Timmy Hill Bio
Timothy Grant Hill, born on February 25, 1993, is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He has competed across the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and ARCA Menards Series East, building a versatile résumé as both a driver and an owner-operator. Hill last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in the No. 56 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for his own team, Hill Motorsports, and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series in the No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Garage 66. He also campaigns a No. 56 Toyota Camry for Hill Motorsports in the ARCA Menards Series East.
Beyond the cockpit, Hill owns and fields trucks for his brother Tyler, carrying on a family tradition that traces back to their father’s own NASCAR career. Beginning his racing journey at the age of 12, he has earned respect as a steady, schedule-filling competitor who has produced standout results for underfunded teams.
Early Life and Background
Hill was born in Port Tobacco, Maryland, and grew up in a household steeped in motorsports. His father, Jerry Hill, was a former NASCAR driver, and his younger brother, Tyler Hill, has also raced in the ARCA Racing Series, Xfinity Series, and Truck Series. The family’s racing lineage gave Timmy an early window into the garage and the track, shaping the path he would later follow.
He began his competitive career in 2005 at the age of 12, racing go-karts. During that first season, he piled up more than 80 victories, two World Karting Association championships, two King George Speedway track championships, and the Concord Speedway Winter Championship. He also placed third in the World Karting Association National Championship, signaling a quick rise through the grassroots ranks.
After his karting success, Hill moved into Bandoleros in 2006, recording ten wins, and then transitioned into Legend cars and the Allison Legacy Series in 2007. He steadily built his skills, winning races and finishing top-five in championship standings before advancing to regional stock car competition.
Path to NASCAR
Hill’s climb through the stock car ladder continued in 2009, when he captured the Allison Legacy Series championship with ten victories that season. The following year, he added races in the ARCA Racing Series and the K&N Pro Series East, gaining exposure to heavier, more powerful cars while still competing in Legend car events.
In 2011, Hill moved to the NASCAR Nationwide Series with Rick Ware Racing, making his debut at Phoenix International Raceway. He competed in 33 of the 34 scheduled events, posted a best finish of eleventh at Road America, and finished seventeenth in the final standings. His consistency that year earned him the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year award, edging Blake Koch by a single point at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The Rookie of the Year campaign opened the door to national NASCAR competition and laid the foundation for a long career spanning all three national touring series.
Timmy Hill Career
Early Career (2005–2010)
Hill’s early career unfolded across karting, Bandoleros, Legend cars, and the Allison Legacy Series. In 2008, he won four Legend car races and two Allison Legacy Series events, finishing fifth in the Allison Legacy Series standings. The following season, he dominated the Allison Legacy Series with ten wins and the series championship, while also winning the Summer Shootout at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Legend cars.
By 2010, he was racing in the ARCA Racing Series and the K&N Pro Series East while continuing to compete in Legend cars. He recorded two top-ten finishes in the K&N Pro Series and one in ARCA, positioning himself for a full-time move into NASCAR’s national touring series in 2011.
Nationwide Series Breakthrough (2011–2014)
Hill’s first full NASCAR season came in 2011 with Rick Ware Racing in the Nationwide Series, where his Rookie of the Year performance announced him as a developing talent. He returned to the team in 2012 and added a stint in the 24 Hours of Daytona. Early that season, Hill was also announced as a Sprint Cup Series driver for Max Q Motorsports in an alliance with Rick Ware, making his Cup debut at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after failing to qualify at Phoenix.
After struggling to qualify consistently in Cup, Hill returned to the Nationwide Series full-time with Rick Ware Racing for the remainder of 2012, while making a few Cup starts later in the year with FAS Lane Racing and NEMCO Motorsports. In 2013, he returned to the No. 32 team for a part-time Cup schedule and finished third in the Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year standings behind Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Danica Patrick.
In 2014, Hill drove part-time for Circle Sport in the Cup Series, including a controversial incident at Bristol Motor Speedway under caution. He also made starts for Identity Ventures Racing and Xxxtreme Motorsports, continuing to broaden his experience across multiple teams.
Cup Series and Xfinity Tenure (2015–2019)
Hill shifted to Identity Ventures, later renamed Premium Motorsports, in 2015, running part-time in both the Cup and Truck Series. His best Cup finish that year came at Pocono. He also made his first Xfinity Series start of the season with MBM Motorsports at Texas Motor Speedway and posted additional starts with JGL Racing, including an eleventh at Daytona.
In 2016, Hill ran the season-opening Truck race at Daytona for Premium Motorsports and ran inside the top five late in the race before being spun on the last lap, dropping him to fourteenth. He also ran eleven Xfinity races with MBM Motorsports, with a best finish of twenty-second at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and announced midseason that he would run the rest of the Xfinity schedule for MBM.
