On Saturday, Austin Hill and Shane van Gisbergen made a trip to the NASCAR Hauler in the NASCAR Cup Series garage to hash out their differences following a dust-up last weekend at Chicagoland Speedway, which was the continuation of an ongoing feud between the two drivers that started in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series a few years ago.
Following the roughly 17-minute meeting, van Gisbergen wouldn’t provide much comment to the media on hand outside of the NASCAR trailer other than to say the meeting was “interesting.”
After van Gisbergen walked away from the hauler, Hill emerged from NASCAR’s mobile officiating command center at EchoPark Speedway.
Austin Hill speaking after meeting with Shane van Gisbergen. SVG walked out and said it was interesting as he walked to his hauler — he has media bullpen later today. pic.twitter.com/MjAf7UEbQU
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) July 11, 2026
When asked what was discussed inside the meeting, Hill said, “Just the incident, and how to move forward. That’s all.”
As far as what was interesting, Hill explained, “All of it. I mean, NASCAR let us know what we needed to do going forward.”
When further pressed, Hill declined to elaborate on the steps NASCAR gave him and van Gisbergen going forward from their incident last weekend at Chicagoland Speedway.
Hill confirmed that the meeting wasn’t just filled with NASCAR laying down the law. Hill said that he and van Gisbergen did speak to one another during the meeting.
So, why have Hill and van Gisbergen found themselves in heated situations on the track so frequently?
“That’s a great question. I don’t have an answer for you,” Hill said.
But the driver of the No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet is optimistic that the beef has finally been laid to rest between himself and SVG, a New Zealand native.
“I sure hope so,” Hill said.
While van Gisbergen and Hill were not penalized following last weekend’s incident, where Hill was sent crashing into the outside wall after a tap from van Gisbergen, and Hill subsequently slammed into the side of van Gisbergen’s No. 97 Chevrolet under caution, it seems that both drivers came away from Saturday’s meeting with NASCAR with the full understanding that they will not be given the benefit of the doubt the next time they get into each other on track.
