[autotag]Austin Hill[/autotag] entered the 2023 NASCAR season looking to improve upon an already successful rookie campaign and immediately showed he will be a force to be reckoned with all year. Hill won three times in the first five races of the season and then followed it up with another win at Pocono Raceway later in the summer. This all led up to Saturday afternoon at Kansas Speedway.
The Richard Childress Racing driver officially clinched the 2023 Xfinity Series regular season championship over John Hunter Nemechek at Kansas in the finale. Hill officially earned 15 playoff points, which equals out to three victories, for accomplishing the feat. It has been a massive season for the driver of the No. 21 car.
WHAT A FINISH AT POCONO! đ
Retweet to congratulate Austin Hill for the win as Josh Berry hits the wall behind him. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/a8T3E5v44p
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) July 22, 2023
Now, Hill will enter the Round of 12 with 39 playoff points. The Richard Childress Racing driver has been one the most consistent drivers during the regular season and he has finally been rewarded with the highest honor at this point in the year. The chase for a first Xfinity Series title begins next weekend.
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