Austin Hill Wheels the Victory Wear Ford F-150 to a Solid Top-15 Finish at Martinsville
April 1, 2017NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Alpha Energy Solutions 250
Martinsville Speedway
April 1, 2017
Race Highlights:
- The Alpha Energy Solutions 250 marked the 3rd race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck season and second race for Austin Hill, in the newly formed partnership with Young’s Motorsports.
- Hill started 22nd and raced his way as high as 7th during the 250-lap race.
- A NASCAR Next alumnus, Hill had three previous starts at the Martinsville, V.A. facility in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Hill had previously competed under his Austin Hill Racing team in 2016, qualifying 15th and finishing 10th.
- Chase Elliott earned his second career NCWTS victory and was followed to the finish line by Johnny Sauter, Christopher Bell, Noah Gragson and Ty Dillon.
- Hill’s next scheduled event is at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday, May 19th. The race will broadcast live on FoxSports1.
Austin Hill Wheels the Victory Wear Ford F-150 to a Solid Top-15 Finish at Martinsville
Austin Hill and his No. 02 Victory Wear Ford F-150 team rallied from a late pit-road penalty Saturday, to a top-15 finish at Martinsville Speedway. After starting the 250-lap event from the 22nd position, the Winston, G.A. native had meticulously worked his way into the top-15 by the end of segment one, on lap 70. Coming to pit road for four tires and fuel, Hill reported his truck was tight in the center, on both ends of the track. Crew chief Bruce Cook addressed the issue with an air pressure and trackbar adjustment. Utilizing his spotter, Mike Herman Jr., Hill began working the heavy traffic around the .526-mile short track. Having worked his way into the 10th position, Hill and team utilized the lap 135 caution to again come to pit road and work on the No. 02 Victory Wear Ford. As Hill left his pit stall, the gas can became lodged and drug halfway down pit road. Per NASCAR rules, Hill had to come back to pit road for a stop-and-go penalty and start at the tail end of the field, in 23rd. Never giving up, Hill started his quest towards the front, where he found himself knocking on the door of 10th place, before a late race restart, shuffled him back to 14th place, where he would take the checkered flag in heavy traffic.
Start – 22 Finish – 14 Laps Led – 0
AUSTIN HILL QUOTE:
“Today was a solid day for everyone involved with our No. 02 Victory Wear Ford F-150. We didn’t have a great qualify run and that put us behind a little bit at the beginning, but our truck had great long-run handling and speed, giving us a slight advantage as I felt a lot of the guys were all on a short run package. We had a little hiccup on pit road, dragging the gas can, but I am just happy our fuel man wasn’t injured as he went after the can. All-in-all even though we had a top-10 truck, we brought our Victory Wear Ford home in one piece, with a solid top-15 finish and are ready to get back into action at Charlotte (Motor Speedway) in May."
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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 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, in a newly formed partnership with Young’s Motorsports, in the No. 02 Ford F-150. Hill successfully graduated, after being a two-year member of NASCAR Next, a program designed to cultivate and promote the sports’ next generation of superstars. Hill started his racing career at the age of six in Quarter Midgets and won the 2002 Quarter Midget championship at his home track in Cumming, G.A. before moving on to excel in the Bandolero, Legends Series and Pro Late Model Series. While in the NASCAR Next program, Hill secured five wins and one pole award in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, along with 13 top-five, 24 top-10 finishes. Hill currently resides in Salisbury, N.C. with his wife, Ashlyn, and daughter, Lynnlee.
About Victory Wear
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