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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAustin Hill crashes after contact with Shane van Gisbergen.<\/p>\n
During Stage 1, van Gisbergen got into the back of Hill entering Turn 3 and tipped the #33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Camaro into a spin.<\/a><\/p>\n Comments from team owner Richard Childress suggested the move was intentional and in retaliation for the incident at San Diego.<\/p>\n Van Gisbergen called Hill a \u201cspud\u201d in the aftermath of that crash, which came a week after being involved in another incident with Hill at Pocono.<\/p>\n Asked post-race if the contact was intentional, van Gisbergen offered a firm \u201cno\u201d to reporters in pit lane.<\/p>\n \u201cI was shooting for the bottom trying to get clean air, I was so tight, and he just chopped my nose and got in the wall,\u201d van Gisbergen said, recounting the clash.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, sorry about that. Sorry to his guys, they\u2019re always nice people, and it happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Asked if he would try to speak with Hill, van Gisbergen said, \u201cI\u2019ll talk to him, but he just grunts.\u201d<\/p>\n Jamie McMurray, who made nearly 600 starts in the NASCAR Cup Series, offered his assessment of the incident.<\/p>\n He presented data of van Gisbergen\u2019s throttle trace that suggested the New Zealander had indeed driven deeper into the turn than in laps prior.<\/p>\n \u201cNow obviously that\u2019s driving in deeper and that\u2019s the first thing that we looked at after I saw the wreck,\u201d said McMurray.<\/p>\n \u201cI have to give SVG a little bit of a shout-out because he didn\u2019t say anything on the radio, and he didn\u2019t say anything about being guilty, and that is the number one rule we tell everybody.<\/p>\n \u201cAs you look at that, it\u2019s almost undeniable,\u201d said McMurray of the data.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously he can [deny it] but when you see how much deeper he drove in\u2026 All you\u2019ve got to do is go back and look at 50 other laps. They\u2019re all lifting pretty close, right?<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s some tyre wear, you lift a little bit earlier, but lap-to-lap, you just typically don\u2019t see that much difference.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then when you have the onboard footage to go with, it\u2019s hard to argue.\u201d<\/p>\n Was SVG\u2019s collision with Austin Hill intentional? \ud83d\udc40@Dalejr<\/a> and @JamieMcMurray<\/a> took a look into it \ud83d\udd0e pic.twitter.com\/dUQvT9e1g4<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 TNT Sports U.S. (@TNTSportsUS) July 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The feud between van Gisbergen and Hill dates back to 2024 when they clashed at Circuit of the Americas in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (now NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series).<\/p>\n Dale Earnhardt Jr. said it was good to see a rivalry bubbling away.<\/p>\n \u201cWe talked about it in the race, the run-ins that they\u2019ve had at Pocono and in the past, maybe even,\u201d said Earnhardt Jr.<\/p>\n \u201cSan Diego could have factored into this, even though it was a mistake by Austin Hill, but I\u2019m here for the battle between Austin Hill and SVG.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s two big boys, and I do not want this to end. I like the fire on the racetrack. I like the fireworks.\u201d<\/p>\n SVG bombs out of million-dollar NASCAR In-Season Challenge<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SCA-1196-Wk1-Cat-BPO-Speedcafe_728x90.jpg\")
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