Austin Hill Battles Adversity to Earn Top-20 Finish at Texas
November 5, 2016NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Striping Technology 350
Texas Motor Speedway
November 4, 2016
Race Highlights:
- The Striping Technology 350 marked the 21st race of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck season and eighth race for Austin Hill.
- After qualifying 20th for the 147-lap event, Hill fought adversity from the green flag, with an ill-handling truck. The Winston, G.A. native also reported losing an engine cylinder, drastically lowering his horsepower, just a quarter of the way through the race.
- A NASCAR Next alumnus, Hill had one previous start at the Fort Worth, T.X. 1.500-mile track in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, with a previous best finish of 15th.
- Austin Hill Racing announced a new affiliation with the Lone Survivor Foundation beginning with Friday evenings race. The partnership’s goal will be to raise awareness to the mission of the Lone Survivor Foundation, to restore, empower and renew hope for wounded service members and their families through health, wellness and therapeutic support.
- Johnny Sauter earned his third NCWTS victory of 2016 and was followed to the finish line by Matt Crafton, Daniel Hemric, Tyler Reddick and Daniel Suraez.
- The next NCWTS race is the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway on Friday, November 11th. The race will be televised live on FS 1 and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM Radio beginning at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
- Hill’s next scheduled event is the Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Friday, November 18th. The race will be the season finale for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
Austin Hill Battles Adversity to Earn Top-20 Finish at Texas
Austin Hill and his No. 20 Lone Survivor Foundation, Alien Gear Holsters, Lawless Jerky Ford team fought adversity all night Friday, en route to a top-20 finish at Texas Motor Speedway. After starting the 147-lap event from the 20th position, the Winston, G.A. native immediately radioed in that his truck was incredibly loose. Working traffic to better the aero handling of the truck, Hill climbed as high as 15th in the early stages of the race. Unfortunately, shortly after the races first caution on lap 38, Hill radioed to crew chief Mike Abner, that the motor had picked up a strong vibration, as it was losing a cylinder. Continuing to wrestle with the loose condition, and running on only seven cylinders, Hill maintained his position inside the top-20 for the remainder of the race, and crossed the checkered flag in the 19th position.
Start – 20 Finish – 19 Laps Led – 0
AUSTIN HILL QUOTE:
“I felt like we had a really good truck heading into the race, it practiced really well and have good speed in qualifying,” commented Hill. “We’re not really sure why the truck became so loose right away, but we believe it was aero related. We were trying to combat the loose condition, and still gaining spots on the track, when the motor started to vibrate and lost a cylinder, which unfortunately cemented us in the back. Everyone on this AHR team worked their butts off all weekend and dug deep during the race. I cant thank them and all of our supporters, including Lone Survivor Foundation, Alien Gear Holsters and Lawless Jerky. Without them, none of this would be possible.”
###
About Austin Hill
Austin Hill, a Winston, Ga. native, is driven to become the next big name in NASCAR. The 22-year-old is driving a partial schedule in the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Hill is a two-year member of NASCAR Next, a program designed to cultivate and promote the sports’ next generation of superstars. Over the past two years, Hill has secured four NASCAR K&N victories and 12 Top-5 finishes. Hill started his racing career at the age of six in Quarter Midgets. He won the 2002 Quarter Midget championship at his hometrack in Cumming, Ga. and went on to excel in Bandolero, Legends Semi-Pro Series and Pro Late Model Series racing. Hill currently resides in Mooresville, N.C. with his wife, Ashlyn, and daughter, Lynnlee.
About Lone Survivor Foundation
www.lonesurvivorfoundation.org
Lone Survivor Foundation’s mission is to restore, empower and renew hope for wounded service members and their families through health, wellness and therapeutic support. LSF hosts therapeutic retreats for service members with Post Traumatic Stress, mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Chronic Pain, and Military Sexual Trauma. They host retreats for individual service members, couples, and families, as well as separate retreats for care partners. Retreat attendees partake in psychoeducational group sessions and individual counseling, as well as Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) using the EAGALA model, neuro-feedback, combat-trauma specific yoga and other cutting-edge modalities. All of these services are provided at no cost to the service members or their families.
About Alien Gear Holsters
Alien Gear Holsters is one of the premier makers of holsters for not only concealed carry, but also the everyday carry marketplace. Employing one of the largest gun libraries in existence, with more than 500 makes and models of firearms, they are able to offer holsters other companies simply can not. On top of custom molding each holster shell to the exact make and model of firearm the holster is intended for, they also offer custom made gun belts. Alien Gear offers one of the industry’s most comprehensive warranties on holsters, warrantying every holster for life. Learn more at www.AlienGearHolsters.com
About Lawless Jerky
Lawless Jerky offers unique “Braver Flavors™” that include: Sweet Sriracha, Aloha Teriyaki, Pho, Japanese Curry, BBQ Spare Rib and other world-inspired varieties. Handmade in micro-batches in the USA, Lawless Jerky uses 100% grass-fed beef and hormone-free, antibiotic-free pork. Lawless Jerky does not use sodium nitrites, MSG, corn syrup, or added preservatives. Learn more about America’s Craft Jerky at www.LawlessJerky.com and be sure to use promo code LAWLESSRACING to receive 20% off your order.
