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Jerry Hill
Born (1961-07-25) July 25, 1961 (age 63)
Brandywine, Maryland
NASCAR Cup Series career
8 races run over 4 years
Best finish51st (1992)
First race1991 Peak AntiFreeze 500 (Dover)
Last race1993 AC Delco 500 (Rockingham)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish95th (2004)
First race2004 Charter 250 (Gateway)
Last race2004 Winn-Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
58 races run over 4 years
Best finish18th (2003)
First race2001 Darlington 200 (Darlington)
Last race2004 MBNA America 200 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Jerry Hill (born July 25, 1961) is an American former stock car racing driver and father of current NASCAR Xfinity Series/NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Timmy Hill and current NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Tyler Hill. He was born in Brandywine, Maryland. He was a fixture on the Craftsman Truck Series for years, but has competed on all levels of NASCAR.

Winston Cup Series

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Hill made his debut in 1991, running the #56 Hill Motorsports Pontiac that he would drive throughout his Cup career. In his debut at Dover, Hill started and finished 38th after vibration problems, only completing 39 laps. In his second start at Rockingham, Hill managed to improve on qualifying, but finished 38th just the same after being flagged.

Hill would run four races for the team in 1992. He managed his best finish of the year of 27th at Rockingham, the only race he finished. He also improved on qualifying in 1992, earning a career best of 36th at Dover.

Hill ran two races in 1993, his last Cup starts. They both came at Rockingham, they were both 38th-place finishes and they were both DNFs. So, with the dismal results, Hill left the Cup Series.

Busch Series

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Hill competed in two Busch Series races. They came in 2004, running for MacDonald Motorsports. Hill started 40th at Gateway in his debut, but managed to finish the race in 26th. Then, at Daytona, Hill started 24th and finished 22nd, thus completing a respectable run in that series.

Craftsman Truck Series

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Hill spent the majority of his career in this series, making 58 starts. However, he never finished on the lead lap. He made his debut in 2001 at Darlington, starting 36th and finishing 26th. Hill finished 27th at Dover and then 17th at Kentucky, before switching over to MacDonald Motorsports CTS program for two races, the better being a 24th at IRP. Hill then finished out the season at Troxell Racing. He earned two top-20 finishes for that team: a 17th at Texas and an 18th at Chicago Motor. Despite all the swapping, Hill managed 25th in points.

Hill made all but one race in the 2002 season. He drove the #79 RDS Motorsports Dodge throughout the entire season. The low-budget team struggled, but hung around. Their best finish were a triple of 18ths at Texas, Dover and Darlington. However, Hill ran consistently, recording nine top-20 finishes and finishing all but three races. The decent season allowed Hill to finish 23rd in points.

Hill moved to Ware Racing Enterprises for 2003, competing the majority of the schedule en route to an 18th-place finish in points. Oddly, despite the career best points finish, Hill only finished in the top-20 five times, and only once above twentieth. His best finish was 18th at Kansas. Hill's main issue was the inability to finish races. Unlike in 2002, Hill only finished twelve of his twenty-two starts, and that inconsistency weighed his team down.

Hill ran two races in 2004, both for MacDonald Motorsports while he was doing their Busch runs. He was 26th at Atlanta and 32nd at Dover. The lackluster runs did not earn Hill another ride in the series, and he has not raced in major NASCAR since. His son Timmy currently drives for Rick Ware in the Nationwide Series.

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

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NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NWCC Pts Ref
1991 Hill Motorsports 56 Pontiac DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
38
MAR NWS CLT CAR
38
PHO ATL 72nd 98 [1]
1992 DAY CAR
27
RCH ATL DAR
35
BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV
38
SON POC
38
MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 51st 238 [2]
1993 Chevy DAY CAR
38
RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV
DNQ
POC MCH DAY NHA POC
DNQ
TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR
DNQ
RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR
38
PHO ATL 67th 98 [3]
1994 DAY
DNQ
CAR
DNQ
RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND
DNQ
GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - [4]
Daytona 500
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Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1994 Hill Motorsports Chevrolet DNQ

Busch Series

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NASCAR Busch Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 NBSC Pts Ref
2004 MacDonald Motorsports 72 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTY
26
RCH NZH CLT DAY
22
CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO DAR HOM 95th 182 [5]
Ware Racing Enterprises 51 Chevy DOV
QL
NSH KEN MLW
- Qualified for Stan Boyd

Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCTC Pts Ref
2001 Hill Motorsports 41 Ford DAY HOM MMR MAR GTY DAR
26
PPR DOV
27
TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN
17
25th 1214 [6]
MacDonald Motorsports 72 Chevy NHA
28
IRP
24
Troxell Racing 93 Chevy NSH
28
CIC
18
NZH
26
RCH
29
SBO
21
TEX
17
LVS
32
PHO
DNQ
Hill Motorsports 47 Chevy CAL
21
2002 41 Dodge DAY
DNQ
23rd 1992 [7]
RDS Racing 79 Dodge DAR
18
MAR
22
GTY
34
PPR
23
DOV
18
TEX
20
MEM
25
MLW
21
KAN
19
KEN
20
NHA
20
MCH
21
IRP
22
NSH
29
RCH
35
TEX
18
SBO
19
LVS
24
CAL
19
PHO
25
HOM
25
2003 Ware Racing Enterprises 5 Dodge DAY
35
DAR
20
MMR
24
MAR
32
CLT
28
DOV
31
TEX
21
MEM
20
MLW
23
KAN
18
KEN
33
GTW
29
MCH
20
IRP
27
NSH
29
BRI
34
RCH
23
NHA
21
CAL
27
LVS
25
SBO
28
TEX
20
18th 1882 [8]
51 MAR
DNQ
PHO HOM
2004 MacDonald Motorsports 72 Chevy DAY ATL
26
MAR MFD CLT DOV
32
TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS CAL TEX MAR PHO DAR HOM 73rd 152 [9]

References

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  1. ^ "Jerry Hill – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Jerry Hill – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "Jerry Hill – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Jerry Hill – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  5. ^ "Jerry Hill – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "Jerry Hill – 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  7. ^ "Jerry Hill – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  8. ^ "Jerry Hill – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  9. ^ "Jerry Hill – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
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