._AustinHill is a winner at DAYTONA in both the Xfinity and Truck Series, but attempting to qualify for the DAYTONA500 will be an entirely new experience for him. His thoughts ahead of an intense week of racing at the superspeedway:
but will also run six races this year in Cup with Beard Motorsports and its No. 62 Chevrolet.
As an unchartered team and more cars entered than spots in the field, Hill will have to qualify well or race his way into the 40-car field for Sunday’s season opener.“As long as I don’t destroy a car and only mess up a fender or something that can be easily fixed, I’m going to do whatever it takes to make the Daytona 500,” said Hill, who already owns wins at Daytona in both the Xfinity and Truck series.
“And if it comes down to the last lap and we are racing another guy to make it in, I’m going to be as aggressive as I can to get … in the show. That’s the goal.”Hill already has an excellent track record on superspeedways and is well-versed with the performance of ECR engines, which Beard utilizes. In recent seasons, Beard Motorsports has focused mostly on running the superspeedway races and earned a top-five finish last August with driver Noah Gragson. Prior to 2022, Beard boasted a pair of top-10 finishes at Daytona in the 2020 season with driver“I think one of the things that has helped me be successful on the superspeedways is RCR. We have really fast superspeedway Chevrolets,” Hill said. “Anytime we go to a superspeedway, we just have that raw speed and we’re up front.
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