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Austin Dillon (born April 27, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He is the son of former driver and RCR general manager Mike Dillon, brother of Ty Dillon and grandson of Richard Childress. He currently drives No. 3 Chevrolet SS for Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He also drives the No. 2 Chevrolet Camaro in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, for RCR on a part-time basis.
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, who began his NASCAR career in 2008, is the most recent of only three drivers that have won a championship in both the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series.
Dillon began his racing career in the Bandolero mini cars series and the Legend cars series. In 2007, Dillon raced Crate Late Models where he ran 9 races, scored 3 wins, 4 Top Five finishes, and 4 Top Ten finishes. Also in 2007, Dillon won the May All-Star Shootout at The Dirt Track Charlotte Motor Speedway. In 2008, Dillon raced an Open Wheel Modified for 10 races, in which he recorded 2 wins, 6 top-5 and 4 top-10 finishes. Along with racing the open wheel modifieds, Dillon raced in 10 events behind the wheel of a Super Late Model, where he recorded 2 wins, 6 top-5 and 8 top-10 finishes. Dillon raced Crate Late Models again, where he made five starts, and recorded 2 Wins, 4 Top Five finishes, and 4 Top Ten finishes.
Dillon is attending High Point University on a part-time basis. Dillon also played in the 2002 Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Dillon is a Christian. He is currently in a steady relationship with Whitney Ward.
Dillon is also the co-chair of the Reagan Foundation's National Youth Leadership Committee.
Dillon also made an appearance in a 2014 Cheerios Protein TV ad.
Dillon is engaged with Whitney Ward on August 10, 2016.