He returned to Rick Ware Racing in 2017 for the Cup Series, then moved to MBM Motorsports in the Xfinity Series with the No. 66. At the Brickyard 400 that year, Hill recorded his and MBM’s best Cup finish to that point, a fourteenth, after avoiding multiple incidents. In 2018, he earned his and MBM’s first top-ten Cup finish with a seventh at Daytona in July, and the following year he added a seventh-place run at Bristol in an MBM car fielded with Hattori Racing Enterprises.
Hill Motorsports Era (2019–Present)
During the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season, Hill formed Hill Motorsports, fielding the No. 56 Silverado part-time for himself and his brother Tyler Hill. The number had been used by their father, Jerry, during his career, and the team debuted in the TruNorth Global 250 at Martinsville Speedway. In the second Martinsville race, the NASCAR Hall of Fame 200, Hill avoided multiple wrecks to finish fifth.
The 2020 season was Hill’s busiest yet. He made the most NASCAR national series starts of any driver, with 75 races across Cup, Xfinity, and Trucks, ranking third all-time behind Kyle Busch and Ross Chastain. He made the Daytona 500 starting lineup, and during the COVID-19 pandemic he competed in the eNASCAR Pro Invitational Series, winning the virtual O’Reilly Auto Parts 125 at virtual Texas Motor Speedway. He also posted his highest career Cup finish of third at the Xfinity race during Daytona Speedweeks, despite a $50,000 and 75-point penalty against his team.
In 2021 and 2022, Hill continued to split time between the Cup and Xfinity Series with MBM Motorsports. His best Xfinity finish came on August 28, 2022, during the Wawa 250, where he finished second in the No. 13 Chevrolet with sponsorship from Coble Enterprises and VSI Racing.
Driving Style and Strengths
Hill has built his reputation on consistency, mechanical sympathy, and race craft at underfunded teams. He is known for his iRacing background, which sharpened his throttle and braking discipline, and for his ability to avoid late-race incidents, a skill that has produced his best finishes at superspeedways and rough-and-tumble intermediate tracks. His partnership with crew chief Sebastian LaForge at MBM Motorsports produced several of the team’s strongest results.
Notable Races and Milestones
Hill’s most memorable moments include his third-place Xfinity finish at the 2020 Daytona road course, his second-place run in the 2022 Wawa 250 at Daytona, his seventh-place Cup finish at the 2018 Daytona summer race, and his 2020 eNASCAR Pro Invitational Series win at virtual Texas Motor Speedway. His 2011 Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year title remains a defining career milestone.
Timmy Hill Career Wins
Hill’s win résumé is anchored by championships in karting and the Allison Legacy Series, where he captured the 2009 title with ten victories. He also has a victory in the eNASCAR Pro Invitational Series, taking the 2020 O’Reilly Auto Parts 125 at virtual Texas Motor Speedway. In NASCAR’s national touring series, he has notched a top-three Xfinity finish and multiple top-ten Cup results, including a third at the 2020 Daytona road course and a seventh at the 2018 Daytona summer race.
Allison Legacy Series and Regional Highlights
Hill won the 2009 Allison Legacy Series championship with ten wins, complementing earlier successes in Legend cars, where he captured the Summer Shootout at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He also won two World Karting Association championships, two King George Speedway track titles, and the Concord Speedway Winter Championship during his 2005 karting season.
Other Wins and Performances
Hill’s 2020 eNASCAR Pro Invitational Series victory at virtual Texas Motor Speedway highlighted his long-time iRacing career, which included more than 1,600 virtual events and over 600 wins before that race. In NASCAR national series competition, his highest Xfinity finish of second at the 2022 Wawa 250 and his highest Cup finish of third in the 2020 Xfinity race at Daytona road course stand as his strongest results.
Timmy Hill Family
Family Background and Racing Lineage
Hill is the son of former NASCAR driver Jerry Hill and the brother of Tyler Hill, who races part-time in the ARCA Racing Series, Xfinity Series, and Truck Series. The No. 56 Hill Motorsports truck carries the number their father used during his own NASCAR career, and in 2023 the brothers shared driving duties of the No. 56 entry, with Timmy as co-owner.
Personal Life
Hill married in January 2018 and has two children, sons named Hudson and Hoover. His younger brother Tyler continues to race in NASCAR’s regional and national series, keeping the family closely tied to the sport.
2025 Season Performance
For 2025, Hill moved to the ARCA Menards Series East, competing full-time in the No. 56 Toyota for Hill Motorsports. It marked his first ARCA-sanctioned race since 2011, completing a return to the series where he made his stock car debut. He is also scheduled to run part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series with Garage 66 in the No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with Hill Motorsports.
At the ARCA race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Hill ran inside the top five for much of the event before a crash with fewer than 25 laps remaining ended his strong run. The performance nonetheless showed that his pace and consistency remained sharp in a return to the East Series.
Heading deeper into 2025, Hill’s campaign blends owner-driver duties with limited Cup and Truck starts. The arrangement allows him to continue developing Hill Motorsports while also chasing solid results in NASCAR’s national series, leaning on the experience built over more than a decade of versatile competition.
