Austin Dillon the cowboy hat wearin 24 year old NASCAR driver knows how to handle a different kind of "horse power" then other Cowboys under the hood not in the saddle. This Lewisville, North Carolina native is the son of former driver and RCR general manager Mike Dillon,brother of Ty Dillon and grandson of Richard Childress. He currently drives the No. 3 Dow Chemical Company/General Mills Chevrolet SS for Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
After winning Rookie of the Year in the Camping World Truck Series in 2010, Dillon won the Truck Series championship in 2011, and later the Nationwide Series Championship in 2013, also one year after his ROTY title in 2012. He holds the record for most consecutive poles in the Nationwide Series with four.
Dillon is attending High Point University part time and is also a Co Chair for the Reagan foundation National Youth Leadership Committee.
Here's a couple things you might not know about Dillon when he was younger he played in the Little League World Series in South Williamsport ,Pennsylvania and his favorite movies are "Top Gun" and "Days of Thunder" I guess he must be a a Tom Cruise fan.?
All in all Austin Dillon is one to watch for.
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