Bobby Hillin Jr.

Robert K. "Bobby" Hillin Jr. (born June 5, 1964) is an American stock car racing driver. He is a former competitor in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Series, and once held the record for being the youngest driver ever to win a Winston Cup Series event.

Early career

Born in Midland, Texas, Hillin began his career in racing by watching his father's IndyCar team, Longhorn Racing, compete in United States Auto Club-sanctioned sprint car racing and IndyCar events.^[1] An all-district linebacker in high school,^[2] he began his stock car career at the age of 13; soon after he won the track championship at Odessa Speedbowl in Odessa, Texas, and attended the Buck Baker Driving School at the age of 16.^[3]

Hillin's 1984 Winston Cup car

Hillin made his debut in NASCAR Winston Cup Series competition at the age of 17, driving a car owned and sponsored by his family and crewed by Harry Hyde in the 1982 Northwestern Bank 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway to a 21st-place finish.^[4] Hillin moved to North Carolina to further his career, continuing his education through correspondence courses; he graduated from high school the day before the 1983 Coca-Cola World 600;^[4] in 1984 he joined Stavola Brothers Racing,^[4] and in 1986 became the youngest winner in NASCAR's "modern era" when he won the Talladega 500 for the team,^[4] at the age of 22 years, 1 month and 22 days.^[5]

Despite the win, and two wins in the NASCAR Busch Series in 1988 and 1989 driving for Highline Racing, Hillin's career took a downturn; he would later say he was not mature enough to deal with the pressures of being a NASCAR winner.^[6] He left the Stavola Brothers team after the 1990 season; he started the 1991 season qualifying a backup car for Moroso Racing fastest in third-round time trials for the Daytona 500.^[7] A seventh-place finish in the 500 won Hillin the team's regular ride, however after ten races a lack of sponsorship forced the team to cut back its schedule, and Hillin was released;^[8] After two races with Jimmy Means Racing,^[9] Hillin was named as substitute driver for Kyle Petty, who had broken his leg earlier in the year in a wreck at Talladega;^[10] he drove eight races in the Team SABCO No. 42 before Petty returned.^[11]

Hillin then joined Team Ireland late in the 1991 season, and then for a partial season in 1992.^[12] When the team closed late in 1992 after being disqualified at the October Charlotte race, Hillin moved to Donlavey Racing, running the full 1993 season for the team.^[13] After three races in 1994, Hillin resigned from the team;^[14] Hillin ran a partial schedule the rest of the year for Charles Hardy Racing and Moroso Racing,^[15]^[16] then attempted two races early in 1995 for Moroso,^[17] before joining Jasper Motorsports twelve races into the 1995 season, replacing Davy Jones.^[18] Hillin remained with the team through 1996 and into 1997. Hillin also competed in the Suzuka Thunder Special, an exhibition race held at Suzuka Circuit in Japan following the 1996 season;^[19] he finished seventh in the event.^[20] He was released from the team after failing to qualify for the 1997 Coca-Cola 600;^[21] he continued to drive for the team through the Pocono 500 before being replaced by Morgan Shepherd.^[22] Later that year Hillin attempted three races for Triad Motorsports,^[23] failing to qualify for any; he would only drive one further Winston Cup race in his career, at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2000 for Melling Racing, substituting for an injured Stacy Compton.^[24]

Late career

Hillin restarted his own Busch Series team for the 1998 season, including five Major League Baseball players in the team's ownership;^[25] the team underperformed, and after the 2000 season he chose to go into-semiretirement, having decided to go into business in his native Texas.^[6] In 2008 Hillin returned briefly to competition, driving at Kansas Speedway in the Nationwide Series for MacDonald Motorsports; he drove one additional race for the team in the series at Texas Motor Speedway in 2009, but then retired for good from the sport.^[6]

