Who will take Kyle Busch's place in No. 8 car after death of NASCAR driver?
Who will take Kyle Busch's place in No. 8 car after death of NASCAR driver?
Paul Skrbina, Nashville TennesseanThu, May 21, 2026 at 11:22 PM UTC
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Who will take Kyle Busch's place in No. 8 car after death of NASCAR driver?
The death of NASCAR driver Kyle Busch from a "severe illness" on May 21 came as a shock.
The question of who will replace the 41-year-old two-time Cup champion who drove the No. 8 car for Richard Childress Racing is not.
Austin Hill, 32, was announced to be Busch's replacement in the Coca-Cola 600 earlier May 21. He will remain Busch's replacement behind the wheel for the time being.
Hill has run 17 Cup Series races in his career, with one top-10 finish, at the Chicago Street Race in 2025.
Here's what to know about Austin Hill.
Has Austin Hill won any championships on the NASCAR circuit?
Hill has not won any overall season championships.
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Hill did win the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series regular-season title, the 2020 Truck Series regular-season title and was named the Xfinity Series Rookie of the Year in 2022.
What are Austin Hill's racing stats?
Hill has 17 career Cup races during a five-year span.
His last Cup race was the Cookout 400 at Martinsville.
He has 15 career wins, 93 top-10 finishes and seven poles in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and eight wins, 54 top-10 finishes and three poles in the Craftsman Truck Series.
Where is Austin Hill from?
Hill, who is 6-foot-2, 240 pounds, was born in Winston, Georgia, on April 21, 1994.
Paul Skrbina is a sports enterprise reporter covering the Predators, Titans, Nashville SC, local colleges and local sports for The Tennessean. Reach him at pskrbina@tennessean.com and on the X platform (formerly known as Twitter) @paulskrbina.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Kyle Busch dies, Austin Hill will replace NASCAR driver in No. 8 car
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