Austin J. Hill (born February 16, 2007) is an American professional auto racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 35/53 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen, and the No. 30 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Barrett–Cope Racing.

Racing career Early career Hill began racing Quarter midgets at seven years old.

Junior formula 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. In Atlantic, he won the Restricted Spec championship.

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. In Atlantic, he won all but four races en route to the Open Class title.

Returning to the Atlantic series for 2023, Hill took six wins and twelve podiums on his way to his second consecutive title. In parallel to his SCCA commitments, Hill also raced in the Formula Regional Americas Championship for his family-owned team. He scored a best finish of fifth, twice, at Mid-Ohio and VIR, ending the season 11th in points in his only season in the championship.

Trans-Am Series During 2023, Hill also raced in the XGT class of the Trans-Am Series, making his series debut at Road Atlanta. In his only race in the series, he retired after nine laps and was classified fifth in class. He finished seventh in the XGT standings.

SCCA Hoosier Super Tour In 2024, Hill competed in the SCCA Hoosier Super Tour in both the STL and SMX classes. In the former, he finished runner-up to Danny Steyn, while in the latter, he finished fourteenth in the standings.

NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series

A month after obtaining his NASCAR license, 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. In his three appearances, Hill failed to qualify at both Sonoma and the Charlotte Roval, and finished 20th in his only start of the season at Watkins Glen.

Hill would return to the newly-rebranded NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series for 2026 on a limited schedule.

ARCA Menards Series In 2026, it was revealed that Hill would participate in the pre-season test for the ARCA Menards Series at Daytona International Speedway, driving for Fast Track Racing, where he set the 31st quickest time between the two sessions held.

Personal life Despite sharing a name, Hill is not related to the Georgia-born driver, Austin Hill.

Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2020F2000 Championship Series 4 0 0 0 0 115 9th2021F2000 Championship SeriesHill Racing 16 3 0 1 10 5722ndFRP Atlantic Championship Series – Restricted SpecK-Hill Motorsports 9 2 1 1 9 3821stSCCA National Championship Runoffs Formula X 1 0 0 0 1 3rdSCCA National Championship Runoffs Formula Atlantic 1 0 0 0 0 6th2022F2000 Championship SeriesHill Racing 14 2 2 1 7 4772ndAtlantic Championship Series – Open class 10 6 1 4 9 4841stSCCA National Championship Runoffs Formula X 1 0 0 0 1 2ndSCCA National Championship Runoffs Formula Atlantic 1 0 0 0 1 3rd2023Formula Regional Americas ChampionshipAustin Hill Motorsports 10 0 0 1 0 42 11thAtlantic Championship Series – Open class 8 5 4 4 7 3551stTrans-Am Series – XGT 1 0 0 0 0 61 6thSCCA National Championship Runoffs Spec MX-5 2 0 0 0 0 7th2024SCCA Hoosier Super Tour – STL 7 0 0 0 4 1182ndSCCA Hoosier Super Tour – SMX 10 0 0 0 1 92 14thSCCA National Championship Runoffs Spec MX-5 1 0 0 0 0 17th2025NASCAR Xfinity SeriesJoey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen 1 0 0 0 0 17 62ndTrans-Am Series – XGT 1 0 0 0 1 55 6th 2026NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts SeriesJoey Gase Motorsports with Scott OsteenBarrett-Cope Racing * *Source:

Complete Formula Regional Americas Championship results (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 2023 Austin Hill Motorsports NOL1Ret NOL2DNS NOL38 ROA111 ROA210† ROA38 MOH17 MOH28 MOH35 NJM1WD NJM2WD NJM3WD VIR15 VIR28 VIR3DNS COA1 COA2 COA3 11th 42

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

O'Reilly Auto Parts Series NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series results 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 Pts Ref 2025 Joey Gase Motorsportswith Scott Osteen 35 Chevy DAY ATL COA PHO LVS HOM MAR DAR BRI CAR TAL TEX CLT NSH MXC POC ATL CSC SONDNQ DOV IND IOW ROVDNQ LVS TAL MAR PHO 62nd 17 53 GLN20 DAY PIR GTW BRI KAN 2026 35 DAY ATL COA38 -* -* Barrett-Cope Racing 30 Chevy PHO34 LVS DAR MAR ROC BRI KAN TAL TEX GLN DOV CLT NSH POC COR SON CHI ATL IND IOW DAY DAR Joey Gase Motorsportswith Scott Osteen 53 Chevy GTW32 BRI LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM

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