The 31-year-old Hill from Winston, Georgia, led a race-high 78 of 120 laps and persevered through a two-lap shootout to win the O'Reilly opener at Daytona for a fourth time in five years.
The 31-year-old Hill from Winston, Georgia, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 182.223 mp in 49.390 seconds to achieve the first pole position of the 2026 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season at the World Center of Racing.
Rajah Caruth will be piloting JR Motorsports' No. 88 Chevrolet entry in 23 of the 33-race schedule while Alex Bowman, William Byron, Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson will split the remaining 10 events for the 2026 OAP Series season.