Austin Hill has earned a reputation in NASCAR for wrecking other drivers, sometimes intentionally, and letting his emotions get the best of him. That appeared to be the case again on Sunday night following his incident with Shane van Gisbergen at Chicagoland Speedway.
Two weeks ago at Naval Base Coronado, Hill accidentally took out van Gisbergen when the No. 33 car missed the bottom after the restart and caused a wreck that delivered race-ending damage to the No. 97. SVG’s revenge seemed to come on Sunday night in the eero 400.
On Sunday night at Chicagoland during Lap 48, Hill came down in front of van Gisbergen’s nose heading into the turn. That’s when the No. 97 plowed into the No. 33, sending the car spinning into the wall for race-ending damage.
On the radio, team owner Richard Childress immediately called the move by SVG intentional and he seemed to want NASCAR to look into the matter. Hill also voiced his frustration, with the No. 33 team pleading with him to focus on the “big picture” and not retaliate.
“”That was on purpose from California.”
Two weeks ago at Naval Base Coronado, Hill accidentally took out van Gisbergen when the No. 33 car missed the bottom after the restart and caused a wreck that delivered race-ending damage to the No. 97. SVG’s revenge seemed to come on Sunday night in the eero 400.
On Sunday night at Chicagoland during Lap 48, Hill came down in front of van Gisbergen’s nose heading into the turn. That’s when the No. 97 plowed into the No. 33, sending the car spinning into the wall for race-ending damage.
On the radio, team owner Richard Childress immediately called the move by SVG intentional and he seemed to want NASCAR to look into the matter. Hill also voiced his frustration, with the No. 33 team pleading with him to focus on the “big picture” and not retaliate.
“”That was on purpose from California.”
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