Austin Dillon was penalized following his controversial win at Richmond, with NASCAR ruling that his driving in the final stretch fell into the category of conduct detrimental to the sport, thus removing his playoff eligibility based on that win. It was a harsh blow to the Dillon camp, which has had a rough season but put together an excellent race in the Cook Out 400. Dillon explained the goal of the appeal this week on the Marty & McGee show on ESPN. “With that appeal obviously we deserve to be in the playoffs,” Dillon said. “We want to reverse that decision that NASCAR has made to take our …
