Xfinity Series\u00a0driver Austin\u00a0Hill returned\u00a0from his one-race suspension\u00a0on Saturday for\u00a0the race at Watkins\u00a0Glen International. Unsurprisingly, the\u00a0driver of the\u00a0No. 21 car was\u00a0involved in what\u00a0will likely be\u00a0the biggest wreck\u00a0in NASCAR this\u00a0weekend.<\/p>\n
With 9 laps to go in the final stage, Hill and Cup driver Michael McDowell came around the corner and approached the wall. With Hill on the verge of running into the wall, he turned his car and hooked McDowell\u2019s rear. That immediately caused McDowell\u2019s No. 11 car to spin and crash directly into the wall.<\/p>\n
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Related: Austin Hill Doubles Down on Defense for Indianapolis Incident<\/a><\/p>\n Austin Hill stats (Xfinity Series<\/a>):\u00a0650 points, 3 wins, 12 top 10s, 9 top 5s, 3 DNFs, 287 laps led, 9.048 average starting position, 13.095 average finishing position<\/p>\n The No. 11 bounced off the wall and then slid to the other side and took another hit from Hill. While the No. 21 car survived the collision, the crash also took out drivers Taylor Gray, Jesse Love, Ryan Sieg, William Sawalich, Dean Thompson, and other drivers.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat the heck is that guy doing? I mean why would he do that? \u2026 He hooked me.\u201d<\/p>\n Michael McDowell on the radio after contact with Austin Hill (via Dustin Long<\/a>)<\/p>\n NASCAR brought out the red flag, pausing the race as medical crews attended to all the drivers injured in the crash and then removed the cars from the track.<\/p>\n Ahead of the final restart, Connor Zilisch\u2019s crew chief, Mardy Lindley, told the broadcast that the team now had to be cautious around Hill on the restart. Multiple drivers also voiced their frustration with Hill\u2019s driving on the radio.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n