Jerry Hill (racing driver)

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Jerry Hill
Born (1961-07-25) July 25, 1961 (age 61)
Brandywine, Maryland
NASCAR Cup Series career
8 races run over 4 years
Best finish51st (1992)
First race 1991 Peak AntiFreeze 500 (Dover)
Last race 1993 AC Delco 500 (Rockingham)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish95th (2004)
First race 2004 Charter 250 (Gateway)
Last race 2004 Winn-Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo (Daytona)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
58 races run over 4 years
Best finish18th (2003)
First race 2001 Darlington 200 (Darlington)
Last race 2004 MBNA America 200 (Dover)
WinsTop tens Poles
000

Jerry Hill (born July 25, 1961) is an American former stock car racing driver and father of current NASCAR Xfinity Series/NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Timmy Hill and current NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Tyler Hill. He was born in Brandywine, Maryland. He was a fixture on the Craftsman Truck Series for years, but has competed on all levels of NASCAR.

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Winston Cup Series

Hill made his debut in 1991, running the #56 Hill Motorsports Pontiac that he would drive throughout his Cup career. In his debut at Dover, Hill started and finished 38th after vibration problems, only completing 39 laps. In his second start at Rockingham, Hill managed to improve on qualifying, but finished 38th just the same after being flagged.

Hill would run four races for the team in 1992. He managed his best finish of the year of 27th at Rockingham, the only race he finished. He also improved on qualifying in 1992, earning a career best of 36th at Dover.

Hill ran two races in 1993, his last Cup starts. They both came at Rockingham, they were both 38th-place finishes and they were both DNFs. So, with the dismal results, Hill left the Cup Series.

Busch Series

Hill competed in two Busch Series races. They came in 2004, running for MacDonald Motorsports. Hill started 40th at Gateway in his debut, but managed to finish the race in 26th. Then, at Daytona, Hill started 24th and finished 22nd, thus completing a respectable run in that series.

Craftsman Truck Series

Hill spent the majority of his career in this series, making 58 starts. However, he never finished on the lead lap. He made his debut in 2001 at Darlington, starting 36th and finishing 26th. Hill finished 27th at Dover and then 17th at Kentucky, before switching over to MacDonald Motorsports CTS program for two races, the better being a 24th at IRP. Hill then finished out the season at Troxell Racing. He earned two top-20 finishes for that team: a 17th at Texas and an 18th at Chicago Motor. Despite all the swapping, Hill managed 25th in points.

Hill made all but one race in the 2002 season. He drove the #79 RDS Motorsports Dodge throughout the entire season. The low-budget team struggled, but hung around. Their best finish were a triple of 18ths at Texas, Dover and Darlington. However, Hill ran consistently, recording nine top-20 finishes and finishing all but three races. The decent season allowed Hill to finish 23rd in points.

Hill moved to Ware Racing Enterprises for 2003, competing the majority of the schedule en route to an 18th-place finish in points. Oddly, despite the career best points finish, Hill only finished in the top-20 five times, and only once above twentieth. His best finish was 18th at Kansas. Hill's main issue was the inability to finish races. Unlike in 2002, Hill only finished twelve of his twenty-two starts, and that inconsistency weighed his team down.

Hill ran two races in 2004, both for MacDonald Motorsports while he was doing their Busch runs. He was 26th at Atlanta and 32nd at Dover. The lackluster runs did not earn Hill another ride in the series, and he has not raced in major NASCAR since. His son Timmy currently drives for Rick Ware in the Nationwide Series.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031NWCCPtsRef
1991 Hill Motorsports 56 Pontiac DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
38		 MAR NWS CLT CAR
38		 PHO ATL 72nd98 [1]
1992 DAY CAR
27		 RCH ATL DAR
35		 BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV
38		 SON POC
38		 MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 51st238 [2]
1993 Chevy DAY CAR
38		 RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV
DNQ		 POC MCH DAY NHA POC
DNQ		 TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR
DNQ		 RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR
38		 PHO ATL 67th98 [3]
1994 DAY
DNQ		 CAR
DNQ		 RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND
DNQ		 GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA- [4]
Daytona 500
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
1994 Hill Motorsports Chevrolet DNQ

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334NBSCPtsRef
2004 MacDonald Motorsports 72 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTY
26		 RCH NZH CLT DAY
22		 CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO DAR HOM 95th182 [5]
Ware Racing Enterprises 51 Chevy DOV
QL†		 NSH KEN MLW
† - Qualified for Stan Boyd

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCTCPtsRef
2001 Hill Motorsports 41 Ford DAY HOM MMR MAR GTY DAR
26		 PPR DOV
27		 TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN
17		25th1214 [6]
MacDonald Motorsports 72 Chevy NHA
28		 IRP
24
Troxell Racing 93 Chevy NSH
28		 CIC
18		 NZH
26		 RCH
29		 SBO
21		 TEX
17		 LVS
32		 PHO
DNQ
Hill Motorsports 47 Chevy CAL
21
2002 41 Dodge DAY
DNQ		23rd1992 [7]
RDS Racing 79 Dodge DAR
18		 MAR
22		 GTY
34		 PPR
23		 DOV
18		 TEX
20		 MEM
25		 MLW
21		 KAN
19		 KEN
20		 NHA
20		 MCH
21		 IRP
22		 NSH
29		 RCH
35		 TEX
18		 SBO
19		 LVS
24		 CAL
19		 PHO
25		 HOM
25
2003 Ware Racing Enterprises 5 Dodge DAY
35		 DAR
20		 MMR
24		 MAR
32		 CLT
28		 DOV
31		 TEX
21		 MEM
20		 MLW
23		 KAN
18		 KEN
33		 GTW
29		 MCH
20		 IRP
27		 NSH
29		 BRI
34		 RCH
23		 NHA
21		 CAL
27		 LVS
25		 SBO
28		 TEX
20		18th1882 [8]
51 MAR
DNQ		 PHO HOM
2004 MacDonald Motorsports 72 Chevy DAY ATL
26		 MAR MFD CLT DOV
32		 TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS CAL TEX MAR PHO DAR HOM 73rd152 [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jerry Hill – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Jerry Hill – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Jerry Hill – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Jerry Hill – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Jerry Hill – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Jerry Hill – 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Jerry Hill – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Jerry Hill – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Jerry Hill – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
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