The Richard Childress Racing teammates Austin Hill and Sheldon Creed have never been the best duo in NASCAR over the last two seasons. They have never shied away from having aggressive battles on the track, but on Saturday at Martinsville, it might’ve breached the limit. The majority of crews at RCR are pointing fingers at Creed.

The final lap of the Xfinity Series Round of Eight cut-off race at Martinsville saw the internet cash between the duo. Both drivers were in a must-win situation to secure a spot in the Phoenix finale race. But the fight went horribly wrong after a wrong move from Creed saw Hill crashing into his back, and Justin Algier used the opportunity to his advantage to win the race.

After the race, Hill didn’t mince his words about Creed’s actions and gave an emotional interview. H expressed his frustration over no RCR drivers making it to the final and explained why it was the No:2 Chevy driver’s fault.  He called the move from his teammate dump and was visibly frustrated over everything that had happened.

I thought I was doing everything right for the most part. The thing I’m more mad about is not really the shove up the racetrack, but when he parked it in the corner. I ran into the back of him and blew the radiator, and then he lets (Allgaier) win the race. Like, how dumb can you be?

Austin Hill told NBC.

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Sheldon Creed understands Austin Hill’s frustration

Creed, after the race, addressed the situation and confirmed that his teammate Austin Hill had all the right to be frustrated over the incident. He pointed out that he refused to play the blocker role at the instant as he wanted to give his 100% to the No:2 crew as well.

Austin’s going to be mad for tonight. He’s a racer. He’s going to see the replay. I moved him off the bottom but then was very fair about it, I thought, compared to what we’ve seen in the past. … I feel like for the situation I played fair. Obviously, I could have been his blocker and made sure he got in, but we’re both racing for this, and my guys deserve me to give 100%.

Hill later confirmed that he can’t wait for Creed’s exit from the team. Creed is set to leave the team humouredly to Joe Gibbs Racing, and with the incident, he might have burned most of the remaining bridges he had with Hill. Some aggressive battles can be predicted next season once they start racing each other as rivals.

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