“At least we can say we beat Harvick.”
That’s what Austin Dillon said over his radio after Kevin Harvick was eliminated from Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 in a wreck, his first DNF in the race.
Dillon had been involved in his own incident early in the race, resulting in a long visit to the garage.
That’s just one highlight of the best team radio communication during the 600-mile race, which saw some teams experience strange interference - or hacking - on their radio channels.
Here are other highlights.
- “I have no idea who that was. Somebody was screaming.” - Matt McCall, Jamie McMurray’s crew chief, in response to one case of radio interference.
- “Be sure to thank the 11 for being such a great guy.” - Jimmie Johnson after contact with Denny Hamlin caused him to spin on Lap 120.
- “He had a damn light show there.” - Bubba Wallace after Ryan Blaney’s No. 12 Ford erupted in flames.
- “Ever since I was kid I dreamt of this!” - Kyle Busch after claiming his first Cup points win at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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