Personal life

Hillin is married to Jamie Patterson of Austin, Texas. He has three children with his former wife Kim; Luke, Stephanie and Joseph. He currently CEO of T-Rex Engineering & Construction, providing services to the Gulf of Mexico's oil drilling industry.^[1]^[6]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (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	32	33	34	NWCC	Pts
1982	Hillin Racing	8	Buick	DAY	RCH	BRI	ATL	CAR	DAR	NWS 21	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	POC 36	RSD	MCH 16	DAY 20	NSV	POC	TAL 19	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	NWS	CLT	MAR	CAR	ATL	RSD					46th	379
1983		8		DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR 25	ATL 19	DAR	NWS 16	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	BRI	CLT 11	RSD			DAY 15	NSV	POC 16	TAL 13	MCH 25	BRI	DAR 41	RCH	DOV 11	MAR	NWS	CLT 36	CAR	ATL						37th	737
		96															POC 37	MCH
	Ulrich Racing	6	Buick																														RSD DNQ
1984	Stavola Brothers Racing	8	Chevy	DAY 35	RCH	CAR	ATL 37	BRI	NWS			TAL 11	NSV		CLT 33	RSD			DAY 37	NSV	POC 33	TAL 15	MCH 21	BRI	DAR 23	RCH	DOV DNQ	MAR	CLT 15	NWS		ATL 33	RSD					32nd	1477
1984			Buick							DAR 12	MAR			DOV 25			POC 16	MCH 19													CAR 12							32nd	1477
1985			Chevy	DAY 9	RCH 11	CAR 24	ATL 12	BRI 9	DAR 20	NWS 19	MAR 18	TAL 9	DOV 12	CLT 12	RSD 17	POC 18	MCH 28	DAY 15	POC 29	TAL 38	MCH 26	BRI 24	DAR 13	RCH 21	DOV 23	MAR 8	NWS 17	CLT 9	CAR 25	ATL 19	RSD 13							15th	3091
1986			Chevy	DAY 4																																		9th	3546
1986			Buick		RCH 6	CAR 39	ATL 16	BRI 28	DAR 38	NWS 13	MAR 6	TAL 4	DOV 8	CLT 15	RSD 32	POC 10	MCH 7	DAY 3	POC 33	TAL 1	GLN 28	MCH 13	BRI 9	DAR 7	RCH 10	DOV 9	MAR 17	NWS 15	CLT 26	CAR 11	ATL 15	RSD 6						9th	3546
1987				DAY 13	CAR 14	RCH 11	ATL 24	DAR 23	NWS 13	BRI 26	MAR 15	TAL 5	CLT 34	DOV 26	POC 14	RSD 13	MCH 6	DAY 13	POC 15	TAL 40	GLN 29	MCH 13	BRI 29	DAR 6	RCH 15	DOV 39	MAR 22	NWS 8	CLT 28	CAR 33	RSD 34	ATL 14						19th	3027
1988				DAY 13	RCH 8	CAR 21	ATL 6	DAR 17	BRI 15	NWS 18	MAR 3	TAL 13	CLT 14	DOV 17	RSD 24	POC 15	MCH 12	DAY 13	POC 21	TAL 17	GLN 13	MCH 37	BRI 10	DAR 30	RCH 14	DOV 21	MAR 14	CLT 6	NWS 13	CAR 23	PHO 7	ATL 9						12th	3446
1989				DAY 39	CAR 15	ATL 30	RCH 15	DAR 26	BRI 27	NWS DNQ	MAR 21	TAL 35	CLT 9	DOV 13	SON 13	POC 13	MCH 20	DAY 28	POC 11	TAL 29	GLN 5	MCH 14	BRI 7	DAR 8	RCH 13	DOV 15	MAR 27	CLT 9	NWS 15	CAR 8	PHO 18	ATL 7						16th	3139
1990				DAY 6	RCH 31	CAR 17	ATL 16	DAR 12	BRI 21	NWS 30	MAR 21	TAL 23	CLT 34	DOV 16	SON 5	POC 29	MCH 28	DAY 6	POC 12	TAL 10	GLN 16	MCH 21	BRI 15	DAR 31	RCH 11	DOV 14	MAR 26	NWS 14	CLT 31	CAR 14	PHO 42	ATL 22						19th	3048
