Austin Hill may need been the winner of Saturday’s RAPTOR King of Powerful 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, however Josh Williams is the discuss of the NASCAR Xfinity Collection.
In probably the most weird occasions to happen in latest reminiscence, Williams was metaphorically parked on lap 33 by NASCAR after particles from his automotive—sustained in a crash 4 laps earlier—fell off, to which he responded actually by parking the automotive alongside the beginning/end line earlier than getting out and strolling away.
Below Part 8.8.9.I of the rulebook, NASCAR is permitted to penalise a driver “if a broken car elects to not enter pit highway on the primary alternative or if a broken car exits pit highway earlier than ample repairs had been made and thereafter causes or extends a warning.”
He was ultimately ordered to satisfy with officers and awaits a possible penalty, although numerous drivers like Denny Hamlin and Chris Buescher have supplied to cowl any superb for him.
Whereas Williams definitely stole the present, on-track drama expanded to the complete discipline as twelve cautions have been flown, essentially the most for the collection at Atlanta. A crash occurred nearly instantly when Joey Gase was turned simply two laps in after Caesar Bacarella‘s axle broke and spun into him, setting the tone for the remainder of the day. Williams was concerned within the race’s third accident when Kyle Weatherman spun in entrance of him and Jeb Burton, inflicting the latter two to stack up and end in hood harm to Williams which got here off whereas the race was nonetheless underneath yellow.
Frontrunners Justin Allgaier and Chandler Smith have been additionally taken out in crashes, whereas collection newcomer Chad Chastain spun for the primary warning of Stage #2. Parker Retzlaff‘s wreck with two laps to go resulted in time beyond regulation.
Hill, winner of Stage #1, duelled with Parker Kligerman for the two-lap dash. Daniel Hemric tried to shut in on the 2 within the remaining two corners earlier than turning Kligerman and triggered one more crash, with the sideways Kligerman hitting Hill however the chief was in a position to preserve the automotive regular throughout the end line.
It’s his third win of 2023 in simply 5 races. Hill had received at Atlanta, his house monitor, in 2022 whereas the victory provides to an already spectacular portfolio of superspeedway(-style) success that features back-to-back at Daytona.
