Jerry Hill (racing driver) explained

Jerry Hill
Birth Date:	25 July 1961
Birth Place:	Brandywine, Maryland
Total Cup Races:	8
Years In Cup:	4
Best Cup Pos:	51st (1992)
First Cup Race:	1991 Peak AntiFreeze 500 (Dover)
Last Cup Race:	1993 AC Delco 500 (Rockingham)
Cup Wins:	0
Cup Top Tens:	0
Cup Poles:	0
Total Busch Races:	2
Years In Busch:	1
Best Busch Pos:	95th (2004)
First Busch Race:	2004 Charter 250 (Gateway)
Last Busch Race:	2004 Winn-Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo (Daytona)
Busch Wins:	0
Busch Top Tens:	0
Busch Poles:	0
Total Truck Races:	58
Years In Truck:	4
Best Truck Pos:	18th (2003)
First Truck Race:	2001 Darlington 200 (Darlington)
Last Truck Race:	2004 MBNA America 200 (Dover)
Truck Wins:	0
Truck Top Tens:	0
Truck Poles:	0

Jerry Hill (born July 25, 1961) is an American former stock car racing driver and father of current NASCAR Xfinity Series/NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Timmy Hill and current NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Tyler Hill. He was born in Brandywine, Maryland. He was a fixture on the Craftsman Truck Series for years, but has competed on all levels of NASCAR.

Winston Cup Series

Hill made his debut in 1991, running the #56 Hill Motorsports Pontiac that he would drive throughout his Cup career. In his debut at Dover, Hill started and finished 38th after vibration problems, only completing 39 laps. In his second start at Rockingham, Hill managed to improve on qualifying, but finished 38th just the same after being flagged.

Hill would run four races for the team in 1992. He managed his best finish of the year of 27th at Rockingham, the only race he finished. He also improved on qualifying in 1992, earning a career best of 36th at Dover.

Hill ran two races in 1993, his last Cup starts. They both came at Rockingham, they were both 38th-place finishes and they were both DNFs. So, with the dismal results, Hill left the Cup Series.

Busch Series

Hill competed in two Busch Series races. They came in 2004, running for MacDonald Motorsports. Hill started 40th at Gateway in his debut, but managed to finish the race in 26th. Then, at Daytona, Hill started 24th and finished 22nd, thus completing a respectable run in that series.

Craftsman Truck Series

Hill spent the majority of his career in this series, making 58 starts. However, he never finished on the lead lap. He made his debut in 2001 at Darlington, starting 36th and finishing 26th. Hill finished 27th at Dover and then 17th at Kentucky, before switching over to MacDonald Motorsports CTS program for two races, the better being a 24th at IRP. Hill then finished out the season at Troxell Racing. He earned two top-20 finishes for that team: a 17th at Texas and an 18th at Chicago Motor. Despite all the swapping, Hill managed 25th in points.

Hill made all but one race in the 2002 season. He drove the #79 RDS Motorsports Dodge throughout the entire season. The low-budget team struggled, but hung around. Their best finish were a triple of 18ths at Texas, Dover and Darlington. However, Hill ran consistently, recording nine top-20 finishes and finishing all but three races. The decent season allowed Hill to finish 23rd in points.

Hill moved to Ware Racing Enterprises for 2003, competing the majority of the schedule en route to an 18th-place finish in points. Oddly, despite the career best points finish, Hill only finished in the top-20 five times, and only once above twentieth. His best finish was 18th at Kansas. Hill's main issue was the inability to finish races. Unlike in 2002, Hill only finished twelve of his twenty-two starts, and that inconsistency weighed his team down.

Hill ran two races in 2004, both for MacDonald Motorsports while he was doing their Busch runs. He was 26th at Atlanta and 32nd at Dover. The lackluster runs did not earn Hill another ride in the series, and he has not raced in major NASCAR since. His son Timmy currently drives for Rick Ware in the Nationwide Series.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31		Pts	Ref
1991	Hill Motorsports	56	Pontiac	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL			72nd	98	^[1]
1992			Pontiac	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL			51st	238	^[2]
1993			Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL		67th	98	^[3]
1994			Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL	NA	-	^[4]

Daytona 500

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34		Pts	Ref
2004	MacDonald Motorsports	72	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSH	TAL	CAL	GTY	RCH	NZH	CLT					DAY	CHI	NHA	PPR	IRP	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	ATL	PHO	DAR	HOM	95th	182	^[5]
2004	Ware Racing Enterprises	51	Chevy														DOV QL^†	NSH	KEN	MLW																		95th	182	^[5]
^† - Qualified for Stan Boyd

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25		Pts	Ref
2001	Hill Motorsports	41	Ford	DAY	HOM	MMR	MAR	GTY	DAR	PPR	DOV	TEX	MEM	MLW	KAN	KEN													25th	1214	^[6]
	MacDonald Motorsports	72	Chevy														NHA	IRP
	Troxell Racing	93	Chevy																NSH	CIC	NZH	RCH	SBO	TEX	LVS	PHO
	Hill Motorsports	47	Chevy																								CAL
2002	Hill Motorsports	41	Dodge	DAY																									23rd	1992	^[7]
2002	RDS Racing	79	Dodge		DAR	MAR	GTY	PPR	DOV	TEX	MEM	MLW	KAN	KEN	NHA	MCH	IRP	NSH	RCH	TEX	SBO	LVS	CAL	PHO	HOM				23rd	1992	^[7]
2003	Ware Racing Enterprises	5	Dodge	DAY	DAR	MMR	MAR	CLT	DOV	TEX	MEM	MLW	KAN	KEN	GTW	MCH	IRP	NSH	BRI	RCH	NHA	CAL	LVS	SBO	TEX				18th	1882	^[8]
2003	Ware Racing Enterprises	51	Dodge																							MAR	PHO	HOM	18th	1882	^[8]
2004	MacDonald Motorsports	72	Chevy	DAY	ATL	MAR	MFD	CLT	DOV	TEX	MEM	MLW	KAN	KEN	GTW	MCH	IRP	NSH	BRI	RCH	NHA	LVS	CAL	TEX	MAR	PHO	DAR	HOM	73rd	152	^[9]

Notes and References

Web site: Jerry Hill – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
Web site: Jerry Hill – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
Web site: Jerry Hill – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
Web site: Jerry Hill – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
Web site: Jerry Hill – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
Web site: Jerry Hill – 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
Web site: Jerry Hill – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
Web site: Jerry Hill – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.
Web site: Jerry Hill – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 12, 2023.