Fans Hated NASCAR Legend’s Response To Austin Hill Controversy originally appeared on The Spun.
Amid the growing calls from fans for driver Austin Hill to be suspended, NASCAR legend and team owner Richard Childress is standing by his guy.
After Hill got into the back of Aric Almirola’s No. 19 car in Saturday’s Pennzoil 250 in what appeared to be intentional retaliation, the 31-year-old Xfinity wheelman was parked for five laps — a punishment NASCAR hasn’t handed down in roughly four years.
“Oh they can go f—k themselves. F—k NASCAR,” Hill yelled over on his radio after the hold came down. “That is f—ing bulls—t. I’m f—ing sideways, I go to correct it back to the left, it gets locked to the left, I f—ing run into the 19.”
Hill’s boss Richard Childress was none too pleased with the powers that be either. Saying emphatically that he doesn’t believe his driver should be suspended with some flawed logic at best.
“Hell, no. They didn’t do a damn thing to [Austin Cindric] when he wrecked Ty [Dillon] and admitted to it — drove him in the right rear and wrecked him at COTA,” Childress said via The Athletic’s Jordan Bianchi. “It’s who you are. We’re a blue-collar team they give us trouble all the time.”
I asked Richard Childress if Austin Hill should be suspended:
“Hell, no. They didn’t do a damn thing to (Austin Cindric) when he wrecked Ty (Dillon) and admitted to it — drove him in the right rear and wrecked him at COTA. It’s who you are. We’re a blue-collar team they give us…
— Jordan Bianchi (@Jordan_Bianchi) July 26, 2025
Fans weren’t exactly in agreement on X:
“As soon as a millionaire starts talking about blue-collar you know its some bulls—t,” a user commented.
“Oh f—k off with your blue collar bulls—t Dick,” another replied.
“Hooking someone at COTA isn’t even remotely the same. There’s not really any barriers to hit,” a fan pointed out.
“Oh Jesus they really gonna pull that card??” another person asked.
“As an Austin hill fan, he better not be racing next week,” another user stated. “I’ve always said, if you’re pissed off, go confront them after the race in the pits, don’t use a 3500 pound race car as a weapon. I disagree with you on this one RC.”
Despite Childress’ claims, Cindric was disciplined by NASCAR to the tune of 50 points and a fine (even if some felt it wasn’t steep enough). And most people who watched the race would tell you that there was clear intentionality behind Hill’s maneuver and that some form of penalty was coming.
Now its just a matter of whether or not NASCAR wants to make a further example of the Childress-backed No. 21 car after it reviews the race.
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Fans Hated NASCAR Legend’s Response To Austin Hill Controversy first appeared on The Spun on Jul 27, 2025
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