Austin Hill Finishes 15th at Homestead

Austin Hill's No. 33 team placed 15th while Austin Dillon's No. 3 team finished 26th in the NASCAR Cup Series season finale.

Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Motorsports

Austin Hill and the No. 33 Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet team finished 15th at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series season finale. Austin Dillon and the No. 3 BREZTRI AEROSPHERE Chevrolet team finished 26th in the same race.

Why it matters

Hill started 11th and Dillon started 21st, and both drivers entered the race in the lower standings, so the finishes shaped their teams' position as they head into the off-season. Hill's team lost Kyle Busch during the 2026 season, adding to a difficult year.

Hill started 11th and finished 15th, while entering the race 32nd in points. Dillon started 21st and finished 26th, entering 24th in points, though the extraction does not provide final standings after the race.

The players

Austin Hill

Austin Hill is a NASCAR Cup Series driver who competed for the No. 33 team in the season finale.

Austin Dillon

Austin Dillon is a NASCAR driver who competed for Richard Childress Racing and drives the No. 3 car.

The details

Hill's car built loose on entry and exit as the run continued, and the field stacked up on pit road under a stage caution, pushing his nose in. Dillon's team lost track position after a jack issue on its first pit stop, and his car sustained damage during pit road stacking.

The race took place at Homestead-Miami Speedway as the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season finale.
Hill's team lost Kyle Busch during the 2026 season.
Dillon's team plans to begin work on 2027 on a strong note.

Season Trajectory

Both finishes arrive at the end of NASCAR's Cup Series season at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where final results shape how teams enter the 2027 campaign. Hill's team absorbed the loss of Kyle Busch during 2026, while Dillon's team is positioning for a stronger start to next year.

Hill's 15th-place finish from 11th on the grid and Dillon's 26th-place finish from 21st both affect how those drivers stand in the season-end results. The 2027 season preparation for Dillon's team begins from this finish.

The takeaway

Austin Hill's climb from 11th at the start to 15th at the finish and Austin Dillon's recovery from a jack issue show how early pit and track position can decide a race result. Both teams will carry these outcomes into their 2027 planning.