| Austin Hill | |
|---|---|
 Hill at Sonoma Raceway in 2025 | |
| Born | Austin J. Hill February 16, 2007 Frankfort, Ohio, U.S. |
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |
| Car no., team | No. 35/53 (Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen) |
| First race | 2025 Mission 200 at the Glen |
Austin J. Hill [1] (born February 16, 2007) is an American professional auto racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen.
Hill began racing Quarter midgets at seven years old. [2]
In 2021, Hill made his debut in the SCCA Pro Series Formula Race Promotions, racing in the F2000 and Atlantic series for his family-owned team. In F2000, he won two races and ended the season runner-up in points to Trent Walko. [3] In Atlantic, he won the Restricted Spec championship. [4]
In 2022, Hill returned to the SCCA Pro Series championships, racing once again in both the F2000 and Atlantic series. In F2000, he won twice and finished runner-up in the standings to JC Trahan. [5] In Atlantic, he won all but four races en route to the Open Class title. [6]
Returning to the Atlantic series for 2023, Hill took six wins and twelve podiums on his way to his second consecutive title. [7]
In parallel to his SCCA commitments, Hill also raced in the Formula Regional Americas Championship for his family-owned team. [8] He scored a best finish of fifth, twice, at Mid-Ohio and VIR, [9] [10] ending the season 11th in points in his only season in the championship. [11]
During 2023, Hill also raced in the XGT class of the Trans-Am Series, making his series debut at Road Atlanta. [12] In his only race in the series, Hill retired after nine laps and was classified fifth in class. [13] He finished seventh in the XGT standings. [14]
In 2024, Hill competed in the SCCA Hoosier Super Tour in both the STL and SMX classes. [15] In the former, he finished runner-up to Danny Steyn, while in the latter he finished fourteenth in the standings. [16]
A month after obtaining his NASCAR license, [17] on February 25, 2025, it was announced that Hill would compete on a part-time basis in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen, starting at Sonoma. [18]
Despite sharing a name, Hill is not related to the Georgia-born driver, Austin Hill. [18]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
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| 2023 | Austin Hill Motorsports | NOL 1 Ret | NOL 2 DNS | NOL 3 8 | ROA 1 11 | ROA 2 10† | ROA 3 8 | MOH 1 7 | MOH 2 8 | MOH 3 5 | NJM 1 WD | NJM 2 WD | NJM 3 WD | VIR 1 5 | VIR 2 8 | VIR 3 DNS | COA 1 | COA 2 | COA 3 | 11th | 42 |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2025 | Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen | 35 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | COA | PHO | LVS | HOM | MAR | DAR | BRI | CAR | TAL | TEX | CLT | NSH | MXC | POC | ATL | CSC | SON DNQ | DOV | IND | IOW | -* | -* | [19] | |||||||||||||
| 53 | GLN 20 | DAY | PIR | GTW | BRI | KAN | ROV | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||