Austin Hill, NASCAR and Aric Almirola
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Aric Almirola wasn’t happy with the move Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Hill pulled off on him on Lap 91 of Saturday's Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Again, the 19-year-old will start his Cup Series career next year by every subtle account in the garage. The Rolex 24 winner is only racing for JR Motorsports in the Xfinity Series this year because he is on loan from Trackhouse while the team with his rights found a spot for him at the highest level.
Hill was penalised five laps for intentionally wrecking Aric Almirola between Turn 3 and Turn 4 with 10 laps to
Austin Hill was adamant that he did not intentionally right rear hook Aric Almirola in retaliation with 10 laps to go in Saturday’s race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. NASCAR issued him a five-lap penalty for the incident and ultimately,
Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Hill faces the wrath of the NASCAR fandom after crossing the line of ethics at Indianapolis.
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Connor Zilisch, who led for 77 of the race’s 134 laps, beat out Aric Almirola to win the race. The BetRivers 200 was originally scheduled for 200 laps, but it was called early due to rain.