Retirement is never easy for a race car driver but in 2000, after 18 years of racing, Bobby Hillin, Jr. decided it was time to move on. Question waswhat now? Applying the ambition and drive he had from success in racing at a very young age, Hillin founded T-Rex Companies with just one truck and a prayer. Today, he overseas two companies Texas ReExcavation, L.C., a non-destructive sub-surface vacuum excavation company, and T-Rex Engineering & Construction, L.C., a subsea design and fabrication concern that caters to the offshore oil & gas industry. This weekend marks the return of what many have since called the “Original Young Gun” to Texas Motor Speedway. T-Rex had already planned on entertaining clients during Texas race week which begins November 6. “It has always been hard for me to be at the track and not race,” Hillin stated. “So when we had the opportunity to sponsor the #81 car and I could drive, well—- we jumped on it. For me, this is equivalent of going back and playing in a high school football game, and I know so many men can relate to that!” (MacDonald Motorsports PR)(11-3-2009)
