Shane van Gisbergen did a flawless burnout after winning Saturday’s Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 250 at Sonoma Raceway. Making it even more iconic was that he did it right behind Austin Hill, whom he passed in controversial fashion to secure the lead with 11 laps remaining — a move which Denny Hamlin said on his “ Actions Detrimental ” podcast proves that he “gives no f**ks.” “It’s good for Shane and all,” Hamlin said.
“We didn’t need proof that he was good on road courses and certainly in the Xfinity Series, but he’s fun to watch. He’s got great technique and great car control and to watch him do that burnout right behind Austin — he clearly gives no f**ks, that is for sure.” van Gisbergen passed Hill going into Turn 2 off the final restart to take the lead he would not relinquish.
In order to execute the pass, van Gisbergen had to come on the inside of Hill while riding slightly in the grass. As a result, he made contact with Hill who did everything he could to leave van Gisbergen with no room. van Gisbergen won the race, while Hill finished P5.
In van Gisbergen’s mind, the two are now even. Hill cost him a shot at winning at COTA back in March, a race ultimately won by Kyle Larson. Shane van Gisbergen, Austin Hill rivalry heats up at Sonoma “I hate racing and thinking like that, but to me, we’ve both taken a race win off each other now,” van Gisbergen said.
“I don’t know. Didn’t go into the corner planning to take him out. Like, I wasn.