{"id":908169,"date":"2026-09-28T04:54:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T04:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/908169\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T04:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T04:54:11","slug":"nascar-news-austin-hill-fumes-after-shane-van-gisbergen-close-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/908169\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR news: Austin Hill fumes after Shane van Gisbergen close call"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-28-at-10.34.59-am-copy.jpg\" class=\"sc-hero-img\" alt=\"\u2018I don\u2019t want to hear it\u2019: Hill\u2019s radio rant after SVG run-in\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShane van Gisbergen passes Austin Hill for 26th during the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway.<\/p>\n<p>Van Gisbergen slid up in front of Hill to take 26th during Lap 110 of the 267-lap race,<\/p>\n<p>Hill got into the wall and lost two positions to Tyler Reddick (23XI Racing) and Alex Bowman (Hendrick Motorsports).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSettle down, all good here,\u201d said Hill\u2019s spotter Derek Kneeland.<\/p>\n<p>The Richard Childress Racing driver replied, \u201cWhat do you mean, settle down? Ha!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The moment between Hill and van Gisbergen is the latest in a long list of run-ins between the pair.<\/p>\n<p>The drivers were brought together in the NASCAR hauler to discuss their San Diego shunt by in July that left van Gisbergen frustrated.<\/p>\n<p>Kneeland reminded Hill not to get wound up by the latest close encounter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t keep racing each other like this every week,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to have destroyed cars and no finishes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether he\u2019s being a dick or we are, we\u2019ve got to be able to finish.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re decent, I know this run went to shit, but we\u2019ve got to get it back together here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust keep it together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hill didn\u2019t take too kindly to the advice, firing back at the spotter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to hear it,\u201d said Hill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, I don\u2019t want to freakin\u2019 hear it from you. Just spot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Van Gisbergen went on to finish 24th while Hill was 26th \u2013 both one lap down on race winner Kyle Larson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Cheddar\u2019s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet had speed on the long run, but we struggled on fire off,\u201d said Hill post-race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the first 15-20 laps, our car was really tight and it would take too long to come in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the same time, we were at the limit of the rears at the end of a run.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll learn from today and try to come back better next season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NASCAR Cup Series continues at Las Vegas on October 5 (AEDT).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/nascar-news-2026-cup-series-kansas-results-shane-van-gisbergen-finish-kyle-larson-win-video-highlights-comments-reaction\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SVG battles radio dramas, ill-handling Camaro in Kansas<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shane van Gisbergen passes Austin Hill for 26th during the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway. 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