NASCAR driver Aric Almirola blasts Austin Hill over 'intentional' crash: 'That was violent'

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NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers Austin Hill and Aric Almirola got into a nasty wreck during the Pennzoil 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon.

Hill and Almirola were coming around a turn with 10 laps to go in the race. Almirola got into the back of Hill and sent him sliding up the track. Almirola tried to go around him, but Hill came down and sent Almirola spinning to the wall.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Aric Almirola (19) sits in the fourth turn after being involved in a crash with NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Austin Hill (21) on Saturday, July 26, 2025, during the Pennzoil 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Peter Fanning/For IndyStar / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

Almirola hit the wall hard while Hill spun in the grass before coming back up the track and making contact with the wall as well. Hill was hit with a five-lap penalty because of the controversial hit. He told his team over the radio that it hadn't been intentional.

Almirola disagreed.

"It was definitely intentional," Almirola told the CW after being released from the infield care center, via NASCAR.com. "He blocked me three times. I finally got him loose in (Turn) 3. He had damage on the nose, so he was really slow in the corners. It was time to go. I mean, we’re coming to nine to go, and the leaders are starting to put a gap on us, so it’s time to go."

Almirola was uninjured, but he said the crash reminded him of a 2017 wreck in