In the aftermath of the crash between William Byron and Ty Dillon at Las Vegas, much of the blame has been directed at Dillon, factoring his track position and lack of communication. Denny Hamlin, in particular, criticized Dillon’s placement, stating, “Ty, I don’t think, was running well enough to really care about maximizing his entry speed and was running halfway up the racetrack.”

But it’s important to recognize that Dillon was attempting to enter the pit road and was not actively racing for position. Both Dillon and his spotter believed that Byron’s team had been informed of their intentions. Byron said he was unaware of Dillon’s actions, stating, “Nobody said anything to my spotter from what I know. I had zero idea.” This makes it look like it was more due to miscommunication than

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