Richard Childress Racing has introduced that Austin Hill will once more drive Kyle Busch’s NASCAR Cup Collection entry following the tragic loss of life of the 41-year-old NASCAR legend.
Amid a sorrowful and wet weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Hill drove the automobile within the Coca-Cola 600 because the storage mourned Busch’s passing. RCR suspended its use of the No. 8 forward of the Charlotte race, altering the entrant quantity to the No. 33.
Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, pays tribute to Kyle Busch
Photograph by: Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Photographs
The weekend started with a somber ceremony within the storage, because the No. 33 and No. 3 staff automobile of Austin Dillon unloaded first as the remainder of the sector watched on. On race day, the Busch household was in attendance for a pre-race tribute, which included a rendition of ‚Wonderful Grace‘ on the bagpipes.
With no identify above the door and a black No. 8 decal beside the No. 33, Hill competed in NASCAR’s longest race. Hill, who competes full-time within the NASCAR O’Reilly Collection, ended the race one lap down in twenty seventh. It was his 18th profession begin within the Cup Collection.
Hill has by no means run a Cup race at Nashville earlier than, and his finest end on the prime degree of NASCAR is ninth on the Chicago Avenue Course final summer time. Hill has a finest end of fourth at Nashville within the O’Reilly Collection, and ninth there in Vehicles.
There are a complete of 38 entries for the Cup race at Nashville, together with the open entries of Chad Finchun (No. 66 Storage 66 Ford) and Corey Heim (No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota).
Tribute to Kyle Busch
Photograph by: David Jensen / Getty Photographs
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