Richard Childress didn’t mince words after Austin Hill’s race unraveled during Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series event at Chicagoland Speedway.
Following contact between Hill and Shane van Gisbergen that ended Hill’s day, the Richard Childress Racing owner accused van Gisbergen of deliberately causing the incident, claiming it was retaliation for an earlier run-in between the two drivers.
The accusation quickly became one of the biggest storylines unfolding during Sunday’s race.
As Hill climbed from his damaged No. 21 Chevrolet after the crash, his radio traffic reflected immediate frustration inside the Richard Childress Racing camp.
According to Jeff Gluck of The Athletic, Childress was heard over the team radio saying:
Following contact between Hill and Shane van Gisbergen that ended Hill’s day, the Richard Childress Racing owner accused van Gisbergen of deliberately causing the incident, claiming it was retaliation for an earlier run-in between the two drivers.
The accusation quickly became one of the biggest storylines unfolding during Sunday’s race.
As Hill climbed from his damaged No. 21 Chevrolet after the crash, his radio traffic reflected immediate frustration inside the Richard Childress Racing camp.
According to Jeff Gluck of The Athletic, Childress was heard over the team radio saying:
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