| Craig Hill | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Canadian |
| Full name | Richard Craig Hill |
| Born | January 9, 1934 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | November 1, 2012 (aged 78) West Lorne, Ontario, Canada |
Richard Craig Hill (born January 19, 1934) was a Canadian professional automobile racer. Hill died at his home in West Lorne, Ontario on November 1, 2012.
In a driving career that spanned almost 40 years, Craig Hill raced and won in almost every type of racing car, from midgets and super-modified stock cars to sports cars and sophisticated open-wheel formula cars. He was Canadian Formula B champion in 1969 and 1970, driving a Formula Ford he modified to formula B spec. He co-drove with Ludwig Heimrath to win the Sundown Grand Prix in 1973 and 1974.
He was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 1996.
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