Austin Hill wins dramatic NASCAR O'Reilly San Diego race in last-lap pass
The Richard Childress Racing driver took an emotional win for a team that has been through a lot in the past month, following the tragic death of Kyle Busch
Motorsport photoIt took almost five hours from start-to-finish, but in the end, it was the No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet of Austin Hill who captured the checkered flag.After Taylor Gray sent Carson Kvapil spinning from the lead with three laps to go, Hill muscled Gray out of the way on the white flag lap, claiming victory for RCR.
WHAT A FINISH!!!@_AustinHill passes Taylor Gray on the final lap and earns his first career road course victory at San Diego! pic.
twitter.com/KxT5LWzdkF— The CW Sports (@TheCW_Sports) June 21, 2026Gray finished second, Sheldon Creed third, Kvapil fourth, and Sammy Smith fifth. Jesse Love, Parker Retzlaff, Austin Green, Harrison Burton, and Corey Day filled out the remainder of the top ten.
Hill absolutely burned the tires off of it in his post-race celebration, and needed to get towed back to Victory Lane. He even did a burnout around the black No. 8 painted onto the track's surface in tribute to fallen NASCAR legend and RCR driver Kyle Busch.
This is Hill's 16th career NASCAR O'Reilly win, but his first on a road course.Richard Childress’ voice said it all. ❤️It’s RCR’s first win as a team since Kyle Busch’s untimely passing a month ago.
pic.twitter.com/h8c2qup6Iq— Motorsport (@Motorsport) June 21, 2026Stage 1Saturday's race got off to a strange start as a metal cover came loose on the opening lap.
Corey Day struck it, and the cover went straight through the nose of the car.After 20 minuets of yellow, NASCAR finally red-flagged the race for a further 25 minutes while repairs were made and other covers were inspected. While Day's race was supposed to be over, NASCAR made some surprising rule changes to alter his fate.
Due to the special circumstances, Hendrick Motorsports was allowed to work under the red flag, replace the destroyed radiator, and even get their laps back before the race finally resumed on Lap 10. Day also narrowly avoided a safety truck after returning to the race. Read Also: Metal cover comes up and tears throu
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