NASCAR: Timmy Hill to compete full-time for MBM Motorsports in 2020

MBM Motorsports are set to field a car for Timmy Hill throughout the entire 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, a goal they made clear in December.

After stating in mid-December that their goal was to run one car on a full-time basis throughout the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, it has been confirmed that MBM Motorsports’ plans have not changed and that they are set to go ahead with fielding the #66 car for all 36 races on the schedule.

Timmy Hill, who drove for the team in six races in the 2017 season, 18 races in the 2018 season and six races in the 2019 season, is slated to drive the #66 car, confirmed as a Ford for only the season-opening Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway next Sunday, February 16.

Hill’s entry will not be a chartered entry, as the 36 charters are all already set to be utilized, meaning that he will need to qualify for each race without having a guaranteed place in the field. Their plans moving forward could still change depending on whether or not he qualifies for the season opener, as was also indicated back in mid-December.

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Fortunately for him, the 2019 season saw only one race feature an entry list that contained more than the maximum field size of 40 cars, so this shouldn’t be a huge issue.

There are 43 cars on the entry list for the Daytona 500, so three of the seven drivers slated to drive non-chartered entries will be going home.

Aside of Hill’s #66 car, the only car that is set to run for the entire season without a charter is the #96 Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota. That car is slated to be driven by Daniel Suarez, and official confirmation has finally been made about the matter following several weeks of speculation.

In total, there are 38 confirmed full-time entries for the 2020 season and 36 confirmed full-time drivers, including 33 with guaranteed starting positions in each race.

Hill has competed in the Cup Series for the last eight years, but he has never competed full-time. He has attempted to qualify for 102 races, and he has succeeded on 92 occasions.

He competed in a career-high 21 races in the 2018 season, when he drove for Rick Ware Racing in addition to MBM Motorsports. He finished in a career-high 14th place in the 2017 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis 500 driving for MBM Motorsports.

His average career starting position is 39.0 and his average career finishing position is 35.5. He has been running at the finish in 60 of his 92 starts, and he has recorded four lead-lap finishes.

The 62nd annual Daytona 500 is scheduled to get the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season underway on Sunday, February 16. The race is set to be broadcast live on Fox beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET.

Can Timmy Hill successfully qualify for the race? The single-car qualifying session is set to be broadcast live on Fox tomorrow beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET, and the Bluegreen Vacations Duels that are slated to set the starting lineup are set to be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1 beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 13.