No matter how Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway turns out for driver Austin Dillon, it will be a day he always remembers.
Dillon's wife Whitney gave birth to the couple's first child, a son named Ace, early Sunday morning, the Richard Childress Racing driver announced on his Instagram, while also relaying how difficult it was to leave them to travel to South Florida to race.
"Wow, @whitneydillon you amaze me everyday! This by far is your biggest feat yet. My love for you and @acedillon3 is Agape Love. Hardest thing I’ve ever had to do was say goodbye to go race today. Hopefully we bring back a trophy for Ace on the first day we welcomed him into this world!"
AJ Allmendinger had been on standby to drive the No. 3 Chevrolet if needed, but Dillon was able to make it to the track from his North Carolina home before the Sunday afternoon race.
Dillon is scheduled to start 16th in the Dixie Vodka 400 on the 1.5-mile oval, where he has raced six times in his Cup Series career with a best finish of eighth in November 2019.
The 30-year-old has two wins in his Cup career and recorded 43 top-10 finishes, including three this season.
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