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USA Today
3 days ago
- Climate
- USA Today
NASCAR at high risk of postponing the 2025 Brickyard 400 to Monday
NASCAR is at a very high risk of postponing the 2025 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to Monday. According to the weather forecast for Indianapolis, Indiana, calls for a 100% chance of rain on Sunday. The green flag is scheduled for 2:20 p.m. ET on TNT, but the thunderstorms are supposed to start at 2:00 pm. ET. description for today's forecast in Indianapolis says, "Mostly cloudy early, followed by heavy thunderstorms this afternoon. High 86F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall may reach one inch. Locally heavy rainfall possible." The thunderstorms are expected to continue until at least 5:00 p.m. ET, which would force NASCAR to postpone the 2025 Brickyard 400 to Monday. NASCAR likely needs some luck to run the Cup Series race at Indianapolis on Sunday afternoon if the forecast doesn't change. Hopefully, the sport can find a way to run all 160 laps on Sunday, but the rain needs to stay away. More: Richard Childress believes NASCAR should not suspend Austin Hill in 2025
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
NASCAR Fans Are Calling For 1 Driver To Be Suspended On Saturday
NASCAR Fans Are Calling For 1 Driver To Be Suspended On Saturday originally appeared on The Spun. Things got dangerously chippy at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday during NASCAR's Pennzoil 250 in the Xfinity Series. Earlier in the day, driver Austin Hill earned himself a big penalty for his retaliatory rear hook of Aric Almirola which resulted in a five-lap hold for the Richard Childress wheelman. But fans are going as far as saying that the 31-year-old Georgia native needs to be suspended as evidenced by their reactions on social media: "Suspend Austin Hill for 1 week, be consistent Nascar," a user replied. "Right rear hook with a scary ass hard hit. Hill had it going straight then just threw it left. Should be the same outcome as these. Nothing more, nothing less." "Suspend Austin Hill for that f—ing s—t… no shot that wasn't intentional," another said. "Austin Hill should be parked and suspended immediately," a fan posted. "The hands don't lie. That was 100% intentional and unacceptable." "I gained a little bit of respect for Austin Hill after I met him yesterday. And now it's all gone again," another person commented. "Suspend his ass. That was absolutely [BS]." "NASCAR parking Austin Hill for 5 laps absolutely better not be the only outcome here. If he's not suspended this coming week there's a big problem." Hill let loose an expletive-laced rant after he got sat down. Saying on his radio: "Oh they can go f—k themselves. F—k NASCAR. 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 [Almirola]." We'll see how well Hill is able to plead his case after NASCAR gets another look at the Fans Are Calling For 1 Driver To Be Suspended On Saturday first appeared on The Spun on Jul 27, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 27, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Fans Hated NASCAR Legend's Response To Austin Hill Controversy
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." 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 Hated NASCAR Legend's Response To Austin Hill Controversy first appeared on The Spun on Jul 27, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 27, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Richard Childress says NASCAR should not suspend Austin Hill for incident with Aric Almirola
INDIANAPOLIS — Car owner Richard Childress was emphatic that NASCAR should not suspend Austin Hill after his contact wrecked Aric Almirola late in Saturday's Xfinity race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, resulting in what Almirola described as a 'vicious' hit that was 'uncalled for.' NASCAR penalized Hill five laps for reckless driving. NASCAR will review the situation this week. 'He obviously lost his mind right there,' Almirola said of Hill after exiting the infield care center. 'That was really bad judgment in my opinion.' A Richard Childress Racing spokesperson walking with Hill on pit road after the race said, 'we're not talking.' Childress did talk. After telling reporters 'I ain't going to say nothing (because) I'll be in bigger trouble than I already am with NASCAR, period' — Childress responded to a question about if Hill should be suspended. 'Hell, no,' Childress said. 'They didn't do a damn thing to the No. 2 car (Austin Cindric). 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 trouble all the time.' Childress walked away. Childress was correct in that NASCAR did not penalize Cindric during the race for hooking Dillon and wrecking him at COTA, but series officials docked Cindric 50 points and fined him $50,000 a few days later after reviewing the incident. Almirola got to the rear of Hill's car and got him loose as they raced for fourth with 10 laps left. The back end of Hill's car slid out but he corrected the slide and straightened the car as Almirola moved underneath him. Hill's car then had contact with the right rear of Almirola's car, sending into the SAFER barrier nose-first. 'That was violent,' Almirola said of the crash, which left him sore. 'To be totally honest, that was one of the hardest hits I've taken in my NASCAR career. The impact felt very similar to when I broke my back (in 2017 at Kansas Speedway). I'd be very interested to see the black box data from (Saturday's) crash, but it was vicious and that's just uncalled for. 'I got him a little bit loose to get under him because it was time to go. I would have never done that five laps into the race, but when you're coming down to the end of the race at Indianapolis and he's already blocked me three times, I certainly got him loose. 'I didn't feel what he did was necessary. I felt like he could have easily fell back in line. He was damaged anyway. We were losing time to the leaders. It wasn't like we were on pace with them. He was holding me up clearly. 'It's just unfortunate. He obviously lost his mind right there. That was really bad judgment in my opinion.' Almirola finished 35th. Hill placed 34th. Connor Zilisch won his third race in a row, giving JR Motorsports its 100th career Xfinity victory.
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Richard Childress Weighs In on Kyle Busch's Nashville Spin With Austin Dillon Advice
Richard Childress Weighs In on Kyle Busch's Nashville Spin With Austin Dillon Advice originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Kyle Busch joined Richard Childress last weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway and announced that he had signed an extension to continue racing for the organization through the 2026 season. Shortly after the announcement, the No. 8 car had a steering issue and failed to make a lap during practice. Advertisement The two-time Cup Series champion qualified 24th and finished 15th in the race. A week later at Nashville was an improvement – sort of. He at least made it onto the track for practice. Unfortunately, during the session the 40-year-old lost control of his Chevrolet and went for a spin. Kyle Busch during practice at Nashville Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images 'Happened to just get loose over the bump,' crew chief Randall Burnett said over the team radio. 'I was loose before the bump,' Busch corrected. 'Spinning out on entry. It was all on the right rear through the corner, and then it hit the bump and spun out.' 'Copy that,' the crew chief responded. A short time later, team owner Richard Childress chimed in on the conversation. 'Hit anything Derek or just spun?' Childress questioned spotter Derek Kneeland about the No. 8 driver's incident. Advertisement 'No, just half spun,' Kneeland responded. 'He caught it. Went straight through the grass.' 'Yeah, Austin (Dillon) said when he hit it, you hit it wrong, it'll just turn sideways on you,' the 79-year-old relayed. Childress listening and commenting on the team radio isn't anything new. He's done it for years. For Busch, he knows this. And he also understands after last week's news, he'll get to hear it for at least a couple more years. Related: Kyle Busch and Team Upset With NASCAR on Day That Goes From Bad to Worse This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
