CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 08: Austin Hill, driver of the #21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, drives during practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 08, 2022 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images) | Getty Images
CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 08: Austin Hill, driver of the #21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, drives during practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 08, 2022 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Austin Hill Wins 2022 Xfinity Series Rookie of the Year Honors

Austin Hill has won the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year title – earning a pair of victories in his first season driving the No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.

Hill, 28, of Winston, Ga., had an especially strong first full season in the series; winning the season-opener at Daytona International Speedway and then again at his home track in Atlanta this summer- the only rookie to win a race in 2022.

He scored a ninth-place finish in the Phoenix finale and wraps up the rookie title with 11 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes.

Hill’s RCR teammate Sheldon Creed finished second in the rookie points, followed by Kyle Sieg and Jesse Iwuji.

— NASCAR Wire Service —