Van Gisbergen unintentionally wrecked Hill during the most recent NASCAR Cup Series race, spurring an investigation from the governing body.
NASCAR brought the two drivers together in its hauler at Atlanta to discuss the incident.
After the meeting, Hill was short in his answers to the media present at the speedway.
“NASCAR let us know what we need to do going forward,” said Hill.
“We spoke. We had a conversation. We’re going to go race and I’m looking forward to it.”
The full details of that discussion have not been detailed by either driver, but van Gisbergen made it clear that they did not see eye to eye.
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The Trackhouse Racing driver said he left the meeting “confused” and wanted to move on from it but said Hill was not ready to do the same.
“I guess it was a serious talk. I don’t know how much I’m meant to talk about it, but I’ve been here long enough to know how this all works, but also still learning,” said van Gisbergen.
“That was my first time in the hauler. One person seemed more remorseful and eager to move on than the other. I don’t know how much to say.
“I’m happy, but I’ve got the most to lose and he doesn’t, so who knows.”
There were allegations from team owner Richard Childress in the immediate aftermath of the incident that van Gisbergen’s move was retaliation for Hill’s expensive mistake at San Diego.
Van Gisbergen denied any intent and NASCAR’s own investigation cleared the #97 driver of any wrongdoing.
“I was racing hard and the outcome wasn’t what I wanted,” he said.
“I intended to run in there hard and hopefully get inside him and it didn’t work out. I definitely didn’t want to wreck a race car.
“I definitely didn’t want to escalate – I don’t know if it’s a rivalry – but whatever it’s been between us the last three years, we never seem to race well together.
“I don’t want to escalate it. I’m the one with a lot to lose. It was a weird dynamic in the meeting and a weird way how it ended.
“What’s been cool about this sport is you can sort it out yourselves and I guess it gets to that point.
“To me, it’s at that point, but to him it’s not. He’s the kind of personality who feels like he’s got to get the last laugh or the last one to strike and he threatened that I guess.
“It is what it is. I’ll try race clean and do my own thing, but I guess he’s on his own agenda.”
Asked about the rivalry between himself and Hill, van Gisbergen said the Richard Childress Racing driver hadn’t been receptive to previous discussions.
“I think it’s a respect thing,” said van Gisbergen.
“I feel like everyone here I’ve been able to race with respect and when I have a problem with someone, whether it’s a crash or I’ve made a mistake and got into them, I feel like everyone is receptive and I can move on quick.
“It’s pretty cool here, you can just chat to people and it moves on. I feel like I’ve never been able to talk to Austin like that. I don’t know. He just backs up and resorts to threatening violence. It’s a weird thing.”
Van Gisbergen goes into the final seven races of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season precariously placed in 14th.
As he tries to make the Chase, he is well aware that Hill may try to take him out of contention.
“I have to race with respect and start building that up and try to cut him brakes, but if it doesn’t come my way I don’t know how to fix him,” said van Gisbergen.
“I’m just going to try carry on and race clean. Obviously there is risk in these next seven races.
“I’ve got to get into the top 16 and he’s probably going to try threaten that. That kinda sucks, but it is what it is.”
Van Gisbergen will start Monday’s Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway from 12th.
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