NASCAR handed down penalties for Austin Dillon and his crew on Wednesday. Stiff ones, at that. Dillon cannot use his controversial win at Richmond to secure playoff eligibility because he violated a clause in the rulebook that states drivers cannot drive in a way that is detrimental to the sport. NASCAR senior vice president of competition Elton Sawyer said Dillon clearly crossed a line when he wrecked Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin just prior to taking the checkered flag in the Cook Out 400. “Oh absolutely, absolutely. This is not something that NASCAR really wants to get in the middle of,” Saw…