The 2023 ARCA Menards Series champion from Menlo Park, California, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 182.240 mph in 52.546 seconds, which was enough to claim the top-starting spot for a second time in 2025 at Talladega.
Austin Hill met with the media at Darlington Raceway Saturday morning. The conversation concerned last week’s controversial Xfinity Series event at Martinsville Speedway.
The 30-year-old Hill from Winston, Georgia, led the final lap of 256 over-scheduled laps and weaved through a final-lap multi-car wreck to cash in on his first Dash 4 Cash bonus and deliver the 100th Xfinity win for Richard Childress Racing.
Kaulig Racing's No. 10 Chevrolet team, Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 18 Toyota team, Richard Childress Racing's No. 21 Chevrolet team and Young's Motorsports' No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro team were fined $5,000 apiece due to an improper/loose lug nut discovered on their respective entries following Saturday's Xfinity event at Homestead.
The 30-year-old Hill from Winston, Georgia, is scheduled to compete at Darlington Raceway (April 6), Chicago Street Course (July 6), Daytona International Speedway (August 23), Bristol Motor Speedway (September 13) and Talladega Superspeedway (October 19) while driving RCR's No. 33 Chevrolet entry.
The reigning Xfinity Series champion led 21 of 201 over-scheduled laps and went from fourth to first during an overtime shootout to record both his second consecutive Xfinity victory in recent weeks at Miami and claim the first $100,000 bonus of the 2025 season.
The 2025 Xfinity Series' Dash 4 Cash program will officially commence this upcoming weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway (March 22) and proceed at Martinsville Speedway (March 29), Bristol Motor Speedway (April 12) and Rockingham Speedway (April 19).
The reigning Xfinity Series champion from Riverton, Illinois, led a race-high 102 of 200 laps and fended off Aric Almirola under the final 50 laps to score his first Xfinity victory of 2025 in Sin City.
The 40-year-old Almirola from Tampa, Florida, led 25 of 208 over-scheduled laps and edged Alex Bowman by 0.045 seconds during an overtime shootout to score his first Xfinity victory of the 2025 season.
The 18-year-old Zilisch from Charlotte, North Carolina, led a race-high 26 of 65 laps and rallied from both an early pit road penalty and a series of on-track contacts to outduel teammate Carson Kvapil and record his first Xfinity victory of 2025 in Austin, Texas.
