HAMPTON, GA. – When contemplating NASCAR Xfinity Series racing at repaved Atlanta Motor Speedway, one name springs to mind—that of Austin Hill.
After all, the driver of the No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet will be seeking his third straight victory at the “intermediate superspeedway” in Saturday’s Alsco Uniforms 250 (8 p.m. ET on USA, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Hill already has three wins to his credit this season, two on tracks where drafting and close-quarters racing are the norm—Daytona and Atlanta. The Georgia-born driver also will compete in Sunday’s Quaker State 400 NASCAR Cup Series race in the No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet.
“It’s special to be able to race against the best in the Cup Series, but especially at home,” Hill said. “My expectation for Sunday is a little less than my expectation for the Xfinity side, where I expect nothing short of winning.
“On the Cup side, the goal is to race our way forward from wherever we start, make all the laps, contend, and be there at the end. If we can get inside the top-20 and get experience to see how Cup drivers race, it will go a long way.”
In the Xfinity race, Hill will have to contend with full-time Cup driver Ty Gibbs, who won last year’s spring race at Atlanta before Hill rattled off two straight victories at the track.
Source: Reid Spencer/NASCAR Wire Service
