It’s a Filthy Friday! Phil Nicoletti racing this weekend in Seattle but he also sent us his weekly Unphiltered answers to your questions. What’s Phil’s take on the Hammaker/Deegan first turn crash in Birmingham?
I don’t blame Deegan at all for that start. That had nothing to do with him. As soon as it happened I thought it was on Hammaker, honestly. Deegan had the first corner handled. That’s my personal opinion. Hammaker had nowhere to go. If you watch the broadcast Hammaker was still driving even after Daxton Bennick shut down. Bennick realized there was no hole, and recognized where Deegan was coming from. Very good race awareness. I’m not taking a dig at Hammaker and I’m not sticking up for Deegan. I couldn’t care less. But Hammaker about clipped and cleaned Bennick out after Bennick shut off. Same sort of deal happened in Detroit. I have no idea where you think you’re going! Again, I’m all for trying to find a hole and squeaking it in here and there, but those two incidents, ther...
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