Austin Hill is suspended for one NASCAR Xfinity Series race for the contact with Aric Almirola that produced a late-race crash at Indianapolis.

In a decision that probably comes as a surprise to very few people, NASCAR has suspended driver Austin Hill for his actions at Indianapolis Speedway this past Saturday. On Tuesday, NASCAR announced that Hill will be suspended for one race for his actions in retaliating against Aric Almirola in

Under NASCAR’s rule revision this year, team owner Richard Childress must apply for a waiver for Hill to be admitted to the playoffs since he is missing the Iowa Xfinity Series race. Austin Dillon is driving Hill’s Xfinity car at Iowa.