Bruce Hill (racing driver)

Bruce Hill (July 9, 1949 – May 14, 2017) was an American stock car racing driver from Topeka, Kansas. He competed in the Winston Cup Series, ARCA, and in the NASCAR West Series. He also competed in late model races around his hometown later in life.

Hill was born on July 9, 1949, in Topeka, Kansas, and graduated from Shawnee Heights High School.^[1] He resided in and around the Topeka metropolitan area his later years of life, raising American Quarter Horses.^[2] Hill died on May 14, 2017, due to issues with esophageal cancer.^[3]

In 1974, Hill began racing in NASCAR in the Winston Cup Series and the NASCAR West Series. He only competed in one race in both series the same year.^[4] The race in 1974 was the only race Hill would run in the West series.^[5]

One year later, Hill won the Rookie of the Year award in the Winston Cup Series.^[6] During that season, he competed in all but four of the season's thirty races. Among his highlights were top-five finishes at Rockingham Speedway, Darlington Raceway and Dover International Speedway.^[7] Still running as an independent driver, Hill returned to the series again in 1976, competing in 22 events, which he recorded only four top-ten finishes and finished 23rd in the standings.^[8] In 1977, Hill was able to record four top-tens and a 29th place finish in points after participating in sixteen events.^[9] During the following year, he only participated in fourteen events, and recorded two top-tens with a 32nd place finish in the point standings, but benefited form teaming up with Harry Clary to field cars.^[10]

في عام 1979، تعاون هيل مع زميله مالك الفريق والسائق والتر بالارد في عدد محدود من السباقات. أنهى الموسم في المركز 34 في الترتيب العام بعد مشاركته في سبعة سباقات. ^{[ 11 ]} واستمر في السباق لصالح بالارد في عام 1980 ، حيث أنهى الموسم في المركز 50 في الترتيب العام، بعد مشاركته في ستة سباقات فقط. ^{[ 12 ]} وفي عامه الأخير في سلسلة وينستون كاب، شارك في ثمانية سباقات وأنهى الموسم في المركز 43 في الترتيب العام. ^{[ 13 ]} كما شارك في عام 1981 في سباق ناسكار ليت موديل سبورتسمان على حلبة دارلينجتون . ^{[ 14 ]}

أثناء مشاركته في سلسلة سباقات وينستون كاب، شارك هيل أيضًا في سلسلة سباقات ARCA وكذلك في USAC . ^{[ 14 ]} في عام 2002، شارك في سباق سيارات ليت موديل في حلبة ثاندرهيل سبيدواي في ماييتا، كانساس . ^{[ 15 ]}

• إحصائيات بروس هيل على موقع Racing-Reference.info