Hill Motorsports Overview
Hill Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the ARCA Menards Series, and the ARCA Menards Series East. The team is owned by Timmy Hill and Tyler Hill and is based in Thomasville, North Carolina. Hill Motorsports fields the No. 56 Toyota Tundra in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the No. 56 Toyota in ARCA competition.
Founding and Organizational Origins
Hill Motorsports traces its origins to 1991, when the organization first entered NASCAR competition. The team recorded early starts in what was then the Winston Cup Series and operated intermittently before returning to national series competition in 2019. The current ownership and day-to-day leadership is led by brothers Timmy Hill and Tyler Hill, who revived and expanded the stable of entries after the 2019 reopening.
Based in Thomasville, North Carolina, the organization has focused its operations on running competitive trucks and stock cars with limited resources compared with multi-car, multi-million-dollar operations. The Hill brothers have emphasized flexible entry plans that combine part-time efforts, full-season attempts, and partnerships with other teams to maximize equipment and personnel availability for selected events.
Growth Into NASCAR Competition
Hill Motorsports first entered top-level NASCAR competition in the early 1990s and later established a presence in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series beginning in 2001. After a period away from the Truck Series, the organization restarted its Truck program in 2019 and expanded into ARCA competition in 2025. The team’s growth has been characterized by incremental expansion of its schedule and occasional technical collaborations to prepare trucks and cars for select races.
Operationally, Hill Motorsports has combined in-house preparation with outside assistance when needed. On select occasions the team’s entries were prepared by partner organizations while retaining official classification as Hill Motorsports entries, demonstrating a pragmatic approach to fielding competitive equipment on limited budgets.
Hill Motorsports Competitive Journey
Hill Motorsports’ on-track history spans the Winston Cup era, recurring Truck Series campaigns, and recent entry into ARCA national touring series. The team has focused much of its modern effort on the No. 56 entry and on developing continuity between the driving duties of Timmy Hill and Tyler Hill.
Early Seasons and Development (1991–1994)
The team’s earliest national appearances came in the early 1990s in what was then the Winston Cup Series. Jerry Hill drove the No. 56 Pontiac in Cup events beginning in 1991, making the team’s debut at Dover International Speedway. Those initial seasons were challenging, with frequent mechanical issues and several retirements from races.
Across those early Cup outings the team recorded only a small number of starts and limited finishes, with the best recorded finish during that era being a 27th-place result at Rockingham in 1992. After intermittent appearances through 1993 the organization stepped away from Cup-level competition for an extended period.
Breakthrough in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (2001–Present)
Hill Motorsports made its Truck Series debut in 2001 at Darlington Raceway with Jerry Hill behind the wheel, and the organization returned to the Truck Series on a sustained basis beginning in 2019. The modern Truck program is centered on the No. 56 entry and operates primarily with Toyota equipment. The 2019 return saw Timmy Hill finish 21st at Martinsville in the team’s first race back, an encouraging result for the revived effort.
The team recorded its first notable finish in the modern era at the Texas Roadhouse 200 at Martinsville, where Timmy Hill achieved the organization’s first top-five Truck Series finish. Subsequent seasons included standout results such as a runner-up finish at Talladega by Tyler Hill in 2021, which represented a new high-water mark for the team. In 2022 Timmy Hill drove the No. 56 on a full-time basis, and the brothers have continued to split or share driving duties in later seasons.
Hill Motorsports has used a flexible program structure, alternating full-season campaigns and targeted part-time schedules to maintain competitiveness. The team has also entered races with guest drivers and worked with partner shops to prepare trucks when resources required outside assistance.
Breakthrough in ARCA Competition (2025–Present)
In 2025 Hill Motorsports expanded into ARCA Menards Series competition, announcing on February 18, 2025, that Timmy Hill would run part-time in the ARCA Menards Series and full-time in the ARCA Menards Series East in the No. 56 Toyota Camry. The team’s ARCA East program included an early-season crash at Rockingham that led to missing two subsequent events, followed by a return at Dover where Hill posted a sixth-place finish.
The move into ARCA represents a strategic expansion intended to provide more seat time and development opportunities for the organization’s lead drivers while broadening the team’s presence across NASCAR-sanctioned development series.
Modern Program and Current Direction (2024–Present)
As of the mid-2020s Hill Motorsports operates from Thomasville, North Carolina, under the ownership of Timmy Hill and Tyler Hill and campaigns Toyota machinery in both Truck and ARCA competition. The team’s primary race identity remains the No. 56 entry, which has appeared in Truck and ARCA events on both part-time and full-season bases depending on the year.
Current strategy emphasizes targeted race selection, development of the Hill brothers as drivers, and occasional technical partnerships to supplement in-house preparation. The team continues to balance national touring schedules while seeking incremental performance gains and greater consistency across a variety of tracks.
Engineering Philosophy and Competitive Strengths
Hill Motorsports operates with a pragmatic engineering approach focused on reliability, measured aero and chassis updates, and race-day strategy that maximizes track position in large-field events. The team has shown the capacity to score strong results at both short-track events and superspeedway races, with notable finishes at Martinsville and Talladega highlighting adaptability to diverse track types.
Key Milestones and Major Moments
Key moments in the team’s history include the original national debut in 1991, the Truck Series re-entry in 2019, the organization’s first modern-era top-five at Martinsville, and Tyler Hill’s runner-up performance at Talladega in 2021. The team’s expansion into ARCA competition in 2025 marks the latest major organizational milestone.
Hill Motorsports Achievements and Results
Hill Motorsports has built a record of persistent participation across multiple NASCAR-sanctioned series. According to available records the organization has contested a total of 151 national races across Cup, Truck, ARCA, and ARCA East competition, with recorded totals showing eight Cup starts, 137 Truck starts, two ARCA Menards Series starts, and four ARCA Menards Series East starts.
Cup Series Achievements
Hill Motorsports’ earliest national appearances were in the Winston Cup Series in the early 1990s. The team recorded limited starts in that era with a best result of 27th at Rockingham in 1992 and no race victories or championships at the Cup level.
Truck Series and Development Program Success
Most of Hill Motorsports’ sustained competition has come in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team’s modern Truck campaign produced its first top-five finish at Martinsville and a runner-up finish at Talladega, demonstrating the program’s capacity to contend on select weekends. The organization also uses Truck and ARCA entries as a development platform for its drivers while maintaining collaborative relationships with other teams for equipment preparation when necessary.
Across its national programs Hill Motorsports has not recorded a drivers’ championship or a race victory at the national series level to date, and the team continues to pursue competitive progress through experience, selective partnerships, and growth of its driver roster.
