Austin Hill has been suspended by NASCAR for one week and will probably be compelled to overlook the Xfinity Sequence race at Iowa Speedway. This comes after he appeared to deliberately right-hook Aric Almirola into the surface wall at Indianapolis, inflicting a violent crash.
Almirola moved Hill out of the way in which within the battle for fourth, and regardless of pulling off a powerful save, Hill then appeared to swerve to the left and switch Almirola head-on into the surface wall on the high-speed oval. Fortunately, nobody was injured within the accident. Hill was held for 5 laps through the race for reckless driving, and at one level, he began throwing expletives at NASCAR over the radio.
This suspension may even severely hinder Hill’s possibilities of successful a championship later this yr. Per NASCAR’s new waiver coverage for 2025 (which RCR will certainly request, or Hill will turn out to be ineligible for the playoffs), lacking a race as a consequence of a suspension will end result within the lack of all playoff factors — each current and future. Hill had 21 bonus factors however they’ll all be misplaced now and he’ll begin the postseason with zero factors.
Watch: Hill makes contact with Almirola, sending Almirola laborious into the surface wall
Hill, who drives for Richard Childress Racing, denied that the contact was intentional, however the crew has chosen to not attraction. Austin Dillon, who competes full-time within the NASCAR Cup Sequence for RCR, will pilot the No. 21 automotive at Iowa.
“Richard Childress Racing is not going to attraction the penalty NASCAR issued to the No. 21 crew following the NASCAR Xfinity Sequence race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway,” an official assertion learn. “We stay centered on successful a championship with Austin Hill in 2025.”
NASCAR described this as a behavioral penalty, citing Sections 4.3.A; 4.4.B & D of the NASCAR Member Code of Conduct.
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