Austin Hill wins rain-shortened Trucks race at Watkins Glen
3 years, 4 months ago

Austin Hill wins rain-shortened Trucks race at Watkins Glen

Associated Press  

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Pole-sitter Austin Hill won the NASCAR Truck Series race at Watkins Glen International on Saturday, taking the victory when lightning struck nearby and rain halted the race with 11 laps to go. It’s really special to get a win at Watkins Glen.” It was the final event of the regular season for the Truck Series and the 10-driver field was set for the playoffs. Smith could have been knocked out of the playoffs, and trouble quickly struck when he spun in the first turn of the 72-lap race around the 2.45-mile Watkins Glen layout. It was the sixth Truck Series race at Watkins Glen International and first since Greg Biffle won in 2000.

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Austin Hill survives wild restart to win Xfinity Series race at Pocono
1 year, 5 months ago

Austin Hill survives wild restart to win Xfinity Series race at Pocono

Associated Press  

LONG POND, Pa. — Austin Hill survived a wild restart in the final overtime laps at Pocono Raceway and earned his fourth Xfinity Series victory of the season on Saturday. Hill won the season opener at Daytona and added two more early season wins at Las Vegas and Phoenix, but hadn’t won over his last 13 races. We just weren’t …

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