Austin Dillion to Nationwide? UPDATE: Running at Richmond: RaceTalkRadio.com has learned that Austin Dillon, Grandson of NASCAR owner Richard Childress, will be competing for rookie of the year in the Nationwide Series in 2009. Austin Dillon leads the points in the NASCAR Camping World Series Eastern division and drives the #3 car in that series. Dillon is expected to compete in several Nationwide Series races later this season.(RaceTalkRadio.com)(7-18-2008)
UPDATE: Austin Dillon, grandson of championship-winning team owner Richard Childress, will make his Nationwide Series debut Sept. 5 at Richmond International Raceway. The 18-year-old is competing for a championship in NASCAR's Camping World Series East Series and sits third in the point standingsexternal link. His progression and victory earlier this year, however, prompted Richard Childress Racing to give Dillon a shot at making a Nationwide Series race. In the 2009 season, he expects to run a partial Nationwide Series slate along with a partial schedule of Camping World Series events. As of right now, Dillon said he plans to run the RCR #21 or 33, but later his permanent number could be the storied #3, the number piloted by the late Dale Earnhardt and the number that has created an immortal fan following since the legendary driver's death in 2001.(NASCAR.com)(8-18-2008)

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Awesome! I can't wait to see Austin racing in the Nationwide series!

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idk it wouldn't seem right to not be an Earnhardt and for some reason i just feel like he got this far with a bit of name dropping not arguing that he can't drive but what about people like me whose grandfathers are either 84 year old wwii vets or dead from heart failure?? where's my nationwide ride?????????

ok done ranting but he can drive some but who he's related to helps ie steven wallace

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Yeah your right kk but that's what it's like in racing...you have to have a famous last name or know someone who does or you have to have lots of money.

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i know i'll be back i'm going to go legally change my name to Richard Jack petty-earnhadrt the 3rd

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Will race for nothing just give me a car

lol...okay...I'm gonna go and find me some money!

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hmmm could i sue someone rich for something/

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Depends what you'd sue them for lol

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Um Steve Jobs he's up to something

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"It's all fun and games until somebody wrecks a racecar" Larry McRenyolds


Will race for nothing just give me a car

Who is he???

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