# 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.

## Personal life

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

## NASCAR career

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. The race in 1974 was the only race Hill would run in the West series.
One year later, Hill won the Rookie of the Year award in the Winston Cup Series. During that season, he competed in all but four of the season's 30 races. Among his highlights were top-five finishes at Rockingham Motor Speedway, Darlington Raceway and Dover International Speedway. 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. In 1977, Hill was able to record four top-tens and a 29th-place finish in points after participating in 16 events. During the following year, he only participated in 14 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.
For 1979, Hill teamed up with fellow owner-driver Walter Ballard for a limited slate of events. He finished 34th in points after running seven races. Continuing to race for Ballard in 1980, he finished 50th in points, and only competed in six races. In his final year in the Winston Cup Series, he competed in eight races and finished 43rd in points. Also in 1981, he participated in a NASCAR Late Model Sportsman race at Darlington Raceway.

## Other racing

While competing in the Winston Cup Series, he also participated in the ARCA Racing Series as well as in USAC. In 2002, Hill participated in a Late model race at Thunderhill Speedway in Mayetta, Kansas.
In 2016 it was announced that A.J. Allmendinger would run a throwback scheme based on Hill's 1977 car for the annual throwback race at Darlington Raceway.

## Motorsports results
### NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

#### Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | NWCC | Pts |
| 1974 | Hill Racing | 47W | Chevy | RSD | DAY | RCH | CAR | BRI | ATL | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | RSD | MCH | DAY | BRI | NSV | ATL | POC | TAL | MCH | DAR | RCH | DOV | NWS | MAR | CLT | CAR | ONT 13 | | 101st | 1.575 |
| 1975 | Hill Racing | 47 | Chevy | RSD | DAY 32 | RCH 11 | CAR 5 | BRI | ATL 23 | NWS 16 | DAR 15 | MAR | TAL 47 | NSV 23 | DOV 8 | CLT 18 | RSD | MCH 30 | DAY 7 | NSV 13 | POC 8 | TAL 31 | MCH 8 | DAR 5 | DOV 5 | NWS 10 | MAR 25 | CLT 27 | RCH 8 | CAR 6 | BRI 10 | ATL 13 | ONT 26 | | 16th | 3002 |
| 1976 | Hill Racing | 47 | Chevy | RSD | DAY 36 | CAR 22 | RCH | BRI | | | DAR DNQ | MAR 7 | TAL 8 | NSV 23 | DOV 39 | CLT 37 | RSD | MCH 25 | DAY 25 | NSV 27 | POC 29 | TAL 32 | MCH 19 | BRI | DAR 22 | RCH | DOV 36 | MAR 30 | NWS | CLT 34 | CAR 35 | ATL 11 | ONT 10 | | 23rd | 1995 |
| 1976 | Ballard Racing | 30 | Chevy | | | | | | ATL 18 | NWS | DAR 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23rd | 1995 |
| 1977 | Hill Racing | 47 | Chevy | RSD | DAY 25 | RCH | CAR 36 | ATL 10 | NWS | DAR 10 | BRI | MAR 7 | TAL 27 | NSV | DOV 35 | CLT 31 | RSD | MCH 32 | DAY 30 | NSV | POC | TAL 35 | MCH 13 | BRI | DAR 9 | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT 41 | CAR 26 | ATL 15 | ONT | | 29th | 1213 |
| 1978 | Harry Clary | 05 | Olds | RSD | DAY DNQ | RCH | CAR | ATL 9 | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL 36 | DOV 19 | CLT 10 | NSV 25 | RSD | MCH 29 | DAY 40 | NSV 14 | POC 17 | TAL 35 | MCH 34 | BRI | DAR 40 | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT 13 | CAR | ATL 36 | ONT DNQ | | 32nd | 1214 |
| 1979 | Ballard Racing | 50 | Olds | RSD | DAY 19 | CAR | RCH | ATL 15 | NWS | BRI | DAR | MAR | TAL DNQ | NSV | DOV | | | | | | | | TAL 16 | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | ATL | ONT 15 | 34th | 594 |
| 1979 | Ballard Racing | 50 | Buick | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 24 | TWS 15 | RSD | MCH | DAY 41 | NSV | POC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34th | 594 |
| 1980 | Ballard Racing | 50 | Olds | RSD | DAY 33 | RCH | CAR | ATL 27 | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL 36 | NSV | DOV | CLT 38 | TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY 35 | NSV | POC | TAL 41 | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | NWS | MAR | CLT | CAR | ATL | ONT | 50th | 348 |
| 1981 | Nelson Malloch | 7 | Buick | RSD | DAY 39 | RCH | CAR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43rd | 596 |
| 1981 | Hill Racing | 7 | Buick | | | | | ATL 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43rd | 596 |
| 1981 | Hill Racing | 50 | Buick | | | | | | BRI 26 | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL 28 | NSV | DOV | CLT 41 | TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY 16 | NSV | POC | TAL 30 | MCH 33 | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL DNQ | RSD | 43rd | 596 |

##### Daytona 500

| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
| 1975 | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | 32 |
| 1976 | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 33 | 36 |
| 1977 | Hill Racing | Chevrolet | 18 | 25 |
| 1978 | Harry Clary | Oldsmobile | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1979 | Ballard Racing | Chevrolet | 17 | 19 |
| 1980 | Ballard Racing | Oldsmobile | 35 | 33 |
| 1981 | Nelson Malloch | Buick | 24 | 39 |