Austin Hill makes a return visit to The Racing Writer’s Podcast to discuss the Truck Series season. For Hill and Hattori Racing, that includes winning the regular-season championship and earning new single-season highs in every statistical category.

• The big success Hill has found in a short amount of time
• Having Scott Zipadelli as his crew chief
• Hill’s growth in confidence on and off the track in two years with HRE
• How the garage had to get to know him as he became a consistent contender
• Hill discusses whether he would be content building a career in the Truck Series versus trying to get to Cup
• Having a more compact racing schedule this year
• Ways the playoff field expanding to 10 drivers changed things
• The chip on his shoulder to make the Championship 4
• Hill’s chances in the Round of 8 and the team’s short track aero package