Richard Childress Racing
has hired Mike Hillman, Jr. to crew chief their No. 2 Chevrolet Camaro team
with driver Brian Scott in the NASCAR XFINITY Series.
Hillman, Jr, 36, comes
to RCR with 20 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victories and two series
championships. Through 235 NCWTS starts he has also earned 93 top-five and 132
top-10 finishes, including 17 pole awards.
The Lockport, N.Y.
native joins RCR and the No. 2 Chevrolet team effective immediately.
"This is a great
opportunity for a guy like me to become part of RCR and the No. 2 Chevrolet
team," Hillman, Jr. said. "When we first talked about this position,
I knew this was something I wanted to do and RCR is known for their storied
success at every level in NASCAR.
"Brian Scott is a
talented driver who is coming off the best season of his career. He and I share
the same goals - wanting to win multiple races and ultimately the XFINITY
Series championship. With the team they already have in place, I am confident
we will achieve our goals."
This will be Scott's
third year with RCR in the XFINITY Series. During that time, the 26-year-old
driver has earned four pole awards, nine top-five and 36 top-10 finishes. He's
coming off his best season with a final driver points standing of fourth place.
"I look forward to
building on what we have achieved the past two seasons with RCR," Scott
said. "Mike Hillman, Jr. is an excellent addition to our No. 2 Chevrolet
team and has a proven track record of success and experience. I am more than
confident he will take our team to victory lane and race for a championship.
"We already have a
great nucleus of people on our team and our XFINITY program is strong from
top-to-bottom. With the momentum we had at the end of this past season, I feel
confident about our 2015 hopes."
Hillman, Jr., will
report to Dr. Eric Warren, Director of Competition, for RCR.
"When we started our search for a new crew chief on the No. 2
team, the name that kept coming up the most was Mike Hillman, Jr.," Warren
said. "He has a proven track record and everything he's worked and team
he's led has been fast. We welcome him aboard and look forward to him, Brian
and the rest of the team taking what they did this year to the next
level."
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