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NASCAR Xfinity Series Fans Respond To Austin Hill Claiming United Rentals 250 At Talladega Superspeedway

Jeff Hawkins Written by Sports EditorJeff Hawkins
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NASCAR Xfinity Series Fans Respond To Austin Hill Claiming United Rentals 250 At Talladega Superspeedway

NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Austin Hill navigated a solution to mega-melees Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway. The winner of the United Rentals 250 title steered out in front of the pack. 

And Hill, a non-Round of 8 driver, remained there for a race-high 48 laps, earning his 10th career drafting-track win. He captured both events at Dega this season. 

“I almost thought it was a little bit easier to block the runs that were coming because the inertia they had out back, and the runs that were getting generated by (Justin Allgaier) just never seemed to form,” Hill said, as reported by SI.com. “I mean, I could see them back there, they’re dragging back trying to make a run. They’d get about half back from me, but they could never break that bubble.” 

Despite running low in fuel, Hill held off runner-up Carson Kvapil by 0.105 seconds. 

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Hill swerved to block the competition near the finish line, earning the Talladega sweep this season …

Going green at the iconic 2.66-mile tri-oval track …

As expected, Hill started dominating early at a drafting track …

“The big one” happened early in Stage 1 and both Haas Factory Team machines went down. Sheldon Creed triggered the melee after losing control of the No. 00 Ford after getting bumped by Jeb Burton’s No. 27 Chevrolet. Sam Mayer, who was involved in the crash and placed last, told NASCAR.com: “I was like, ‘man, it’s either going to be a really great day or a really bad day for everybody,’ and obviously it’s not a very good day for everybody so far.” …

Battling for the lead …

Hill also swept both stages Saturday …

Drivers William Sawalich (18), Connor Mosack (99) and Dean Thompson (26) crashed out. Sawalich was later transported to a local hospital for further medical tests …

Hill’s team calculated their mileage correctly. Others, like Sammy Smith’s squad, came up short …

Is the rookie bound for the Championship 4 race? …

Hill’s machine carried just enough gas for a victory burnout…

Is Zilisch advancing to the Championship 4 race at Phoenix Raceway news to anyone? …

Justin Allgaier’s title defense will come down to Nov. 1 …

Two spots remain for the Round of 8 finale at Martinsville Speedway on Oct. 25 …

Jeff Hawkins Written by Sports EditorJeff Hawkins
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry, in both print and digital media. He joined the Sportscasting team in 2021 following a decade of freelancing. He spent his early career as a reporter for various newspapers in Illinois, New York, Florida, North Carolina, and Michigan, with a particular emphasis as a beat reporter for the Chicago Blackhawks. Jeff earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from Oakland University. Over the course of his career he earned several sports writing awards, including two national awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors for column writing and news reporting. One of the five prized columns included a commentary on NASCAR's increasing corporate influences, particularly in northern racetracks — commentary which you might find Jeff building on as part of the Motorsports writing team at Sportscasting now.  
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