1991	Moroso Racing	27	Olds	DAY 7																																		30th	2317
	Moroso Racing	20	Olds		RCH 20	CAR 18	ATL 21	DAR 17	BRI 15	NWS 20	MAR 17	TAL 17	CLT 19
	Jimmy Means Racing	52	Pontiac											DOV 19	SON 21
	Team SABCO	42	Pontiac													POC 15	MCH 15	DAY 15	POC 28	TAL 11	GLN 18	MCH 33	BRI 30
	Team Ireland	53	Chevy																					DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT 18	CAR DNQ	PHO	ATL 32
1992	Team Ireland	31	Chevy	DAY 38	CAR	RCH	ATL 21	DAR DNQ	BRI			TAL 28	CLT 13	DOV	SON	POC	MCH 17	DAY 25	POC 25		GLN 23	MCH 26	BRI	DAR 17	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT 40	CAR	PHO							34th	1135
	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	66	Ford							NWS 25	MAR
	Yates Racing	28	Ford																	TAL QL^†
	Donlavey Racing	90	Ford																													ATL 29
1993				DAY 35	CAR 19	RCH 28	ATL 15	DAR 35	BRI 33	NWS 26	MAR 23	TAL 17	SON 41	CLT 16	DOV 25	POC 38	MCH 33	DAY 12	NHA 20	POC 20	TAL 13	GLN 35	MCH 11	BRI 12	DAR 24	RCH 27	DOV 12	MAR 22	NWS 22	CLT 20	CAR 33	PHO 18	ATL 41					27th	2717
1994				DAY 24	CAR 33	RCH 26	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON																									44th	749
	Charles Hardy Racing	44	Ford											CLT DNQ	DOV	POC	MCH 14					IND 21	GLN	MCH 40	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV			CLT 15	CAR	PHO
	Moroso Racing	20	Ford															DAY DNQ	NHA	POC	TAL 23								MAR DNQ	NWS				ATL 43
1995	Moroso Racing	20	Ford	DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT DNQ																								37th	1686
1995	Jasper Motorsports	77	Ford												DOV 42	POC 23	MCH 13	DAY 28	NHA 20	POC 12	TAL 16	IND 39	GLN 27	MCH 39	BRI DNQ	DAR 13	RCH 36	DOV 13	MAR DNQ	NWS 24	CLT 24	CAR 21	PHO 21	ATL 9				37th	1686
1996	Jasper Motorsports	77	Ford	DAY DNQ	CAR 18	RCH 26	ATL 28	DAR 41	BRI DNQ	NWS DNQ	MAR DNQ	TAL DNQ	SON 43	CLT 26	DOV 29	POC 13	MCH 14	DAY 32	NHA 21	POC 38	TAL 35	IND 26	GLN 29	MCH 19	BRI DNQ	DAR 18	RCH 32	DOV 12	MAR 24	NWS 35	CLT 36	CAR 33	PHO 39	ATL 16				37th	2128
1996	Bill Elliott Racing	94	Ford																						BRI 22													37th	2128
1997	Jasper Motorsports	77	Ford	DAY 38	CAR 42	RCH 41	ATL DNQ	DAR 42	TEX 42	BRI DNQ	MAR 33	SON 35	TAL 20	CLT DNQ	DOV 43	POC 37	MCH	CAL	DAY	NHA																		47th	511
1997	Triad Motorsports	78	Ford																		POC DNQ	IND DNQ	GLN DNQ	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	MAR	CLT	TAL	CAR	PHO	ATL			47th	511
2000	Melling Racing	9	Ford	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	MCH	POC	SON	DAY	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI 40	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	MAR	CLT	TAL	CAR	PHO	HOM	ATL	68th	43
^† - Qualified for Davey Allison

