NASCAR XFINITY Series: Aric Almirola explodes Austin Hill on top of the wreck
newYou can listen to Fox’s news articles!
NASCAR XFINITY Series Drivers Austin Hill and Aric Almirola became an awkward shipwreck at the Penn Twill 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon.
Hill and Almirola were around Spin with 10 laps I’m going to the race. Almirola entered the back of the hill and slid him through the track. Almirola tried to revolve around him, but Hill came down and spun Almirola into the wall.
For sports coverage on foxnews.com, click here
NASCAR XFINITY series driver Aric Almirola (19) will sit for four turns on Saturday, July 26, 2025 after taking part in a crash with NASCAR Xfinity series driver Austin Hill (21). (via imaging images of Peter Fanning/Indystar/USA Today network)
Almirola hit the wall hard, and Hill spins in the grass before returning to the truck to contact the wall. Hill hit with a five-lap penalty for a controversial hit. He told his team on the radio that it was not intentional.
Starch disagrees.
“It was definitely intentional,” Almirola told the CW after being released from the infield care center.ia nascar.com. “He blocked me three times. Finally loosened him at (turn) 3. He caused damage to the nose so he was really slow on the corner. That was time to go. So we came to the 9 and the leader was starting to put a gap on us, so it’s time to go.”
Almirola was not injured, but he said the crash reminded him of the 2017 shipwreck where he broke his back.
2025 NASCAR Odds: Kyle Larson’s Favorites from Brickyard 400
NASCAR XFINITY series driver Aric Almirola (19) will climb from the car during the Pentulle 250 qualifying round at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, July 26, 2025. (via imaging images of the Bob Goshert/IndyStar/USA Today network)
“It was violent, to be totally honest,” he added. “It was one of the hardest hits I’ve taken in my NASCAR career. The impact was very similar to when I broke my back. I’m very interested in looking at the black box data from that crash, but it’s malicious and it’s just right.”
Hill told his team he couldn’t stick to the car because he was loose.
Team owner Richard Childress defended Hill, but I don’t think he should be stopped on top of it.
“I didn’t care about (NASCAR) (Austin Sindrick). He destroyed it, admitted it, drove him in the rear right and destroyed him with Kota,” Childress said. Motorsport Wire. “It’s you. We’re a blue-collar team. They always give us trouble.”
Richard Childress speaks with NASCAR Xfinity series driver Austin Hill, 21, ahead of the Penn Twill 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, July 26, 2025. (via imaging images of the Bob Goshert/IndyStar/USA Today network)
Click here to get the Fox News app
Connor Zilish I picked up victory.
Follow Fox News Digital’s X’s sports coverage, And subscribe Fox News Sports Huddle Newsletter.