Austin Dillon 3
Career Highlights
• Registered a win in his NASCAR Camping World Series East debut at Greenville Pickens in 2008.
• Earned the 2008 Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award.
Driver Details
Sponsor: Mom n' Pops Country Ham
Manufacturer: Chevrolet
Owner: Richard Childress
Crewchief: Dan Deeringhoff
Birthdate: April 27, 1990
Hometown: Lewisville, N.C.
Occupation: Student
Austin Dillon
Nascar Camping World East Statistics
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| Year | Rank | Races | Wins | Poles | Top 5s | Top 10s |
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| 2008 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 2009 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 15 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
WINS: 1 – Greenville Pickens (4/19/08)
POLES: 1 – Iowa (5/18/08)
Year-by-year Camping World East Recap
2008: Finished as the championship runner-up and earned Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors … Registered six top fives and 10 top 10s in 13 races with a win in his debut at Greenville Pickens Speedway … Captured the Coors Light Pole Award for the prestigious Iowa East-West combination race.
Noteworthy
Has been racing for just four years … Has worked his way from Bandoleros and Legends through dirt Late Models and UMP Modifieds … Made two NASCAR Nationwide Series starts in 2008 and finished fourth at Memphis … The grandson of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team owner Richard Childress and son of Mike and Tina Dillon … Father, Mike, is a former NASCAR Nationwide Series driver and current director of competition for Richard Childress Racing … Younger brother, Ty, will debut in the NASCAR Camping World Series East in 2009 … Is a senior in high school and plans to attend High Point University in the fall.
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