Austin Dillon, the 18-year-old grandson of NASCAR Sprint Cup team owner Richard Childress, said Tuesday that he will attempt to qualify for seven Nationwide Series races next season. Dillon made two Nationwide starts in 2008, coming home 26th at Richmond and fourth at Memphis, in addition to a full season in NASCARs Camping World East Series. The son of RCR Vice President of Competition Mike Dillon plans to run the entire Camping World East slate once again in 2009 in addition to the seven Nationwide races, which will preserve his rookie status in the series for 2010, when he hopes to run a full schedule. Dillon is uncertain which races hell run he is still waiting on NASCAR approval to compete at the two superspeedways, Talladega and Daytona but says Richmond and Iowa Speedway will likely be among them. In 2009, Dillon expects to share seat time with another driver in the No. 21 Nationwide entry for RCR. Thats the number his father used when he last drove for the organization in 2001.(Scene Daily)(12-16-2008)
