Hillman Racing today announced that Cole Whitt will drive the #27 Hillman Racing entry this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. Whitt, the 21-year-old development driver for the Dale Earnhardt Jr-owned JR Motorsports in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, will pilot the #27 www.LittleJoesAutos.com Chevrolet Silverado in Saturday’s Fred’s 250. Whitt enters the weekend event with 26 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts to his credit, in addition to 31 NASCAR Nationwide Series and 6 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts. Whitt, who will make his first start for Hillman Racing, also will compete in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega in the #33 www.LittleJoesAutos.com Chevrolet Impala for Circle Sport. In 25 truck series starts in 2011, Whitt recorded 11 top-10s with a season’s-best second-place finish at Dover in addition to a pole at Darlington. Veteran crew chief Jason Overstreet has also joined the organization to help call the shots this weekend.(Hillman Racing PR)(10-5-2012)
