Dillon is showing his “A” side to his fans

The Atlanta Braves are set to play a huge MLB game at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 2, 2025, against the Cincinnati Reds. That crossover has NASCAR and baseball fans pumped. Now, Austin Dillon just rolled in with a helmet that’s blowing minds, and it’s not just any helmet. It’s got a huge Atlanta Braves logo with that iconic “A” on the side.

“It’s awesome. Obviously, you see the Braves logo on the side of it, you know what it’s for, that big A,” he said in an Instagram post by the Atlanta Braves, along with Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing, and Bristol Motor Speedway. This helmet isn’t just for show, as Dillon took it to Truist Park, the home of his beloved Braves, to perform donuts on the ground!

Austin Dillon has also been raising his son, Ace, as a Braves fan, and putting that logo on his racing helmet is a way to share that love with his kid and with us fans. “Hopefully, I’ve been taking Ace and shoving the Braves in his face as much as possible. He knows that’s our team…When you get in the race car, he’s going to probably ask questions about why do we have a Braves helmet on at the race, but it makes all sense when you become a Braves fan,” he said, talking about his 4-year-old son.

Dillon talked about his family’s baseball ties on Life in the Fast Lane on the USA Network, where he shared how his grandfather, Richard Childress, and other family members have deep roots in baseball, including supporting the Braves and attending games together growing up in North Carolina.

 “Growing up, my family was big into sports—baseball, racing, you name it. My granddad [Richard Childress] and dad [Mike Dillon] always took me to Braves games, and it’s something I’ve carried with me. Now, I want Ace to love it too,” said Dillon. A father and son bonding over sports is something every parent dreams of. Austin Dillon aims to do exactly that with his son, who accompanied him to Truist Park.

While Dillon enjoys his endeavors off the track with his son and the Atlanta Braves, things on the track got pretty heated at the Circuit of The Americas.

Denny Hamlin and Austin Dillon’s COTA crash creates NASCAR drama

During lap 78, while battling for 20th place, things got wild. Denny Hamlin, driving his No. 11 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, locked up his tires and smashed nose-first into the driver’s side of Dillon’s No. 3 Chevrolet, sending Dillon spinning into the gravel and triggering a caution.

Hamlin owned up to the mistake after the race. On his “Actions Detrimental” podcast, he shared the blunt message he sent Dillon: “I apologized to Austin Dillon via text for running into him yesterday at the entry to Turn 6A.” Hamlin admitted it was a “lapse in judgment,” explaining how his car hit the dirt on the road course, forcing him to brake and spin out, wrecking Dillon’s race. Dillon’s No. 3 car took a beating, and he was frustrated. “My team worked hard to fix the damage, but it was too severe, so we had to retire the car to the garage. We had a car that could’ve finished top-15 at COTA, and we missed our shot.” That was a tough blow for Dillon, who’s already having a rough 2025 season.

Meanwhile, COTA’s road course added another layer of tension. NASCAR’s been cracking down on dirty moves, and this incident comes right after another big penalty. Austin Cindric got hit with a $50,000 fine and lost 50 points for intentionally spinning Ty Dillon (Austin Dillon’s brother) early in the same COTA race. NASCAR said Cindric’s move on Ty’s No. 10 car, hooking the right rear and causing a spin on the frontstretch, was deliberate, but they didn’t suspend him because it happened at lower speeds and didn’t cause a caution.

Richard Childress’ grandsons have evidently been in the thick of it in recent weeks. Despite lackluster performances, the RCR owner would hope that they make headlines for better reasons as the season progresses.