Chase Elliott suspended after NASCAR investigation finds he intentionally crashed into Denny Hamlin

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Chase Elliott was suspended through next week’s Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illi., after it was ruled he purposefully crashed into Denny Hamlin during the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte on Monday. 

Hamlin got his wish as he was furious with Elliott for hitting his right rear, which forced him into a head-on collision with the wall. 

Hamlin said after the race that he believed Elliott intentionally drove into him because he had forced him into the outside wall on a squeeze. 

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Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Yahoo! Toyota, waits on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway on May 21, 2023 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

"I got right-rear hooked in the middle of the straightaway. It’s a tantrum, and he shouldn’t be racing next week. Right rear hooks are absolutely unacceptable," Hamlin said. 

Hamlin added that Bubba Wallace made the same maneuver on Kyle Larson in a prior race last year, which led to the two fighting on the track. 

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NASCAR made the suspension official on Tuesday, saying Elliott broke the Member Code of Conduct Sections 4.3.A. and 4.4.C and D. 

"Drivers need to understand they have to handle that a complete different way," NASCAR senior vice president of competition Elton Sawyer said on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. 

Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, spins after an on-track incident during the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor