Rheem to sponsor Richard Childress Racing’s No. 33
Austin Dillon will participate in a majority of NASCAR XFINITY Series races in 2015, driving the Richard Childress Racing No. 33 Chevrolet.
Dillon, 24, claimed the 2013 championship in what was then known as the NASCAR Nationwide Series before moving to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series last season. He also scored a national series title in 2011 driving for grandfather Richard Childress in the Camping World Truck Series.
Next season, Dillon’s XFINITY Series Camaros will carry sponsorship from Rheem, an Atlanta-based manufacturer of heating, cooling and water-cooling products that has been a sponsor of RCR’s efforts since 2007.
Dillon completed his first full season in NASCAR’s premier series this month, finishing 20th in the yearlong standings and second to Kyle Larson in the Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award standings.
He landed his first Coors Light Pole Award in the season-opening Daytona 500, then claimed his first top-five finish at NASCAR’s top level in the return trip to Daytona International Speedway in July, claiming fifth in the Coke Zero 400.
Dillon competed in only one Nationwide Series race last season, finishing seventh in the No. 33 at Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. 1.
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