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide 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	35	NNSC	Pts
1986	Highline Racing	92	Buick	DAY	CAR	HCY	MAR	BRI	DAR	SBO	LGY	JFC	DOV	CLT	SBO	HCY	ROU	IRP	SBO	RAL	OXF	SBO	HCY	LGY	ROU	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	ROU	CLT 28	CAR	MAR					87th	79
1988	Highline Racing	81	Buick	DAY 24	HCY	CAR 4	MAR	DAR 5	BRI	LNG	NZH 23	SBO	NSV	CLT 2	DOV 1	ROU	LAN	LVL	MYB 9	OXF	SBO	HCY	LNG	IRP 30	ROU	BRI 12	DAR 31	RCH 12	DOV 4	MAR 16	CLT 3	CAR 7	MAR 10						21st	2105
1989		81	Buick	DAY 14	CAR 12	MAR	HCY	DAR 21	BRI	NZH 1	SBO	LAN 10	NSV	CLT 38	DOV 16	ROU	LVL	VOL	MYB	SBO 24	HCY	DUB	IRP 36	ROU	BRI	DAR 33	RCH 10	DOV 28	MAR	CLT 34	CAR 6	MAR							27th	1460
1990		42	Pontiac	DAY	RCH	CAR	MAR	HCY	DAR	BRI	LAN	SBO	NZH	HCY	CLT	DOV	ROU	VOL	MYB	OXF	NHA	SBO	DUB	IRP	ROU	BRI	DAR 4	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NHA	CAR 10						60th	379
1990		81	Pontiac																															MAR 26					60th	379
1991	Roy Hill Racing	4	Chevy	DAY 11	RCH	CAR 39	MAR	VOL	HCY	DAR	BRI	LAN	SBO	NZH																									72nd	237
1991	O3 Racing Enterprises	03	Chevy												CLT 34	DOV	ROU	HCY	MYB	GLN	OXF	NHA	SBO	DUB	IRP	ROU	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	NHA	CAR	MAR					72nd	237
1992	Shoemaker Racing	64	Pontiac	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	MAR	DAR	BRI	HCY	LAN	DUB	NZH	CLT	DOV	ROU	MYB	GLN	VOL	NHA 20	TAL	IRP	ROU	MCH	NHA	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV									74th	200
1992	Allison Racing	28	Ford																												CLT 22	MAR	CAR	HCY					74th	200
1993	Hillin Racing	95	Ford	DAY	CAR	RCH	DAR	BRI	HCY	ROU	MAR	NZH	CLT	DOV	MYB	GLN	MLW	TAL	IRP	MCH	NHA	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	ROU	CLT 40	MAR	CAR	HCY	ATL								109th	43
1994	J&J Racing	99	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	MAR	DAR	HCY	BRI	ROU	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	MYB	GLN	MLW	SBO	TAL	HCY	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR 34	RCH	DOV 7	CLT 28	MAR	CAR								66th	286
1995	Moroso Racing	20	Ford	DAY 26	CAR 41	RCH 21	ATL 28	NSV 24	DAR 8	BRI 28	HCY DNQ	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	MYB	GLN	MLW	TAL	SBO	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAR	HOM										46th	616
1997	Bobby Jones Enterprises	50	Pontiac	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	LVS	DAR	HCY	TEX	BRI	NSV	TAL	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	SBO	GLN	MLW	MYB	GTY DNQ	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAL	CAR	HOM						N/A	-
1998	Bobby Hillin Racing	8	Chevy	DAY 38	CAR DNQ	LVS DNQ	NSV 26	DAR 19	BRI 23	TEX DNQ	HCY	TAL 26	NHA	NZH	CLT 9	DOV 2	RCH 19	PPR 34	GLN 36	MLW 21	MYB DNQ	CAL 15	SBO 32	IRP 10	MCH 7	BRI 14	DAR 29	RCH 34	DOV 17	CLT DNQ	GTY 17	CAR 8	ATL 30	HOM 25					24th	2304
1999				DAY 5	CAR 34	LVS DNQ	ATL 19	DAR 22	TEX 34	NSV 14	BRI 13	TAL 29	CAL 24	NHA 35	RCH 12	NZH 25	CLT DNQ	DOV 43	SBO 16	GLN	MLW 12	MYB 15	PPR 14	GTY 18	IRP	MCH DNQ	BRI 10	DAR 35	RCH 21	DOV 29	CLT DNQ	CAR 20	MEM 19	PHO 42	HOM 23				19th	2517
2000				DAY 33	CAR 42	LVS 32	ATL 23	DAR DNQ	BRI DNQ	TEX DNQ	NSV 18	TAL DNQ	CAL DNQ	RCH 13	NHA 32	CLT DNQ	DOV DNQ	SBO 9	MYB 23	GLN 29	MLW 22	NZH 24	PPR 42	GTY DNQ	IRP 42	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAR	MEM	PHO	HOM				41st	1137
2008	MacDonald Motorsports	81	Dodge	DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	NSH	TEX	PHO	MXC	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	NHA	DAY	CHI	GTY	IRP	CGV	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN 36	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM	137th	55
2009	MacDonald Motorsports	81	Dodge	DAY	CAL	LVS	BRI	TEX	NSH	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	NHA	DAY	CHI	GTY	IRP	IOW	GLN	MCH	BRI	CGV	ATL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CAL	CLT	MEM	TEX 23	PHO	HOM	134th	94

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External links

Bobby Hillin Jr. driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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