Overview
- Under the revamped waiver policy, Hill forfeited all 21 regular-season playoff points and must wait until the World Wide Technology Raceway finale to score any additional points
- He will return to the No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet at Watkins Glen International this weekend after serving a one-race suspension at Iowa Speedway
- Before the penalty, Hill had claimed three victories and sat fifth in the Xfinity standings, 122 points behind the championship leaders
- NASCAR penalized Hill with a five-lap in-race penalty and a one-race ban following his intentional wreck of Aric Almirola at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- The decision has reignited debates over consistency in NASCAR’s disciplinary standards and the strategic weight of bonus points under the playoff format