Strong Showing for Austin Hill and the No. 33 United Rentals Chevrolet Team at the Chicago Street Race
“Our result doesn’t show the full story of how good of a day we had in the Chicago Street Race. From the first laps of practice yesterday to the end of the race today, we had a solid United Rentals Chevrolet. I’m extremely proud of the effort that the entire No. 33 team put forth for us to consistently run inside the top-20 and realistically have a shot at a top-10 finish. I was able to get inside the top-20 in between the rain showers and once we went back racing in the dry, the front end started to become darty in the braking zones. After a few laps, it came in and I moved forward again. With two laps to go, the No. 2 made contact with the No. 11 who got into us. It spun me around before I even knew it was happening, which unfortunately cost us a really good result. I was racing with the No. 8 and No. 12 before the spin, and they both went on to finish inside the top-10. Hate that we don’t have anything to show for our day, but it’s encouraging to showcase how we are capable of running.”
-Austin Hill
Kyle Busch Battles to a Ninth-Place Finish in zone Chevrolet at the Chicago Street Race
“We had a solid finish today at the Chicago Street Race in our zone Chevrolet. Hopefully, this is the start of some positive momentum for our Richard Childress Racing team. It’s cool to get the finish that we deserve. Great job by Randall Burnett and everyone at RCR and ECR. The way the race played out we were able to get on slicks at just the right time late in the race and we passed a ton of cars. For some reason, we really struggled on the wet tire setup. The car felt like it was on ice, so we have work to do to make that better. All in all, it was a good day for sure.”
-Kyle Busch
Austin Dillon and the No. 3 Get Bioethanol Chevrolet Team Earn 19th-Place Finish at the Chicago Street Race
“We had a really good No. 3 Get Bioethanol Chevrolet at the Chicago Street Race this weekend, especially on wet tires. It would take a few laps for them to come in and when they did, we could drive anywhere we needed to on the track. We fought some drive-off issues on the slick tires. We knew this race was going to be rough with all of the tight corners. On the last lap, we got turned by another car and made some contact with the wall, which slowed our run and cost us a few positions. Realistically, we had a shot at a top-10 today so I’m proud of the effort everyone at RCR and ECR have put into our road course program. It was fun to race on the streets of Chicago and to introduce our sport to so many new fans. We will carry on the momentum to Pocono Raceway next week.”
-Austin Dillon
