Georgia’s Austin Hill wins NASCAR Xfinity race in Atlanta

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Published July 9, 2022 5:59 PM

By PAUL NEWBERRY
AP Sports Writer

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Georgia native Austin Hill claimed his second NASCAR Xfinity win of the season, leading an eight-car train across the line at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The 28-year-old Xfinity rookie is a native of Winston, a small town about an hour’s drive from the high-banked track that he considers home. Hill had a pair of runner-up truck finishes at Atlanta in 2020 and ’21, and another second-place showing behind Ty Gibbs in the Xfinity spring race, Finally, he crossed the line first at the 1.54-mile trioval, holding off Josh Berry. Ryan Truex, Tyler Reddick and Daniel Hemric rounded out the top five.

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