Joey Logano has called on NASCAR to fine fellow Cup Series driver Ross Chastain after a contentious race on the streets of Chicago.
"He admitted he wrecked me on purpose," Logano told media members after an 11th-place finish on Sunday, video courtesy of Fox Sports' Bob Pockrass.
"He admitted it! Which means he should get fined if he admittedly wrecked someone on purpose. That's not ok!"
The source of Logano's frustration was an incident on the Lap 63 restart. The field entered Turn 1, but chaos ensued as Austin Cindric was unable to get his car slowed. He hit Ryan Preece and Kyle Larson, the latter of which slammed into Chastain and sent the No. 1 into the tire barrier.
The problem for Logano is that he was the car directly behind Chastain in Turn 1, so it appeared that he was the one who spun the No. 1 Chevrolet.
Chastain responded by chasing Logano down and tagging him from behind entering Turn 2. This sent the No. 22 Ford into Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s No. 47, as well as the tire barrier. Logano was able to keep racing, but he lost all of his track position.
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"Ross better get the f*cking information right before he goes and wrecks somebody," Logano fumed over the radio after the incident. There's f*cking six cars behind me wrecking into me, and then he destroys me from four (car lengths) back."
NASCAR has not shied away from penalties issued to drivers for intentional wrecks. The options could include a fine or the loss of points. The extent of the penalties has varied based on the severity of the wrecks.
Back in 2012, Jeff Gordon lost 25 points and $100,000 for intentionally wrecking Clint Bowyer at Phoenix Raceway. He hooked Bowyer head-on into the wall.
Back in 2015, Matt Kenseth retaliated after Logano spun him at Kansas Speedway. He blatantly wrecked the Team Penske driver at Martinsville Speedway and received a two-race suspension.
Back in 2022, William Byron spun Denny Hamlin under caution at Texas Motor Speedway. NASCAR took away 25 points and issued a fine of $50,000. However, an appeal led to Byron getting his points back. His fine increased to $100,000.
Fast-forward to 2023 when Hamlin intentionally put Chastain into the wall on the final lap at Phoenix Raceway. He didn't receive a penalty in the moment, but he later admitted on his podcast that he had intentionally wrecked his fellow driver. NASCAR responded by fining Hamlin $50,000 and taking away 25 points.
This is not the first time that the two drivers have had a difference of opinion on the track, which led to heated comments from Logano. The Team Penske driver also said he was "sick of paying the price" after the spring race at Martinsville Speedway.
Chastain made an aggressive block with 91 laps remaining in the short track race. This led to contact between the two drivers and potential damage to the nose of the No. 22 Ford. They battled for fifth place at the time.
Eight laps later, Chastain blocked Chase Briscoe, which led to a collision between Logano and the Joe Gibbs Racing driver. Logano spun from sixth place to 25th. Though he ultimately recovered over the final 80 laps and worked his way to eighth place.
"He just races like a jackass every week and I keep paying the price," Logano said on pit road after the Martinsville race. "I'm sick of paying the price."