Austin Dillon

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, older brother of Ty Dillon and grandson of Richard Childress. He currently competes full-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing. He also had a one time race in FNiA Racing. He drove the No. 3 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS for Richard Childress Racing.

After winning NASCAR Rookie of the Year in the 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 Rookie of the Year title in 2012. He holds the record for most consecutive poles in the Nationwide Series with four. He is also the winner of the 2018 Daytona 500, where he won in overtime.

He is nicknamed The Ace, a moniker he received from his mother.

His Only Race in FNiA Racing
See also: 2018 FNiA 500

Austin had only one race for FNiA Racing, however it wasn't the only race for his car owner in the Series. He was substituting for FNiA Puppet in her No. 3. He started in the 2018 FNiA 500. Dillon started in 5th and lead 3 of the 200 laps en route to a 3rd place finish.

Future plans in FNiA Racing
Richard Childress has expressed interest in fielding a second car (the No. 03) and fielding Austin as a full time driver of the No. 03 in 2020.