23 Facts About Austin Hill

Austin Edward Hill was born on April 21,1994 and is an American professional stock car racing driver and former team owner.

Austin Hill competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No 21 Chevrolet Camaro for Richard Childress Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No 62 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Beard Motorsports.

Hill previously owned NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and ARCA Menards Series team Austin Hill Racing from 2013 to 2017.

Austin Hill debuted in the ARCA Menards Series at the 2015 season opener, avoiding wrecks to finish just outside the top ten at Daytona International Speedway.

Austin Hill drove for his Truck Series team, Hattori Racing Enterprises, in their No 1 car.

Austin Hill debuted in 2014 with RBR Enterprises, with finishes of 26th at Martinsville Speedway and 20th at Homestead-Miami Speedway during that season.

Austin Hill landed a part-time ride with Empire Racing in the 2014 season, crashing at Daytona International Speedway and recording a best finish of 16th in three other starts that year.

Austin Hill failed to qualify for Daytona and four other races early in the season and had a best finish of 15th through the twelfth race of the year.

Austin Hill formally became a part of the Young's team in 2018, running a full season for the team and grabbing a top-five finish at Texas Motor Speedway.

Austin Hill later said that when he joined the team, he figured it would be a long-term arrangement, not just a year.

On January 8,2019, it was announced that Austin Hill joined Hattori Racing Enterprises' No 16 Toyota Tundra full-time for the upcoming season.

Austin Hill scored his record first win at the season-opening Daytona race.

Austin Hill won the regular-season finale race at Michigan for his second career win, and won again at the playoff race at Las Vegas, advancing his team to the Round of 6.

Austin Hill failed to advance to the Championship 4, but won the finale at Homestead, finishing 5th in final points.

On November 5,2019, HRE announced that Austin Hill would remain in the No 16 for the 2020 Truck Series season.

On October 30,2020, Austin Hill was confirmed for a third full season with HRE.

On June 16,2019, it was announced that Austin Hill would make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at the Circle K Firecracker 250 at Daytona for Hattori Racing Enterprises, driving the No 61 Toyota Supra.

Later debuting at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Austin Hill used the high groove to his advantage on his way to scoring a ninth-place finish in his series debut.

On October 30, Austin Hill was confirmed for a 2021 part-time return to the No 61 machine.

On October 29,2021, Austin Hill was announced as a full-time driver for Richard Childress Racing.

Austin Hill was eliminated from the Xfinity Playoffs following the Round of 8 after finishing ninth at Martinsville as a result of a collision with Snider.

Austin Hill began the 2023 season by winning his second straight season opener at Daytona.

Austin Hill attempted to make the 2023 Daytona 500 with the Beard Motorsports No 62, but he failed to make the field after a late crash resulted in an 18th-place finish in Duel 2 of the 2023 Bluegreen Vacations Duels.