be focused on Kyle Larson and Joey Logano, both of whom he thinks should have been penalized for laying back before the restart. The discussion has mainly centered around Denny Hamlin’s jump on the overtime restart and NASCAR’s decision not to penalize him. McDowell, along with Josh Berry and Ryan Preece, emphasized the importance of the leader maintaining their advantage on restarts. McDowell compared NASCAR restart rules to those in IndyCar and Formula 1, advocating for the leader to have the freedom to restart whenever they choose. Kyle Busch mentioned NASCAR’s tendency to allow certain actions at the end of a race, such as bump-and-runs, without penalization. Despite differing opinions, NASCAR’s handling of restarts remains a topic of debate among drivers and fans alike.
