DRIVER Q&A
Q&A with
AUSTIN
HILL
‘OUR CONFIDENCE IS VERY HIGH RIGHT NOW’ BY JOSEPH WOLKIN
A
ustin Hill joined Richard Childress Racing with
high expectations, as the Georgia native knows what he’s doing behind the wheel of a race car. From humble beginnings with Young’s Motorsports in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series to competing for wins week-in and week-out with Hattori Racing Enterprises, Hill became known as a racer who gets the most out of his equipment. Now, he’s competing for the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship with Richard Childress Racing in the famed No. 21 car. Hill started the season with a triumph at Daytona International Speedway, and he’s been racing near the front of the pack ever since. The high expectations, though, are nothing new for Hill. When he joined HRE in the Truck Series, he knew it would be a pressure-packed situation, with a team that had just won a championship. The same can be said about RCR, which is accustomed to dominating in the Xfinity Series. And most of all, Hill is having fun. He’s enjoying life with the No. 21 team, and he’s ready to see how far he can go in the playoffs.
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POLE POSITION 2022
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