It was the second career NXS win for Hill, having also won earlier this season at Daytona.
“What a car,” Hill said post-race. “RCR has been working their ever-loving tails off to bring some really fast Chevrolet Camaros. We were a rocket ship all day.
“We had an issue right when we pulled off of pit road. The team couldn’t hear me. We changed helmets thinking that was the case, but they still couldn’t hear me. We had to do hand gestures.”
The Georgia native was elated to capture the checkered flag at his home track. “We just won at Atlanta, that’s really special. I’ve been trying to win here for a long time. I’ve finished second here three times in a row, twice in a truck, and then earlier in the spring (NXS race). It’s been owing me one. Finally, we got one in Georgia where I grew up and was raised, about an hour down the road. This is going to be so special, I can’t wait to party.”
Josh Berry finished just 0.111s behind in second, while Ryan Truex, Tyler Reddick, and Daniel Hemric rounded out the top-five.
Noah Gragson, Justin Allgaier, Landon Cassill, Riley Herbst, and AJ Allmendinger filled out the rest of the top-ten.
The race was slowed by six cautions.
Stage 1
Berry held the early lead from Gibbs, and it didn’t take long for the yellow flag to fly.
Jesse Iwuji spun, forcing the first caution of the race.
On the restart, Allmendinger took the lead. He, Berry, and Gibbs were then able to break away from the rest of the field. They enjoyed the advantage for some time until a spin by Creed brought out the second caution of the race.
In the run that followed, about seven cars were able to break away at the front with Hill and Allmendinger battling back-and-forth for the lead.
A group of slower lapped cars created a few tense moments for the race leaders as they cut their way through.
With help from Gibbs, Berry was able to take the lead from Allmendinger and capture the stage victory.
He was followed across the line by Gibbs, Allmendinger, Brown, Gragson, Hemric, Hill, Allgaier, Jones, and Snider.
Stage 2
Several drivers opted to take two tires, and Jones led the way off pit road. Multiple frontrunners found trouble during the pit cycle including Berry, who had an extended stop for a loose wheel. Allmendinger needed to back up to get out of his box while Gibbs’ crew was slow on the LR tire change.
Additionally, Hemric and Sieg were caught speeding.
Reedick led Creed and Hill after the restart, all having stayed out at the end of Stage 1….
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