Austin Dillon

Austin Dillon (born April 27, 1990, in Lewisville, North Carolina) is a development driver for Richard Childress Racing. He is the son of former NASCAR driver Mike Dillon, grandson of NASCAR owner Richard Childress, and the brother of fellow RCR development driver Ty Dillon. He currently drives the #3 Garage Equipment Supply Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Andy Santerre Motorsports in the NASCAR Camping World East Series.

Dillon began racing in 2005 in Bandoleros, before moving up to the Semi-Pro level in Legends Racing. There, he competed in forty events and won four races, as well as obtaining a sixth place finish in the Summer Shootout Series. He was also a Young Lions National Champion. He followed that up with three more wins in the Legends seres in 2006, and participated in the Spring Midget Classic, where he finished fifth. In 2007, he moved to Late Model racing on both dirt and paved tracks. He took wins in three different races and had twenty-five top-tens in thirty-four starts. He also ran the UMP Modified Series and had three top-tens.

In 2008, he moved to the Camping World Series to drive for Andy Santerre. He won in his first race at Greenville-Pickens Speedway and led the point standings through June. In September 2008, he made his Nationwide Series debut at Richmond International Raceway. It was a mixed result for Dillon, who was involved in two incidents but managed to complete all but two laps in route to finishing 26th.

[edit] External links

• Driver bio
• EastSeries.com page