Shane van Gisbergen passes Austin Hill for 26th during the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway.
Van Gisbergen slid up in front of Hill to take 26th during Lap 110 of the 267-lap race,
Hill got into the wall and lost two positions to Tyler Reddick (23XI Racing) and Alex Bowman (Hendrick Motorsports).
“Settle down, all good here,” said Hill’s spotter Derek Kneeland.
The Richard Childress Racing driver replied, “What do you mean, settle down? Ha!”
The moment between Hill and van Gisbergen is the latest in a long list of run-ins between the pair.
The drivers were brought together in the NASCAR hauler to discuss their San Diego shunt by in July that left van Gisbergen frustrated.
Kneeland reminded Hill not to get wound up by the latest close encounter.
“You can’t keep racing each other like this every week,” he said.
“We’re going to have destroyed cars and no finishes.
“Whether he’s being a dick or we are, we’ve got to be able to finish.
“We’re decent, I know this run went to shit, but we’ve got to get it back together here.
“Just keep it together.”
Hill didn’t take too kindly to the advice, firing back at the spotter.
“I don’t want to hear it,” said Hill.
“Honestly, I don’t want to freakin’ hear it from you. Just spot.”
Van Gisbergen went on to finish 24th while Hill was 26th – both one lap down on race winner Kyle Larson.
“Our Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet had speed on the long run, but we struggled on fire off,” said Hill post-race.
“For the first 15-20 laps, our car was really tight and it would take too long to come in.
“At the same time, we were at the limit of the rears at the end of a run.
“If we could have found a way to not lose so much ground at the beginning, I think we could have had a solid finish because most runs, we would drive back forward at the end.
“We’ll learn from today and try to come back better next season.”
The NASCAR Cup Series continues at Las Vegas on October 5 (AEDT).